I have many friends who love to garden. They survive winter by dreaming of the day when flowers start to bloom Those thoughts of spring are stimulated months before April. They begin when the seed and flower catalogues begin to arrive mid-winter.

This week Proctors announced its 2026-2027 Key Bank Broadway Series and the Capital Repertory Theatre season.

The production of “Archduke” playing at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany through March 29 is a phenomenal production of material that, though a bit dense, is incredibly stimulating.

The 98th Oscars is finally this Sunday March 15th, with returning host Conan O'Brien. Hope it's a fun show, with a bunch of surprises. Here are my predictions in seven major categories.

Two music legends. Two new documentaries out right now. The first is Man on the Run, available on Prime Video.

Artists Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born, collaborators for nearly three decades under their company name Sweat Variant, recently presented a new three-hour work, my tongue is a blade.

Starting Wednesday, Troy Foundry Theatre creates the perfect match between site and material.

There is no question we are living in historical times. As such, I am often asked why isn’t theater producing more work about the current state of the nation?

PS21’s upcoming festival, The Dark, takes place in the dead of winter. Vallejo Gantner, the venue’s new artistic and executive director, planned this festival of more than 80 performances across Columbia County sites to give the community a little lift at this cold and dark time of year.

The 98th Academy Awards is still over a month away — Sunday March 15th. So you've got plenty of time to catch-up on any films you've missed, or to binge all the nominees. Here are my thoughts on this year's 10 nominees for Best Picture: