Resilience and adaptability are the qualities that have made Michael Palascak a more successful stand-up comedian over the years, and he’s bringing his personally driven sense of humor to Jamestown Friday. Palascak, known for being named 2018 Stand-up of the Year performer by the Late Nite ...
Although it can be part of one’s routine, a write space is seldom mentioned when talking about writing. Some writers have ornate spaces reserved for their writing. Other writers do not. Their write space is part of their writing. When I begin my writing, I try to do it in the same place. It’s not by design. It’s just that I don’t think about my space that way when I am writing. Currently, I will use my laptop to type in my ideas for both my newspaper work and any other writing. It sits on my dining room table. The joy of owning a laptop is that a writer can take it ...
I touched on this in my first column, but storytelling in video games is definitely worthy of more dedicated thought and praise. Some people may be quick to dismiss video games as focused on the addicting fun of mashing buttons and lacking narrative, which to be fair, is the case for some ...
Some places have a history of music. Buffalo has its roots in blues and jazz. Nashville has country and early rock ‘n’ roll. Seattle has the grunge music. Atlanta is traditionally the home of hip hop and rhythm and blues. Sometimes, all it takes is for one band to emerge with a sound ...
In their first semester of college, it is a given that students may be introduced to several different programs on campus academically and socially. In high school, a student probably had a laboratory class with one of the student’s science courses — earth science, biology, chemistry and physics. The labs were required and part of the student’s overall grade. One could make the argument for music as well. Because a grade is assigned, band and vocal classes could be labeled as a lab courses. Some schools even have sectional classes, where one section (part) of the ensemble has ...
Performing artists of all types are called to The Spire Theater to audition for the tenth annual “Chautauqua’s Got Talent” competition Monday. Beginning at 7 p.m., auditions will be held over a single session at the theater, where contest hopefuls are invited to display their talents ...
