Fairs and festivals

Miami native ‘Cuban Cowboy’ Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival

MIAMI -- Miami-native Orlando Mendez had been an aspiring actor when a pandemic shut down live entertainment in 2020. But…

3 weeks ago

A pastry brought to Mexico by British miners is still popular after 200 years

REAL DEL MONTE, Mexico -- Isabel Arriaga Lozano carefully fills a small pastry with a savory mix of meat, potatoes…

1 month ago

Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security following attacks

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Schoolteacher Supriya Sarker is glad to celebrate Bangladesh's largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja but feels the…

1 month ago

Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole heritage will be showcased at 50th annual Festivals Acadiens et Creoles

NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana's Cajun and Creole heritage takes center stage this weekend when the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles marks…

1 month ago

Chappell Roan drops out of All Things Go music festival: ‘Things have gotten overwhelming’

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Chappell Roan, the breakout pop star who has publicly grappled with her rising…

2 months ago

Rock in Rio’s sign language pumps up Brazil’s deaf audience

Tens of thousands of Brazilians gathered at Rio de Janeiro’s mega-festival Rock in Rio on Friday, with many staking out…

2 months ago

Ceremonial keg-tapping signals the start of Oktoberfest, opening the world’s largest folk festival for the 189th time

Ceremonial keg-tapping signals the start of Oktoberfest, opening the world’s largest folk festival for the 189th time

2 months ago

‘The Life of Chuck’ wins the Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award

The Pocket Queen, from left, Kate Siegel, Stephen King, Q'orianka Kilcher, Annalise Basso, Mike Flanagan, Tom Hiddleston, Karen Gillan, and…

2 months ago

Errol Morris examines migrant family separation with NBC News in ‘Separated’

VENICE, Italy -- Filmmaker Errol Morris turned his lens toward the U.S. government’s border policies and family separation in the…

3 months ago

Alfonso Cuarón, Cate Blanchett bring series ‘Disclaimer’ to Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy -- Alfonso Cuarón is the first to admit that he does not know how to make a television…

3 months ago

German government to hold talks with the opposition on responses to the Solingen attack

BERLIN -- Top German officials said Wednesday they will hold talks with the country's opposition and state governments on ways…

3 months ago

An attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen has left people dead and wounded, the dpa news agency says

An attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen has left people dead and wounded, the dpa news…

3 months ago

Peter Sellars’ staging of Prokofiev’s `The Gambler’ is Salzburg Festival’s latest offbeat success

SALZBURG, Austria -- Offbeat operas have been some of the Salzburg Festival’s best in recent years, the latest a colorful,…

3 months ago

Sundance Film Festival narrows down host cities — from Louisville to Santa Fe — for future years

LOS ANGELES -- The Sundance Institute on Friday announced six finalists in its search for a new host location for…

4 months ago

Tank and the Bangas to pay tribute to their New Orleans roots at Essence Festival

NEW ORLEANS -- Seven years ago, New Orleans band Tank and the Bangas squeezed into the corner of a classroom…

5 months ago

Hathras stampede: Deadly event kills at least 121, mostly women and children

2024-07-04 04:35:02 HATHRAS, India (AP) — Severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious…

5 months ago