Earshot Jazz Festival 2018 brings both the traditional and the eccentric
Two weeks into the monthlong Earshot Jazz Festival, the program is shaping up as one of the best ever, living up to the fest's reputation for celebrating eccentricity but also swinging through the wheelhouse of more traditionally minded fans.Don't Miss
Books
Rowling, Tolkien, Austen novels vie for bragging rights
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The results are in for an impassioned national election that put the popularity of candidates Jane Austen, J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling on the line. The effort to discover America's best-loved novel — and promote reading — ends with the winner announced on Tuesday's 8 p.m. EDT finale (check local listings)...
Television
Rowling, Tolkien, Austen novels vie for bragging rights
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The results are in for an impassioned national election that put the popularity of candidates Jane Austen, J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling on the line. The effort to discover America's best-loved novel — and promote reading — ends with the winner announced on Tuesday's 8 p.m. EDT finale (check local listings)...
Classical Music
Randolph Hokanson, pianist and UW professor emeritus, dies at 103
Randolph Henning Hokanson carried his high musical standards from the concert stage to the University of Washington classroom, inspiring generations of young pianists and concert audiences alike, and continuing to teach and perform well after retirement.
