Category: Arts and Culture

  • Arts and culture festival takes over downtown this weekend

    Arts and culture festival takes over downtown this weekend

    A free arts and culture festival comes to downtown Sault Ste. Marie this weekend featuring artist workshops, guided book-folding, multimedia exhibits, as well as dance and musical performances and an artisan market. The VIVID festival is presented by the Downtown Association, Local Immigration Partnership and the City of Sault Ste. Marie and wraps up with a film…

  • WATCH: How bespoke performances foster connections among older adults in the San Francisco area

    Arts and culture foster a sense of community among generations in the San Francisco Bay area, through “For You,” a group that creates and shares performance as a gift to be enjoyed by a specific person. Its founders launched “Artists & Elders” during the pandemic to connect artists to isolated older adults who face a…

  • Houston Performing Arts And Culture Programs Partner To Present BUTTERFLY EFFECT

    Houston Performing Arts And Culture Programs Partner To Present BUTTERFLY EFFECT

    Existing user? Just click login. Performing Arts and Culture programs at Asia Society Texas, Houston Contemporary Dance Company and Open Dance Project will present Butterfly Effect, a weekend of stunning performances bringing together Houston’s two leading contemporary dance companies. Two ticketed performances will run at the Asia Society Texas Center’s Brown Foundation Performing Arts Theater…

  • A near decade of ‘Hamilton’; Dudamel is in fine form at the Bowl: L.A. arts and culture this week

    A near decade of ‘Hamilton’; Dudamel is in fine form at the Bowl: L.A. arts and culture this week

    “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?” is not only one of the best songs in the hit musical, “Hamilton,” it’s also the core question informing the creation of the show — which is on the cusp of celebrating its 10-year anniversary, and plays the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through Oct. 13. That Lin-Manuel Miranda,…

  • Grad unites community through creative movement

    Grad unites community through creative movement

    Brock graduate Skye Rogers (STAC ’22) and creative collaborator Vik Mudge are Creatives in Residence for the 2024 Ontario Culture Days festival, building on their community workshops centred on exploring ideas through movement. Skye Rogers (STAC ’22) has found her momentum as a creator and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. The Centre for Studies…

  • Celebrating Latin American Arts & Culture

    Celebrating Latin American Arts & Culture

    Saturday, September 14, 2024, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. We’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with our Fourth Annual Celebration of Latin American Arts & Culture. We will be joined by Central Florida performers representing several Latin American countries and visual artists who will display and sell their artwork. See live painting demonstrations, check out heritage…

  • Things To Do: Historic Bristol house tours; new FRACC art exhibit at The Ignition Space

    “What do you want todo?” If you need an answer to this age-old question for making plans, we’ve got you covered. In Things To Do, we take a look at, well, things to do, happening every week in the Greater Fall River area and around the SouthCoast. From weekdays to weekends, there’s always plenty going…

  • Around the World in South Pasadena

    Around the World in South Pasadena

    Around the World in South Pasadena (Photo – southpasadenaca.gov) Celebrate cultural diversity at Around the World in South Pasadena: Igniting Experiences Through Arts and Culture on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at Library Park, located at 1115 El Centro Street, South Pasadena. By News Desk This event promises to transport…

  • Grants provide a boost for Tempe arts, culture

    Grants provide a boost for Tempe arts, culture

    Tempe has awarded $187,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations and artist collectives that present arts and culture programming in the city. Wavemaker Art grants were distributed to several nonprofit organizations, with Vibrant City endowments going artist collectives, cultural groups and arts organizations. Another $113,000 will be distributed this fall through additional grant categories, including another…

  • Elizabeth Debicki Thanks “Unparalleled, Incredible Human Being” Princess Diana in Emmys Acceptance Speech

    Elizabeth Debicki Thanks “Unparalleled, Incredible Human Being” Princess Diana in Emmys Acceptance Speech

    Elizabeth Debicki just won her first Emmy for her portrayal of Princess Diana in The Crown. “I didn’t write anything down because I’m very superstitious and now I’m in a real pickle,” Debicki began her acceptance speech, “So I’m gonna do this quickly.” She began by thanking Crown creator Peter Morgan, saying, “Thank you for…