Film offers virtual tour of Leonardo da Vinci masterpieces in high-def

In Great Britain, it's the show of the year - perhaps of the century thus far. For the first time, rare paintings and drawings by Leonardo da Vinci have been brought together in an exhibit at London's National Gallery. Since the show opened in November, "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan" has been viewed by record numbers. The show is so popular, in fact, that tickets are reportedly being resold for as much as $700 apiece.

Amherst Regional High School brings ‘Guys and Dolls’ to the stage

Even as they shimmied and stretched their way through a warm-up routine at the beginning of a rehearsal last week for "Guys and Dolls," the big mid-winter musical at Amherst Regional High School, the theater students couldn't resist putting their all into every step.

Pauline Productions sets sights on world’s largest arts festival in Scotland

If Jeannine Haas has her way, she'll be headed to Scotland this summer to perform her latest one-woman show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, billed as "the largest arts festival on earth." The show Haas hopes to perform there, "O Yes I Will! (I will remember the spirit and texture of this conversation)," was produced recently by her Ashfield-based theater company, Pauline Productions. Haas, 55, performed the one-woman play in November at the Hallie Flanagan Studio Theatre at Smith College and at the First Congregational Church in Ashfield.

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Winterpills celebrate new CD with concerts, art exhibits

"I lost August, September and October. I barely went outside," said Philip Price, frontman of the band Winterpills, recalling the serious work it took to record the band's new album at home - in fact, in the very same room this interview was taking place, with shingles on the inside, big windows and three cats coming and going.

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Trombonists Frank Lacy and Ray Anderson bring their trios to town to kick off this year's Magic Triangle Jazz Series at Bezanson Recital Hall at UMass tonight at 8 p.m.

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The Sometimes (last year's Happy Valley Showdown winners), The Days Weight (Somerville indie-folk band) and Merchant Bankers (Northampton's own) play the Sierra Grille tonight at 10 p.m.

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OLD IDEAS

Leonard Cohen

Columbia, $8.99

Throughout his 45-year career, Leonard Cohen has walked a fine line between love, sex, and religion, often embodying the trinity in the same song. Cohen doesn't abandon those themes on his latest album, "Old Ideas," his first studio recording in eight years and perhaps one of his best in decades.

Rihanna, Brown draw criticism for songs with Brown

NEW YORK - Rihanna is known for making bold statements, from her often sexually charged music to her tattoos to even the hue of her hair.

But her latest decision - a musical pairing with the man who three years ago left her bloodied and bruised - has left some questioning her judgment.