Amanda Seyfried says no to sex in the dance-fueled film "The Testament of Ann Lee," which tells the real history behind the ...

The most common reaction to The Testament of Ann Lee is to note that you’ve never seen a movie like it. True enough! It’s about the founding of the Shaker religious movement by the title character, an ...

Shaker-music buffs – and history enthusiasts alike – have a chance to learn more about the genre in a new book, “A Shaker Musical Legacy,” by a couple in Hurley. Robert C. and Viola E. Woodruff Opdahl ...

If the Shakers have a lasting cultural legacy, it is their music — most famously “Simple Gifts,” the uplifting spiritual Aaron Copland immortalized in his ballet “Appalachian Spring.” It stands to ...

This week, one of the last remaining members of the religious community known as the Shakers passed away in Maine. At its peak, the religious group — which championed ideas of gender equality, ...