DEAR ANNIE: My sister, “Erin,” has always been a bit dramatic, but lately it feels like she’s manufacturing chaos. She’s going through a divorce, and while I understand that’s difficult, she’s started ...

Leapin' Lizards! The irrepressible comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals. Annie plays at Rivertown Theaters July 10th through the 20th. Directed by Kelly ...

Dear Annie: I often read essays about how parenting comes full circle, how the greatest accomplishment of all is raising children who grow into capable, successful adults. That sounds fine and ...

Dear Annie: I suffer from severe anxiety over everything. I am and have been on medication for some time and I do see a therapist, but nothing seems to help. I have my share of issues, but my mind ...

Moriah McDill, Bend author, artist and postpartum doula, came up with the idea of her recent book while walking with a baby along the Deschutes River. After the phrase “D is for Deschutes” popped into ...

Dear Annie: I was invited to, and attended, both an engagement party and a bridal shower. I spent a bit of money on gifts for both. I wasn’t invited to the wedding, which hurt me somewhat, but I ...

DEAR ANNIE: My fiancé, “Mark,” and I are getting married in six months, and there’s one issue I can’t shake. His best friend, “Tyler,” makes me uncomfortable. Tyler has a history of cheating, drinking ...

Immaculate and inert, “Orphan” plays like a Spruce Goose power ballad too leaden to lift. Premiering at the Venice Film Festival, László Nemes’ period epic glows with honey and moves like molasses, ...

The title character enters on a hog in the Stratford Festival’s “Macbeth.” No oinking involved. This isn’t about an overweeningly ambitious farmer—although I daresay someone has played the character ...

When: Friday through Aug. 24. 7 p.m. Fridays; 3 and 7 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Where: The Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Road, Coeur d’Alene Cost: $16 ...

CHATHAM, N.Y. — Given these unsettled and unsettling times, the sunny optimism of “Annie” couldn't be more welcome, especially in the amiable treatment this ingratiating musical is being given at the ...

There are times when one need not reinvent a classic. Rather, you simply pay homage to the show and perhaps freshen it up a bit. But generally, let it speak for itself. Such is the case with the ...