In a saloon town such as San Francisco, the bartender plays a crucial role. Confessor, friend, sounding board - the man or woman behind the plank sees to it that our needs are met with elegance, grace and often wit. They see humanity at its best and most

Sir Michael Bichard, who has had a long and illustrious career in the public sector as permanent secretary of first the Employment Department and then the Department for Education and Employment as was, has retired from the top job at the University of th

CHESTERTON Westchester Public Library’s free concert and family film series continues at 7 p.m. Aug. 1 at the bandstand in Thomas Park with The Country Minstrels presenting “Tall Ship Music.” The concert will be followed by the film "Spirit: Stalli

The season starts Sept. 13 with singer Christine Lavin and ends May 22 with Irish music performers Téada. In between are performances by Doc Watson and David Holt, Kathy Mattea and weeklong runs of three Off-Broadway shows.

The third annual International Symposium on Music and the Brain at Stanford is scheduled for May 16-17. The theme of this year's conference is "exploring emotion."