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The Aquila Theater Company's "Iliad: Book One" gets some laughs that Homer probably never intended.

Mark Schultz aims for his new play to be a dark, comic parable, but his vision is too blurry to make the events of the play believable.

Come one, come all - it's time to volunteer! Kirkland Arts Center needs fun, energetic volunteers ready and willing to supportART! Please take a minute to review the list of exciting volunteer opportunities coming up in the next few months and choose one or several to sign up for. KAC relies on volunteers with all skill levels to keep our special events, gallery, outreach and arts education programs running smooth. Whether you enjoy being in the garden, assisting youth, office work, and special events - KAC can use you to make a differerence!

Legit Reviews: Like most disturbing science fiction, Ashlin Halfnight's 'Artifacts of Consequence' looks like a really depressing version of next year.

The Irish Repertory Theater's celebration of William Butler Yeats tries to make a case for the author's plays as living works. For the most part, sadly, to little avail.

TV Reviews: Jeff Goldblum's wild-eyed, mad genius mode turns out to be a perfect fit for 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent.'

Studio plans film of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol even before Angels and Demons adaptation is releasedAngels and Demons, the prequel to Ron Howard's church-baiting blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, is not due in cinemas for almost another month. But the studio behind it is already planning a third film in the series based on Dan Brown's bestsellers, according to US reports.Brown's next instalment in the Da Vinci saga, The Lost Symbol, is due to be published on 15 September. Variety says Columbia, whose parent company Sony owns the rights to the central character of symbologist Robert Langdon, will move smartly to produce the film adaptation.The Da Vinci Code, based on Brown's 2003 novel, grossed $758m worldwide in 2006, despite damning reviews. Columbia has high hopes for the prequel, which once again features Tom Hanks as Langdon, with Howard back in the director's chair.Angels and Demons is based on an earlier book, published in 2000, in which Langdon teams up with a beautiful physicist

Legit Reviews: Four Brooklyn women on the home front during WWII create a warming bond of friendship that manages to endure through unexpected conflicts.

Film Reviews: 'Tell me a story,' a newly abandoned wife implores her sympathetic father-in-law in the lushly romantic drama 'Someone I Loved.'

TV Reviews: Toon looks OK once the title character blasts into action but then sputters.