The County of Hawaii, Elderly Activities Division’s 38th annual Kupuna Hula Festival scheduled for Sept. 9 and 10 at the Outrigger Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay has been canceled amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Lip Sync’ fundraiser benefits Waimea Community Theatre

NEW YORK — A long time ago in a pre-COVID universe far, far away, blockbusters opened around the globe simultaneously or nearly so. In 1975, “Jaws” set the blueprint. Concentrate marketing. Open wide. Pack them in.

He’s doing his best to qualify as an “underground” artist.

NEW YORK — Author Joanna Cole, whose “Magic School Bus” books transported millions of young people on extraordinary and educational adventures, has died at age 75.

LAS VEGAS — Concerts, acrobatic shows, striptease dance revues and other performances that typically entertain thousands of tourists in Las Vegas are among the workplaces that have had to shutter from the coronavirus.

With a global pandemic disrupting lives and events across the world, the days of catching a live show or performing in front of an audience in person feel like a distant memory. Theaters around the world have been forced to shutter their doors and hundreds of stages now sadly sit empty while many companies have taken to staging online readings via Zoom. But the shared experience that makes live theater truly magical is that human-to-human, actor-to-audience exchange of energy in real time that can’t be replicated over video chat.

The Doobie Brothers, Depeche Mode, Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G., Nine Inch Nails, T-Rex, Jon Landau, and Irving Azoff will get their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 induction after all, though it’ll be in a revised form.

NEW YORK — Disney+’s streaming of “Hamilton” was surely the biggest event on television screens over the holiday weekend.

The Rolling Stones will release a new version of their 1973 album “Goats Head Soup” featuring three unheard tracks, including one featuring Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page.

MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. — Country Music Hall of Fame musician Charlie Daniels received military honors at a memorial service in Tennessee on Wednesday night.

Choruses combine for virtual sing-along