Category: Arts and Culture

  • Bringing global flavors to the table this Thanksgiving

    Bringing global flavors to the table this Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving brings together family and friends over dishes like buttery mashed potatoes and sweet pumpkin pie. This year, add these international flavors to your Thanksgiving traditions and celebrate with diversity on your table.

  • How can art & culture respond to global challenges?

    How can art & culture respond to global challenges?

    Sponsor MANILA, PHILIPPINES — In recent years, we have witnessed significant growth in the artistic landscape and creative economy. While this has brought about more opportunities for artists worldwide, it has also come with certain challenges. National politics and business interests have influenced artists to adapt their artistic expressions to align with government narratives, international agencies,…

  • NYSCA awards $62M to support arts, culture

    NYSCA awards $62M to support arts, culture

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  • The Best of Kris Vire at Chicago Magazine

    The Best of Kris Vire at Chicago Magazine

    Kris Vire had a keen sense of what worked onstage, but he also gave careful consideration to the behind-the-scenes machinations of Chicago’s arts landscape. It’s easy to laud or criticize, but Vire brought a deeper insight to his coverage, a thorough understanding of the voices and issues in the arena he covered. He died Monday…

  • The Daily interviews Hualālai Chung and Christina Chen from “Moana 2”

    The Daily interviews Hualālai Chung and Christina Chen from “Moana 2”

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  • Longtime executive director Mark Turner retires from the Five Wings Art Council

    Longtime executive director Mark Turner retires from the Five Wings Art Council

    STAPLES — After more than three decades of service, Mark Turner, executive director of the Five Wings Arts Council, is set to retire, closing a chapter many say was defined by visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to the arts. Working at the helm of an organization known for bringing arts and cultural opportunities through diverse…

  • Arts and Culture: Playwright Cricket Daniel

    Arts and Culture: Playwright Cricket Daniel

    Local playwright Cricket Daniel credits being a stay-at-home mom with helping her find her passion for writing. For this week’s Art and Culture artist profile, Donna Britt visits with Cricket at her home in Bend as one of her plays is about to be on a national tour! Thanks to Strictly Organic Coffee Co. for giving us the…

  • Artists honored for community contributions – Sedona Red Rock News

    Artists honored for community contributions – Sedona Red Rock News

    The city of Sedona recognized four key contributors to the Sedona arts scene with the seventh Mayor’s Art Awards, last presented in 2017, at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 2, during an awards ceremony that emphasized the relationships between the arts and the learning process. The awards were presented by Mayor Scott…

  • Films, full orchestras and reforestation: The best of L.A. arts this weekend

    Films, full orchestras and reforestation: The best of L.A. arts this weekend

    This weekend’s Essential Arts events are all about big screens and bold ideas. I’m staff writer Ashley Lee, here with my colleague Jessica Gelt to bring you the headlines and happenings of Los Angeles’ arts and culture scene. Best bets: On our radar this week Newsletter You’re reading Essential Arts Our critics and reporters guide…

  • ‘Die Fledermaus’ at LSU, an exhibit at Yes We Cannibal! and theater in Denham Springs

    ‘Die Fledermaus’ at LSU, an exhibit at Yes We Cannibal! and theater in Denham Springs

    ‘Die Fledermaus’ at LSU  Tickets are on sale for the LSU Opera’s Turner Fischer Center’s production of Johann Strauss II’s “Die Fledermaus” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, in the Shaver Theatre in the LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive. Tickets are $12-$32. Visit lsucmda-internet.choicecrm.net/dist/#/events. At Yes We…