Summer Arts: Valley Talent Showcase

Summer Arts: Valley Talent Showcase

Fame, Fortune, and a Little Fine Tuning The Valley Talent Showcase launched last fall to give up-and-coming local bands the chance to play a sizeable venue in front of new listeners and celebrity judges. It’s been held on the first Friday of each month, and so far, so...
VA22-SAP-MarketMoon-2016

VA22-SAP-MarketMoon-2016

Into the Woods Follow the rising moon into the Hilltown forests and you may not end up at grandmother’s house. A bigger surprise awaits in the Williamsburg woods this July: the annual Market of the Moons Renaissance Faire, which blurs the line, as the organizers put...
Summer Arts: Eddie Izzard, Louis C.K.

Summer Arts: Eddie Izzard, Louis C.K.

Eddie, Louis. Louis, Eddie. We couldn’t decide whether to spotlight Eddie Izzard or Louis C.K., since both comedy titans touch down in the Valley this summer. So, we’re cramming them into one listing, and they’ll probably feel pretty awkward about it. Izzard,...
Summer Arts: Jar The Floor

Summer Arts: Jar The Floor

If Mama Ain’t Happy… Nothing triggers resentment and affirmation in equal measure like a family get-together, and that unsteady ceremony looms large in playwright Cheryl L. West’s family comedy-drama Jar the Floor. The play follows four single African-American...
Soul Magnets’ First Funky Official Tunes

Soul Magnets’ First Funky Official Tunes

Soul Magnets began as a covers-only outfit, but it wasn’t long before local label Peace & Rhythm Records asked if it had any original material. The funky creative wheels began turning.And the Soul Magnets’ first two official recordings were finally released on its...