Tommy Sands, County Down’s singer, songwriter and social activist, has achieved something akin to legendary status in his own lifetime. From the pioneering tours with the highly influential Sands Family, playing Carnegie Hall to Moscow’s Olympic Stadium, he has become one of Ireland’s most powerful songwriters and enchanting performers.
Please note that the March 6th performance has been cancelled due to the weather. Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters, Twelfth Night combines high comedy with some of the subtlest poetry and most beautiful songs Shakespeare ever wrote.
This event was rescheduled from the original November 4, 2012 concert date. Family dynasties in country music are surely nothing new — but just as surely as Steve Earle has blazed a trail of bracingly honest songcraft and life
6:00 p.m.
The piece will feature garments which can be seen multiple ways through the AR (augmented reality) application. Bring your phones (Droid or Apple phones/iPads) to view the app at the event!
Mary Gaitskill is famous for her novels Two Girls, Fat and Thin and Veronica, which was nominated for the 2005 National Book Award.
Filmmaker Jenny Abel explores the life and career of her father Alan Abel, known to many as “the world’s greatest hoaxer.”
Zandonai’s compelling opera, inspired by an episode from Dante’s Inferno, returns in the Met’s ravishingly beautiful production, last seen in 1986. Dramatic soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek and tenor Marcello Giordani are the doomed lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts.
Red House Records is pleased to announce the July 13, 2010 release of Red Horse, the debut album from folk’s newest supergroup featuring Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky.
The Met offers a rare opportunity to witness Berlioz’s vast epic, last performed at the Met in 2003. Deborah Voigt, Susan Graham, Marcello Giordani, and Dwayne Croft lead the starry cast, portraying characters from the Trojan War. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi marshals the large-scale musical forces.
In this film by Lee Isaac Chung, an orphan of the Rwandan genocide travels from Kigali to the countryside on a quest for justice.
