Dozens of New York celebrities, including Long Island natives Amy Schumer, Idina Menzel and Alec Baldwin, will lend their star power to NY PopsUp, a statewide festival of pop-up events aimed at re-launching a performing arts industry that has been brought to a standstill by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Andrew […]
Month: February 2021
Christine Sun Kim uses humor to delve into the subject of lived trauma
This week’s art picks include drawings that explore deaf rage and experiences of trauma; a new age radio station broadcasting from a Santa Monica gallery; and a series of irregularly shaped paintings that embed found objects on their surfaces. Christine Sun Kim, “Turning Clock,” 2020. Mural, Edition 1 of 3, […]
West Orange High School AP Art Student Receives 2021 Scholastic Awards Honorable Mention
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior and AP Art student Julia Spellman has received Honorable Mention in the annual 2021 Scholastic Awards competition. According to its website, “The Scholastic Awards look for work demonstrating originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. Regional recognition […]
Powder to the people: The rise and fall of an iconic magazine | Local
Jake Moe, co-founder of Powder magazine, holds a book containing first editions of Powder Magazine on Dec. 10, 2020, at a Starbucks in downtown Ketchum. The magazine was created by Moe and his brother, Dave, and released in the winter of […]
The Weeknd brings bright lights, bandaged dancers to Super Bowl
(Reuters) – Canadian pop singer The Weeknd lit up a pandemic-restricted Super Bowl on Sunday with an upbeat performance of hits in front of a brightly lit cityscape evoking the theme of his newest album, “After Hours.” During halftime at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, the 30-year-old performer stepped […]
My Hope for the Theatre in 2021
It’s become clear during the pandemic that the performing arts have made a significant pivot financially and creatively. We’ve seen far more access to the arts virtually, but as we’ve seen shows closing in NY, money is tight. I can’t wait for the day when we can all gather back […]
Reflection and Healing | Arts and Culture | Style Weekly
Talking to her friend, Black artist Lynn Stevens, after the 2016 election, Jennifer Yane commented that she felt the country was in an awfully bad place in terms of racism and xenophobia. Steven’s response stopped her cold. “Why? Nothing’s different for Blacks.” Not long after, Yane, also an artist, attended […]
New state-of-the-art Academy for Creative Media facility ready for students
When Academy for Creative Media (ACM) students at the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu return to in-person classes, they will be limited only by their imaginations in the newly constructed 33,000-square foot, $37 million Creative Media Facility. The “future-looking” facility cements the campus as the destination for creative media education in […]
Sponsor spotlight: Love Local, Love Edmonds
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, there is no better time to fall in love with downtown Edmonds and all of the wonderful seasonal specials and delights offered by our retailers, merchants, and restauranteurs. And as of Monday, Feb. 1, restaurants are allowed to open to indoor dining at […]
As North Texas theater companies brace for more COVID complications, ‘The Cube’ dares to bring back live audiences
The title character in The Cube, a daring new piece of meta-theater inside the Latino Cultural Center, wonders why human beings need to examine their existence and long for connection to other people, unlike other members of the animal kingdom. “Did you come to be entertained? Were you expecting music […]