Culture

As Americans gather for our annual Thanksgiving feast, many are sharpening their rhetorical knives while others are preparing to bury their heads in the mashed potatoes. Still others - like not-regular-enough contributor David Feela –  find reasons, however quirky, to be grateful. As follows...

With increasingly cold  weather and the holidays bearing down upon us, it may be hard to find reasons to be grateful, especially when immersed in the seething cauldron of over-the-top behavior that defines family gatherings - or, for that matter, the daily headlines: knives are...

While catching our breath in Brooklyn there was still one more play on deck: Tom Stoppard's "Leopoldstadt."  Go here for more on TIO doings in New York. And scroll down to watch the trailer for the play. "Leopoldstadt" is playwright Tom Stoppard’s latest work. According to the author,...

Telluride's Ah Haa School for the Arts offers a wide of opportunities for all this winter! Experience culinary classes, NEW private group dinner experiences, holiday gift making, local handmade art shopping and visual arts workshops - right in the heart of town! Go here for more...

Telluride's Sheridan Arts Foundation (SAF) announces its winter lineup for events through April. Tickets are now on sale for these events. All tickets are sold through www.SheridanOperaHouse.com. Included in the lineup announcement is the Holiday Concert Series, the largest fundraiser of the year for the...

So we keep on keeping on.  This week's adventures included a visited to The Art Show at the Park Avenue Armory, which featured about 55 galleries selling work in support of the Henry Street Settlement. The day culminated at the Lyceum Theatre where the totally...

The art part of New York City continues to  engage and enchant, including a bravura performance by iconic actor Gabriel Byrne in the autobiographical “Walking with Ghosts.” Likewise for another solo blockbuster, this one featuring artist Alex Katz at the Guggenheim. Other noteworthy artists are...

Based in Telluride, Mountainfilm (May 25th–29th, 2023) just put out key dates for the 2023 event. And the nonprofit is also accepting film submissions. Mountainfilm is a 501(c)(3)  organization which strongly believes in filmmaker support. Submission fees help fund the yearly Commitment Grants and Emerging...