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Arts & Culture: Modern TV Gets a New Look: “The Bear” Season Two Review
“The Bear,” created by Christopher Storrer and streaming on FX and Hulu, does not resemble most serious television that has premiered in the twenty years since “The Sopranos.” In the 21st century, television operates, for the most part, as the medium of seedy lifestyles and criminal antiheroes, of Don Draper and Walter White. It often seems that…
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Arts & Culture: A Trip to the 61st New York Film Festival
The New York Film Festival — the most prestigious film festival of the region and, perhaps, the country as a whole — ran its 61st iteration from Sept. 29 until Oct. 15 this year. While New York is rarely a launching ground for entirely unseen films, the festival often gives a critical boost to films…
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Researcher stresses economic impact of arts and culture sector
Randy Cohen, the vice president of research at Americans for the Arts, remembers how struck he was by the economic impact of the arts when he finally left his house during the coronavirus pandemic to visit The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C. “It started two weeks before, where we went online and checked out The…
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2 popular Colorado Springs arts organizations displaced with First Christian Church’s decision to sell property
The exodus of First Christian Church congregants from their 88-year-old spiritual home has displaced two popular performing arts organizations in Colorado Springs as well. Leaders of the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs and the Colorado Springs Chorale say the loss of their offices and place for auditions, rehearsals, meetings and for the Chamber Orchestra, a…
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Norcross approves master arts and cultural plan
“This is a major step forward for NPAC and for the citizens of Norcross,” said NPAC Chair Bob Grossman. “For the first time in our city’s long history, we have a strategic roadmap that will enrich the lives of our citizens and key stakeholders through arts and culture.” A statement from the city notes, “Acknowledging…
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Arts & Culture Newsletter: Check out ‘Past Lives’ at Coronado Island Film Festival
Good morning, and welcome to the U-T Arts & Culture Newsletter. I’m David L. Coddon, and here’s your guide to all things essential in San Diego’s arts and culture this week. The eighth annual Coronado Island Film Festival is under way across the bridge. Continuing through Sunday at various venues there, it includes narrative features,…
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Arts and culture events to check out this winter in Philly
Looking for something to do? Here are some arts and culture events you have to check out this winter in Philly. CraftNOW’s CraftMONTH The 9th annual CraftMONTH will feature a series of exhibitions, pop-ups and events to celebrate its message. Throughout November, various exhibition spaces across Philadelphia will present the most honored and innovative artists…
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Art Exhibit In Montclair: Life, Culture Of ‘Modern Day Latinidad’
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of a Montclair Patch community member. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site. Studio Montclair (SMI), in collaboration with Latinos of Montclair, presents “The Life and Culture of Modern Day Latinidad,” on exhibit from November 10 through December 22, 2023,…
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NEED TO KNOW: Arts and culture news for the week of Nov. 9
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } DO YOU KNOW THE FREDERICK COUNTY CONNECTION TO JOHN McCRAE? John McCrae’s moving poem “In Flanders Field” will be read in schools, ceremonies and privately throughout the nation this week for Veterans Day, but what local folk might not…
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13th International CoMuseum Conference: Museums and Justice
December 6 – 8, 2023 | Benaki Museum Athens, November 7, 2023 – On December 6–8, 2023, the Benaki Museum, the U.S. Embassy in Greece, and the British Council will present the 13th International CoMuseum Conference: Museums and Justice. This year’s Conference will take place on December 6, from 12.00 to 18.00, at the Amphitheatre of the Benaki Museum/Pireos…
