Spell Check

Andrew Jackson was not elected to high office for his spelling skills. The record shows that our seventh president wrote of the continent of “Urope,” good “devilopment,” and speaking before a “larg” audience. John Quincy Adams once quipped that Jackson was “a savage...
Hammers and strings

Hammers and strings

Pianist Michael Mizrahi has taken his wide-ranging repertoire into classrooms and concert halls all around the world. Now he’s teaming up with Franklin County violinist and recording artist Michi Wiancko for an evening of current classical music, playing inventive new...
A Modern Major-General

A Modern Major-General

The horrors of slavery, the trials of the courtroom, and the chaos of wartime collide in Richard Strand’s historical play Butler, staged at the Majestic Theater this month. Major-General Benjamin Franklin Butler, a successful Massachusetts lawyer, is given command of...
Full Circles

Full Circles

Belly dancing requires physical focus, strong rhythm, and a good dose of soul. The Valley-based Crescent Dancers, who perform onstage as well as at regional fairs, parties, and events, craft their shows by combining cabaret-style belly dances and village folk dances,...