Critic’s Classical Choices
(THE VITTES REPORT) – It is hard to find an authentically “German” performance of Brahms at his most epic, tragic and dramatic, and it is these qualities alone which…
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She breathes by voice
(AAPNW-KY) – Born into a musical family, Hannah Ellis discovered the title of her single, “My Love” (Let It Be Me) when she took the Kentucky Future Farmers of…
It’s a feel good show
(AAPNW-MI) Opening Friday, March 11 at 8:00 pm at the Center Stage Theatre in Midland, “The Full Monty” is a musical comedy about taking charge of your life and…
A pondering of ‘hums’ to go on show
(PNAN-IA) – Opening Friday, March 4 at the Des Moines Art Center, “Off Guard: Street Photography from the Permanent Collection” is an exhibition where such artists as Harry Callahan,…
Scott is new ‘in-house guest’
(PNAN-MT) – “My pieces often have a feel of something ancient. I know everything I am comes from that which is ancient and will continue on in the process…
POL finals a Hoosier go
(AAPNW-IN) – Beginning at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 26, the sixth annual Poetry Out Loud Indiana State Finals goes on ‘ear’ at the Clowes Auditorium of the Indianapolis-Marion…
Feuer to ‘express’ the lay of the land
(PNAN-NY) – “Landscape Pairings will be comprised of pairs of oil paintings, one representational landscape with one abstract hung side-by-side. Some aspect of each pair enhances a conversation between…
Fellowship program is for art voices
(PNAN-CALIF) – Applications are being accepted by Tuesday, March 29 for the Seventh NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater by the University of Southern California’s Annenberg…
Four tapped for first-ever awards
(PNAN-UT) – One of the largest companies in India, the Mahindra Group, which is known throughout the world for its commitment to excellence and to social responsibility, and one…
A real ‘vintage’ shoe
If you’re a woman who wears a size 7 shoe and you happen to be 5,500 years old, your lost right moccasin has been found, and it’s in great…
Fee to ‘rap’ on Jesus
(NWPR-IN) – Dr. Christopher Fee will examine “The Anglo-Saxon Christ Militant” during the Forester Lecture Series at Huntington University on Thursday, February 24 at 7:00 pm in the Zurcher…
Teachers are on DPO’s ‘honor roll’
(NWPR-OH) – “We are out in the community all season long and we see, first-hand, the hard work of area educators serving our youth. We know, intimately, the immense…
Play is ‘hot’ with content
(NWPR-IN) – Winner of four Tony’s in 1996 and a Pulitzer Prize for drama, the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre opens with “Rent” on Saturday, February 26 at the Arts…
Series opener is a ‘sweet’ experience
(NWPR-OH) – The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra will present the first concert in the 2011 edition of the Graeter’s Symphony Sundaes Series with a performance on Sunday, February 20 at…
Whose work will lead the pack?
(NWPR-IN) – “Color My World” is a colored pencil drawing by Adeline Jackson that took the Best of Show 2010. Who will be the 2011 winner will be known during…
Hooked rugs and quilts featured
From Hope Wallace By now I hope that many of you have visited the Wassenberg Art Center’s “Art of Fiber” exhibit. This is a popular show and has attracted people…
AVA to make its ‘historical’ debut
(NWPR-IN) – This past November, nomination forms were sent to university art departments, public school systems, galleries, including other art organizations and art-related businesses. The nominations were compiled into…
Symphony skies to shine with stars
(AAPNW-TN) – When the Nashville Symphony returns to Schermerhorn Symphony Center this fall, it will be the start of a world-class gala of art in performance; a season that…
Father and son share ‘resting’ space
(AAPNW-KY) – On view through March 31, at the Public Policy Archives at University of Kentucky Libraries in Lexington, are works of political cartoonist and Kentuckian, Clifford Berryman and…
Bests to show their beauties
(PNAN-AK) – One of their missions is to “Maintain an active and diverse changing exhibition program that acquaints the community with the global spectrum of human artistic, cultural and…
He raised the genetic bar
(PNAN-NM) – On view through December 31 at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, “Creative Spark: The Life and Art of Tony Da” is the…
Years of dedication spawns public wealth
(PNAN-AL) – Anniversaries don’t happen without commitment, and in the most part, their intended purpose is a role that keeps on giving by building upon the original path for…
Getting to the mood with Color
    The alarm clock goes off and you reach to swat the off button. After a few moans and groans, you rub your eyes to awaken them, and swing yourself…
Prof is among noted scholars
(AAPNW-KY) – University of Kentucky’s School of Journalism and Telecommunications Professor Thomas R. Lindlof has been given the 2011 Distinguished Scholar Award by the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). He…
What did the artist see in that?
A contractor visiting a one-man art exhibit walked up to the artist, looking puzzled. “Why on earth do you want to paint dilapidated farm buildings that are falling down,…
Center celebrating African culture
(AAPNW-OH) – Who am I is a question that cannot be answered with simply as son or daughter of. It takes telling the stories about those before us which…
Who they are
They are people who take on the role to deliver the goods, services, missions, objectives, ideals as well as participate in the unloading of the old and loading…
Words to guide us
    Hi Van Wert!     It’s very exciting to be here! I am humbled and grateful for the open, warm welcome from all of you. Thank you! It will equally…
Genres to unite in performance
(PNAN-VA) – On Thursday, February 17 from 5:30-7:30 pm, Art After 5 at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News features Sol Libre, a modern guitar duo made…
Black and white challenges
One of the biggest challenges of watercolor is how to handle areas of black and white. Although there are tubes of black and white watercolor, they don’t behave as…
Bill and Jamie tapped for board
(AAPNW-WV) – Two new decision-makers have been appointed to the Board of Governors at West Virginia University. Wheeling resident William D. Wilmoth and Parkersburg’s James “Jamie” Six both received…
Kamin to bring his magic on stage
(NWPR-OH) – Noted for developing the physical comedy sequences for the movies, “Chaplin” and “Benny and Joon,” on Sunday, February 13 at 3:00 pm, Dan Kamin will bring to…
Emotions to be retold with music
(NWPR-OH) – On Saturday, February 12 at 7:30 pm the Lima Symphony Orchestra will perform works of Tchaikovsky and Profofiev at the Veterans’ Memorial Civic Center as well as…
Who was his mysterious model?
Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) is regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. His bold handling of paint and…
People show is a pleasing study
(NWPR-OH) – Chun Arthur Wang, Evelyn Staub, Barbara Bailey, Frances Turner and Lois Fortson have united under the roof of the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in an exhibition titled: “A…
Coleman to ‘bat’ first in prose vie
(NWPR-OH) – Authors of Prose have been speaking their creations at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center for a decade in the Poetry Series. To earmark the program’s longevity, the Center…
Mag to show ‘faces of time’
(PNAN-NY) – Best known as an American music journalist and editor, Timothy White (1952-2002) said, “No publication is a staple of life. It’s not bread and water. You have…
From ‘rags’ to an artist’s apex
(PNAN-AL) – Born just prior to the Civil War in Louisville, Kentucky, Helen Maria Turner (1858-1958) became one of America’s foremost Impressionist painters, despite of artwork by women still…
Different views of this, could be that
(AAPNW-OH) – “Sarah Kabot; Unfolding Space” is a show opening Saturday, February 12 in the Isroff Gallery at the Akron Art Museum that “encourages the viewer to question his…
Casalini ‘spirits’ on view
(NWPR-IN) – Photographic portrait artist Tom Casalini wants to show you his images at the Richmond Art Museum. He is featuring those creators behind the canvases, some are in their…
Images to ‘bean’ with the alphabet
(NWPR-OH) – His philosophy (excerpted) that deals with his artistic forum is: “We all see the world differently and that’s something that should be celebrated. Photography allows me to…
Artist ‘coming out’ in public show
(NWPR-OH) –As a beaming light for his words, “The public has a right to art. Art is for everybody,” he painted his last work in June 1989, a mural…
Icon’s visual puzzles ‘pops’ with realism
(AAPNW-OH) – “We are so excited to offer viewers the chance to become enchanted with Escher’s unique vision of the world,” said Curator of Exhibitions Ellen Rudolph. “Spending…
New Yorker given a Sloan ‘kick’
(PNAN-NY) – “We are delighted to join Film Independent in supporting Valley of Saints with a post-production grant through their distinguished Producer’s Lab,” said Doron Weber at the Alfred…
US epidemic to be exposed in film
(PNAN-CALIF) – Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Canadian author, Carol Ann Shields (1935-2003), who is best known for her 1993 novel, “The Stone Diaries,” which won the U.S. Pulitzer Prize…
Past revisited with a ‘new great’
(PNAN-CALIF) – For its 25th anniversary, Claude Lanzmann’s historical documentary, “Shoah” has been re-released in a new 35mm print. Two screenings are scheduled for Saturday, February 5 (first half)…
Cream of the crops unite in show
(AAPNW-NY) – Albert Einstein once said, “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” The latter comes visually prevalent during the…
Sweet play has ‘soapy’ reminders
(PNAN-NY) – A witty, smart and often moving tale of the ties that bind and the ties that can so quickly unravel before our eyes, which will on Friday,…
Film grants honors trio ‘green spirit’
(PNAN-CALIF) – “This is the 18th year we have given out these grant awards, and they have now helped 47 emerging artists share their work with a larger audience,…
‘Hills’ to come alive with sounds of Africa
(AAPNW-TN) – With a so-far four decade history and noted for melding South African harmonies and rhythms with the sound and soul of gospel music, the Ladysmith Black Mambazo…