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One typically does not situate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart within the company of composers like John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, or Henry Manzini. But in…

B'Town Jazz Festival to feature national talent, debut pieces

Society Notebook: Opera Maine supporters reunite to kick off new season The summer will feature programs and performances aimed at inclusivity. By Amy Paradysz 12 of 12 Calien Lewis of Cape Elizabeth, Dan Crewe of Cumberland, and Vince and Anne Oliviero of Cape Elizabeth. Photos by Amy Paradysz There are several reasons to describe Opera Maine’s 2021 summer season as refreshing, starting with the annual gala at Falmouth Country Club, held in a glamorous tent with six chandeliers, but nonetheless in open air – and with hardly a mask in sight. “This is the first public thing I’ve been...

Courtesy of Josh Brown   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s upcoming schedule is based on three V’s — “to be visible, viable and victorious — even during a pandemic,” according to Artistic Director Marianne Cornetti. “Because we are still in a pandemic year, and not knowing how confident our audience would be in attending performances before July, we wanted to maintain being visible, but not having huge production costs,” she said. “It was time to get creative.�...

Courtesy Jarod Cox Jarod Cox became interested in jewelry design at a young age — sculpting beads from the Kentucky clay and collecting geodes that he found in Fishing Creek near where he grew up. Cox has turned that love into a business. Through Fishing Creek Jewelry, the metalsmith and lapidary artist specializes in fashioning locally-sourced stones and gems into wearable art. One such stone is Kentucky agate, which Cox cuts and polishes before setting in handcrafted bezels of sterling silver, copper or gold. He makes everything from rings to necklaces. In January 2020, Cox...