Covering theatre, opera, classical music, dance, and jazz in Charlotte and across the Carolinas.

Cover symphony, opera, chamber music, and musical theatre in the Charlotte region and westward in North Carolina.

Review new CDs by contemporary jazz artists, including Joe Locke, Esperanza Spalding, and numerous big bands. Contribute annual roundup-style of reviews of the Savannah Music Festival and Spoleto Festival USA, the most important performing arts festivals in the Southeast.

Covering the blossoming Early Music scene across the Carolinas and Georgia

Covering major concerts and classical music events in the Carolinas and Georgia.

Live concert, opera, and festival reviews since 2004. Reviews of new CDs since 2008, specializing in chamber music, contemporary opera, music for flute and guitar.

Senior performing arts writer in the Metrolina area, covering theatre, jazz, symphonic and chamber music, opera, and dance for local and national media. Report annually on Broadway, off-Broadway, and Spoleto Festival USA. Theatre interviews with Tony Kushner, John Guare, Beth Henley, Eric Coble, and Joseph Papp. Jazz interviews with Dave Brubeck, Lee Konitz, Andrew Hill, Lou Donaldson, and Gary Burton. Now blogging twice weekly at CLog Blog: performing arts news flashes, editorial commentary, weekly jazz/classical CD reviews.

Reviews of significant international theatre productions at Stratford Festival of Canada and Spoleto Festival USA. Feature story on demise of Charlotte Repertory Theatre.

Wrote city spotlight spreads on Charleston, SC, and Greensboro, NC, each incorporating linked features on a theatre company and a Theatre Department program in that city.

Lead writer for weekly corporate newsletter, The Pipe Bender, and monthly technical journal, Pro Tech. Wrote brochures and ad copy for Advertising and Franchise Sales departments. Contributed creative input to national advertising campaign and wrote major speeches for CEO and VP of Marketing, including video updates sent to franchisees and Annual State of the Company Address. Oversaw design and development of corporate publications, soliciting bids from competitive printers. Designed, monitored, and analyzed reader surveys to keep corporate publications responsive to reader needs. Provided photography for monthly tech journal and for newsletter coverage of staff and dealer meetings. Occasionally wrote press releases and served as corporate PR spokesperson.