arts
“Ramona”: California history at the intersection of Native, Spanish and white
April 28, 2016This outdoor pageant, a broad-based community project, has been playing here for 93 years and counting.
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Tribeca Film Festival in its 15th year of provocative cinema
April 26, 2016Once again the Tribeca Film Festival offers a wide array of thought-provoking cinema.
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“It’s Just Sex!” – Hit play in a (mostly) all-Black version
April 25, 2016The premise is simple: Three upwardly mobile, thirtyish couples get together for a party and, shall we say, things just spiral out of control.
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The power of music: Alexander the Great and Handel in wartime
April 20, 2016Handel composed Alexander's Feast in early 1736; it became one of his most popular and most often revived works during his lifetime.
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This week in history: 400 years since death of Shakespeare
April 18, 2016What immortal characters, prescient visions, fantastic worlds, and all-comprehending humanity did this writer pluck from his imagination!
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