The program, “Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters,” will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at TPAC, 214 S.E. 8th Ave. in downtown Topeka.

Vanessa J. Moore: Growing up, my favorite album was The Carpenters’ Gold. Not because it was the only great album I owned, but rather because it had my favorite song on it, “Superstar.” ...

Roger Nichols, the songwriter who penned “We’ve Only Just Begun” and other hits for folk-rock duo the Carpenters, has died. He was 84. Nichols’ death on May 17 was confirmed in a social ...