We can only be the best version of ourselves if we allow others their freedom to be. We have all been given a free will by the Creator. Who are we to trample on the free will of others? — The writer is former editor-in-chief of Life Positive magazine and founder, facilitator of the Zen of Good Writing Course.
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The Great American Songbook Foundation's nationwide application process for its 2018 Songbook Academy summer intensive program is under way. The music and performance program for high school students is led by Foundation founder and five-time Grammy Award nominee Michael Feinstein.
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Fraught with resolutions and anticipation, 2018 is upon us. Why not make one of your goals to expand your wine horizons? Many of us find something we like and stick with it. You fell in love with Riesling in college and haven't strayed? Maybe you only drink Merlot. You never buy anything but California
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The first book about Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut's first national, will be authored by Xiomaro, the park's visiting artist, in a deal he signed with Arcadia Publishing. The first book about Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut's first national, will be authored by Xiomaro, the park's
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So, Poesy just made sense.” A graduate of Bishop Tonnos Secondary School, Botelho grew up in Ancaster but now lives in London, Ont., where she recently completed a B.A. in English and creative writing. She has been writing songs since she was nine and studied classical piano up to the age of 15.
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Serving as opening act for Carrie Underwood on her 2016 Storyteller Tour provided another boost to Easton Corbin. “Absolutely. That's what it's about, exposure,” Corbin said. “She appeals to a wide variety of people, whether that be a country audience or pop audience. So, it absolutely helped to
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By Current Publishing on December 30, 2017 Night & Day. By Rick Morwick. From left, Kate Homan (Yitzhak) and Tim Hunt (Hedwig) from “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” The first time Zach Rosing was asked to help with a theater production, he was sure he was the wrong man for the job. By the time the
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After all, Jones has been dancing for 30 years and has taught at Richens/Timm Academy of Irish Dance in Indianapolis since high school. Jones will lead a traditional Irish dance class at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at The Tarkington at Carmel's Center for the Performing Arts. The two-hour class begins the third of
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