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Brit Bennett's new novel centers on two light-skinned African American sisters — one of whom "passes" for white. The Vanishing Half is compelling — if somewhat melodramatic.

Parts of the Arab world are still reeling from a furious reaction to the publication of Danish cartoons offensive to many Muslims. The burning of the Danish consulate in Beirut prompts Lebanon's interior minister to resign.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could soon issue a final ruling that aims to force oil companies to replace E10, gasoline mixed with 10 percent ethanol, with E15. This move could come just as widespread support for ethanol, which is made from corn, appears to be eroding.

In 1966, a couple months before he was set to graduate, Otis Taylor was told he needed to cut his short afro or he'd be kicked out. Now, 57 years after he left, he has received a diploma.

Harlem and New York iconic saxophone players Bill Saxton, Alvin Flythe Todd Herbert and John S. Mannan
team up with two rhythm sections to play the music of John Coltrane from the Prestige Record thru the impulse Record years of Trane's performances.
Vocalist Lori Hartman (the daughter of Johnny Hartman) will perform music from the Coltrane /Johnny Hartman album
Paul Austerlitz, bass clarinetist extraordinaire, Tarik Shah bassist Denton Darrien, Sharpe Radway pianists
are among many fine musicians in performance.
The free event will be live streamed in part at
www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhOImcp1ed_3JXkfrQ-gOQ
or
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhOImcp1ed_3JXkfrQ-gOQ

Coltrane "contribution to the African American Experience, American and World Music will be explored

You're invited to the Firefly Fiesta! A virtual celebration for Alexa Tarantino's newest record, Firefly. Join Alexa on Thursday, May 6th or Sunday, May 9th at 7:30PM ET (6:30PM CT / 4:30PM PT) for an exclusive evening full of conversation, great company, and her new compositions. Your ticket to this 90-minute Zoom Celebration includes: • Fiesta Festivities featuring the Firefly signature craft cocktail • Exclusive sneak-preview and discussion of Alexa's forthcoming multimedia project "A Moment In Time", with a 45-minute video performance of 5 pieces from Firefly • Alexa's *WORLD PREMIERE* real-time solo alto flute performance of the 6th movement, "The Firefly Code", commissioned by The Jazz Coalition ...plus Behind-the-Scenes footage from the Firefly recording process

TERI ROIGER sings the music of ABBEY LINCOLN with the swingin' rhythm section of Tardo Hammer on piano, John Menegon on bass, and Steve Williams on drums!

Celebrate the start of WheatonArts’ creative season with this free kick-off event highlighting our many daily offerings and hands-on programming! We invite visitors to engage with our new Glass Studio Director and Netflix Star, Alex Rosenberg, who will demonstrate the use of glass and water to create optical lenses. Explore thought-provoking exhibits in the Museum of American Glass and Down Jersey Folklife Center, showcasing glass collections and the complexities and values of traditional arts through modern-day times. Experience various artist demonstrations throughout the campus, including pottery, paper art, broom making, large-scale murals, and more. Discover a series of hands-on projects to create, including pine-needle basket making, macrame rope keychains, and glass-fused magnets in the Education Studio. Enjoy a bite to eat from a selection of food vendors and listen to soft jazz with Gil Thompson & Chris Angelino. Wheaton Springs offers every visitor the chance to explore, experience, and create across a campus that inspires and heals the senses. Admission to all WheatonArts exhibits and artist studio demonstrations are FREE and open to the public, part of “Family Days! Presented by PNC Arts Alive!” Learn more at wheatonarts.org.

Join the International Contemporary Ensemble for our first re-opening concert of our season at Target Margin in Sunset Park, Brooklyn! Not able to make it in-person? Don’t fret! We are also live-streaming the performance. Just make sure to RSVP above if you will join us in-person or online. Jessie Cox’s Black as a Hack for Cyborgification (2020, commissioned by Pink Noise Ensemble) is an open instrumentation work bringing musicians and audience members on a sonic journey amongst planets. Each score represents a different environment – Jupiter, the sun, a star, etc. – where hand-calligraphy is intertwined with poetry and computer code, reflecting on identity, technology, and celestial bodies. *** Please Note *** Proof of vaccination required for entry. Performers on this program are all vaccinated and tested. They will perform without masks at their discretion. Audience members will be approximately thirty feet from the performers. The performance will last for 55 minutes without intermission.

Annette St. John | Vocals backed by Matthew Smythe | Organ Marvin Horn | Guitar Taru Alexander | Drums No Cover | Doors Open at 6pm NYC COVID Requirements Observed - Proof of Vaccination Come enjoy Food, Drink and Jazz