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Victoria Events Centre — one last nail in the city’s arts and culture coffin
At the end of October, another vital local arts venue will shut its doors Photo via Victoria Event Centre. My friend Liza’s birthday came and went this year. We celebrated late on Thursday evening, coming down from a week of lectures we’ve grown all too good at tuning out and assignments rewritten one too many…
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New book ‘The Price of Power’ explores the complex legacy of Mitch McConnell
Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Geoff Bennett: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history, is set to step down from that position next month. Over nearly two decades in the role, he has become one of the most consequential…
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City gives update on Route 66 Visitor Center. Now slated to open in the spring.
In less than a year, people could be enjoying a cold beverage while listening to music and photographing neon signs at the Route 66 Visitor Center. During a tour of the property Thursday afternoon, city of Albuquerque Department of Arts & Culture Director Shelle Sanchez said the facility is expected to open in May 2025 after…
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Celebrating 40 years of arts and culture in Westlock
WESTLOCK — The Westlock Cultural Arts Theatre Society (CATS) has brought music, theatre, dance and live entertainment to Westlock residents for four decades and there’s no signs of them slowing down, as they prepare to present a show-stopping milestone season starting Nov. 1. The curtain is set to rise on the non-profit organization’s 40th…
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Chatham-Kent cultural icons, artists inducted to Wall of Fame
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Six local cultural icons and five legacy artists from a wide variety of backgrounds, were inducted to the Chatham-Kent Arts and Culture Heroes Wall of Fame Wednesday night. Published Oct 24, 2024 • 3 minute read In the cultural builders category, the Buxton Homecoming was inducted to the Chatham-Kent…
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Sound art, a Broadway block party and Muertos Fest this weekend
Go Do That! is a curated roundup of weekend arts and culture events from the San Antonio Report. Follow us on Instagram to get these recommendations in video form. Never miss San Antonio Report’s biggest stories. Sign up for The Recap, a newsletter rundown of the most important news, delivered every Monday and Thursday. #gform_wrapper_22[data-form-index=”0″].gform-theme,[data-parent-form=”22_0″]{–gform-theme-color-primary: #204ce5;–gform-theme-color-primary-rgb: 32,76,229;–gform-theme-color-primary-contrast:…
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Blasts from the Past
“When you collect big things, people notice,” Vangie Osborn, creator of the upcoming Signs of Our Times gallery, said. In the very near future, one area of downtown Boise will start to look quite older — a few decades older, in fact. This won’t be a product of rapid dilapidation, however; instead, it will be in…
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Help Shape Bellevue’s Arts and Culture Future with Online Survey
The art, by New York art-architecture studio THEVERYMANY, is titled “Piloti”. On October 9, a listening session was held to gather input from arts enthusiasts regarding Bellevue’s arts and culture ecosystem. Over 60 participants attended the event, which provided an overview of current arts initiatives in Bellevue and addressed the Bellevue Arts Museum’s recent announcement…
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Winter is a perilous time to be a beaver
Just about everyone has heard of the American beaver. A humongous rodent, the American beaver (Castor canadensis) cuts down trees and dams up streams. The furry brown creature, often represented by plush toys, has long been a favorite of my sister, Laura. The beloved children’s author Thornton Burgess immortalized the beaver in one of his…
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S.D. Arts and Culture Newsletter: Aimee Mann returns to Belly Up next week
Whenever I tell people that Aimee Mann’s coming to town, I generally get one of two responses. It’s either “Aimee Mann? I love her!” Or it’s “Aimee Mann? Do I know her?” That’s the kind of career the now-64-year-old singer/songwriter has had since she went solo in the early ‘90s after the breakup of her band ‘Til…
