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Juneteenth, as a national holiday, is only a year old, but already people are trying to commercialize it

Harpist Parker Ramsay offers insights into his instrument and its central role in The Street—a collaboration between composer Nico Muhly and librettist Alice Goodman being performed for the first time in the US.

Marcus Amaker, in a recent video message, encouraged poets and writers to consider applying to become his successor.

Operatic baritone Will Liverman and pianist Paul Sánchez—Director of Piano Studies at CofC and Artistic Director of the university's International Piano Series—are joining together once again for the first Charleston performance of works from their acclaimed album Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers.

As the Charleston's  International African American Museum prepares for its late 2022 debut, Charlestonians open up about the city's complex history. 

Plus: Soundbox returns, Bauhaus typography, Charlie Brown Christmas Tribute, Jackie Beat, more.

Arts, entertainment, and fun in DC, Maryland, and Virginia right now.

Spoleto Festival USA rolls on into its final week and there are still plenty of exciting things to get out and see. The Woman in Black continues to run through June 13 at Festival Hall. Ephrat Asherie Dance opens on June 9 and runs through the end of the festival as well. And hey, if […]

Sat 5 Jun 2021 07.00 EDT The new album by the baritone Will Liverman, a recent Papageno at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, and pianist Paul Sánchez should be obligatory listening for anyone planning a song recital, not to mention anyone wanting to expand their musical horizons. Two Black Churches by Shawn E Okpebholo (b1981) – alongside existing African American art songs by eight composers past and present. The earliest is Henry Burleigh (1866-1949), who collaborated with Dvořák during...

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County’s poet laureate is among 23 nationwide who have been chosen by the Academy of American Poets as 2021 Poets Laureate Fellows.