Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

Touchstone's Young Playwrights' Festival on Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

Rebecca Walz — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:18 +0000

Touchstone's Young Playwrights' Festival is just around the corner, and Mary Wright, Coordinator for Touchstone's Young Playwrights Lab, joins hosts George Miller and Kate Scuffle to talk about this year's new young plays and playwrights. (Original air date: May 13, 2013.)

The 48th Annual Fine Art and Craft Show on Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

Rebecca Walz — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:05:41 +0000

Host Steve Aaronson welcomes members of the Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission to discuss the 48^th Annual Fine Art and Craft Show, happening Mother's Day Weekend -- May 11th and 12^th in Historic Bethlehem. Main Street will be scene of over 70 artists and crafters, who will be displaying a variety of prints, drawings, watercolors, oils, photos, jewelry, clothing, woodwork, glass, and other media. (Original air date May 6, 2013.)

Eighth Annual Poetry Project Winners on Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

Rebecca Walz — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:11:59 +0000

Hosts Paul Willistein and George VanDoren welcome the three first-place winners in the Eighth Annual Poetry Project; a collaboration between The Press newspapers and WDIY. Each student poet will have a chance to read their winning poem, and discuss the inspiration for their work. There will be one student in each of the three age groups: elementary, middle and high school.

Muhlenberg's "The Marriage of Figaro" on Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

Rebecca Walz — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:52:31 +0000

"The Marriage of Figaro", the 1784 comedy by Beaumarchais, wraps up the Muhlenberg College theatre season in a fresh new production directed by Francine Roussel, and featuring an original score by composer and musician Mike Krisukas (Zen For Primates). Roussel and Krisukas join hosts George Miller and Kate Scuffle to discuss the production and their collaboration.

RiverJazz Festival on Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

Rebecca Walz — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:33:19 +0000

Host Silagh White talks with Patrick Brogan from ArtsQuest about the upcoming RiverJazz Festival, happening throughout the month of May at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks. The festival, featuring everything from bebop and swing to cool jazz and free improvisation, showcases national touring acts and some of the best jazz performers from the Lehigh Valley.

Author Dr. Bruce Whitehouse on Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

Rebecca Walz — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:30:33 +0000

Host Bill Dautremont-Smith talks with Dr. Bruce Whitehouse, who teaches Anthropology and Global Studies at Lehigh University, about his recent book “Migrants and Strangers in an African City”, listed as among the best overlooked books of 2012, and his blog “Bridges from Bamako” providing insightful analysis of the current situation in Mali.

Chinese Harmony Pavilion on Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

Rebecca Walz — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:49:41 +0000

The dedication of the Lehigh-Bethlehem Chinese Harmony Pavilion at the South Side Greenway on April 20th will be the topic of discussion with Norman Girardot, Marcus Brandt and Dongning Wang of Lehigh University. The Pavilion was designed and built by an interdisciplinary team of Lehigh students over a nine month period. Hosted by George Miller and Kate Scuffle. (Original air date April 8, 2013.)

Art Therapy on Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

Rebecca Walz — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:44:10 +0000

Healing Arts can take several forms. Host Sally Handlon explores both the educational and practical application for art therapy with Professor Rebecca Arnold and artist, Rose Mavis. (Original broadcast April 1, 2013.)

Funding for Local Arts Programs on Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

Rebecca Walz — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:25:16 +0000

Host Silagh White chats with Laura Kaplus, former board member of various arts and cultural organizations in the Lehigh Valley. The topic of tonight's discussion is arts funding, advocacy for arts policy, and successful grant writing. Federal, state and local government grants are reviewed. (Original air date March 18,2013.)

PYT's "The Hobbit" on Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

Rebecca Walz — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:09:18 +0000

Hosts George Miller and Kate Scuffle chat with Jill Dunn, artistic director at Pennsylvania Youth Theatre, and Alex Zolgelsand and Sophie Kitch-Peck, actors from "The Hobbit", now showing at the Ice House in Bethlehem. Also joining our hosts, will be artistic director Josh Neth and actor Samantha Beedle of Allentown Public Theatre, talking about their newest production "Parallel Lives."