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The View From Kyiv Under Russian Bombardment All Over

The View From Kyiv Under Russian Bombardment

New Haven photojournalist reports from Kyiv after a Russian aerial attack kills 12 and injures 100 Ukrainians.

  • Go to the profile of  Theia Chatelle
Theia Chatelle
24 Apr 2025 · 4 min read
Charles H. Wright’s ‘Luminosity’: A Black Detroit Arts Gathering For The Ages Detroit

Charles H. Wright’s ‘Luminosity’: A Black Detroit Arts Gathering For The Ages

African American History Museum’s 60th year celebrated with work from over 30 artists

  • Go to the profile of  Randiah Camille Green
Randiah Camille Green
24 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Outsider Comes For His Crown Philadelphia

Outsider Comes For His Crown

Through his landscapes of alienation, Jim Blooms describes what it's like to be deemed disabled by society.

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
23 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Exhale-ent Strings New Haven

Exhale-ent Strings

Symphony soloist Elena Urioste comes to town to mix music with yoga.

  • Go to the profile of  Paul Bass
Paul Bass
23 Apr 2025 · 2 min read
Psychedelic Saharan Surf Rock, From the Desert to the Town Oakland

Psychedelic Saharan Surf Rock, From the Desert to the Town

On a night that will long be remembered in Oakland, four descendants of North African nomads shared their unique sound during a stop on their international tour.

  • Go to the profile of  Tony Daquipa
Tony Daquipa
23 Apr 2025 · 4 min read
‘Strawberry — What Party’ Missed The Opportunity To Humanize Tamara Greene Detroit

‘Strawberry — What Party’ Missed The Opportunity To Humanize Tamara Greene

This play about the mysterious death of a woman killed after working at a mayoral party should have been called ‘The Misadventures of Kwame Kilpatrick’

  • Go to the profile of  Randiah Camille Green
Randiah Camille Green
23 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
I Saw “Ages of the Moon” Twice In 24 Hours And Now I Understand Male Friendship Tulsa

I Saw “Ages of the Moon” Twice In 24 Hours And Now I Understand Male Friendship

At World Stage, director Angela McLaughlin deftly guided an alternating duo through heavy material.

  • Go to the profile of  Alex Isaak
Alex Isaak
23 Apr 2025 · 7 min read
I Loved You Until The Morning New Haven

I Loved You Until The Morning

Tracey Emin’s first solo American show on display at Yale's British art center.

  • Go to the profile of  Brian Slattery
Brian Slattery
22 Apr 2025 · 4 min read
Pledge Allegiance To Who?

Pledge Allegiance To Who?

A play about two brothers with different beliefs raises common questions about polarization and transformation.

  • Go to the profile of  Leo David
Leo David
22 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
A Dazzling Docent of the Jazz Legacy Oakland

A Dazzling Docent of the Jazz Legacy

Pianist Benny Green performed solo at Piedmont Piano in a surprise birthday show.

  • Go to the profile of  Jeff Kaliss
Jeff Kaliss
22 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Nice Licorice New Haven

Nice Licorice

Bill Qian reveals what's inside a complex Chinese confection.

  • Go to the profile of  Liz Grace
Liz Grace
22 Apr 2025 · 1 min read
Sailor Moon Shoots For The Stars Hartford

Sailor Moon Shoots For The Stars

And transports a reviewer back to childhood.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
22 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
"We" Wear The Pants Philadelphia

"We" Wear The Pants

A papier-mache alphabet goes jeans shopping for The Arts League's latest gallery show.

  • Go to the profile of  Clay Davies
Clay Davies
21 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Small Ceramics with Big Feelings Oakland

Small Ceramics with Big Feelings

A room of small creatures unknown makes everyone feel a lot of feelings.

  • Go to the profile of  Sarah Bass
Sarah Bass
21 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Down The Wonderland Lantern Rabbit Hole Detroit

Down The Wonderland Lantern Rabbit Hole

Alice and co. light up the night.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
21 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
A Deal With The Klan Devil All Over

A Deal With The Klan Devil

Unfolds in a juke joint, and — surprise! — gets complicated.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
21 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Retro Soul In The Grooves ... New Haven

Retro Soul In The Grooves ...

... and sax on the brain.

  • Go to the profile of  Paul Bass
Paul Bass
21 Apr 2025 · 2 min read
50 Years After The Fall Of Saigon, An Art Exhibition Reflects Tulsa

50 Years After The Fall Of Saigon, An Art Exhibition Reflects

This isn’t a showy show; it asks you to slow down, to stand in the midst of a long history and listen for the ways it speaks in the present.

  • Go to the profile of  Alicia Chesser
Alicia Chesser
18 Apr 2025 · 5 min read
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