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Woman Around Town: Sabrina Elayne Carten – The Blues Singer in One Night with Janis Joplin
Monday, June 17th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
Dying at age 27 from a heroin overdose, Janis Joplin’s musical career was cut tragically short, yet she continues to influence other singers. Janis herself
One Night With Janis Joplin
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
“People won’t admit it but they want their blues singers to be miserable. They also want their blues singers to die.” Janis Joplin Janis Joplin
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin Gives Voice to Cancer Survivors
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin recently performed during the John Theurer Cancer Center 4th Annual Life and Liberty Celebration for cancer survivors and caregivers. Nearly 4,000
Woman Around Town: Mary Bridget Davies’ Dream RoleOne Night with Janis Joplin at Arena Stage
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
by Alex DiBlasi on Woman Around Town
Mary Bridget Davies is living out a lifelong dream: performing on stage the music of one of her most beloved singers, Janis Joplin, in One
Jazz Appreciation Month Recalls Sinatra the Activist
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The act of a single person—even through music—can influence history. The Smithsonian We remember Frank Sinatra as perhaps the greatest singer who ever lived. Overlooked
If New York is a Big Apple, Cleveland is a Plum
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
by Lina Zeldovich on Living Around
Staycation, a post-financial crisis neologism, had firmly rooted itself in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary changing the American tourism scene for a long time to come if
Accessorize….Your Hair!
Friday, August 12th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Rapunzel, Rapuzel, Let down your hair! Really?! In the country, in the Autumn, in the hairdressers…with a great cut and no humidity…If it’s long enough
Jo Thompson, Still Swinging
Sunday, November 28th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
In 1947, nineteen year old Jo Thompson sang Slender, Tender and Tall on Amateur Night at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem. She accompanied herself
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