Beloved DIY venue My Place Ohio moves to the cheaper pastures of Louisville

Chicago Reader: Last week, Chicago rocker Ryan Ingham announced that his DIY space, My Place Ohio, is relocating to Louisville, Kentucky. Ingham (who makes music under the name “aka Ryan”) began hosting occasional shows in the backyard of his north-side home in 2022, and the following year, as bookings ramped up, he started hosting them in his basement too.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Arron Roebuck (Production VFX Supervisor) & Paul Russo (Production VFX Producer)

The Art of VFX: Arron Roebuck launched his visual effects career in 2010 at The Mill before moving on to DNEG. Over the years, he has contributed to major productions including John Carter, Interstellar, The Crown, and Argylle. He first stepped into the world of Game of Thrones during its fifth season and remained through the show’s eighth and final chapter.

Free Spectral Synthesizer For Mac, Phosphor, Turns Images Into Audio

Synthtopia: Spectral synthesis is very different from other types of synthesis. It builds on the idea that audio can be represented as a spectrogram, an image where time runs left to right, frequency runs bottom to top, and brightness represents loudness. A bass note is a bright horizontal line near the bottom. A siren is a diagonal streak. A snare is a vertical column.

Setting the stage

It’s Your Yale: The unkempt, boozy Berenger and the handsome well-heeled Dudard sit in a peaceful café in a small French town. Suddenly, a thunderous, ear-splitting noise rents the air, and a massive rhinoceros rampages through the square, trampling everything in its path and leaving a dust storm in its wake. All quietude is lost as the two men and townspeople gather to analyze and debate the horned giant’s invasion.

I Like to Start With What's Within: An Interview with Polish Costume Designer Małgosia Turzańska

Article | Culture.pl: Academy Award-nominated Polish costume designer Małgosia Turzańska tells us all about her work on the set of 'Hamnet' and how the best costumes have authentic emotions sewn into them.

Best Oscillating Multi-Tool Reviews 2026

Pro Tool Reviews: We used to be able to narrow down the best oscillating multi-tool to just a couple of brands. Not anymore. Advancements in battery, motor, and vibration control technologies offer more legitimately excellent options than ever. The oscillating multi-tools we use today feature advanced vibration control and accessory interfaces, plus they benefit from carbide tooth blades and innovative problem-solving accessories.

This Week at Pittsburgh Public Theater: Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest, Launch of Lobby Series

onstagepittsburgh.com: Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 32nd annual Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest will crown winners in two divisions and four categories at 7 p.m., Monday, February 23, 2026, at the O’Reilly Theater. More than 1,000 students from over 80 schools competed before judges in preliminary rounds, leading up to the participants in the Showcase of Finalists, as well as Honorable Mentions, in the Upper Division (grades 8–12) and Lower Division (grades 4–7).

MA Lighting presents the new grandMA3 onPC DMX-key

LightSoundJournal.com: The grandMA3 onPC DMX-key is a powerful solution for achieving professional lighting results in compact and flexible environments. It unlocks 4096 parameters directly via a conventional USB-C connection to the free of charge grandMA3 onPC software. It provides the performance and reliability of the grandMA3 platform while eliminating the need for dedicated consoles or complex infrastructure.

dBTechnologies ACADEMY hosts Global Sound Concert: Shaping the Sound

TPi: dBTechnologies ACADEMY held the masterclass Global Sound Concert: Shaping the Sound at its Bologna headquarters, led by Josh Rogosin, longtime recording engineer for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts and founder of Global Sound Concerts. Rogosin helped shape the sound and production language behind NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts and now applies that same philosophy through his own Global Sound Concerts platform.

Meyer Sound aligns with industry advances in hearing health

LightSoundJournal.com: Hearing health has long been a recognized challenge in live sound across engineers, performers, venue staff, and audiences. While efforts once centered on individual responsibility, the conversation is shifting toward shared standards, education, and industry-wide accountability.

How to Fill a Clown Car (Lessons from Julia Proctor’s Clown Gym)

HowlRound Theatre Commons: New York City, 2021. Isolated, over-snacked, and starved for a creative community, I joined a virtual playwriting group. I was writing an existential dark comedy (as one does during a pandemic-induced lockdown) and thought, this play has clowns. Where do I find those?

Update on robotics-related motion software, vision, and safety

www.motioncontroltips.com: Robot-related software today offers cross-compatibilities to take mechanical concepts into validated robotic motions and deployable control code. To begin work, robot-controller simulation and programming defines joint and cartesian trajectories, kinematics, motions, singularity handling, and the coordination of robotics with other workcell systems. Offline programming and CAD-to-path software converts process definitions into motion trajectories so reaches and orientations are feasible (and without collisions). It interfaces with robot motion kernels but doesn’t execute real motion.

After Broadway and Hollywood Bowl, Richard Kind Will Bring His Max Bialystock to The Producers in London

Playbill: Stage and screen star Richard Kind, who played Max Bialystock in Mel Brooks' The Producers on Broadway in 2004 and in the 2012 Hollywood Bowl production, will reprise that role opposite Marc Antolin’s Leo Bloom in the current West End revival of The Producers at the Garrick Theatre.

Bridgerton's Costume Designer Says There's No Such Thing as "Bridgerton Blue"

www.townandcountrymag.com: For four seasons of Bridgerton, pale blue has remained the signature color of the Bridgerton family. But, don’t call it Bridgerton blue, says costume designer John Glaser. “First of all,” Glaser says, “I did season one and I made the color palettes. There is no Bridgerton blue.

What Do Those 8 Pin Letters Stand For On A DeWalt Battery?

www.slashgear.com: Ever noticed that row of small metal contacts when sliding a DeWalt battery into a tool or charger? Or tried troubleshooting some of the most common problems with DeWalt batteries yourself? What do all those letters and numbers mean? Plenty of independent teardowns and analyses from hobbyists have attempted to tell us why those symbols are there, but we spoke to Stanley Black & Decker directly to get a definitive answer.

12 Cheap Alternatives To Expensive DeWalt Tools

www.slashgear.com: DeWalt's prominence in the marketplace extends to both its hand tools and powered options, but its prowess in tool building also leads to a problem for many prospective buyers: the brand's tools are expensive. Naturally, when considering a professional-level tool (which DeWalt units generally are), buyers pay a premium for higher quality features, durability, and more.

Groups sue National Park Service over signage removal

www.archpaper.com: Multiple parties are suing the National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) over the recent removals of signage commemorating the country’s history of slavery, Civil Rights Movement, Indigenous history, and struggle for women’s and LGBTQIA+ equality.

Sennheiser Launches DeviceHub Cloud-Based AV Platform

ProSoundWeb: Sennheiser has announced the launch of DeviceHub, cloud-based platform designed to provide centralized visibility and control of Sennheiser devices from anywhere in the world, and following internal testing and a private beta phase, the platform is now publicly available in beta, starting with support for TeamConnect Bar Solutions.

TSL strengthens concert touring team with industry experts

TPi: TSL has reinforced its concert touring and festival team with a series of senior industry appointments, bringing decades of touring and festival experience into the business and expanding its capability to deliver lighting and rigging services at the highest level.

Peta calls for pork-free menus as Peppa Pig show rolls into Grimsby

Children's theatre | The Guardian: Campaigners are calling on theatre bosses to stop serving bacon, sausages and ham in their cafes – at least while Peppa Pig and her family are performing in the same building. Grimsby Auditorium in Lincolnshire said this week it would remove pork from the menu when Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show opens next month, after a request from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta UK). The campaign group is sending the venue vegan ham as an alternative.

Dramatic Marketing Episode 3: Why Crowdfunding Godspell Worked (and Almost Didn’t)

Ken Davenport: The interesting thing about the idea of crowdfunding Godspell is this: I had the idea years before we actually did it. Whenever I come up with an idea that feels like “Oh, THAT might be interesting,” I don’t rush it. I file it away (mentally, and literally) on a piece of paper. And I wait.

Young Artists of America announces new home in the heart of Rockville

DC Theater Arts: Young Artists of America (YAA) is excited to announce their plans to open a state-of-the-art rehearsal facility in the heart of Rockville Pike in Rockville, Maryland. Through their Building Dreams Campaign, an $8 million fundraising initiative, they will ensure YAA remains accessible to students from all backgrounds and will establish the first Collaborative Performing Arts Hub in Montgomery County, MD, serving both YAA students as well as the broader local arts community.

Take Two for a Milestone Moment for Asian American Playwrights

TDF: 2020 was shaping up to be the year of the Asian American playwright in New York City. Then COVID-19 hit and all the productions shut down—most before they even opened. After six painfully turbulent years for the theatre industry and its artists, there’s a welcome feeling of déjà vu this month as four new plays by Asian American women and nonbinary dramatists bow Off Broadway simultaneously.

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl stage creates "surreal journey" through Puerto Rico

www.dezeen.com: The celebratory, symbolic set design for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show allowed the artist to "make his comments in a way that felt elegant," according to its creative director Harriet Cuddeford. Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, headlined the show during the 60th Super Bowl football game, which took place at Levi's Stadium in California on 8 February 2026.

It IS The Little Things That Matter

Butts In the Seats: Reimagining The Civic Commons (RCC) made a post on Medium about the contribution of even brief passing nods and greetings on the street have in establishing our sense of belonging.

Meet the man behind the costumes of the Winter Olympics' opening ceremony

www.msn.com: If Massimo Cantini Parrini were to compete in an event at the Winter Olympics, he would likely fit best in speed skating. Moving fast has been the main trait marking the latest project of the Italian costume designer, who is known for his work in theater, movies and TV series that earned him several local accolades and international recognition, including two Academy Award nominations.

Step Afrika!’s 'The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence' Ignites a Fire of Hope and Rejuvenation

onstagepittsburgh.com: The Pittsburgh Dance Council’s 2025-26 series continued last night with Step Afrika!’s The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence. Combining traditional African instruments and choreography, artistic director Mfoniso Akpan and 17 tremendously talented cast members brought this profoundly moving piece to life. The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence tells the story of African Americans moving from the rural South to the industrial North to escape Jim Crow, racial oppression, and lynchings in the early 1900s.

Big Energy, Bigger Beats: Shaq’s Fun House Takes Over San Francisco

The Knockturnal: Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t do anything halfway—and on Friday, February 6, he proved it once again as Shaq’s Fun House Presented by Credit One Bank made its San Francisco debut. Touching down at the legendary Cow Palace, the larger-than-life spectacle kicked off Super Bowl weekend with booming bass, flashing lights, and an energy level only Shaq could deliver.

‘Let’s go out in a beautiful fashion’: Australian theatre company says goodbye with one last wondrous show

Australian theatre | The Guardian: Burrowed in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, in a cool spot of shade among the plane trees under the hot summer sun, is a strange new addition: a circular wooden building created to snuggly fit 110 audience members. Above the front door, a sign welcomes us to the “Wandering Hall of Possibility” and, beyond it, a small crew is working on the finishing touches.

5 Gadgets Sold At Home Depot That Any DIYer Would Consider A Must-Have

www.slashgear.com: It's easy to find items that expert DIYers can use at Home Depot. The big-box retailer carries everything from saws and hammers to lumber and bags of cement for building projects. There's also a selection of windows, doors, and paint to finish it. While there are a plethora of Home Depot tools under $50 that are worth the money, not everything at Home Depot qualifies as a DIYer must-have gadget.

Arena Stage announces new play festival celebrating 75 years of American theater

DC Theater Arts: Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced its 75th Anniversary New Play Festival, a three-day celebration of new work running February 27 through March 1, honoring the theater’s founding commitment to commissioning and developing bold American voices.

Universal Forced to Evacuate Packed Parade After Float Safety Failure

disneytips.com: Universal’s operational teams face constant challenges managing parade logistics during a multi-month event where any mechanical failure, navigation error, or infrastructure issue can disrupt carefully scheduled entertainment that guests have waited hours to experience and that forms core memories of Universal Orlando vacations.

Textile waste classification under the Harmonized System

www.reusenews.eu: Operation Demeter XI marked a shift. For the first time, textiles were treated as a priority waste stream in the World Customs Organization’s global enforcement effort against illegal waste trafficking. The result: 1,176 tonnes of textile waste were reportedly intercepted or returned across 25 operations. But when customs went looking for textile waste, what did they actually find?

More than a wedding day: Lessons from behind the clipboard

The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle: As a luxury wedding planner, I know that a wedding is never just a party. Long before the band strikes its first note or the chuppah comes into view, the planning process becomes a delicate negotiation of expectations, emotions and identities — between couples, parents, grandparents, and often across generations.

Video: Anna Deavere Smith Featured in Exclusive Clip From PBS' BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA Series

www.broadwayworld.com: Playwright and actor Anna Deavere Smith is looking back at her provocative theater work in Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History. The ongoing four-part docuseries spotlights the complex history and relationship between Black Americans and Jewish Americans.

The enduring use of pneumatic grippers

www.motioncontroltips.com: Mechanical jaw grippers driven pneumatically or electrically are indispensable and ubiquitous. These include parallel grippers, three-finger grippers, and angled-finger grippers. Permanent-magnet and electromagnet-based end effectors handle ferrous parts for the machine-tool industry.

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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Wuthering Heights costumes 'aren't historically accurate'

Yahoo Style Canada: Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as Cathy and Heathcliff in director Emerald Fennell's reimagining of Emily Bronte's classic tale and Oscar-winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran has now opened up about the movie's lavish looks - insisting the stunning outfits are an amalgamation of different fashion from across the centuries.

Olympic figure skating fashion: Behind the costume designs

ESPN: FIGURE SKATING COSTUMES gleam under the lights at Milano Ice Skating Arena at the 2026 Winter Games. With every twizzle, lift and lutz, thousands of sequins and crystals -- often Swarovski -- bedazzle and glimmer. "It's not just a little uniform you put on to do your sport. It is literally a piece of art," says designer Lisa McKinnon, who has crafted costumes for Team USA skaters Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito, among others in Milan.

'Sinners' Used 287 Prosthetics and 26 Sets of Custom Fangs

variety.com: For the scene, which ends with the sunrise and the annihilation of the vampires, director Ryan Coogler submerged the cast and crew in a Louisiana lake. “There was no room for error,” says the film’s prosthetic makeup designer Michael Fontaine, who spent weeks planning, sculpting and molding castings.

Spanish Olympics Figure Skater Gets Minions Routine Approved

brobible.com: The Winter Olympics don’t officially kick off until Friday, but there’s already been some controversy courtesy of a Spanish figure skater who said he’d been blocked from performing his Minions-themed routine on the world’s biggest stage. Thankfully, it appears reason has prevailed after the internet bullied Universal into backing down from the copyright claim that threatened to derail his trip to Italy.

There’s a reason to get to LAX early: the airport’s concert series

LAist: In my time going to shows in and around L.A., I’ve seen DJ sets all over — in parks, backyards, Thai restaurants, quinceañera venues, plus a few other spots I’m not going to blow up here. But despite being a big Brian Eno fan, seeing a show at an airport was completely new for me, even though LAX puts on concerts and DJ sets about once every couple weeks as part of their “LAX Presents” performance series.

Belgium’s ticket resale ban heads to EU court in challenge that could reshape secondary rules

TicketNews: Belgium’s strict limits on ticket resale are headed for a test at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) after a Brussels court formally decided to send the dispute to Luxembourg — a procedural move that could reverberate well beyond Belgium’s borders.

Olympic figure skating fashion: Behind the costume designs

ESPN: FIGURE SKATING COSTUMES gleam under the lights at Milano Ice Skating Arena at the 2026 Winter Games. With every twizzle, lift and lutz, thousands of sequins and crystals -- often Swarovski -- bedazzle and glimmer. "It's not just a little uniform you put on to do your sport. It is literally a piece of art," says designer Lisa McKinnon, who has crafted costumes for Team USA skaters Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito, among others in Milan.

CODA Audio belongs in Helong

LightSoundJournal.com: The Helong Stadium in Changsha, China is a 55,000-capacity multi-purpose facility, predominantly used for football. Although not home to an individual club, the stadium regularly hosts China’s national team fixtures, as well as large scale music events featuring Chinese and International artists.

L-Acoustics Announces New Global Education Partner Program

ProSoundWeb: L-Acoustics has launched the L-Acoustics Education Partner Program, an initiative designed to bridge the gap between academic audio education and professional practice. The program partners with leading universities worldwide to integrate L-Acoustics professional training and certification into academic curricula, helping to ensure students graduate with both theoretical knowledge and practical, industry-recognized expertise.

Live Nation’s Two‑Front Strategy: Fight Breakup Pressure in D.C. - Rewrite the Rules in the States

TicketNews: A bill advertised as a crackdown on ticket fraud is now headed to the State Senate in California – moving in step with a wave of state-level ticketing proposals targeting multiple aspects of the ticket resale business, from “speculative” ticket listings to outright price caps.

Arcadia review – love, gardening and Euclidian geometry collide in Tom Stoppard’s cosmic masterpiece

Stage | The Guardian: When Tom Stoppard was asked what this play was about, just as it streaked its meteoric path from London to New York in the 1990s, he called it a drama of romance, mathematics, landscape gardening and Byron. It doesn’t quite cover it. Often regarded as his finest, Arcadia is about life, the universe and everything, to borrow a phrase.

Ronald K. Brown Looks Forward and Back as EVIDENCE Turns 40

dancemagazine.com: When Ronald K. Brown was in second grade, he went on a school trip to see Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returned home, and made his first dance. Seeing his interest, his mother took him to the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza in their Brooklyn neighborhood for a dance class.

With virtual characters in real life, 'An Ark' experiments with mixed-reality performance

NPR: One of the first plays written for mixed reality recently opened in New York. "An Ark" is about the joys and terrors of being human, and it's all-British cast includes acting royalty Ian McKellen. But if you go to a performance, you will discover that Mr. McKellen and his fellow actors are not actually in the theater with you.

4 Drills That Crushed the Competition in Our Performance Tests

Pro Tool Reviews: There’s a certain excitement in the air on head-to-head testing days in our shop. It’s the payoff from all the hours we spend designing experiments to mimic real-world conditions and build rigs to help control variables. And there are almost always surprises along the way.

From Broadway to EPCOT: A Theatre Fan’s Guide to Festival of the Arts

Disney Parks Blog: I think everyone has that one childhood moment or memory that made them fall in love with Disney. Mine began with Disney on Broadway. Aladdin was one of the first shows that ignited my lifelong passion for theatre and storytelling, which led me to attend college and live in New York City, work on Broadway, and now be here as part of the Disney Parks Blog team.

‘Oh my God, what a brutal existence!’ Haley McGee on her global hit about growing old (and white pubic hair)

Stage | The Guardian: It is the summer of 2024 and Haley McGee is performing Age Is a Feeling at a festival in Toronto. Her show is in good shape, having already raked in five-star reviews at the Edinburgh fringe. But this performance is different. As she launches into her poignant monologue about life, death and the business of getting old, she hears a baby cry.

Fox West Theatre – Trinidad, Colorado

After the Final Curtain: The Fox West Theatre opened as the West Theatre on March 16, 1908, with a performance of The Bondman. It was built by Ed West, a Trinidad businessman, and designed by local architects I.H. and W.M. Rapp, who were related to the founders of Rapp & Rapp—the firm behind major theaters like the Uptown in Chicago and Kings in Brooklyn.

Kennedy Center Unions Challenge Trump's 'Revitalization' Plans

Parade: The labor unions representing staff at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., have broken their silence regarding Donald Trump’s recent announcement concerning the facility’s future.

Actors' Equity, IATSE, Other Entertainment Unions Condemn Kennedy Center Closure

Playbill: Following President Trump's announcement that the Kennedy Center would be the closed for two years beginning July 4 for renovations, a number of entities have roundly condemned the move from Congressional Senators to, now, a host of entertainment unions and workers.

Ballet to Broadway: an Interview with Leigh Ann Esty - a Swing and Understudy for 'Disney's Beauty and the Beast'

onstagepittsburgh.com: The Benedum Center has invited Disney’s Beauty and the Beast to ‘be their guest’ from Tuesday, February 24th, through March 1st. The production marks the 30th anniversary of Disney’s groundbreaking musical that brings the beloved 1991 film to life. The new production hails from the same producers of Disney’s Aladdin, The Lion King, and Frozen, with original Broadway Choreographer Matt West serving as director and choreographer. Before Belle stumbles upon the Beast’s castle, I had the pleasure of speaking with Swing and Mrs. Potts understudy Leigh-Ann Esty.

11 New Milwaukee Products Coming In 2026 You Should Know About

www.slashgear.com: Anyone following the most recent World of Concrete trade show likely saw some of the new Milwaukee tools for construction jobs coming in 2026, including heavy-duty equipment like demolition hammers and pick mattocks. However, there are plenty of other Milwaukee products in the pipeline that those outside of the masonry industry may appreciate.

Spanish Olympics Figure Skater Gets Minions Routine Approved

brobible.com: The Winter Olympics don’t officially kick off until Friday, but there’s already been some controversy courtesy of a Spanish figure skater who said he’d been blocked from performing his Minions-themed routine on the world’s biggest stage. Thankfully, it appears reason has prevailed after the internet bullied Universal into backing down from the copyright claim that threatened to derail his trip to Italy.

AEO Excellence Awards 2026 entries open

Event Industry News: Entries are now open for the AEO Excellence Awards, the Association of Event Organisers’ flagship awards programme celebrating excellence, innovation and impact across the UK and international events sector. Winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on 12 June 2026 at Grosvenor House, with this year’s masquerade-themed celebration, “Behind the mask: a night of recognition”, offering a backdrop to recognise the people and work shaping the industry.

Decor and Design Details to Love in Fennell's Wuthering Heights

Film and Furniture: Emerald Fennell’s 2026 adaptation of Wuthering Heights moves decisively away from traditional windswept naturalism and treats design as emotional voltage, using architecture and surface to heighten every feeling.

The auteur of 'Strange Loop' tackles an opera like no other

NPR: Most productions of operas lead with the composer's name and ignore the writer. It's Puccini's "La Boheme" or Verdi's "La Traviata." But a new opera, "Complications In Sue," which opens tonight in Philadelphia, is being billed for its librettist. That's Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael R. Jackson. Jeff Lunden explains.

DJI RS 5 Review: Best Results With DJI's Top-Tier Gimbal

www.slashgear.com: If you want to capture epic cinematic sequences, smooth professional documentary footage, or beautiful artistic B-roll, then you might well be interested in a camera gimbal. However, if you're like me, there is also a lot of hassle associated with using a gimbal that might hold you back from using it as much as you might have imagined prior to purchasing such a tool.