This week’s Entertainment spotlights!

May. 15 |     The Music     Kool G Rap and DJ Polo  Fri., May 17, 10 pm • Cabooze, 917 Cedar Avenue S., 612-338-6425 or www.cabooze.com • Kool G Rap is regarded as a hugely influential golden age rapper. He is often cited as one of...

Entertainer shares his family’s love with Northside youth

Oct. 24 |     Dennis Spears, successful local entertainer and beloved mentor to youth on the North Side, attributes much of his life success to a man who loved him unconditionally, taught him patiently, and provided steady examples of good citizenship...

Penumbra Theatre Co. flips the script to meet economic challenge

Oct. 17 |   Financial state result of administration’s failure to watch cash flow   By James L. Stroud, Jr. Contributing Writer   Penumbra Theatre Company (PTC), one of the nation’s largest African American theaters, has suspended its programming...

Always and Forever: Souful music showcase a joy to behold

Jan. 4 |     Always and Forever at Illusion Theater, starring Dennis Spears and Julius Collins, III and featuring Jackson M. Hurst and David Hurst, has “hands-down hit” stamped all over it. In block letters. Whatever your holiday plans are,...