NEW YORK (AP) — Yoselin Sanchez has been in chronic pain since she was born with cervical scoliosis. While little eases the discomfort, she’s found ways to distract herself from hurting. She practices yoga. She performs free flow … » Read

Despite recent court rulings that have forestalled, at least temporarily, the shutdown of The Kennedy Center for two years this July and called for the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the institution, there is little promise that it … » Read

New guidelines being developed by the Education Department will implement an earnings test designed to limit the use of federal loans to enroll students in college and university academic programs whose alumni fail to meet an established median … » Read

During a concert with his E Street Band at the Washington National’s Baseball Park in the capital on May 27, Bruce Springsteen announced the Power To The People Festival being organized by guitarist, songwriter, and activist Tom Morello. … » Read

What if you planned a party and the band didn’t show up? That’s the dilemma facing Freedom 250, the organizers of the Great American State Fair, a 16-day exposition on the National Mall, faced late last week. On May 27, the group … » Read

It was premature to rejoice over a Federal judge’s ruling for DJT to take his name off the national monument to John F. Kennedy. Trump, whose public outcry against any judge who rules against his actions or stated aims is by now routine, … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations—the latest … » Read

The well-documented financial woes of the Metropolitan Opera are symptomatic of the challenges facing many U. S. opera companies. As seasons shrink to accommodate rising production costs, falling ticket sales, and philanthropic shortfalls, … » Read

In The Glance , which premieres at San Francisco’s ODC Theater on May 29, composer Anne Hege reinterprets the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with portable computers and live electronic sound rather than conventional musical instruments. … » Read

The Heinz Endowments, one of Pittsburgh’s largest foundations, is redirecting its funding from individual artists and one-time projects toward strengthening the overall cultural sector. “We needed to evolve because the field here … » Read