Arts & Culture

Women tap feelings, find creativity during ‘Muse’ retreat

The journaling exercise asked each participant to write about an event that shaped her life.

Art gallery party to benefit UMC trauma center

Art, fashion, music and chocolate — mmm, chocolate — come together for a good cause during Art of the Party II.

Henderson teen performs to raise funds for Family Promise

Haleyann Hart is using her talents as a singer, actress and dancer to raise money for Family Promise, which helps families dealing with homelessness.

‘Menagerie’ nearly captures delicacy, desperation in Williams’ classic drama

Tennessee Williams’ classic play “The Glass Menagerie” is filled with drama and it’s easy to guide with a heavy hand. Happily, this production at the Onyx Theatre, directed by Ernie Curcio, manages to bring a lightness that deftly counterbalances the desperation that simmers beneath the surface of the characters.

Smith Center concert lineup adds classical music, New York stage series

After the successful launch of the Broadway Las Vegas and Jazz Roots series, The Smith Center branches out, adding the “Classical & Beyond” and “The Best of the New York Stage” packages featuring artists ranging from opera diva Renee Fleming to Broadway divas Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald.

Apt cast, clever staging help ‘Business’ succeed

“How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” the 1961 hit musical comedy by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows, offers a parallax view of the business world that continually causes us to shift our viewpoint between modern and postmodern perspectives.