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Whatever your hometown is — San Francisco, Tulsa, East Hampton, NY or Brecksville, Ohio — there are many things you can do to improve your cultural life, as well as that of your friends and neighbors. If you can’t give money, you can give time, and if you can’t give time, you can give your passion. All contributions, no matter how large or small, benefit the arts in America.
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Unlike legendary New Orleans jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong, who left their hometown to achieve fame and rarely ever came back home, pianist and composer Michael Wolff has proven to be an exception. Raised as a youngster in New Orleans, he has returned to what he regards as his hometown yearly and has camped out at Snug Harbor, the city’s premiere jazz club, for most of the past five …more…
Are you a Domestic Duo, a Fast Track Family, Country Casual, or New Homesteader? Do you have “Gray Power” or belong to the “Second City Elite?”
These are just a few of the monikers used to label audience members in “The Big List,” a mailing list pool maintained by Theater Bay Area. Because 200 organizations (not all in the Bay Area) have participated in the list since 2008, if you have …more…
It’s true that you can see Russia from Alaska — from the state’s far western islands, anyway. And now you can see Russian ballet from Alaska, from two movie theaters right in Anchorage.
Anchorage’s Century 16 cinema showed the Bolshoi Ballet’s “live” performance of The Sleeping Beauty on Sunday, November 20 and will air an encore performance on Tuesday, November 22 at 6:30 pm. ...more...
Rather than bemoan the loss of school arts programs due to budget cuts, arts supporters in Portland, Oregon have developed an innovative program that weaves the arts into required school curriculum. Since 2008, the Right Brain Initiative has given teachers tools for integrating the arts into their teaching of core education subjects. When the creative process is merged with learning, students are more engaged with the subject matter, and it …more…
Hot Shops is located at 1301 Nicholas Street in Omaha
The first time I had the opportunity to wander around Hot Shops was for a charity event, and I completely fell in love with the eclectic, inspirational spaces throughout the building. December 3rd (noon-8 PM) and December 4th (noon-5 PM), Hot Shops opens its doors to the public for a free event that will include art demonstrations from the various …more…
“Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface” is the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s (MCASD) largest exhibition to date. “Phenomenal” is part of the Getty Museum’s larger Pacific Standard Time arts initiative, which started this October and features more than 60 Southern Californian cultural institutions showcasing the birth of the L.A. art scene. ...more...
With retailers putting up ornaments, it is already time to think about the holidays. The best Christmas concerts sell out, so avoiding the rush involves planning ahead and buying tickets early. Most ensembles present lighter fare around the holidays, yet there there are still many offering inventive yet festive programming without relaxing standards. Here is my selection of the Bay Area’s most promising holiday concerts:
Magnificat Baroque: Schütz’s Christmas Story
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When Giuseppe Verdi composed “Un Ballo in Maschera,” the political climate was rife with Italian nationalism and those in the various provinces made calls for Victor Emmanuel II, the king of Sardinia, to be named the first king of a united Italy. Indeed, the composer’s very name was used as an acrostic by the angry mobs chanting “V.E.R.D.I.!” The acrostic stood for “Victor Emmanuel, Rei di Italia, or Victor Emmanuel, …more…
As part of its Beethoven Awareness Month, New York classical radio station WQXR presents a marathon of all 32 Ludwig van Beethoven piano sonatas six two-hour intervals in The Greene Space on Sunday, November 20, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Among the myriad pianists performing the sonatas are Timothy Andres, Alessio Bax, Jonathan Biss, Jeremy Denk, and Jonathan Biss. Characterized by WQXR as an “Endurance Test,” a more fitting tribute to the enduring Beethoven would be difficult to find. ...more...
On November 13th, an exhibit entitled The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk opened to the public at the Dallas Museum of Art. This is the first time an exhibition honoring the designs and influence of Jean Paul Gaultier has been presented. This is also the first time that the DMA has hosted an exhibit in which the art of fashion is explored. It is …more…
Mood Music for Time Travellers – Either/Orchestra
One of my favorite larger ensembles out there at the moment is the Either/Orchestra, led by saxophonist Russ Gershon. For over two decades, they’ve been fusing afro-cuban sounds with some of the best funky grooves to be found. In my mind, they sound a bit like one took Stan Kenton, put him in the blender and made a really spicy Gazpacho.(How’s that for …more…
Like most of the arts, in order for a music scene to grow, it needs an audience with equal amounts of respect for the legends and support for the up-and-comers. The Boston Modern Orchestra Project takes this concept to heart. This innovative group, founded in 1996, is widely considered the premier ensemble for commissioning, premiering and otherwise supporting young, contemporary composers from around the world.
BMOP just recently announced its 2011/2012 …more…
These days Lars Von Trier is mostly remembered for his unseemly outburst at the Cannes Film Festival. His new film, Melancholia, has been lost in the post scandal shuffle — even with Kirsten Dunst’s Best Actress win at the festival. However, the most interesting aspect about the film is that it quietly launched a controversial way of viewing new movies. Before the film was to be released in theaters on November 11, the film was made available on video on demand first. On October 7, consumers were allowed to view on iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, Playstation and Zune. ...more...
Arts for All is hosting its second annual Art at Saint Mart shindig this Sunday at the historic St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church from 11:00-2:00. It’s an art show for local artists coupled with a fundraiser, so not only do you get to peruse art and eat soup, but you can feel good knowing that the money you spend on the cost of admission ($7 for adults, $5 for …more…
When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of a calorie-filled holiday complete with loud music and even louder family members. It is a time for loved ones to enjoy each other’s company following a hectic year. With that being said, jazz is perhaps the most dynamic genre of music that is applicable to this time of year. It has the ability to calm or liven a party, which …more…
When both Lucia Colombi-Cosentino and her twin-sister Licia Columbi, the founders of Cleveland’s Ensemble Theatre died, the prediction was for the demise of the theatre as well. Well, the pall bearers were wrong. Instead of fading away, Ensemble is back, and not only stronger than ever, but looking for a larger part in the area’s theatre firmament.
The theatre’s new Artistic Director, Celeste Cosentino, is the daughter of Lucia. As she puts it, “Ensemble was my incubator.” She was often brought to the theatre, which was then located in the Civic in Cleveland Heights. Her babysitters were the theatre’s actors and technicians. She intends to keep her heritage not only alive, but thriving. ...more...
From November 10-13 music scholars from far and wide descended on the Hyatt Regency Hotel on the Embarcadero in San Francisco for the American Musicological Society‘s 2011 conference. Held in a different American or Canadian metropolis evey year, AMS had not been to the Bay Area since 1990 when Oakland hosted the event. With this year’s preponderance of opera and early music papers, there was comparatively little in the way …more…
Let’s just say it’s true, and that Edgar Degas and Edouard Manet—the two great granddaddies of Impressionism—did in fact meet when they bumped into each another while sketching a Velazquez at the Louvre. If not, it is still one of the better stories in modern art, as the inheritance of the line and the importance of outside influences from the arc of Parisian art history were absolutely essential in creating the revolution that laid the groundwork for abstraction, the 20th Century, and beyond. ...more...
Giuseppe Verdi never made it to the New Orleans Mardi Gras in his lifetime, but thanks to the efforts of New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) artistic director Robert Lyall, his music will make the trip and opera enthusiasts cannot long endure the wait. Maestro Lyall will be on hand leading his orchestra this weekend as the NOOA reimagines Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball), a Verdi thriller of intrigue loosely based on the historical assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden. ...more...
The ToonSeum, Pittsburgh’s museum of comic and cartoon art, is honoring animation legend and Pittsburgh native, Lou Scheimer. A dedication ceremony for the new Lou Scheimer Gallery will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12.
Scheimer was born and raised in Pittsburgh before heading to Hollywood to begin his career in animation. There he started his own production company, Filmation Studios, which produced many popular animated and live actions …more…
The Contemporary Arts Center project Expose is a must see for any aspiring artist who stomps the ground in The Big Easy. Curated by a group of interns in the Visual Arts Department and overseen by the director of Visual Arts, Expose is a work of art that is the result of many conversations about the limitations and possibilities of curatorial practice. The role of the curator often isn’t seen, …more…
“Infinite Balance: Artists and the Environment,” currently on view at San Diego’s Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) seeks to address global concerns around sustainability through an eclectic mix of small and large scale photography. “Infinite Balance,” in fact, is also the first U.S. presentation of artists shortlisted for the Prix Pictect, the world’s leading prize for photography and sustainability. It’s no wonder then that the diverse backgrounds of the artists featured, from China to Germany, speaks to the larger message of the exhibition at hand. ...more...
Harry Connick, Jr. (Photo: Palma Kolansky)
There aren’t many “matinee idols” left in the theater, so it’s quite a happy coincidence that two of the few performers who undeniably fit that description — Hugh Jackman and Harry Connick, Jr. — have come back to Broadway at the same time, in two different shows. Let the Battle of the Box Office begin!
Actually, that battle may already have been won: Tickets sales …more…
Storm King Arts Center: Sculptures by Mark di Suvero (photo by Jerry L. Thompson)
Following the surprise Halloween snow storm, New York has enjoyed some particularly fine autumn weather, prompting Storm King Arts Center to keep its grounds open to the public Fridays through Sundays until November 27. If you haven’t already had the pleasure of taking the trip to Mountainville, New York (located in the lower Hudson Valley, just …more…
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