Feb 11 Watch White House Celebrates Civil Rights Movement Through Music The civil rights era produced some of the most memorable songs in American music history. In an excerpt from the PBS program "In Performance at the White House," President and Mrs. Obama toast Black History Month with a celebration of… Continue watching
Oct 07 Art:21 Kicks off New Season By Arts Desk "Art:21":http://beta.art21.org/, the documentary series about art and artists in the 21st-century, starts a new season tonight on PBS. Continue reading
Sep 01 Slide show: a Look at Festivals By Arts Desk Images from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, the "300% Spanish Design" expo in Mexico City and the Hindu Ganesha Festival in India. Continue reading
Jul 22 Sci-Fi Funk: Robot Rhythms of Janelle Monae Cindi Mayweather is a cyborg who is wanted for falling in love with a human, and the alter ego of Janelle Monae, a rhythm and blues singer whose 2007 album "Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase" boasts clever orchestrations,… Continue reading
May 14 Watch White House Event Celebrates the Spoken Word The Obamas hosted a "Poetry Jam" Tuesday night at the White House. Rising stars in the arts world as well as established poets, writers, and musicians were invited. Following is an excerpt of the evening, with footage courtesy HBO. Continue watching