Connections
In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, we talk with authors and other members of the literary community about efforts to increase diversity in publishing. We also preview Writers & Books' upcoming literary conference and National Black Authors Day.
From CITY Magazine
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The company adds modern dance to the monthly arts lineup on May 3. -
A sobering world premiere based on the 2012 school shooting runs at Geva Theatre Center through May 12. -
JCC CenterStage presents a political play based on a true story — sort of — through April 21. -
Show us the 'Photo City' through your lens — and it could be our June 2024 cover. -
Eastman Opera Theatre's cerebral production runs through April 7 at Kodak Hall. -
The show also inspired a student refugee art exhibit, on display during an event with JCC Krakow CEO Jonathan Ornstein April 10 at Temple B'rith Kodesh.
Local and national arts from NPR
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with game designer Abubakar Salim about the long journey of creating a game to process the grief of losing his father to cancer.
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Taylor Swift, whose latest album is now the first to surpass one billion Spotify streams in a single week, has smashed another record as well. -
Walters was the first woman to co-anchor a national news show on prime time television. "The path she cut is one that many of us have followed," says biographer Susan Page, author of The Rulebreaker. -
When state and federal legislation is slow, if at all, a Michigan church in East Lansing is gathering money and making plans to distribute funds.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Emily Henry about her new book FUNNY STORY and the difficulty of writing a genuinely nice person while also creating obstacles in getting two people together.
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Columbia University's student radio station WKCR has been transformed into a bustling newsroom by the protests that have roiled campus for the past week.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Judi Dench and director Brendan O'Hea about their new book Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent and a career and friendship forged by the Bard.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with playwright Peter Morgan about his Broadway production of "Patriots," a play about the rise of Russian oligarchs, Vladimir Putin, and the downfall of the USSR.
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PEN America has cancelled its annual Literary Awards ceremony after nearly half of the authors nominated withdrew in protest over the organization's response to the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza. -
A historical marker on Maryland's Eastern Shore contains errors about the story of Harriet Tubman, who grew up nearby. Some locals want to fix it, but others think it's fine how it is.
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More than 180,000 historical markers dot the U.S. in a fractured and confused telling of America — where offensive lies live with impunity, history is distorted and errors are both strange and funny.
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The Utah high school where Footloose was filmed invited Kevin Bacon to visit for their prom on the 40th anniversary of the film's release.
