Mona Lisa Saloy is a folklorist, poet, professor, and in 2021 was named Louisiana Poet Laureate. Her poems document and celebrate Creole culture in New Orleans, food, language, music, and more. She's ...

NORTON SHORES, Mich. (WOOD) — The beloved Mona Shores Singing Christmas Tree will be back in two weeks. Performances are scheduled at the Frauenthal Center in Muskegon on Nov. 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 2 and ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — If the recent snowfall wasn't enough, the holiday season officially arrives in Muskegon this weekend as the beloved Mona Shores Singing Christmas Tree makes its annual return to the ...

NORTON SHORES, Mich. — Each holiday season, the Mona Shores Choir presents the Singing Christmas Tree. Just like any other Christmas tree, this one needs an angel on top. And for this year's angel, ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — A western Michigan community is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its beloved singing Christmas tree. The Mona Shores Singing Christmas Tree, which features a 180-student high ...

NORTON SHORES, MI – Shawn Lawton, the longtime choir director at Mona Shores High School, has announced he will retire next year after three decades leading the school’s choir program. Lawton, 58, who ...