The decades-long Strauss Festival is back in Elk Grove this weekend

The decades-long Strauss Festival is back in Elk Grove this weekend

The Strauss Festival, known for its intricate dance movements and ensembles, makes its way back to Elk Grove this weekend. This is the 37th year of this festival.

Why Bicycle Safety Became a Political Issue: What It Means for Elk Grove Cyclists, Pedestrians

During election years, candidates for public office inevitably promise to make communities safer. Challengers pledge to fix what they say is broken, while incumbents point to crime statistics, new police officers, or upgraded equipment as proof they have delivered.In local elections especially, "public safety" has become almost synonymous with law enforcement.But public safety extends far beyond police cars, fire engines, and emergency response …

Richard Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos at Glyndebourne  – Opera Today

Strauss and Hofmannsthal’s Ariadne auf Naxos should in many ways be the ideal Glyndebourne opera. It is indeed pretty much the ideal opera for any opera house, given its metatheatrical treatment not only of the genre itself, but of almost any aesthetic standpoint anyone in the audience might care to adopt (including none at all). All are fondly mocked and cherished; all can see and hear themselves. The question of art as ‘entertainment’ in a ‘co…