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Stories, Scraps, and Solidarity Detroit

Stories, Scraps, and Solidarity

A report from Flying Cardboard Theater's Cantastoria Festival.

  • Go to the profile of  Layla McMurtrie
Layla McMurtrie
26 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
Artists Think Big, Work Small New Haven

Artists Think Big, Work Small

As Institute Library exhibits mini pieces of art.

  • Go to the profile of  Brian Slattery
Brian Slattery
26 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
Not So Feast All Over

Not So Feast

Just in time for Thanksgiving, John Oakes reminds us how intentional abstention can sate the soul.

  • Go to the profile of  Paul Bass
Paul Bass
26 Nov 2025 · 4 min read
With “The Seagull,” Tulsa Gets Another Classic Play Well Done Tulsa

With “The Seagull,” Tulsa Gets Another Classic Play Well Done

Little Shop of Productions brought renewed reverence and relevance to the 1896 Chekov play

  • Go to the profile of  Alicia Chesser
Alicia Chesser
25 Nov 2025 · 4 min read
Is It Opera? Is It Musical Theatre? Yes. Tulsa

Is It Opera? Is It Musical Theatre? Yes.

Tulsa Opera gets help from community artists and national stars for a rousing production of ‘The Sound of Music.’

  • Go to the profile of  Alex Isaak
Alex Isaak
25 Nov 2025 · 4 min read
New Museum Of Illusions Is No Illusion Detroit

New Museum Of Illusions Is No Illusion

New Detroit space is trippy, though.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
25 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
All Time Low Hits All Time High Philadelphia

All Time Low Hits All Time High

Emily Cohen catches one of her favorite bands from high school ascending to new heights a decade later.

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Emily Cohen
25 Nov 2025 · 7 min read
Snotty and Fun Philadelphia

Snotty and Fun

Gothy dance music and slacker rock collide at a Philly DIY venue boasting both a decibel meter and a bidet.

  • Go to the profile of  Izzy True
Izzy True
25 Nov 2025 · 1 min read
Shabnam Celebrates 20 Years Oakland

Shabnam Celebrates 20 Years

The hardest working woman in belly dance recently performed in Oakland.

  • Go to the profile of  Tony Daquipa
Tony Daquipa
25 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
Freedom of Expression Shines Detroit

Freedom of Expression Shines

"Fall of Freedom" layers art and activism into one collective voice.

  • Go to the profile of  Layla McMurtrie
Layla McMurtrie
25 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
Almost Here Gets To There Philadelphia

Almost Here Gets To There

Sabrina Iglesias transports back in time after seeing The Academy Is... live for the first time in over a decade.

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Sabrina Iglesias
25 Nov 2025 · 5 min read
The Light Fantastic Hartford

The Light Fantastic

Wildlife exhibit displays the beauty of a well-taken photograph.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
25 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
Squatting in Place with Rubber Band Gun Philadelphia

Squatting in Place with Rubber Band Gun

Small dance moves and shedded layers were the defining joys of joining the packed crowd at Launderette Records last weekend.

  • Go to the profile of  Tyler Maxwell
Tyler Maxwell
24 Nov 2025 · 4 min read
Hip-Hop Orchestra Completes the Cycle New Haven

Hip-Hop Orchestra Completes the Cycle

At the Shubert, Thee Phantom and The Illharmonic beat an old-new path.

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Jisu Sheen
24 Nov 2025 · 4 min read
Glenlore Trails Enchants Detroit

Glenlore Trails Enchants

With "Winter Wizards."

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
24 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
R.I.P To The O.W.L Philadelphia

R.I.P To The O.W.L

Musician Ty Maxwell grieves the loss of an East Coast/ Brooklyn, NY institution — and mourns the lack of similarly beloved venues in his own city of Philadelphia.

  • Go to the profile of  Tyler Maxwell
Tyler Maxwell
23 Nov 2025 · 6 min read
Erykah Badu Gives Soul, Shit Talking, & A Whole Lot of Ass Detroit

Erykah Badu Gives Soul, Shit Talking, & A Whole Lot of Ass

On her "Return of Automatic Slim" tour.

  • Go to the profile of  Randiah Camille Green
Randiah Camille Green
23 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
DJ Ryan's New Release Of The Week: Smerz, “Easy (Astrid Sonne EDIT)” Detroit

DJ Ryan's New Release Of The Week: Smerz, “Easy (Astrid Sonne EDIT)”

Is this Norwegian not even trying to be so cool?

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
23 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
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