Dec 13 Helping veterans turn their 'intense overload of experiences' into theater By MN Original - Twin Cities PBS The Telling Project uses the stories of veterans and their family members to deepen people's understanding of military life by creating a theatrical production based on those real experiences. The national performing arts organization is based in Austin, Texas, but… Continue reading
Dec 13 In joy and discrimination, poet explores duality of growing up black By Mary Jo Brooks Clinton Smith's debut collection of poetry, "Counting Descent", examines what it means to grow up Black in America. Smith recounts moments from childhood when Black lives were celebrated and juxtaposes them with incidents that have become all too common in… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 7:18 Nashville's storied music spaces threatened with silence By PBS News Hour Downtown Nashville has been a backbone of the nation’s music industry for more than six decades, giving the nation stars such as Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton. But the increasing demand for new apartments and office buildings is threatening its… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 4:31 'Not That Jewish' is a comic roadmap to Jewish-American life By Christopher Booker, Melanie Saltzman Monica Piper has worked in nearly every corner of comedy, including stand-up and television. Now, she’s lent her comedic pen to “Not That Jewish,” a one-woman Off-Broadway show, starring Piper as herself. It chronicles the origins of her life in… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 6:13 Exhibit illuminates the divine art of the Quran By PBS News Hour A major exhibition on the art of the Quran is being billed as the first of its kind in the U.S. Sixty-eight of the most important and exquisite Qurans ever produced are on view now at the Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 6:37 The 'white heat' and vulnerability of improvisational jazz By PBS News Hour What is improvisational jazz all about? Saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau agree that the answer is vulnerability. Their musical genre requires players to follow one another’s lead -- often letting another performer dictate the musical conversation. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Dec 06 Amid regional instability and rising demand, a historic agreement could protect priceless cultural artifacts By Sandy Petrykowski A new agreement lays the groundwork for the U.S. to impose import restrictions on Egyptian archaeological items to reduce the incentive to traffic antiquities. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch jazz greats Redman and Mehldau share a musical 'conversation' By David Coles Jazzmen Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau have been teaming up -- Redman on saxophone, Mehldau on piano -- then going their separate musical ways for 20 years or more, ever since they first crossed paths at the Village Vanguard and… Continue reading
Dec 06 Origami creatures flock to this garden sculpture show By Jackie Shafer, WOSU "Origami in the Garden" is a traveling exhibit of origami sculptures created by artist Kevin Box. “What inspires me about origami is its simple metaphor for life. We all begin with a blank page, what we choose to do with… Continue reading
Dec 06 Native poet speaks the language of Standing Rock -- and explains how a presidential apology falls short By Mary Jo Brooks Poet Layli Long Soldier's forthcoming collection of poetry called "Whereas" is a critique of President Obama's 2010 apology to Native Americans for their mistreatment by the U.S. government. Continue reading