'The Odyssey' finally sails into view
Plus: BIG WEEK has your schedule, 'Scabmuggers' dives into labor politics, a Zen artist's daughter collects his works
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Today's headlines:
Screen Grabs: Honk, honk, here comes ‘The Odyssey’
By Dennis Harvey
Plus: Evil Dead Burn's witless gore, two queer classics return, three cheers for Jacques Tati and Robin Williams, more movies.
BIG WEEK: Japan Day, Bastille Day, World Cup Watch Party, Totally Tubular Fest…
By 48 Hills Arts Team
40th AIDS Walk, Margo Price, Kai Alce, sidewalk pastry sale, Little Big Mouth, A Flag With Teeth, Satoshi Tomiie, more to do!
After his passing, a daughter collects and catalogues her father’s generous art
By Mary Corbin
Jonathan T. Raup’s Zen-influenced work was gifted to friends and relatives—now it comes together in new project and show.
Drama Masks: Who ya gonna call? ‘Scabmuggers’
By Charles Lewis III
While job-stealing AI creeps onto the local theater scene, Yvonne Martinez's new play dives into labor politics.
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