Wines for Oktoberfest

By David Setley Oktoberfest is held in Munich, Germany each year from mid-September through the first Sunday in October. Although known as a beer-drinking celebration, at its roots, Oktoberfest is a “volksfest,” or a festival of the people. It dates to 1810 when King...

Remembering jazz legend Charlie Ventura

By Bruce Klauber Stan Kenton was an incredibly popular bandleader whose career spanned five decades. But if he is remembered at all today, it’s likely because he was the founder of what we now know as collegiate jazz education. Before Kenton instituted his in-school...