Auditions: A Signal That There Will Be a 2022 Theater Season
March 16, 2022
In normal times, auditions for small-town theater companies are really only of interest to small-town actors.
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Melinda Rodriguez, a finalist in Season 17 of The Voice, performs a free concert of jazz standards on March 25.
Homage to Ella Fitzgerald in Free Concert
March 16, 2022
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.
Van Cliburn Pianist Sunwoo Plays Brahms, Chopin
March 16, 2022
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.
Opera great Wilhelminia Wiggins Fernandez co-stars (and sings) in the 1981 French cult classic “Diva,” which will be shown this month at the Warner Theatre in Torrington, Conn.
Boondocks Is Back, with ‘Diva’ on March 19
March 9, 2022
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.”
The Apocalypse Is Good For You
March 9, 2022
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.
“Untitled” by Kathy Moss is one of three works by the artist on display at Argazzi Art in Lakeville. Image courtesy Argazzi Art
Botanicals by Moss at Argazzi Art
March 9, 2022
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.”
A special collection of canvases by Robert Cronin will be shown at his hometown library, the D.M. Hunt in Fall Village, Conn., beginning March 18. Included is Green Dress on Black. Image courtesy DM Hunt
Cronin Sketches, Grown to Full Canvases
March 9, 2022
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
March 9, 2022
‘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.
‘Salome’ at Bard
March 9, 2022
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.
Fortnum & Mason is holding a contest to create a dessert to honor Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. The famous Coronation Chicken, in this photo, was created for the queen in 1953. Photo by Cynthia Hochswender
What We Mean When We Talk About Pudding
March 2, 2022
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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