Performing Arts Second City CEO steps down amid claims of racism at theater Andrew Alexander, CEO and co-owner of famed The Second City improv theater, said he is stepping down after a former… June 6, 2020
Visual Arts Christo, artist known for massive displays, dies at age 84 Curtain installment built near Rifle in 1972 June 5, 2020
Performing Arts In a topsy-turvy world: Merely Players offers a timely ‘Alice’ Adobe Stock Co-founder and artistic director of Merely Players, Wood-Patterson had to cancel the company’s spring production of “Matilda” and… June 5, 2020
Books National Park Mystery Series returns Graham sticks close to home with ‘Mesa Verde Victim’ June 2, 2020
Music Musicians unite for Navajo/Pueblo COVID-19 Relief fundraiser Artists to livestream shows Saturday, Sunday May 28, 2020
Music Annual Concerts @ The Park going ‘virtual’ shows will be online instead of at Buckley Park May 27, 2020
Performing Arts Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84 Larry Kramer, left, and Daryl Roth embrace after they won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for… May 27, 2020
Music The Doobie Brothers reschedule 50th anniversary tour The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees announced Tuesday that the tour, which was to begin in June, will… May 26, 2020
Books Author Murakami DJs ‘Stay Home’ radio show Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, hosting a special radio show from home, painted a brighter side of the world with his… May 26, 2020
Music Recording Academy records John Prine song for charity Prine died in April at age 73 from complications associated with the coronavirus. A two-time Grammy winner, the Recording Academy… May 22, 2020
Books Romance writers association announces new award, the Vivian The RWA announced Thursday that the new award will be called the Vivian, in honor of Vivian Stephens, a pioneering… May 22, 2020
Music A rare tribute to a rare musician: Cellist Lynn Harrell dies and Carnegie Hall marks his passage Cellist Lynn Harrell died on April 27.Courtesy of The New York Times On Thursday, Carnegie Hall will stage an online… May 20, 2020
Books Curtis Sittenfeld’s ‘Rodham’ imagines a different ‘Hillary’ This combination of photos shows the cover art for “Rodham,” a novel by Curtis Sittenfeld, left, and a portrait of… May 17, 2020
Film ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ director Lynn Shelton dies at 54 Director Lynn Shelton, an independent filmmaker who directed “Humpday” and “Little Fires Everywhere,” has died at age 54. Shelton’s publicist,… May 16, 2020
Film Fred Willard, the comedic improv-style actor, has died at 86 Willard’s daughter, Hope Mulbarger, said in a statement Saturday that her father died peacefully Friday night. The cause of his… May 16, 2020
Performing Arts ‘The Blacksmith’ opera rescheduled for October professional show at Mancos Opera House still on May 16, 2020
Performing Arts ‘Frozen’ musical on Broadway not to reopen Characters, from left, Sven, Olaf, voiced by Josh Gad, Kristoff, voiced by Jonathan Groff, Elsa, voiced by Idina Menzel, and… May 14, 2020
Music Grammy-winning 1970s soul singer Betty Wright dies at 66 Wright died at her home in Miami on Sunday, several media outlets reported. Steve Greenberg of S-Curve Records told the… May 12, 2020
Performing Arts Broadway shutdown extended until at least Labor Day COVID-19 has shaken theater fans and shuttered all of New York City’s venues, including Broadway, which grossed $1.8 billion last… May 12, 2020
Performing Arts Disney makes filmed version of ‘Hamilton’ streamable The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it will offer the live capture of “Hamilton” on Disney TV Plus starting on… May 12, 2020