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Thursday, April 25, 2024
Friday, June 23, 2023

Sales floor Stockholm syndrome by Kerry Reid and Dan Jakes

Remote work, for those fortunate enough to enjoy it, has killed off many aspects of professional life that were long overdue to be put down: Agonizing commutes. $18 cafeteria salads. Ramblin…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 10:37AM
Friday, April 7, 2023

Dmitry Krymov, Exiled Russian Director, Starts Over in New York by Dan Bilefsky and Jeremy Fassler

Dmitry Krymov, one of Russia’s most eminent directors, is among the dozens of artists who have left their homeland since Russia invaded Ukraine.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:32AM
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Times Square May Get One of the Few Spectacles It Lacks: A Casino by Dana Rubinstein, Nicole Hong and Michael Paulson

The battle to win a New York City casino license has heated up in Manhattan, with real estate and gambling giants offering competing proposals for Times Square and Hudson Yards.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:07PM
Tuesday, August 9, 2022

‘Hamilton’ Team Protests After Church Production Adds Christian Themes by Daniel Victor and Jesus Jiménez

A church in Texas changed several lyrics in its unauthorized staging of the megahit musical, softening language and inserting religious messages.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:33PM
Thursday, February 24, 2022

Jerome Robbins Dance Division Coloring Books: Volume 12, Asian American Dancers (#danceincolor) by Arlene Yu, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, New York Public Library For The Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

Yeichi Nimura in his Flag Dance, c. 1939. Constantine © Constantine Hassalevris. Jerome Robbins Dance Division photograph files, call number *MGZEA (Nimura, Yeichi) no. 12. To mark Asi…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PM

The Bryant Park Concerts of Recorded Music by Danielle Cordovez, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives Of Recorded Sound, New York Public Library For The Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

A promotional poster for the "Outdoor Record Concerts." Bryant Park Concerts of Recorded Music, * L (Special) 20-1, Box 3, Folder 6, Notices, [n.d.]. In 1937, Columbia Records donated 5…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PM
Thursday, December 30, 2021

13 Seattle-area arts-and-culture events to look forward to in 2022 by Brendan Kiley, Michael Rietmulder, Moira Macdonald and Janet I. Tu

Fingers crossed and fervent wishes sent for the end of the pandemic, here are some of the arts-and-culture events we're looking forward to in the new year, from a Billie Eilish concert to na…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Monday, August 2, 2021

Beckett, Technology, and Experimentation: Report from the Between.Pomiedzy Festival 2021, Day 4 by Kathryn Mederos Syssoyeva and Diana Zhdanova

Day four of the Between.Pomiedzy festival featured Virtual Beckett, the third seminar by the Beckett Research Group of Gdańsk. This session opened with a presentation by the artistic direct…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:07AM
Sunday, May 9, 2021

Things To Do At Home by Emma Grillo and Danya Issawi

This week, check in with NASA’s Perseverance rover, listen to orchestral music or celebrate Eid al-Fitr by making a custard dessert.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:06PM
Sunday, April 11, 2021

Things To Do At Home by Emma Grillo and Danya Issawi

This week, spend story time with the National Postal Museum, listen to a lecture from the artist Lorraine O’Grady or take a Syrian cooking class.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18AM
Saturday, March 13, 2021

Things To Do At Home by Emma Grillo and Danya Issawi

This week, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, listen to Shakespeare or make some art.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:59PM
Thursday, January 21, 2021

Seattle restaurants and arts and culture institutions are hoping for a big boost in latest round of COVID-19 relief by Paul Roberts, Tan Vinh, Brendan Kiley and Michael Rietmulder

Tucked inside Congress’ latest round of small-business relief is some rare good news for restaurants, hotels and the performing arts — sectors that have been especially hard hit by COVID…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

ACT’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘Scott Shoemaker’s War on Christmas!’ bring holiday-show spirit to your homes this year by Crystal Paul and Brendan Kiley

Even as we cozy up in our quarantine outposts for isolated holiday celebrations, much of Seattle's theater community has created virtual holiday shows to enjoy from the best seat in your hou…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Friday, September 11, 2020

6 months after COVID restrictions began, how are music venues, arts groups and musicians doing? by Michael Rietmulder, Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Megan Burbank

How are local arts groups and musicians holding up and what do they have planned this fall, despite the restrictions? Here, they tell us in their own words, offering a snapshot of how some a…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Friday, June 19, 2020

'Alien,' 'Lord of the Rings' actor Ian Holm dies at 88 by Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless / Associated Press

Holm gained a supporting-actor Oscar nomination for portraying pioneering athletics coach Sam Mussabini in the hit 1982 film “Chariots of Fire.”

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:40PM
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

How ban on gatherings, to slow coronavirus spread, is affecting Seattle-area arts and music groups by Michael Rietmulder, Brendan Kiley, Moira Macdonald and Janet I. Tu

Gov. Jay Inslee has banned event gatherings of more than 250 people in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. King and Snohomish counties went further, prohibiting events under 250 people, unl…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 03:16PM
Friday, February 28, 2020

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for March 2020 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Michael Rietmulder

From Bikini Kill's comeback tour kickoff to the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Sweat," our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Friday, January 31, 2020

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for February 2020 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Yasmeen Wafai

From country star Blake Shelton's tour stop at the Tacoma Dome to the return of Dani Tirrell's "Black Bois," our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and en…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Friday, December 27, 2019

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for January 2020 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Yasmeen Wafai

From Oscar-bait movie "1917" to the Broadway revival of "Fiddler on the Roof," our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Friday, November 29, 2019

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for December 2019 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Yasmeen Wafai

From Deck the Hall Ball to "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" and many holiday shows, our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Friday, October 25, 2019

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for November 2019 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Michael Rietmulder

From concerts by Olympia-born Sleater-Kinney to a celebration of a new book by local author Lindy West, our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and enterta…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Sunday, September 29, 2019

Looking at LOOKING AT YOU: A Dialogue by Amy and Dan Gijsbers Van Wijk and O'Neil

I think there’s less a question of “what’s to be done” and more is a question of “how do we know what’s really going on.” It’s less about privacy in some ways and more about …

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 03:12PM
Sunday, August 25, 2019

Foodies, families and fine-art fans will find something fun this fall by Valerie Schremp Hahn and Danielle Drake-Flam St. Louis Post-Dispatch

From Oktoberfests to Harvest Festivals, you can find a way to celebrate the end of a St. Louis summer.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:36AM
Saturday, August 24, 2019

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for September 2019 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Michael Rietmulder

From Elton John's farewell tour to the "Downton Abbey" movie, our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Friday, July 26, 2019

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for August 2019 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Michael Rietmulder

From The Rolling Stones and THING music festival to Seattle Art Fair, our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Friday, June 28, 2019

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for July 2019 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Michael Rietmulder

From the Capitol Hill Block Party to "Spider-Man: Far From Home," our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Friday, May 31, 2019

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for June 2019 by Moira Macdonald, Brendan Kiley and Michael Rietmulder

From Brandi Carlile at the Gorge to "Toy Story 4," our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Friday, April 26, 2019

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for May 2019 by Brendan Kiley, Moira Macdonald and Michael Rietmulder

From the Seattle International Film Festival to Fisherman's Village Music Festival, our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Thursday, February 14, 2019

Family Guide: Kids and Culture? There’s So Much to Talk About by Alexis Soloski, Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim and Daniel McDermon

Arts writers for The New York Times share their strategies (snacks) and budget-friendly options (outdoor events) in a discussion about introducing children to the arts.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:18PM

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