Critic's pick: Tom Waits, 'Glitter and Doom Live'
By Walter Tunis Contributing Music Writer
Near the halfway point of Glitter and Doom Live, the third official concert recording from the ever-mercurial Tom Waits (but his first in more than 21 years), a deep, swampy blues called Dirt in the Ground is unleashed.
Interesting move by Actors Guild
The headline in the news that Actors Guild will put on a production of The SantaLand Diaries at the old Portabella restaurant space was, of course, that Actors Guild will put on a show at all.
Downtown restaurant Caros closes
The downtown eatery Caros, which has operated under various owners for about three decades, has closed.
Local travel writer publishes her first book
Contributing travel writer Patti Nickell has written her first book, about one of the great passions of Central Kentucky: horses.
Win tickets to see "The Drowsy Chaperone" at the Opera House
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Review: Lexington Singers' inspired concert
By pairing James Achambeault’s images with Johnie Dean’s sumptuous arrangement and the musicians’ sensitive performance, the Lexington Singers have created an iconic Kentucky work that ought to be committed to video and packaged as something choral groups around the Commonwealth can present.
'An Education': hard lessons for a too-smart schoolgirl
It's raining. She's getting drenched while waiting for the bus.
ABC's `Good Morning America' cancels Lambert
ABC's "Good Morning America" is saying "no thanks" to Adam Lambert.
Abuse survivors bear 'witness'
This is Jack and Jill's home. The door bears the phrase "Home Sweet Home" on a red heart; behind it are three rooms. In the top room, Jill is a puppet with strings on her arms and a sign in her hands that says "courage," because that, and a guardian angel, are what sustained her during hours of sitting in the turquoise chair listening to Jack's verbal abuse.
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