1. Shoot (1925) 2. Introduce Me (1916) 3. Pick a Chicken (1914) 4. Big Ben (1912) 5. I’m A Sentimental Dreamer (1921) 6. Taxi (1919) 7. More Candy (1917) 8. Persian Moon (1919) 9. Good Scout (1915) 10 ...

FULLERTON – Bright piano notes wafted through the air Sunday afternoon as the 10th annual Ragfest festival brought experts, newcomers and casual fans of the distinctly American ragtime music to ...

Generally, 2016 doesn’t look or feel much like 1916. But this weekend in Santa Cruz, it may sound a bit more like it. The first ever Santa Cruz Ragtime Festival aspires to turn downtown Santa Cruz ...

About a year ago, I heard the Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra in concert at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie. I enjoyed that concert immensely and have been looking for a ...

His military band, the Hellfighters, of the 15th Infantry Regiment during World War I, introduced ragtime to France. He was acclaimed by writers and musical peers, and Irene Castle, one of the most ...

The concert features four new works of contemporary ballet — two by guest choreographers Katarzyna Skarpetowska and Myles Thatcher and two by The Rosin Box Project's resident choreographers Katie ...

In 1903 Santa Cruz didn’t want a boardwalk, for fear it would become low-life amusements, of freak shows, gambling and brothels. But Fred Swanton promised he would make it like a World’s Fair midway ...

Martha Griffin and Marc Casslar will delight you with their introduction to each of the dances of the World War I era, highlighting THE dance couple of the early 1900s, Vernon and Irene Castle. Vernon ...

Celebrities have been big business in America for more than a century. During the glam World War I era, film and theater industries exploded. Al Jolson and Fanny Brice reigned on Broadway. Charlie ...