Arts Section :: Page 29

• Review | Nostalgic politics and pitfalls in ‘Licorice Pizza’

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 18, 2022

  

  Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s recent blockbuster film “Licorice Pizza” wants to remind us of all the thrills, seductions and dramas of adolescence.

• Editorial | When local news is history

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 14, 2022

  

  “Though they were clean and well-lit, I recognized all of these printing elements as siblings of the dusty machines and implements that live in the dim back space of the YS News office.”

• Music Review | Dayton’s Houseghost at Melody Inn

  By Guest ContributorFebruary 13, 2022

  

  A Dayton-based “spooky punk” outfit, Houseghost recalls the genre’s classic sounds with edgy `90s pop sensibilities

• YSHS One Acts to return

  By Matt MindeFebruary 11, 2022

  

  As part of her senior project, YSHS senior Rosemary Burmester is directing this year’s One Acts, which will be performed Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11 and 12, beginning at 7:30 p.m., at the Clifton Opera House.

• Quiltmaker Mazloomi to speak online

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 7, 2022

  

  The YS Community Library will host an online presentation, “Carolyn Mazloomi: Changing Minds and Hearts Through Art,” on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 7–8 p.m., via Zoom.

• Artist Profile | Iden Crockett’s self-discovery via collage

  By YS News StaffJanuary 24, 2022

  

  “Who am I, where am I, and where do I want to be?” These questions, along with detailed storytelling and self-discovery, are expressed like a thread through each drawing, collage and poem of local artist Iden Crockett.

• ‘Loud As the Rolling Sea’ | An interview with activist, educator Jewel Graham

  By YS News StaffJanuary 23, 2022

  

  In collaboration with 91.3-FM WYSO’s Eichelberger Center for Community Voices, the News is publishing excerpted transcripts from WYSO’s series “Loud As the Rolling Sea.”

• Review | ‘Nightmare Alley’ and the long con

  By Reilly DixonJanuary 20, 2022

  

  Benecio del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley” revives the carnivalesque narrative to remind audiences that deception has its consequences.

• ‘Navigating the Pandemic: Stories of Hope and Resilience’

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 3, 2022

  

  The collaborative book features contributions from over 30 writers, including local Cathy Roma, who explore the wide range of feelings engendered by the pandemic.

• Book Review | ‘One More Day’ a joyful celebration of life

  By Guest ContributorDecember 20, 2021

  

  This is a novel for everyone wanting to understand aging in this era of increasing life span as well as increasing health challenges.