The Airmen of Note are the big-band swingers of the U.S. Air Force Band. Their performances, whether in the U.S., locales around the world or in their home base of […]
Paleontologist and National Geographic Explorer Dr. Lindsay Zanno hunts for clues in the evolutionary mystery of T. rex, which reigned as the apex predator of North America around 66 million […]
Nadia Munno was born in Rome to a family of pasta makers, and she’s become an online sensation sharing their generations-old cooking secrets. Besides family ties, Nadia brings a sense of humor, a flair for dramatic storytelling, and of course, delicious recipes. She’s amassed millions of followers on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook, and is […]
The wildly popular online series of specials that offer clean "Comedy for Everyone" is expanding to live shows featuring comedians who've become Dry Bar fan favorites.
Internet series Dry Bar has amassed a substantial following – 8.4 million subscribers for its YouTube channel - for its lineup of comedians who don’t, as the old showbiz saying went, work blue. Dry Bar’s comedy is intended to be appropriate for all ages and at least most sensibilities. Now, Dry Bar is hitting the […]
Raised on hip-hop and schooled in the classics, Black Violin makes music that brings the conservatory to the street and vice versa. Kev Marcus (Kevin Sylvester, violin) and Wil B. (Wilner Baptiste, viola), whose multi-genre sound has been described as “classical boom,” have built an enthusiastic fan base through frequent live appearances. Straz audiences have […]
Attention, all internet P.I.s and smartphone sleuths: Cold Case Live takes your favorite topic out of your earbuds and onto the stage in Ferguson Hall. Host Joe Kennedy, founder of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service’s cold case unit, is a legend in the field. He will walk the audience through the stages of a cold […]
So you loved Disney’s animated hit Encanto but hated not being able to sing along in the movie theater? You’re in luck. The “Sing-Along Film Concert” is designed with you karaoke heroes in mind. See the film on a giant screen and sing to hearts content on Encanto numbers such as “We Don’t Talk About […]
Start your holiday season with hilarity at a screening of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation followed by an appearance by Clark Griswold himself, Chevy Chase. Chase will share behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes about the making of this beloved movie that has become a Christmas tradition. But the laughter doesn't stop there! Chase also will be taking […]
Author C.S Lewis is playing host to a group of American writers in his home outside Oxford. The man whose books (The Chronicles of Narnia, Mere Christianity) have impacted so many offers his guests his thoughts, insights and observations on the festive season as well as the events that have shaped his life and decisions. […]
Dec. 8 marks the 44th anniversary of John Lennon’s assassination. Honor Lennon by celebrating his music instead of mourning his murder. Drew Harrison doesn’t just sing Lennon’s songs, he goes for the energy and intensity he believes Lennon would have brought to the stage. He will be joined by pianist Tommy Consentino for an evening […]
Cirque Dreams Holidaze will keep the seasonal cheer going with a dazzling celebration of the red and the green. Characters from holiday stories come to life on stage as acrobats soar above, dancers sparkle and contortionists contort in ways not thought possible. Classic holiday songs might get a twist as well. Cirque Dreams Holidaze is […]
Photographer and filmmaker Sandesh Kadur is on a mission to highlight his home country’s lesser-known felines to help protect their future. With landscapes spanning the towering Himalaya mountains, arid plains, and dense jungles, India is home to an unmatched diversity of wild cats. Discover the tiny, grumpy-faced Pallas’s cat, the fishing cat that jumps into […]
The incomparable Forever Tango, from its multiple runs on Broadway to legendary stages around the world wows sold out venues everywhere in an unmatched fully produced show. Direct from Argentina, this production features the best Tango dancers in the world, internationally renowned musicians and vocalists and a story line true to the art of Tango.
Arturo Sandoval is one of the most acclaimed musicians in contemporary jazz. Born just outside Havana, Sandoval has been and continues to be one of the most ardent champions of not only Latin jazz but the broader influence of Latin music on jazz. Maybe that’s what happens when your mentor is Dizzy Gillespie, a longtime […]
Impractical Jokers combines the hidden-camera humor of Candid Camera with the jokers’ unstoppable quest to humiliate each other. Sal Vulcano and his fellow jokers emerged from an improv/sketch comedy crew called The Tenderloins. The ‘Loins made a successful transition to posting online material which evolved into Impractical Jokers. Sal’s leaving the gang behind for this […]
Sunny Jain is a one-man fusion factory. The Indian-American composer-musician is rooted in the sounds of Southern Asia, which he mixes and merges with jazz, hip-hop and other sounds from Jain’s ever-expanding musical universe. His band Red Baraat was a frenetic explosion of bhangra, rock and hip-hop. Jain’s latest release, Wild Wild East, is a […]
Tom Rush emerged during the early 1960s folk revival and made a successful – artistically, at least - transition to 1970s singer-songwriter. He’s known more for introducing his listeners to new songwriters – Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor among them – than for writing them himself (although his tune “No Regrets” has been […]
The “In Memoriam” segment of this year’s Academy Awards® was particularly poignant, thanks to an emotional duet featuring tenor Andrea Bocelli and his son, Matteo. Their rendition of “Time to Say Goodbye” lit up the internet and made clear that the younger Bocelli was a talent to watch. His debut solo album, Matteo, was released […]
Flamenco has been Siudy Garrido’s passion almost since birth. Daughter of Siudy Quintero, the acclaimed flamenco dancer and instructor, she made her stage debut at age 5. She has carried on and added to her family’s legacy, mastering other dance styles and bringing elements of jazz, classical and contemporary dance to expand flamenco’s artistic range […]
