Bluegrass music returns to the Weis Center with East Nash Grass on Feb. 5

January 22, 2026

LEWISBURG — The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome IBMA-award winning bluegrass music ensemble East Nash Grass on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. The performance is sponsored, in part, by the Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau and the News Item. East Nash Grass exemplifies the best of what bluegrass has to offer — as being named the 2024 IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) New Artist of the Year would suggest. But their breathtaking talent as singers, instrumentalists, and composers is just the beginning. While other acts chase ...

What to know about the 2026 Grammys, where Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga go head-to-head

January 22, 2026

NEW YORK — The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place Feb. 1 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. This year marks a return to normalcy after the 2025 award show was altered to focus on supporting relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires. “I think we ...

Music Review: Megadeth is going out on top with ferocious self-titled final album

January 22, 2026

After more than 40 guitar-shredding years, Megadeth is going out on their own thunderous terms. The Grammy-winning thrash metal pioneers’ self-titled 17th and final studio album, out Friday, quickly establishes that this is no sappy farewell. “Today, I may bleed, but tonight you ...

Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, members of Kiss and more get into Songwriters Hall of Fame

January 22, 2026

NEW YORK — Taylor Swift, Kiss’ Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, Alanis Morissette and Kenny Loggins make up the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees. Swift’s songwriting has undeniably shaped contemporary pop music trends — and she’ll no doubt bring extra attention to this year’s new class. Kiss founders Simmons and Stanley — fresh off the band’s farewell — will also be recognized for their glam rock classics “Rock and Roll All Nite” and “I Love It Loud.” In addition to Swift, Simmons and Stanley, nominees this year ...

Three authors win $10,000 prizes for blending science and literature

January 22, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Three authors who demonstrated how scientific research can be wedded to literary grace have been awarded $10,000 prizes. On Wednesday, the National Book Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced the winners of the fifth annual Science + Literature awards. The ...

Box Office: ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ opens behind ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’

January 20, 2026

“28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” may have scored well with critics, but slightly more moviegoing audiences chose to spend the holiday weekend catching up with “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” James Cameron’s epic topped the North American box office charts for the fifth straight weekend ...