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1 week ago | 
japantimes.co.jp | Alyssa Smith
Under a wash of blue stage lights inside Kyoto’s Rohm Theatre, Haruomi Hosono stood alone. A founding member of influential techno-pop group Yellow Magic Orchestra, he addressed an attentive audience on the closing night of the inaugural Music Awards Japan — not just as a musician in his own right, but on behalf of his late YMO bandmates, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi, and artists across the country. “There are two people who couldn’t make it here today.
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1 week ago | 
ew.com | Alyssa Smith |Nick Romano |Kevin Jacobsen
Now that Andor has come to its conclusion, we're looking back on the full timeline of Star Wars, from the founding of the Galactic Empire to the defeat of the Final Order and every major event in between, arranged in chronological order. The Star Wars saga is long and winding.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Alyssa Smith |Nick Romano |Kevin Jacobsen
The Star Wars saga is long and winding. Of course, even the most casual of fans have some general knowledge about the Empire's corruption and the twisted family legacy of the Skywalkers, but it can be difficult to keep track of how everything fits into place when you factor in the original trilogy, the prequels, the sequel trilogy, and the various TV shows on Disney+.
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1 month ago | 
journalaz.com | Alyssa Smith
The Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum held a grand opening for its new exhibit, “Indigenous Arts,” on Saturday, March 8. The exhibit features artwork and cultural items on loan from the Tucson Museum of Art’s permanent collection, including items such as hand-carved kachina dolls, pottery and works on paper.
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2 months ago | 
journalaz.com | Alyssa Smith
The eighth annual Verde Valley Comic Expo will return to the Cottonwood Recreation Center on Saturday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Organized by the Cottonwood Public Library, this family-friendly event is intended to provide Verde Valley residents with access the world of comics in their own backyard without having to drive to Phoenix. The expo will feature vendors, artists, authors and illustrators displaying and selling their comic books, figurines, costumes and more.
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2 months ago | 
japantimes.co.jp | Alyssa Smith
“A Samurai in Time” capped its against-all-odds success story Friday night at the 48th Japan Academy Film Prize ceremony, where it received the award for best film. Director Junichi Yasuda’s heartfelt tribute to jidaigeki (period dramas) centers on a samurai who is transported from the late 1860s to modern-day Kyoto. Finding himself on a jidaigeki set, he soon becomes a kirare-yaku — an actor specializing in dying during sword-fighting scenes — and falls in love with the genre.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
journalaz.com | Alyssa Smith
The Cottonwood City Council unanimously elected Councilwoman Felicia Coates as vice mayor on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Coates was nominated by former Vice Mayor Debbie Wilden, who said that Coates has so far come to meetings prepared, asked great questions and been active in the community. The council discussed supporting a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit application to expand the Verde Plaza Apartments and city staff’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
businessandamerica.com | Alyssa Smith
For over four decades, “Let’s meet at Alta” was a given for anyone planning to meet up with friends in Shinjuku — one of Tokyo’s busiest entertainment districts. The Shinjuku Alta building, which opened in April 1980, will close its doors after 45 years of business on Friday night, which for some feels like the end of an era. Located near the east exit of the JR Shinjuku Station, the shopping complex housed trendy fashion stores popular among young women. Source link
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
japantimes.co.jp | Alyssa Smith
For over four decades, “Let’s meet at Alta” was a given for anyone planning to meet up with friends in Shinjuku — one of Tokyo’s busiest entertainment districts. The Shinjuku Alta building, which opened in April 1980, will close its doors after 45 years of business on Friday night, which for some feels like the end of an era. Located near the east exit of the JR Shinjuku Station, the shopping complex housed trendy fashion stores popular among young women.
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
spotlightnews.com | Alyssa Smith
ALBANY – Megan Gerber, MD, MPH, has been appointed assistant dean of health humanities, a new position aimed at fostering an understanding of how the arts and social sciences can be used to explore the human experience in health and illness, and integrating those perspectives into medical education, research, and clinical practice.
