Reflections from an actor, director, casting agent and caregiver

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Boston/Cambridge – Prepared with vast experience as an actor and theater director, Kevin Fennessy of Cambridge became even more...

Founding producer preparing 20th Boston Comedy Festival

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Boston – A native of West Hartford, Conn., Jim McCue decided in the late-1980s to pursue a stand-up comedy...

Natick Center is packed with culture

By Jane Keller Gordon, Assistant Editor Natick - Planning has definitely paid off in the town of Natick. The town’s center - a hub of...

Rumour HAZIT musicians still rocking after all these years

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Hudson/Marlborough – Hudson High School 1979 graduates, drummer Bobby Begg and guitarist Tony Frias are euphoric because their longtime...

Jazz musician nears 30 years managing Worcester’s WCCA-TV

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Worcester – Jazz musician Mauro DePasquale of Worcester worked his first professional gig at age 13. While entertaining as...

‘Boston’s favorite song duo’ brings ‘American Classics’ to ‘burbs

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Bedford/Cambridge – Hailed by the Boston Globe as “Boston’s favorite song duo,” Ben Sears and Brad Connor continue to...

Timely play to culminate Zeitgeist Stage’s 18-year run

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Boston – Oxford English Dictionary describes “zeitgeist” as “The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history...

Performing musicals from Boston to Broadway and beyond

  By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Brighton/Weymouth – Musical theater actress and cabaret entertainer Mary Callanan covers a lot of ground. A Brighton native, she...

Sacha Pavlata – Circus artist, performer, teacher and owner

By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor As owner of the Moody Street Circus in Waltham with his wife Melinda Pavlata, Alexandre “Sacha” Pavlata is continuing a...

Shrewsbury artist shares skills with schools and theater group

By Ed Karvoski Jr., Culture Editor Shrewsbury – Complementing a longtime career as a visual artist of multiple media, Jackie Rezuke of Shrewsbury has volunteered...