McGinness and New Waves Shine at MOCA

McGinness and New Waves Shine at MOCA

By Betsy DiJulio “Ryan McGinness: Studio Visit” is a uniquely seductive concept for an exhibition, as visitors are made to feel as though we are walking through his studio space.  Organized by the VA Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, MOCA’s installation of the...
Real Ale Makes a Comeback

Real Ale Makes a Comeback

By Elizabeth Erschens   Okay, class, raise your hands. Who knows what a real ale is? Until relatively recently, most people in this country wouldn’t have known the answer. The process of brewing real ale goes back to the origins of beer – some 6,000 years...
Jersey Boys

Jersey Boys

By Jeff Maisey   Tony award winning Broadway musical Jersey Boys featuring the captivating story of a working class New Jersey quartet going from rags to riches will be staged February 17-22 at the Ferguson Center. Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons are, of...
The Value of Music

The Value of Music

By Tom Robotham Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on which they mightily fasten. ~ Plato, The Republic. Lately, for a variety of reasons, I’ve been thinking a lot...