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'Wedding Singer' is a nonstop '80s party
November 13
Notes from the arts beat:
When it comes to music, just remember the passion
November 06
NEW YORK — When the London Symphony Orchestra finished playing Mahler’s 4th Symphony, I felt the tears well up. Live performance can do that to me.
Part of it was the sheer drama of Mahler interpreted in Avery Fisher Hall by the veteran conductor Bernard Haitink — who, with his tousled gray locks and knowing baton, exuded the gravitas of a wise cleric — someone who’d been around long enough to build on the mysteries of Mahler, not just cram him down our throats. Read more →Arts draw audiences despite economy
October 16
The economy might be in the toilet, but as the fall performing arts season gets under way, at least a few local arts organizations are drawing impressive audiences:
'Yonkers' brings us a glimpse of greatness
October 02
In Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers," we hear about Aunt Bella before we meet her. Onstage, her nephews watch her through the window of her upstairs apartment as she approaches her building.
Photographer stirs an awed audience
September 28
Longtime readers of this column know that I'm big on experiencing art, not just observing it. Yes, it can be exquisite to bask in the presence of a world-class artist.
I enjoy going to spectacularly produced Broadway musicals, looking at the work of master visual artists and listening to musical virtuosos. Only a tiny percentage of artists reach the top, and there's a reason why we flock to them. Read more →'Locker' brings you into war's addiction
August 16
This and that from the culture beat:
His Broadway tour debut spells out lots of fun
June 07
A is for “accommodate.”
That’s the word I imagine having to spell as I look into my bathroom mirror. I practice saying the letters slowly and clearly: a-c-c-o-m-m-o-d-a-t-e. Yes! The audience murmurs its approval. I am a double-letter king. Bring ’em on, baby. Read more →
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It's band weekend
Hope you didn't even think of trying to get a cheap motel room in Fresno this weekend considering the influx of high-school marching band members flooding the area from north and south. The Western Band Championships are in full...read more »
Another comedy show to look forward to ...
We gave you a nice rundown of upcoming comedy shows earlier in the week, and now we got another one. 'Tis the season to laugh, apparently. The guys at Cloud 9 Productions pass along word that they've booked a...read more »
Turning kids on to the cello
My faithful classical-music-in-schools-zealot correspondent, Robert Bullwinkel, dropped me a note today about cellist Zuill Bailey, the guest soloist for this weekend's Fresno Philharmonic concerts -- I have a story in this morning's 7 section about the program -- and...read more »
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Rick Bentley Mum's the word on KBOS firings
There have been several changes to the KBOS (FM 94.9) on-air lineup with the abrupt firings of Danny Salas two weeks ago and Mo'nique on Friday. Read more →
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