Family Dance: At Pennsylvania Regional Ballet, some are treated like family–others actually are.
The first time Gillian Murphy danced the Sugar Plum Fairy, she was a high school freshman at the North Carolina… Read More
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Musical Notes: November Jumble–this month, something for every ear.
Well, we’re nearing the close of another crazy year. The end of fall is near and, as Jon Snow would… Read More
Chamber Made: Sempre Dolce reimagines traditional chamber music.
“Are you familiar with Nirvana?” asks Mary Gardner-Firestone, one of two violists in Sempre Dolce. The quartet—Gardner-Firestone, fellow violist Marie… Read More
Mega Mordor: Spend an entire day in Middle Earth.
I will admit it: I had my doubts about “The Lord of the Rings.” I was a kid. I saw… Read More
Music of Her Life: Jennifer Sacher Wiley takes the helm of the West Shore Symphony.
Jennifer Sacher Wiley recalls the lump in her throat that she felt at age 3 while sitting beneath a piano… Read More
Student Scribes: “Shirt Collars”
It was a ritual and a sin in the eyes of conventional people. Nevertheless, Sundays were designated for frogs, when… Read More
Student Scribes: “Here”
“Two iced teas, and two bagels please.” The register dings and our eyes tear with relief and gratitude. Four dollars… Read More
Review: “Fun Home” Poignant, Beautifully Rendered at Open Stage
“There’s you, and there’s me. But now I’m the one who’s 43 and stuck. I can’t find my way through.… Read More
All About the Book: Thousands show their love of literature, poetry, criticism at Harrisburg Book Festival.
The 2017 Harrisburg Book Festival attracted about 2,000 people last weekend, as book-lovers flocked to Midtown to converse with authors,… Read More
Golden Night: Spellbound audience crowds in for Salman Rushdie.
“It feels as if we are living in a moment that is stranger than fiction,” said Salman Rushdie, during his… Read More