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A new training program for actors is breaking ground in a profession with few entry points for people with disabilities.

Author of the article: Liane Faulder Publishing date: Apr 29, 2021  •  6 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  Corben Kushneryk is the new co-artistic director of Concrete Theatre in Edmonton. supplied Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content “I can’t believe we’re still here. But here we are.” Dave Horak, artistic director of the Freewill Shakespeare Festival, speaks for us all as we enter a second summer under pandemic restr...

WATERTOWN — A year ago, Christopher Stowell’s career was sparkling in New York City where he worked as an independent electrician and designer for stage productions. But when the pandemic put that career on hold, he wanted to give back to the organization that originally inspired him to pursue his line of work. So on Thursday, Mr. Stowell plans to get on his bicycle in Florida to begin a journey he calls “Pedal With a Purpose.” He plans to ride from Key West to Calais, Maine, a distance of about 2,500 miles. Mr. Stowell is raising money for Stage Notes. About a decade ago,...

WATERTOWN — A new arts organization for the area will host a virtual kickoff on Saturday. HarmoNNY hopes to foster musical and other creative talents in order to enrich the community through education, participation, appreciation and enjoyment of the performing arts. The organization’s launch party begins at 7 p.m. Saturday over Facebook Live. Joseph S. Foy, president of the board of HarmoNNY, said he was inspired to create the organization in 2019 after he attended a concert at the Homer Center for the Arts in Cortland County. About two decades ago, the Homer arts group saved the o...

Last fall, the Northern New York Community Foundation continued a wonderful program to encourage young people to become more engaged in the neighborhoods in which they live.