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Johns Hopkins Day at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum features virtual tours, activities The event will take place online this year and will feature live addresses as well as virtual programs and activities exploring Black history and heritage in Baltimore and beyond By Hub staff report / Published April 30, 2021 The annual Johns Hopkins Day at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum will take place in a new virtual format this year, featuring digital renderings made of the museum's temporary exhibits as well as pre-recorded videos and activities. The event and spec...

Today in Music History - April 25 Today in Music History for April 25:   In 1800, English poet and hymn writer William Cowper died. He wrote such enduring hymns as "God Moves in Mysterious Ways" (1774) and "There is a Fountain Filled With Blood" (1771). In 1915, Canadian conductor and pianist John Avison was born in Vancouver. In 1938, he became the first conductor of the "CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra," a position he held until his retirement in 1980. In 1971, Avison conducted the first orchestral concerts given in the Canadian Arctic. He died in 1983. In 1917, jazz singer Ella Fitzger...

Musical bio ‘The First Lady of Song’ features Alexis Roston singing Fitzgerald’s songs. By Jeff Jordan - Apr 22nd, 2021 04:00 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee First Lady of Song: Alexis J Roston Sings Ella Fitzgerald starring Alexis J Roston. Presented by Artists Lounge Live. Photo by JPM Photography. Ella Fitzgerald, The First Lady of Song, performed by Alexis Roston. Ella Fitzgerald had a long acclaimed career, from her first appearance in a talent contest in 1934 until her last in 1991 at her 26th...

Milwaukee Rep chose a show with a concert format to simplify COVID-19 safety protocols for the performers. It also chose a subject — Fitzgerald's playful, swinging music — to lift the spirits of people who might be grumpy after spending a year at home. "I'm hopeful. I'm excited," Roston said about the opportunity to lead the Rep's return to live performance. She also admits to "just a smidge of anxiety." But, she added, "I trust the people over at Milwaukee Rep. I've been there several times." The Chicago singer performed here as Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill" a...

    Lindsay Garbutt: Welcome to The Poetry Magazine Podcast. I'm Lindsay Garbutt. This week, I'm very excited to introduce this conversation between The Cyborg Jillian Weise and Ishmael Reed. Reed is a writer whose decades of work have been immensely influential to Weise. They've shared stages and pages in their work as poets, performers, editors, and activists. They both wield humor and satire to seriously consider the violence of our governments, our literature, and the many other forms of erasure that are enacted on the lives and works of disabled people.   Reed was born in Tennessee ...