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The New York hailing country duo, The Grahams. The two returned to New York on Friday to play a set at Rockwood Music Hall.

The Grahams: Country’s New Yorker Face

Carter Shelter, Contributing Writer February 23, 2017
Managed by Steinhardt Senior Zach Daniels, The Grahams provide straightforward country music that makes their concerts a thrill.
Joe Charnitski performs in his one man show “Joe Charnitski’s Funeral,” as part of the 2017 FRIGID New York Festival.

NYU Alum Performs His Own Funeral

Sarah Jackson, Contributing Writer February 23, 2017
In his one man show "Funeral," NYU Alum Joe Charnitski reflects on life through the eulogies he's delivered for his father and grandfather.
Stern freshman, Mohan Maholtra, is competing on the “Jeopardy! College Championship.”

NYU Student in the Running to Win $100,000 Jeopardy Prize

Ryan Mikel, Contributing Writer February 23, 2017
Stern freshman Mohan Maholtra talks competing on "Jeopardy! College Championship," his love for history and how he prepared for the game show.
Follow @washingtonsquarenews on Spotify for a new playlist every week.  This week's playlist consists of music from Oscar nominated films, such as "Moonlight" and "La La Land."

What We’re Listening To: Oscar Soundtrack Bests

Gilchrist Green, Music Editor February 22, 2017
Prepare yourself for the emotional roller coaster that's sure to be this year's Academy Awards ceremony with our staff's picks for the best soundtrack songs from Oscar-nominated films!
With their series called "Gimme Shelter: Hollywood North," Anthology Film Archives is trying to bring back "tax shelter films."  These films are usually characterized as being incredibly realistic despite their low budgets.

Anthology Revives Tax Shelter Films

Daniella Nichinson, Staff Writer February 22, 2017
In its new series highlighting films made during the rush of production following Canada's revolutionary Cost Allowance Act, the Film Anthology Archives is showing "Blood Relatives," a murder mystery with grits and twists abound.
An eerie reminder of the United States' dominating relationship with Puerto Rico looms over attendees of Thursday night's panel at the "Museum of the Old Colony" exhibit.  The exhibit will be on display at the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center until March 16.

Looming Large, Imperially Taking Charge

Hailey Nuthals, Arts Editor February 22, 2017
Under the current contentious political climate, tensions were especially high — and discussion was especially warranted — at the panel discussion event for KJCC's "Museum of the Old Colony" exhibit.
Steinhardt freshman Lucas Ebeling plays the drums in NYU’s Jazz Studies Program.

Ebeling: The Jazz Cat’s Pajamas

Connor Gatesman, Contributing Writer February 21, 2017
Philadelphia's sending its coolest cats to NYU, and WSN sat down with Lucas Ebeling, a Philly transplant in the Steinhardt jazz program.
NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, which introduced the Performance Studies major last year. WSN sat down with  junior Jeremy Swanton to discuss the ins and outs of the program.

StageWorks Shines Light on Shakespeare

Amanda Quinn, Contributing Writer February 21, 2017
With a hearty nod towards the Shakespeare classic "Twelfth Night's" leanings towards queer identity, Tisch Drama StageWorks brings hilarity and uproar to the stage.
The NYU Steinhardt Department of Art and Arts Professions opened its new exhibit, “jux-ta-po-si-tion,” on Feb. 15 for Black History Month.

Steinhardt Artists Celebrate Black Experience, Excellence

Phyllis Lam, Contributing Writer February 21, 2017
As Black History Month continues, the Steinhardt Art & Arts Professions department has opened "jux-ta-po-si-tion," taking in what it means to be a black artist in today's America.
“Manchester By The Sea,” written and directed by NYU Tisch alum Kenneth Lonergan, has been nominated for six Academy Awards.

Tisch to Manchester: Family, Grief and Writer’s Block

Ethan Sapienza, Film Editor February 21, 2017
Before he faces the nerves and excitement of finding out which of six Academy Award nominations he won this week, Kenneth Lonergan spoke with WSN about his latest film, "Manchester By the Sea," and what he feels when looking back at his time at Tisch.
The interior of the Village East Cinema is worth the price you pay for the ticket. In New York, you pay for the experience as much as the movie.

Staff Recs: Best Local Cinemas

WSN Staff February 17, 2017
Mid-winter is prime movie-theater-going time. This week, WSN staff help you out for a date-night spot or a justification for staying in.
Pictured is “Mountain Valley with Fenced Fields, ca. 1625-30” by painter Hercules Segers, whose work is being featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This exhibit, “The Mysterious Landscapes of Hercules Segers,” includes landscapes and oil sketches.

Hercules Segers’ Otherworldly Beauty at the Met

Phyllis Lam, Contributing Writer February 17, 2017
The Met's new exhibit of Dutch Golden Age painter Hercules Segers' landscape prints is a stunning display of an artist that influenced Rembrandt himself with his fine-tuned skill and innovation.