Contents TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT JIMMY SLYDE A BEAT FOR HERBIE KING RENT FOR LIFE IT’S BETTER WHEN YOU SHARE ’07 ROXBURY FILM FEST RECAP AT ICA BURNETT RETROSPECTIVE & ALL DAY CLASSICS UP-COMING EVENTS TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT JIMMY SLYDE by Kay Bourne It was the 40′s and the 50′s, the big band era, [...]

Contents 2008 AFRICAN AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL LIFE AND ART OF CRITE x 3 BEFORE DR. SEUSS, CAME THE MASTER. . . MOLIERE “HONEYDRIPPER” TAKES US ON QUITE A JOURNEY SAYLES TRUE INDIE SPIRIT ALIVE IN “HONEYDRIPPER” HOW SHE MOVE. . . MOVES FAST AND FRENETICLY KBAR TRIVIA - WIN PASSES TO “ROSCOE JENKINS” RESTORE YOUR [...]

Contents AT THE HELM OF “TREEMONISHA” INSPIRATION, PASSION AND DRIVE DOUGLAS AND LINCOLN THE SUN RISES BEAUTIFULLY YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN ADRIFT IN MACAO: MAKES YOU THINK DON WEST AND HAKIM RAQUIB’S SKETCHES OF SPAIN PLEASURE & PASSION IN FOOD & FILM UP-COMING AT THE HELM OF “TREEMONISHA” by Kay Bourne (photo: Cover of [...]

Contents GAITHER DELIVERS LUSH TALK ON ROXBURY ART AN ACTOR ADAPTS TO THE STAGE PARKER DIRECTS A TOO SHORT RUN OF “THE LIFE” SEND YOURSELF ROSES - book review LISA MACK - THE PROFESSIONAL WOMAN THE GIBSON GIRL “ROAD TRIP” HAS FUN FAMILY VALUES UP-COMING EVENTS GAITHER DELIVERS LUSH TALK ON ROXBURY ART by Kay [...]

Contents LILLY’S NEW PURSE IS BEAUTIFUL “RIVITING” MCFADDEN READS AT JAMAICAWAY BOOKS OUTSTANDING ALBEE PLAYS REMEMBERING BOSTON SENIOR FILM IS SLEEPER HIT OF THE SEASON FESTIVALS, FESTIVALS AND FESTIVALS CHAN AND LI MAKE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM WORTH IT THOUGHTS AND A LETTER FROM LIBBIE UP-COMING EVENTS LILLY’S NEW PURSE IS BEAUTIFUL by Kay Bourne (photo: DAN [...]

Contents DESSA ROSE BLOOMS WRITER’S WORDS BROUGHT TO LIFE STIRRING TO THE BONE A WONDERFUL NIGHT OF THEATER KAY BOURNE HONORED THE HIGHEST HONOR IN MARTIAL ARTS IS INTEGRITY UP-COMING EVENTS DESSA ROSE BLOOMS by Beverly Creasey (Leigh Barrett (l) and Uzo Aduba (r) with the cast of DESSA ROSE. Photo credit: Andrew Brilliant/Brilliant Pictures) [...]

Contents GUILFORD STORY WINS EMMY CALVIN BURNETT HONORED PURE JOY OF MOVEMENT AGE IS IN ELLIOT NORTON BRINGS OUT THEATER COMMUNITY LEGENDARY GOSPEL PERFORMER AT BERKLEE INDY ADVENTURES LATER IN LIFE THE CITY GIRLS AGE GRACEFULLY LOCAL DESIGNER SHOWS LINE AT OBAMA FUNDRAISER NARNIA’S PRINCE CASPIAN FIGHTS FOR ITS GLORY UP-COMING EVENTS GUILFORD STORY WINS [...]

Contents MOVIE BIZ BRINGS TOWNSEND TO BOSTON THE ART OF ART HANDLING OUT OF THE BOXX ENTERPRISES IN THE BUSINESS OF BETTERING BOSTON YOUTH GET SMART MAURICE STARR, NEW EDITION & TANYA HART UP-COMING EVENTS MOVIE BIZ BRINGS TOWNSEND TO BOSTON by Kay Bourne (click on Townsend’s image to visit the Black Family Channel’s website) [...]

Contents MS. RUBY DEE GRACIOUSLY CLOSES ROX FILM FEST NIK WALKER’S DEBUT SHOWS WHAT HE’S MADE OF BYE BYE BIRDIE MAKES YOU WANT TO STAY ASSASSINS REACHES DEEP INTO THE SOUL JIMMY TINGLE FOR PRESIDENT?? MAMMA MIA IS A SHEER DELIGHT FILMS, DOCS AND MORE UP-COMING EVENTS MS. RUBY DEE GRACIOUSLY CLOSES ROX FILM FEST [...]

Contents IMAGES RICH WITH THE SPIRIT OF DANCE BLACK WOMANHOOD ON DISPLAY IN WELLESLEY JOHN SINGER SARGENT’s MALE NUDE AT MFA HAMLET 2: COMEDY HIGHLIGHTS NEW LOW BUDGET FILM IS A CLASSIC NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATER’S SPELLING B = A TROPIC THUNDER ROARS UP-COMING EVENTS IMAGES RICH WITH THE SPIRIT OF DANCE by Kay Bourne [...]

Contents COLTRANE’S RELEVANCE TO RAP AFRICAN RHYTHMS & WESTON NORTHSHORE’S “SHOWBOAT” IS TIMELESS KBAR TALKS WITH CHRISTOPHER TEAGUE ANNA DEVEARE SMITH IS PURE MAGIC REDEMPTION AND MORALITY IN THE OLD WEST TIM REID & BOOK AT BEANTOWN JAZZ FESTIVAL KOOZA - A THING OF BEAUTY URBAN JAZZ SUITES UP-COMING EVENTS COLTRANE’S RELEVANCE TO RAP by [...]

Contents A MUST SEE PLAY AT THE BCA BARACK OBAMA GOES HOLLYWOOD? ALBEE’S SEASCAPE IS A SPLENDID PRODUCTION STAR WARS PRINCESS TELLS ALL AT HUNTINGTON THE DUCHESS - A FILM REVIEW ERNIE DAVIS’ STORY IS TOLD IN EXPRESS UP-COMING EVENTS A MUST SEE PLAY AT THE BCA (by Kay Bourne) (Ramona as Nia) A no-holds-barred [...]

Contents ROSEWOMAN AT UNION UNITED DIAMOND BRINGS NEW PLAY TO COMPANY ONE MFA’s DIVERSE ACQUISITIONS FILM BY LENA HORNE’S GRANDAUGHTER CLASSIC “MIRACLE WORKER” A HIT AT RCC “CHANGELING” IS TOP NOTCH BEES TELLS A SWEET STORY OF LIFE IN 1964 APPIAH WINS! MAKANDA COMES HOME GOING ORGANIX SOUL UP-COMING EVENTS ROSEWOMAN AT UNION UNITED by [...]

Contents THANKFULNESS WILLIAMS DELIGHTS AGAIN GRINCH CLASSIC NOT TO BE MISSED EXCELLENT HISTORICAL FILMS BOND…JAMES BOND TARAJI HENSON COMES TO BOSTON GORDON JAMES AT ORGANIX SOUL Boston KBAR READERS’ TICKET GIVEAWAY UP-COMING EVENTS THANKFULNESS by Kay Bourne (pictured: Gretchen Jackson) The German philosopher Meister Eckhard writing, in the 13th century noted that “if the only [...]

Contents RONNIE SPECTOR HAS A WONDERFUL XMAS EUKA HOLMES’ EXHIBIT DAZZLES AT BAA WILLIAMS’ NUTCRACKER IS GLORIOUS ATHLETE OR ARTIST? A “HSM2″ STAR EXPLAINS TARAJI HENSON SHINES IN “BENJAMIN BUTTON” FROM THEATER TO SCREEN, DOUBT WORKS TRIUMPHANT COMEBACK FOR MICKEY ROURKE JOE’s CHRISTMAS PICS LISA’s CHRISTMAS MOVIE PICS UP-COMING EVENTS RONNIE SPECTOR HAS A WONDERFUL [...]