HEUVELTON – A number of events are planned in Heuvelton to celebrate Labor Day. Each year, the Heuvelton Labor Day Committee hosts a weekend-long celebration with a unique theme. This year’s theme is “The Greatest Show on Earth.” Co-sponsor of the circus weekend is the Heuvelton Lions Club. For more information about upcoming events, visit […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sphen, the older partner of a world-famous same-sex penguin pair celebrated in Australian school textbooks and at an annual parade promoting gay rights, has died at age 11, a Sydney aquarium said Thursday. Sphen and his male gentoo penguin partner Magic, now 8 years old, attracted international attention in 2018 when […]
Jada Imani at Hiero Day on September 4, 2023 at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. The annual hip-hop festival was canceled this year. Jessica Christian/The Chronicle Hiero Day, the East Bay’s annual hip-hop festival, has been canceled this year as organizers continue to struggle to pay the bills for last year’s free event. Tajai […]
This summer, Mike Love is back on tour, leading the Beach Boys across the United States on a tour that will take them to over 70 cities. At 83, Love is the last member of the classic 1960s Beach Boys lineup still touring with the group. He owns the Beach Boys name and oversees the […]
Kotaro Isaka’s “The Mantis,” an English-language translation of his book “Ax,” will be shown at a bookstore in London on July 1, 2024. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japanese mystery crime novels, once underrepresented in the English-speaking world, are enjoying a growing presence in the British thriller category. The […]
South African artist Tyla arrived on stage more than 30 minutes late on the first day of Outside Lands, disappointing fans who were looking forward to her debut performance at the festival. The Grammy Award winner, who entered the Billboard Hot 100 last year with the Afrobeats-influenced single “Water,” performed less than 20 minutes after […]
