just now (167+ words) Join Dorchester Choral Society to start your Christmas celebrations with a winter concert. It will be held on Saturday, December 6 at St Mary's Church, Edward Road, Dorchester from 7.30pm. Concertgoers will be able to enjoy Durufle's Requiem, carols and Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on Carols. The first half will feature Durufl's wonderful, melodic and ethereal Requiem. After an interval for mulled wine and mince pies, the choir will sing a selection of Christmas music " some lesser known carols and Vaughan Williams joyous Fantasia on Christmas Carols. The concert will be conducted by the choirs Director of Music, Duncan Emerson, with professional soloists Sophia Brumfitt (Mezzo-Soprano), Samuel Mitchell (Baritone), John Carnelley (Organ), Sally Flann (cello). Tickets cost "20 for reserved seats in the nave or "15 for unreserved seats in the side aisles. Under 18s have free entry. Booking fees are additional. Tickets can be purchased…...

14+ min ago (316+ words) Kathak By Gauri Sharma Tripathi & ANKH; Bharatanatyam By Parshwanath Upadhye & Adithya P. V. Experimental Theatre | December 4, 2025 | 6.30 pm The opening evening of the Pravaha Dance Festival brings together two distinctive voices in Indian classical dance. Gauri Sharma-Tripathi presents Bodyline with Amara Nritya Kala Hansa (ANKH), followed by Asthitva: Tale of a Pregnant King, where Parshwanath Upadhye and Adithya P. V. use Bharatanatyam's storytelling traditions to question societal constructs around gender and identity. Sharma-Tripathi's journey spans three generations'she learned from her mother, Padma Sharma, and now performs alongside her daughter, Tarini. As founder of ANKH, she challenges Kathak's conventional presentation while continuing its legacy, maintaining its technical integrity, and keeping its traditional roots alive for new generations of Kathak dancers. Day 2 - Multidisciplinary Dance By Dr. Usha RK & Troupe Experimental Theatre | December 7, 2025 | 6.30 pm Performed by Arundhati Patwardhan, Navia Natarajan, Soundarya Srivatsa, and Sayani Chakraborty, the work weaves…...

25+ min ago (147+ words) Afrobeats superstar Rema is returning home this December for a major headline performance at the iconic Rhythm Unplugged concert, one of Lagos" biggest end-of-year music events. The show, backed by Coca-Cola, will be held on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at the Eko Convention Center. The announcement came with eye-catching promo artwork featuring the Calm Down hitmaker and the bold tagline, "From Nigeria to the World," highlighting his rise as one of the most influential global voices in contemporary music. Rhythm Unplugged, a key part of the Flytime Fest series, has long been a platform for Africa"s biggest stars. This year"s edition places Rema at the center of the lineup, cementing his status as one of the continent"s most dynamic performers. Tickets for the Rhythm Unplugged concert with Rema as the headliner are now exclusively available through the official event…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago (379+ words) Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 25 (ANI): As part of Tamil Nadu's oldest festival, Karthigai Deepam celebrations, work on making earthen lamps remains in full swing near Nochiodaipatti of Dindigul district. The regions of Natham, Vedappatti, and Nochiodaipatti in Dindigul district, which are known for housing a large number of traditional clay artisans, have been witnessing a surge in the making of pots, clay idols, home decor items, gift articles, and Karthigai lamps with the use of alluvial clay. Also Read | Smriti Mandhana Wedding: Reddit Conspiracy Theories With Alleged Chats of Palash Muchhal Go Viral Amid Tough Times for Couple! Fans Request To Stop Spreading Rumours. These pieces are later supplied across Tamil Nadu and to other states for the festivities. Ahead of the Karthigai Deepam festival, potters have also been actively engaged in making earthen lamps. Even though ceramic and…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago (312+ words) ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Award-winning musician, songwriter and producer, David Foster, and acclaimed singer, television and Broadway star, Katharine McPhee, will share "An Intimate Evening" with the city of Rockford. At 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5, the doors to Hard Rock Live Rockford will open. David Foster boasts 16 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe and three Oscar nominations for "Best Original Song." "It is very intimate and we love being close to the audience, we love bantering," said Foster about the upcoming show. "I don't like going to concerts where they just do their songs and you don't get to hear them talk or tell any stories. We're the opposite of that." A star both front stage and behind the scenes, Foster's fingerprints can be found on the works of many superstar artists, including Chicago, Michael…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago (198+ words) An NCPA Presentation in association with Saroj Jhaveri Foundation The NCPA hosts an evening of Indian Classical Music featuring fifth-generation sitar player Niladri Kumar, accompanied by a distinguished ensemble of percussionists including Satyajit Talwalkar on tabla, Krushna Salunkhe on pakhawaj, and Girish Vishwa on dhol and dholak. Kumar, who trained under his father Kartick Kumar, a disciple of sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar, has carved a distinctive space in his generation of sitarists. His journey with the instrument has been one of both tradition and innovation; notably, he created the zitar, an electric sitar designed to bridge classical music with contemporary sensibilities. Born from his exploration of world music, the zitar has helped bridge generations. It connects younger audiences to their musical heritage through sounds they find familiar. The evening unfolds in two parts. Kumar will first present a classical…...

5+ hour ago (202+ words) Bella Voce will present Christmas with the "Baroque Masters," a two-city collaboration with Madison Bach Musicians on Dec. 13 and 14, 2025. The concert features choral works by Heinrich Sch'tz and Guillaume Bouzignac, Isabella Leonarda's Magnificat, Arcangelo Corelli's Concerto Grosso "Christmas Night," and Handel's Concerto in B-flat Major for Organ and Strings with Trevor Stephenson as soloist. The centerpiece will be Marc-Antoine Charpentier's "Messe de minuit pour N'el." The Dec. 13 showcase will take place at St. Joseph Chapel in Madison, starting at 3 p.m., while the Dec. 14 performance will be at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Evanston, starting at 4 p.m. Stephenson will offer a pre-concert lecture 45 minutes before at both events. Madison Bach Musicians, founded in 2004 by Artistic Director Trevor Stephenson, is a Wisconsin ensemble devoted to performance and education in Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical music, presenting major works from Bach to Monteverdi, offering extensive outreach…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago (411+ words) The fifth edition of the Green Literature Festival (GLF), the country's only literary festival dedicated to environmental literature, will be held in Bengaluru on November 29 at the Century Club, Cubbon Park, from 10 am to 7 pm. "When it comes to green literature, we are the only ones," says Benedict Paramanand, GLF's founder, adding that while other literature festivals may have a couple of sessions dedicated to the environment, GLF is unique because it focuses exclusively on this genre. "We try to touch on every aspect of environmental literature, not just the usual, popular themes of wildlife and conservation. There is much more to climate change and environmentalism." Some of the sessions this year include an address by writer Sujatha Padmanabhan on her experiences in Ladakh, a conversation between journalists Priti David, Arathi Menon and Chintan Girish Modi on environmental journalism, a…...

5+ hour, 49+ min ago (238+ words) The latest version of "80s rock band Guns N" Roses will play the new Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee on Aug. 8. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 5 through Ticketmaster. Fans who register at signup.ticketmaster.com/gunsnroses by the end of the day Monday have access to a presale that runs on Dec. 3. Guns N" Roses formed in 1985 from the ashes of several other Los Angeles rock bands. After turning heads on the Hollywood club scene, GNR signed a deal with Geffen Records the following year and released their debut "Appetite for Destruction" in the summer of 1987. It spawned five hit singles, including the ballad "Sweet Child o" Mine," and went on to top 18 million in sales. For the next two decades, about a dozen people cycled in and out of GNR, with Minneapolis" own Tommy Stinson playing bass in the…...

5+ hour, 55+ min ago (359+ words) Mannheim Steamroller will return to Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, more than a decade after its last performance there. The show at'the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts starts at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at around $38, plus fees. Fifteen musicians will play more than 20 instruments against flashing multimedia elements. The contemporary approach was novel when it started out. "I remember when I came out with my first Christmas album in 1984 followed by our first tour," founder Chip Davis said in a news release. "Back then, many in the music industry said focusing on Christmas just wouldn't work." "Now, 40 years later, we are still going strong. I want to thank our fans for making us part of their holiday tradition. Today we often see multi-generational families join us during the holidays each year." The show will include songs from several of the band's Christmas…...