Halfway through watching the play Ameriville, a play about Hurricane Katrina, people in a New Orleans audience walked out of the theater, only to return a few minutes later. The audience members didn’t...

Local band Blizzard at Sea will perform for the first time at Mission Creek this week. We spoke with band member Steven Douglas Ross to learn what to expect at one of the group’s performances and what...

Matthew Zapruder and Steve Healey are on tour. Although they’re musicians, they’re not performing in music venues — they’re on the road to promote some of their latest works of poetry. Their...

The California Guitar Trio knows the true meaning of variety. In one show, the group plays anything from “Bohemian Rhapsody,” by Queen, to a classical piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. Each member of...

“American Idol” winner Lee DeWyze is inspired by such acts as Dave Matthews and Ben Harper — not only their music but their stage presence as well. The musician had the chance to meet Matthews recently...

Traveling to various countries around the world for 70 concerts every year is typical for the members of Calmus —a quintet of singers who do educational programs as well as perform for audiences with...

Dinner-table conversations at the Kjaer house consisted of politics, ideas, and “what was wrong in America.” Growing up near her Danish grandparents and a father who taught world history, life for...

We sat down with Shalla Ashworth, the director of operations for the Pentacrest Museums. She speaks with us about the upcoming events at the museums and what she enjoys doing when she has a spare moment. The...

Once a month, Chris Mortenson and his friends flock to an underground stage for one reason: to hear great stories. Mortenson is the founder of the Seagull Society, a storytelling collective that meets...

A lot has changed since the gospel a cappella group Take 6 first got together more than 30 years ago. But after releasing 15 studio albums, winning 10 Grammys, and collaborating with such artists as Stevie...

Two pair of feet seem to move as one. Dancers Nicole Hussain Morford and Jessica Wagoner are synchronized, swaying across the hardwood floor, moving in time with the low hum of piano music filling the...

Trevor Hall believes his efforst to raise money for an orphanage in India are important — that’s why the musician displays a photo of children from the orphanage and a donation box at each of his concerts. “It...