Carrie Underwood was among the big winners at this year’s CMT Music Awards. The 39-year-old singer picked up her 24th and 25th CMT prizes of her career as she and Jason Aldean scooped the Video of the Year accolade for song ‘If I Didn’t Love You’ at the ceremony at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville … Read more
Mainsail Art Festival, one of St. Petersburg’s longest traditions, is back after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. It returns to Vinoy Park on April 16-17. “We are returning bigger and stronger than ever,” said Jane Ferguson, co-chairperson of the Mainsail Art Festival committee. Now in its 47th year, the festival showcases fine art, … Read more
It’s a quirk of the upcoming concert season that one of the most noteworthy summer tours coming to area amphitheaters isn’t a concert at all. Chris Rock, noteworthy Oscars presenter, and Kevin Hart are coming to area stages this summer in the Rock Hart: Only Headliners Allowed comedy tour. Dates include July 21 at the … Read more
William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” is now bending genders in the Asolo Conservatory’s final production for this season. The play’s title refers to the Feast of the Epiphany on the 12th day of Christmas. In the old Christian calendar, that’s the day Jesus revealed his divine identity to the three Magi. The reference is fitting for … Read more
The Hagerstown City Council will proceed with an expanded Arts and Entertainment District downtown, although tax breaks that had been considered for certain building projects in the district aren’t being expanded. Since the district is being expanded, council members and city staff decided to not adopt some of the higher tax breaks they had been … Read more
The new Garfield Art Gallery is a space with multiple missions. Tucked into the base of Community Prep School, in the former, historic Garfield School downtown, the gallery will offer up three quarters of its walls to local and regional artists. Bryon Tryin is the founder of the new Garfield Art Gallery, in the former, … Read more
BARTLESVILLE — OKM’s acclaimed Music Festival will be entering its 38th season and remains Oklahoma’s premier and longest=running music festival. Tickets are now on sale! This much celebrated event will run from June 9-13 featuring must see performances by award-winning artists and country star Josh Turner. The festival kicks off on Thursday, June 9, with … Read more
Vince Staples understands that listeners occasionally want more — and sometimes, something different — from him. “No matter what level you reach, I don’t know an artist who puts something out and people are just like: ‘OK, we’re done. Thank you,” Staples, ever rational, says. His allure is a mixture of defiance in the face … Read more
MARK KENNEDY Associated Press NEW YORK — Earlier this month, Jesse Tyler Ferguson got a private tour of hallowed ground — Yankee Stadium. He and the cast of the Broadway revival of the baseball-themed “Take Me Out” got to walk on the grass and soak in the silent stands. “I wasn’t expecting to be as … Read more
Though new shows have been creeping onto the schedule for a couple of months, April offers the first full slate of theater and dance productions since the pandemic. Variety is the dead giveaway, from heady political fare to a profane musical pirate, from ballet stars to a baring of more than the soul. The thread … Read more