Arts and Entertainment

Marin Alsop is a woman of firsts. She was the first (and only) conductor to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. Marin became the first female to be appointed as music director of a major symphony.

Marin Alsop is a woman of firsts. She was the first (and only) conductor to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. Marin became the first female to be appointed as music director of a major symphony.

This July marks the centennial of George McGovern’s birth and the 50th Anniversary of his nomination as the Democratic nominee for President.

This July marks the centennial of George McGovern’s birth and the 50th Anniversary of his nomination as the Democratic nominee for President.

“In this Bangladeshi drama, feisty young painter Naima (a riveting Novera Rahman) sets out on a quest to save her ailing father.

“In this Bangladeshi drama, feisty young painter Naima (a riveting Novera Rahman) sets out on a quest to save her ailing father.

HYENA, a dramatic film that features a one-woman performance by Mollena Williams-Haas, is a bold and courageous journey of words into the mind of an alcohol addicted woman who must fight her worst

HYENA, a dramatic film that features a one-woman performance by Mollena Williams-Haas, is a bold and courageous journey of words into the mind of an alcohol addicted woman who must fight her worst

“The most prominent female director in classic Hollywood, Dorothy Arzner, made this musical drama about the depredations of the male gaze, decades before the term was coined (by Laura Mulvey).

“The most prominent female director in classic Hollywood, Dorothy Arzner, made this musical drama about the depredations of the male gaze, decades before the term was coined (by Laura Mulvey).