Theatre II does justice to Beckett's interpretive masterpiece

Attempting to answer the meaning of life, the opening night of Samuel Beckett's 1940s-era play at Theatre II was a success and nearly sold out.

Penguin Classics get needed face lift

If you've made it this far in life, then it is almost certain that — at one point or another — you have come across a Penguin Classic.

Bad plot bounces around big screen

In the middle of this cold winter, it would be a nice bit of escapism to see a movie that takes place on the sunny Hawaiian beaches. "The Big Bounce," however, the latest film to be adapted from a novel by author Elmore Leonard ("Get Shorty"), does not grant viewers any winter respite.

Fresh faces shine on-screen

As one character in "Win A Date With Tad Hamilton!" says, "Sometimes Goliath kicks the shit out of David. It's just nobody tells those stories."

Playing a variety-rich, foot-tapping set, Carbon Leaf made a triumphant return to the Mainstreet Bar and Grill for the first time in over a year to play for fans Tuesday night.