An curved arrow pointing right. The Sitarmakers of Miraj, India, have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument ...

A musical event feauring classical Indian instruments and called Pulsating Strings is planned for 2 p.m. at the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts, 754 Plumas St. in Yuba City, on Sunday.

A 2,000-year-old instrument, carved out of wood into the elegant curve of the mythical yaazhi’s neck, animal skin covering the resonator and thin strings connecting them both, is the stuff of myth, ...