Your weekly guide to the arts
Save the date and grab your tickets for vacation experiences, exhibitions and shows all over our city, where our arts organizations are equipped to entertain, educate and inspire all ages and artistic interests. Scroll through this week’s selections and expect a season filled with local talent at artsmemphis.org/event-calendar. Arts week ArtsMemphis is proud to announce …
BOOKS: Lessons for the “second act” of life | Books & Literature
Jane Ammeson, Times correspondent “People ask me when I’m going to retire,” said Florence LaRue, “and I say retire? I know I can’t do what I did when I was 70, but I have the energy to keep moving, and that’s what I’m going to keep doing. LaRue, now 80, is certainly on the move. …
BACK to business: Berea Arts Council reopens | New
BEREA – After nearly a year of closure due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Berea Arts Council (BAC) is once again open and ready to once again host events in the community. The organization was hit hard by the pandemic and the closure that followed in March 2020, which limited in-person events and closed …
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Are auto shows dead after the pandemic? LA shows a little life
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (Reuters) – What a difference two years makes. The 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show featured a parade of vehicle debuts, a flurry of press conferences and other events in the first two days, along with hundreds of thousands of people eager to see new. cars. Fast forward to 2021. The Los …
On a long-awaited critical anthology of Bangladeshi literature in English
For anyone with an academic or amateur interest in Bangladeshi writings in English, this must be a long overdue book. The publication of Mohammad A Quayum and Md. Mahmudul Hasan – edited Bangladeshi literature in English: A Critical Anthology (July 2021), perhaps the first of its kind, therefore came as welcome news, and I congratulate …
Neighborhood Notes: Arts and Pandemic Recovery, Vacation Campaigns, Vaccines and More
Los Delicados back to the Mission Poet performers Norman Antonio Zelaya, Darren J. DeLeon and Paul S. Flores return to their roots in the Mission neighborhood this Friday to honor the neighborhood’s “Floricanto” legacy of ’70s Chicano-Latin poetry, and the movement. Latino Spoken Word from the 90s. For their 25th anniversary, Los Delicados will perform …
Survey shows continued growth of rural economy in November
OMAHA, Neb. – The economy in rural areas of 10 lowland and western states remains on the rise, but confidence in the future of the economy continues to decline, according to a new monthly survey of the region’s bankers released Thursday. Rural Mainstreet’s overall economic index rose in November to 67.7 from 66.1 in October. …
Weekly music guide – 11.17.2021
Music fans, we’re here with your weekly Leicester music guide featuring news and interviews from across the local scene. This weekly music update is brought to you in partnership with PPL PRS Ltd. Many thanks for their continued support to local artists and venues. Stay informed and be the first on the line. Every week. …
Grand opening planned for Dumke Arts Plaza in Ogden | News, Sports, Jobs
Construction of the Dumke Arts Plaza is currently underway by Hogan Construction. A rendering of Dumke Arts Plaza by Sasaki Associates. A rendering of Dumke Arts Plaza at night by Sasaki Associates. Deann Weapons, Special to Standard Examiner Construction of the Dumke Arts Plaza is currently underway by Hogan Construction. Construction is nearing completion on …
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature announces 2022 author list
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature has announced its 2022 lineup, the selection paying homage to the source literature behind some of today’s most compelling films and series. Bridgerton author Julia Quinn and Chernobyl 1986 Author Serhii Plokhy, both of whom have had their respective works turned into hit Netflix projects, will appear at the …