Connections
In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 2/9/26, guest host Veronica Volk and her panel of experts celebrate the history of radio and discuss the future relevance of the medium.
From CITY Magazine
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Finger Lakes screenwriter David Ebeltoft is having a banner year. -
Rochester Community Players stages a whimsical storybook version of one of Shakespeare's lesser-known productions at Highland Bowl through July 27. -
The second "Goblin" graphic novel by local illustrator Will Perkins hits shelves on July 16. -
The former 'Saturday Night Live' cast member will perform at Kodak Hall on Friday, September 13. -
To mount a lesser-known Shakespeare production at Highland Bowl, Rochester Community Players lean into the two-dimensional.
Local and national arts from NPR
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Korea's Gaon Choi, 17, rebounded from a hard fall to win gold — and end her role model's historic bid for three in a row in the Winter Olympic halfpipe. -
A fever-dream of a "Wuthering Heights" adaptation is out this weekend starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. And Stephen Curry-produced GOAT is a speedy, snazzily animated sports flick. -
Friendship expert Kat Vellos shares tips on how to make a new friendship stick, including what to do together, how often to hang out — and what to do if the vibes just aren't there. -
As The Simpsons celebrates a landmark episode, a tour of creator Matt Groening's hometown reveals the real-world Portland landmarks behind characters like Ned Flanders and Sideshow Bob. -
Van Der Beek played Dawson Leery on the hit show Dawson's Creek. He announced his colon cancer diagnosis in 2024. -
The shortest month of the year is packed with highly anticipated new releases, including books from Michael Pollan, Tayari Jones and the late Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa. -
Dorothy Roberts' parents, a white anthropologist and a Black woman from Jamaica, spent years interviewing interracial couples in Chicago. Her memoir draws from their records. -
NPR's Rachel Treisman took a pause from watching figure skaters break records to see speed skaters break records. Plus, the surreal experience of watching backflip artist Ilia Malinin. -
Nike's battery-powered footwear system, which propels wearers forward, is part of a broader push to help humans move farther and faster. -
U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next day. The controversial move was banned from competition for decades until 2024. -
Rachel Weaver worked for the Forest Service in Alaska where she scaled towering trees to study nature. But in 2006, she woke up and felt like she was being spun in a hurricane. Her memoir is Dizzy. -
Author Chris Jennings talks the apocalyptic religious views that fueled the standoff between federal agents and the family of Randy Weaver — and the use of force rules that made it so deadly.
