Auditions: A Signal That There Will Be a 2022 Theater Season
In normal times, auditions for small-town theater companies are really only of interest to small-town actors.
In normal times, auditions for small-town theater companies are really only of interest to small-town actors.
Melinda Rodriguez, the winner of the 2019 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition, will perform a free livestream jazz concert that is an homage to Fitzgerald and Nancy Wilson, on Friday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m.
Her band includes Matt Wilson on drums, Matt Dwonszyk on bass, Albert Rivera on saxophones and pianist Will Evans.
The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center presents A Night of Chopin and Brahms on Sunday, March 20, at 4 p.m. in partnership with Close Encounters With Music.
The program showcases Van Cliburn Medalist Yekwon Sunwoo’s piano prowess both as a soloist and a chamber musician and partner.
The Boondocks Film Society is back after a six-month hiatus with a screening on Saturday, March 19, of Jean-Jacques Beineix’s cult classic, “Diva.”
Why are we drawn to post-apocalypse stories? One theory is that shows of social chaos and survival prepare us better for the fearful time we live in and that fans of such stories are better able to cope with anxiety.
So turn off the news, cut down on your meds and watch these two very different and exceptional shows.
Art gallery owners don’t always love every work they show, but Judith Singelis clearly has a passion for the work of Kathy Moss, on display now at her Argazzi Gallery in Lakeville, Conn.
“It’s the kind of work I love,” she said. “Spare. Bold. Simple. Iconic imagery.
“I find her work compelling and hypnotic.”
About four years ago, Robert Cronin, just before falling asleep at night in his home studio in Falls Village, Conn., found himself doing small line drawings in pencil on 8 x 6inch pads of Fabriano paper. They were like little prayers.
‘Into the Woods’ in Falls Village
Musical theater returns to Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, Conn., with performances of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Into the Woods” on Thursday, March 17, at 7 p.m., Friday, March 18, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 19, at 2 and 7 p.m.
The Bard College Conservatory of Music in Anandale on Hudson, N.Y., presents “Salome,” an opera by Richard Strauss with libretto by Oscar Wilde on Friday, March 18, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 20, at 2 p.m.
The performances will be in the Sosnoff Theater in the Frank Gehry-designed Fisher Center.
Most Brits have at least heard of Coronation Chicken and have probably eaten it at least once. For those who haven’t, it’s kind of a curry-based cold chicken-with-sauce that was invented in 1953 for Queen Elizabeth’s coronation luncheon.
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