Arts Council England highlights need to improve access to classical music
CLASSICAL orchestras are in danger of becoming a wealthy elite-only vocation after a damning new report revealed how only the wealthy elite are able to afford instruments and lessons. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Lady Amelia Windsor and Lady Kitty Spencer wow at Royal Academy of Arts Exhibition
LADY AMELIA WINDSOR, Princes William and Harry’s cousin, made a stylish appearance at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Daily Express :: News Feed
Pacquiao, mixed martial arts star McGregor to fight in 2021
Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao will face former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor in the ring next year, and part of proceeds from the fight will go to coronavirus victims in his country, his office said on Saturday. Both fighters are "getting ready for this one epic last boxing fight," said Jayke Joson, special assistant […]
The arts quiz of 2017: What do you remember from the past year?
CAN YOU tell prize-winning authors from Oscar-winning actors? Musicians from TV stars? Were you really paying attention in 2017? Daily Express :: Books Feed
Dark Arts: Black beachwear from Very Exclusive, Heidi Klein and more
GET back to black for understated chic. Daily Express :: Style Feed
Arts festival to mark 50th anniversary of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
A FESTIVAL to mark one of The Beatles’ most famous albums, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, is to be held in Liverpool 50 years after it was launched. Daily Express :: Music Feed
What on earth happened to that cute kid from Jerry Maguire? Meth, martial arts & rehab
JERRY MAGUIRE is 20 this week and Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger are still going strong but look what happened to Jonathan Lipnicki, who played the cute kid. Daily Express :: Films Feed
First Lady Secures Long-Term Funding for Turnaround Arts Program
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) One of Michelle Obama’s key arts programs, Turnaround Arts, will continue after she leaves the WhiteHouse. The program started five years ago to bring high-quality music, theater, dance, and visual arts instruction to underperforming schools. The program will be housed at the Kennedy Center. The program now functions in 49 schools […]
New York lawmakers end last statewide ban on mixed martial arts (Reuters)
(Adds vote to approve mixed martial arts fights) By James M. Odato ALBANY, N.Y., March 21 (Reuters) – New York’s state assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to legalize mixed martial arts fights, effectively ending the last remaining statewide ban on the combat sport in the United States. Governor Andrew Cuomo has already said he would […]