Welcome to almost-Spoleto-season, Charleston. We’re expanding our pre-season coverage of Spoleto shows this year, giving you a taste of shows well in advance — both so you can snag tickets, and also ...

Nearly one year after Bend passed an ordinance to preserve the city’s tree canopy from development, the policy is at work. The result: nearly 1,500 trees will be torn down to make room for a large ...

The city of Bend’s code to protect trees from development is on the line as an affordable housing developer mounts a legal argument that the new regulations infringe on state law. The public has a two ...

“Tree of Codes,” a work by Australian composer Liza Lim, will make its U.S. premiere at this year’s Spoleto Festival. The transcultural opera is directed by Ong Keng Sen, who makes his fourth ...

Almost a quarter-century after making her Spoleto Festival USA debut, soprano Marisol Montalvo is back. And once again, new music is what brought her here. Montalvo, who is currently singing the lead ...