Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Hershey Felder brings to life composer Piotr Tchaikowsky

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — In The Great Tchaikowsky, Hershey Felder’s latest piece, which is breaking sales records at the Lyceum Theatre in downtown San Diego, Felder does Tikun Olam, working to repair the world, by sensitizing us to the suffering of the gay Russian composer and casting a light on the persecution of the […]

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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

When Jackie Evancho sings at Trump’s inauguration, her transgender sister won’t be present — here’s why

While 18-year-old Jackie Evancho goes on-stage at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, her transgender sister Juliet will be going under the knife. RELATED: Singer performing National Anthem at Trump’s inauguration sees HUGE gains since the announcement According to TMZ, 16-year-old Juliet will be undergoing gender reassignment surgery in Philadelphia on Friday so that she can “finally

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

See People’s Choice Awards 2017 Complete Winners List!

Latinos were shining bright at the People’s Choice Awards 2017 tonight. Our Bronx-diva Jennifer Lopez was honored for her work on “Shades of Blue” with the award for Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress. JLo beat out Lucy Liu, Mariska Hargitay, Pauley Perrette and Sophia Bush. Winning in the Favorite Comedic TV Actress, Sofia Vergara took

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

From Mauritania: A song for breast cancer awareness

Women’s health is an important issue for singer Noura Mint Seymali. Breast cancer awareness, specifically. Noura Mint Seymali is from Mauritania, in West Africa. And she wants to make sure women, especially women in Africa, get their annual screenings. Noura Mint Seymali is pictured here before her evening performance in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, in

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Donald Trump Wants To Eliminate The National Endowment For The Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts, the independent federal agency that promotes and funds art in American communities, will be eliminated if the Trump administration has its way, the Hill reported Thursday. The NEA provides direct grants to art agencies and artists throughout the country. In 2015, the agency awarded grants in every Congressional district,

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Jennifer Holliday pulls out of Trump inauguration

Friday, Tony and Grammy-winning singer Jennifer Holliday defended her scheduled performance at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Now she’s had a change of heart. Holliday wrote an open letter obtained by the entertainment website The Wrap, in which the “Dreamgirls” star called her decision to take part in Trump’s inauguration a “lapse of judgment” and said

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

3 Jewish artists to be featured at S.D. History exhibit

  SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The artwork, lives, and Jewish heritage of three San Diego artists are explored in a new fine art exhibition Art & Heritage opening January 28 at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park. The works of featured artists Belle Baranceanu, Maurice Braun, and Harry Sternberg will complement a

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Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego Calendar

Trump’s team releases list of performers at next week’s inauguration

After weeks of speculation, Donald Trump’s inaugural committee has shared its list of performers for next week’s celebrations. Country music star Toby Keith, rock band 3 Doors Down and patriotic staple Lee Greenwood join a roster that includes “America’s Got Talent” runner-up Jackie Evancho, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Bruce Springsteen cover band the B Street

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

U.S. Jewish briefs: January 11, 2017

ADL: Roof verdict underscores need for anti-hate crime law in South Carolina NEW YORK (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, Jan. 11, welcomed closure of the federal trial in the Charleston massacre case, which resulted in hate crime convictions against white supremacist Dylann Storm Roof for the murders of parishioners at Emanuel AME

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Coldplay to Play Israeli-Palestinian Peace Concerts

British rock band Coldplay are planning to play two concerts for both Israelis and Palestinians near the Dead Sea in November, in a bid to boost peace hopes between both sides, according to Israeli media reports. Israel’s Channel 2 reported Monday that one of the world’s biggest bands will play the unprecedented shows at an

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts