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An upcoming performance presented by the Raritan Players features the music of Ignatius Sancho, a Black composer, writer and abolitionist in 18th-century…

Members of the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company community were shaken last month when the company's founder, Nai-Ni Chen, died suddenly while on a family trip to…

Gary Greff doggedly campaigns to keep the Enchanted Highway project moving forward -- and sets a world record. Tourist dollars begin to trickle in, but the fate of the town and the project is uncertain.

The price was the highest ever at auction for an American artwork. The portrait was auctioned by Christie's in New York.

The controversial, best-selling Egyptian novel The Yacoubian Building describes a country that is corrupt, unfair and thuggish. Now it's being made into a star-studded film.

Joshua Bell plays a Stradivarius violin built in 1713 that's been notoriously stolen a few times. On his latest CD, the young virtuoso borrows a few great classical melodies and transposes them. He discusses his results with NPR's Liane Hansen.

The show is live in Philly this week, and we invited one of the city's heroes. Darryl "Cornbread" McCray is the father of modern graffiti, but what does he know about the game of tag?

Cypress Hill's '90s sensational hit "Insane in the Brain" is also the title of a new Showtime documentary out this week about the hip-hop group.

On "Nile," Valerie Troutt approaches her lyrics with stirring conviction, but she never oversells the song. Fortunately, she doesn't have to — "Nile" is a ballad blessed with an enchanting melody and arrangement, brimming with thoughtful, heartfelt optimism.

At the Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus — a gothic cathedral in Cleveland — classical guitarist Jason Vieaux recently chose a new guitar. It's a crash course in how a musician selects an instrument.