In the late '90s, Dorothy Heller donated 34 acres of Heller Ranch to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, to be used as a center for arts and humanities. Today, however, most of its buildings still sit empty, and the garden landscapes show the

As Terra Community College begins the fall semester, the areas of music and performing arts at the college have grown to see some incredible additions to their programs.

BOSTON - A state agency is releasing nearly $9 million in grants for organizations, communities and schools across the state including about $1 million in three counties in Western Massachusetts.

Moorpark • Fri., Oct. 24, Moorpark. Moorpark College Theater Department opens off-Broadway musical "Bat Boy: The Musical" at Main Stage, Performing Arts Center on campus, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark. 8 p.m. Oct. 25, 30, 31, Nov. 1, 7, 8; 2 p.m. Oct. 26

April Smith is deep into a two-week, multitasking self-assignment. Smith's primary task, the one by which she earns a living, is tough enough and mdash; fighting vermin, varmints, and flying and crawling things that frighten and repel your average civili