Mixing musical genres can be tricky business. When José “Pepe” Martínez and Leonard Foglia joined forces to create what they called “the first mariachi opera,” there were no clear models […]

Owen/Cox and Gilda’s Club enlist dance, music, and poetry to address cancer’s impact  Dance is in many ways an ideal art form for expressing big emotions, for putting forth ideas […]

The 1900 Building was full of Rising Stars and Top Ten winners, as more than 200 guests gathered to celebrate with The Independent on February 20th. Seven of Our Town’s […]

Featured in the March 8, 2025 issue of The Independent Photo credit: Mark McDonald

I’m not sure if it was the deluge of snow or the frigid cold that followed, but now warm weather vibes are all that I want. When I can’t get […]

In order for the show to go on, the invitations must go out! The ladies of The Lyric Opera Circle gathered recently at Studio Dan Meiners to assemble the elegant […]

May 9th is the date for Life Unlimited’s annual Hats Off to Mothers luncheon. Jeanette Prenger is serving as the chairman of the event which will be held at The […]