Last Saturday evening, Director of Keyboard Studies Brad Blackham and guest violinist John McLaughlin Williams collaborated to bring the chamber music of modern composers to Christ Chapel. “I think John and I were both hoping that most of the works on the program were going to be new for many people,” said Blackham. “It’s always...
Fantastical colors, adorable animals, relatable characters, and songs that will play in your head on repeat. Disney’s newest movie, Encanto, has all the staples of a classic animation film–with some added features that catapults it over the edge. Encanto revolves around the Madrigals–a seemingly perfect Columbian family who are each gifted their own magical power...
The latest Professional Artist Series exhibit hosted by Hillsdale’s Fine Arts department, “Propaganda Posters of WWII,” opened Friday, Jan. 14 and features pieces on loan from the Detroit Historical Museum. According to the hillsdaleart.org website, visual advertising was the best way to reach large numbers of people before television became popular. During World War II,...
TikTok is taking over – not just social media, but the entire music industry. It’s no coincidence that the five most-streamed songs in the U.S. on Spotify were all “TikTok Famous,” a.k.a. trending on the app this year. In order, the top songs were “drivers license” and “good 4 u” by Olivia Rodrigo, “Kiss Me...
If only Hollywood knew that with great power comes great responsibility. As is the case with most Marvel movies, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” released in December, was a spectacle filled with excellent animation and thrilling action sequences. In an interesting twist, actors Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, who played the 2012 and 2002 Spider-Man, returned...