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Boston cornhole competition to raise money for performing arts scholarship
Toss bags and raise money for local students at the eighth-annual North End Cornhole Classic. The competition will be hosted on the The Rose Kennedy Greenway from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 1. The event will raise money for the Geraldine Marshall Scholarship Fund and the North End Music and Performing Arts Center…
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A.R.T.’s ‘Two Strangers’ is a fun, musical rom-com
Rom-com lovers will rejoice over American Repertory Theater’s production of “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” (through July 13). The musical by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan focuses on a happy-go-lucky Brit named Dougal and a New Yorker named Robin who are forced to bond due to circumstances that have thrown them together.…
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Northeastern’s 2025 Vancouver graduates urged to embrace creativity and kindness in an AI world
When Anvita Vyas left her job at an investment bank to attend graduate school, it took a while to get used to seeing assignment deadlines in her calendar instead of strategy meetings. But with time, she became part of a tight-knit community on Northeastern University’s Vancouver campus, brainstorming ideas, promoting events and planning budgets alongside…
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Marco Island Center for the Arts and Miami museum exchange exhibitions that feature Latinx art and artists
The Marco Island Center for the Arts and Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas are exchanging exhibitions that draw attention to Latinx art and artists. The idea is to foster cultural understanding, transcend language barriers and demonstrate the ways an artist’s heritage, upbringing and experiences inform their art. “It is about artists and…
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Art in the Loop ready to launch 12th season project for all arts, theme of Wonder
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Art in the Loop is kicking off another season of visual and performing arts as KC Streetcar and Art in the Loop launch the 2025 project, Wonder. The celebration begins on June 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the Kansas City Public Library Central Library. The event begins with a performance…
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Peninsula Players Awards Three Scholarships
Peninsula Players Theatre has announced its 2025 scholarship recipients: Ellie Engerson, Caleb Johnson and Benedict Salmi-Klotz. Submitted. Engerson is a graduate of Southern Door High School with a passion for singing. She intends to pursue a degree in music education with a choral emphasis at Northern Michigan University. She participated in a variety of performing…
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Festival of Young Artists returning to SPAC on June 1
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced in a press release that “The Adirondack Trust Company Festival of Young Artists” will return for its eighth annual event on Sunday, June 1 from 2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Following the theme Wonder – inspired by the work of 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón…
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Orchestra program celebrates relationship of music and dance
By Laurie O’Neill — [email protected] “Music and dance are partners in artistic expression,” says Concord Orchestra director Zeke Fetrow. The orchestra’s upcoming concert titled “Dreaming With Your Feet,” which takes place May 31 and June 1 at 51 Walden Performing Arts Center, will reflect “the many ways music and dance work together,” Fetrow says. …
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Young Stars Take the Stage in Pryor This June with Missoula Children’s Theatre
PRYOR, Oklahoma ~ The spotlight is shining once again on Pryor’s youngest performers as the Missoula Children’s Theatre returns for another exciting week of drama, music, and imagination. From June 9 to 13, children ages 5 through 18 will take to the stage at the Avra Performing Arts Center, located at 1100 SE 9th Street, for…
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Life Lessons
During the stage adaptation of Stephen King’s “Misery” in September 2024, the recently installed administration of Virginia Repertory Theatre announced by press release the company’s dire financial condition. One of its challenges concerned the continued use of the former Scottish Rite Temple on Hermitage Road. Purchased as an ambitious expansion, the costs associated with the building’s…
