His Greenland explorations won admirers like John Franklin and William Scoresby. But Karl Ludwig Giesecke is best known for ...

The northern Finnish city of Oulu kicked off the year as European Capital of Culture with a showcase of its unique offerings, ...

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Brew Monday takes place on the third Monday in January (19 January 2026) and is Samaritans’ nationwide reminder of how ...

The Washington National Opera has relocated upcoming performances as it breaks away from the Kennedy Center following ...

Over the weekend, roughly 70 students wrote, produced and presented a musical — all within 48 hours. It was a marvel to ...

Chasing summer in the Southern Hemisphere with a trip to Australia to wakesurf in front of the Sydney Opera House while ...

Maestro Stefano Vignati returns to the podium of Opera Carolina to conduct Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica ...

Lyric Opera of the North is bringing back its family-friendly favorite Amahl and the Night Visitors later this month. Joining ...

BOOST, the charity supporting students at Duchess Community High School (DCHS) in Alnwick, is delighted to kick off 2026 with ...

Callard, best known for her role as Liz McDonald on Coronation Street, will play a new character called Lily. She joined the ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning opera composer and UC San Diego professor Anthony Davis didn’t have to look beyond his backyard — ...