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Diane Nash became involved in the nonviolent Civil Rights Movement in 1959 when she was a student at Fisk University. She was the chairperson of a student sit-in in Nashville in 1960, the first southern city to desegregate its lunch counters, and she...

There are plenty of ways to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this week, as we take a day off from working to celebrate his legacy (just in case you were suffering from holiday withdrawal). Friday, the Serendipity Chorale of Fairfield County...

Since 1992, the Bang on a Can All-Stars have worked with avant-garde musicians like Steve Reich, Ornette Coleman, Burmese circle drum master Kyaw Kyaw Naing and DJ Spooky. They recorded Brian Eno's ambient Music for Airports, and they've performed with...

National Theatre Live will broadcast a live performance of Arthur Wing Pinero's "The Magistrate" starring Oscar nominee and Tony Award-winner John Lithgow at cinemas and theaters across North America this week, including screens in Connecticut. There...

Ken Sweeten of QU takes to the keyboard for this press release, which has plenty of good information and quotes ... HAMDEN, Conn. –The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Council of Presidents has announced unanimous approval for Quinnipiac...

Technology is changing what it means to see live theater. The opera Les Troyens will be performed live this Saturday at noon at the Met in New York, but you can see it in real time, streaming in HD, at the Quick Center. Les Troyens tells the tale of the...

The following are update on area athletes playing collegiate sports. Brooke Elby (Flintridge Prep, 2011) North Carolina women's soccer, sophomore: With a 4-1 win over Penn State in the 2012 NCAA Women's College Cup championship match at the University of...

The following are update on area athletes playing collegiate sports. Brooke Elby (Flintridge Prep, 2011) North Carolina women’s soccer, sophomore: Elby played 30 minutes off the bench in the 14th-ranked Tarheels’ 1-1 (4-2) victory over ninth-...

Trekkies are going to have a busy couple of weeks in Fairfield County. First, this Sunday, author Robert Greenberger will be at the Fairfield University Bookstore (formerly Borders, 1499 Post Road, Fairfield, 1-4 p.m.) to talk about his new book, Star...

On the campaign trail today, prepared statements have replaced free-wheeling press conferences, attack ads dominate and reporters are kept at a distance. These highly scripted campaigns have more in common with reality TV than with politics of the past,...

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was ahead of his time. His realistic pieces were shocking and scandalous when he wrote them, but he didn't give a damn. The issues he dealt with then are still relevant today, though it's no longer considered taboo material. It is...

The National Theatre of London’s acclaimed contemporary staging of William Shakespeare's  “Timon of Athens” will be presented as a National Theatre Live in HD event live on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 3 p.m. and repeated again at 7 p.m. at...