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Pieces of Pieces into New Pieces Oakland

Pieces of Pieces into New Pieces

One can easily get lost in these collages: every detail a world unto itself. Welcome to Open Studios with Katie McCann and Marsha Balian.

  • Go to the profile of  Agustín Maes
Agustín Maes
12 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
A Reason To Like Mondays Detroit

A Reason To Like Mondays

A deejay at Motor City Wine showed that Detroit can be a seven-night-a-week music town.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
12 Dec 2024 · 2 min read
The Gloved One Hartford

The Gloved One

Jamaal Fields-Green captures the King of Pop onstage in MJ.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
12 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Bathroom Behavior New Haven

Bathroom Behavior

Can be pretty revealing, and intriguing, especially as photographed by Merik Goma.

  • Go to the profile of  Brian Slattery
Brian Slattery
12 Dec 2024 · 8 min read
A Hard Nutcracker Philadelphia

A Hard Nutcracker

Chris Davis challenges his 42-year-old dad quads to a comedic solo rendition of a holiday family favorite.

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
11 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Craft Day at the Crazy House Oakland

Craft Day at the Crazy House

At Jingletown Art Studios, artists Patricia Guthrie and Shellz share a spirit of transformative boldness, spanning media and tradition. Guthrie’s quilts challenge traditional craft and Shellz’s vivid animal portraits speak urgently to environmental issues.

  • Go to the profile of  Vita Hewitt
Vita Hewitt
11 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Free 2 Spit Marks 20 Years At The Mic New Haven

Free 2 Spit Marks 20 Years At The Mic

On Friday, Free 2 Spit celebrated the completion of its 20th year holding down an open mic for New Haven’s spoken-word scene at the New Haven Peoples Center

  • Go to the profile of  Brian Slattery
Brian Slattery
11 Dec 2024 · 6 min read
We Wish You A Figgy Pudding New Haven

We Wish You A Figgy Pudding

Here’s the molasses-splattered recipe, plus the backstory.

  • Go to the profile of  Liz Grace
Liz Grace
11 Dec 2024 · 1 min read
Copy Cat Cult Philadelphia

Copy Cat Cult

Nordic pop star AURORA concluded her U.S. tour at a Philly concert full of indie-girl-gone-wrong fanatics.

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
10 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
A Powerful Exploration of Movement and Change Oakland

A Powerful Exploration of Movement and Change

EBPCO’s “Momentum” blows down the walls: 20 photographers share their mightiest moments in movement with the Town.

  • Go to the profile of  Vita Hewitt
Vita Hewitt
10 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Art Everywhere: East Bay Opens Studios, Hallways Oakland

Art Everywhere: East Bay Opens Studios, Hallways

East Bay Open Studios was here, with bright florals and toothy pets.

  • Go to the profile of  Sarah Bass
Sarah Bass
10 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Kiss Me Kate Plays It Straight Philadelphia

Kiss Me Kate Plays It Straight

A show within a show shows the permanent resonance of theater by inviting the audience behind the scenes.

  • Go to the profile of  Leo David
Leo David
9 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Employee Of The Month Pulls Co-Workers Into Mosh Pit Philadelphia

Employee Of The Month Pulls Co-Workers Into Mosh Pit

Death metal fans and Trader Joe's stafferscame out to worship Philly's favorite freak show, Fuck Tomb.

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
6 Dec 2024 · 2 min read
I’mma Take All Y’all Home: Oakland Ballet’s Luna Mexicana Oakland

I’mma Take All Y’all Home: Oakland Ballet’s Luna Mexicana

How many yards in a skirt? The Oakland Ballet delivered a feast for the senses, for the living and their dead.

  • Go to the profile of  Rita Sapunor
Rita Sapunor
6 Dec 2024 · 2 min read
Shark Fin Soup For The Soul Oakland

Shark Fin Soup For The Soul

The temps are dropping and so is your health meter — fuel up with super-charged soups.

  • Go to the profile of  Sarah Bass
Sarah Bass
6 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Gabriel Royal Had Me at “Cello” Tulsa

Gabriel Royal Had Me at “Cello”

On his main instrument, Royal channels a fusion of Andrew Bird and John Legend: a cool, laid-back, even sensuous sensibility blended with a sense of presence and technicality.

  • Go to the profile of  Z.B. Reeves
Z.B. Reeves
6 Dec 2024 · 2 min read
To Tar Beach and Back Philadelphia

To Tar Beach and Back

The skyline as seen from a Harlem rooftop is celebrated in Faith Ringgold's children's book-inspired quilt.

  • Go to the profile of  Clay Davies
Clay Davies
5 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
tulsa, museum, pop-up, curation, barbie Tulsa

My Job Is Just Museum-Goer

At the Vintage Barbie Museum Pop-Up, you too can reconnect with your childhood self—and with the many selves represented in the world of Barbie.

  • Go to the profile of  Alicia Chesser
Alicia Chesser
5 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
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