Nikia Harris is a contributor to Planet Arthur. Her specialties include music articles and lifestyle topics I didn’t know what I was going to do Sunday to fill a morning slot that just freed up… Aria, my oldest daughter, went fishing with her uncle and cousins, and my youngest just passed out in the...
Planet Nikia: (Graduation) Caps Off to Oprah!
Nikia Harris is a contributor to Planet Arthur. Her specialties include music articles and lifestyle topics SARATOGA SPRINGS – …It is just the beginning of the Saratoga Hustle bustle, Tulips, Patio Furniture on side walks… oh yea, and GRADUATIONS! Oprah Winfrey is going to be on the stage of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center,...
Africa Pop Studio + Special Events at Tang
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College announces the exhibition Africa Pop Studio will be the location of two special events this month. Africa Pop Studio explores the rich traditions and variations within African studio portraiture and considers its impact on the broader diaspora. Positioning the...
Yes or No? / да или нет?
PANEL ON US-RUSSIA RELATIONS SLATED FOR APRIL 26 SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Wednesday, April 26, at noon, in the Harry Dutcher Community Room of the Saratoga Springs Public Library, there will be a panel discussion on current US-Russia relations, highlighting Russia’s geopolitical strategies in Europe and the Middle East. The featured panelist, Professor Katherine...
Northshire to Serve Vintage Cheesecake on Good Friday!
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Northshire Bookstore, 454 Broadway, invites you to an evening with April March, on Friday, April 14 at 7 pm, as she shares stories from her memoir – “Reflections of My Life: April March, the First Lady of Burlesque.” Imagine being a burlesque star while still a teenager, being married eight times...
The OPRAH-phant in the Room
SARATOGA SPRINGS – We begin today with a simple question: Do dreams come true? The short answer is yes, sometimes. But, of course – not always. This is a story of one such dream. Unique and personal, as most are. Rich in imagery, colored by our life’s experiences. The difference between this dream and...
Cool Thing Alert! The World According to Sound at Skidmore Tonight
Sorry about the lack of notice here readers, it just plunked down in the DPA inbox… but if you are free tonight, this “sounds” like a really cool thing… The National Public Radio World According to Sound live tour comes to Skidmore! Performance and discussion is free and open to the public For their...
Town and Gown: On War; and Whiteness
Skidmore College Hosts Interesting Discussions This Week SARATOGA SPRINGS – Two opportunities to expand your perspectives are being hosted at Skidmore this week: Wednesday, March 22: Award-winning journalist presents lecture about Russian and American relations dating back to 1917 Pulitzer, Polk and Overseas Press Club Award-winning journalist Will Englund will present a lecture discussing...