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The word “transcendent” seems to be cropping up a lot these days in the political debate. Senator McCain, speaking in Vermont today, said “we face a transcendent threat from Islamic extremist.” Former presidential candidate, Gary Hart, blogging on Huffington Post recently, wrote “I see Barack Obama as a leader for this transcendent moment, the agent of transformation in an age of revolution…” Two

Check out the tuxedo-clad Hawkeyes tonight at the Sondheim Center! This symphony, made of up students from the U of I School of Music, doesn't tour often, so don't miss this rare opportunity. It will be the first symphonic performance at the new Sondheim Center.

If you haven't visited our theatre yet,  it is only 522 seats, so there is not a bad seat in the house. With a state-of-the-art sound

Here at the Sondheim Center there is an incredible buzz about Edges, the new musical that we are bringing to the theatre this month. Edges recently made its professional world premiere at the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, New York and we are so thrilled that Director Gordon Greenberg gave us the opportunity to present the Midwest premiere here in Fairfield!

Edges is a song-cycle, or a

On February 4^th NASA beamed The Beatles’ song Across the Universe literally “across the universe”. The next day, His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation about which this song was written, left this world and entered into heaven. It was an accidental but fitting tribute to the man who opened universes within the minds of millions across the world, including

Recently I was discussing the Democratic primaries with some close friends (all of us well preserved but aging Baby Boomers). “Who do you think has the best healthcare plan, Hillary or Barack?” someone asked (are we really getting that old?). “Neither,” I replied. “Both plans rely too heavily on insurance companies.” Perhaps because I grew up in England with free health care for all, I have never