Two ovations honored polished performances by an orchestra and combined choir last night. The University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra performed “Scheherazade, Op. 35”the first half of the concert and received one ovation for its dramatic and energetic performance. After intermission, the UGA Hodgson Singers and the University Chorus sang two pieces with the orchestra’s accompaniment [...]

Correction appended “Chicago” is open about its badness. “In this town, murder’s a form of entertainment,” says Billy Flynn (played by Benjamin Davis), the leading lawyer in the University’s production of the musical. But murder is only one of the most entertaining aspects of the production, put on by the Department of Theatre & Film [...]

Radio rules — so it’s rare to turn the dial and not be awash in artificiality and robotics and processing. Increasingly, there’s something to be said for an artist who isn’t afraid of imperfection, even at the expense of true talent and emotion. All that matters is the passion and if there’s no feeling behind [...]

It is not a wise idea to listen to the comedy of Vic Henley, Karen Morgan and TJ Young with a full bladder. The three Southern comedians will have you laughing in ways will pain some inner organs. Last night moved from comic to comic, with humor — and audience approval — as the constant. [...]

The best motivation is through inspiration — and John Legend knows how to do it, as he showed at his sold-out appearance at the Tate Grand Hall last night. A serious lecture from a musician is not the usual. We don’t normally like to take scholastic advice from artists. But while most musicians seem to [...]

The wind ensemble’s grand finale concert was grand indeed, eliciting a wide range of emotions: happiness, sadness and fear. The steady beat of a woodblock began the program, serving as the heartbeat of John Adams’s “Short Ride in a Fast Machine.” Trumpets soon joined in, followed by woodwinds and synth, quickly gaining momentum and setting [...]

For some shows, the opener is just as good as the main act — which was true last night at the Georgia Theatre. So true that not mentioning the soulful powerhouse that is Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires —who opened up for The Budos Band — would be crime against music. As if James Brown [...]

Three firsts came together last night — united by excellence. Two out of four works in the ARCO Chamber Orchestra’s program made United States’ premieres and Reid Messich performed the oboe solo of Bach’s “Concerto for Oboe, Violin and Orchestra in C Minor, BWV 1060.” Baroque, Romantic and Contemporary compositions followed chronological order, guiding the [...]

Many people may not know about fabric design — but they will now. Because the Georgia Museum of Art has put on an exhibit that showcases the University’s undergraduate fabric design students’ work. The show, “Pattern and Palette in Print: Gentry Magazine and a New Generation of Trendsetters,” is the first to display the work [...]

What do a pair of thirty-something, neo-liberal Manhattanites lack most when it seems they have it all? Love, of course. And “Friends with Kids,” the Jennifer Westfeldt (writer, director, star) brainchild, explores a twisted path of finding it — one in which a baby between platonic buds comes first. Vulgar lothario Jason (Adam Scott) and [...]