As Upstate Art Weekend (UAW) kicks off its sixth edition (until 21 July), the event is enticing creatively minded New Yorkers to escape the sweltering city heat and explore the idyllic environs of the ...

From high-octane paintings by Dana Schutz to octagonal houses, our critic finds the best of Upstate Art Weekend. Everything ...

Helena Blavatsky, also known as Madame Blavatsky, was a 19th-century Russian mystic who co-founded the Theosophical Society ...

A birthday cake had lit candles around it, with each candle representing a year of the celebrant’s life. The celebrant blows ...