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FLC begins spring lecture series

A little history, a lot of science and rock ’n’ roll. That’s the lineup for the winter series of free lectures offered through Life Long Learning at Fort Lewis College. Starting w...

DATE: Jan 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

A festival reinvented

Last weekend at the corner of Ninth Street and Third Avenue, a quiet revolution took place. An exploratory jam session turned St. Mark’s Episcopal Church into a cool jazz club. Lo...

DATE: Jan 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Not scrimpin’ on chamber music

Two-day program includes jazz, Celtic sounds

DATE: Jan 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Music students have their own Morse code

At the center of Mike Morris’s senior recital Wednesday night, he’ll play his own Morse code. Called “Morris Code,” the new work has been written for jazz trio with Morris on drums, Spencer ...

DATE: Dec 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

‘Falstaff’ is Verdi’s only comedic opera

The irrepressible Sir John Falstaff has been variously described as a braggart and swaggart, the prince of rascals and by Giuseppe Verdi himself, “an amusing rogue.” No wonder the...

DATE: Dec 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

‘A Wonderful Life’ on air, on stage

Holiday classic to have 2 casts and 2 weekends

DATE: Dec 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Jazz percussionists to revisit past

Fort Lewis players to take stage tonight

DATE: Dec 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Joshua Mietz is a storyteller with a clarinet

“At the heart of every great musical composition is a story.” So begins clarinetist Joshua Mietz in his program notes for his upcoming solo recital. Mietz is the featur...

DATE: Nov 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Navigating a night journey

FLC stages new work written for, about today’s students

DATE: Nov 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Doing as the Romans did

‘Tosca’ is tragic fiction based on historic events

DATE: Nov 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

A cappella group highlights FLC opening

Musical offerings are varied and spirited

DATE: Oct 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

The MET strips away Russian satire in ‘The Nose’

When Kovalyov, a Russian bureaucrat, wakes up and finds his nose missing, he’s shocked. When he learns his nose has gone into society, prancing about in a fancy uniform and claiming a higher...

DATE: Oct 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts