May 26 Thursday
A new exhibit focusing on Bethlehem’s General Superintendent and Chief Engineer John Fritz is now on display at the National Museum of Industrial History. The Works of a Mechanical Genius: The Legacy of John Fritz explores the life and legacy of an innovative ironmaster who has been touted as founder of the American Steel Industry, alongside names like Andrew Carnegie. This exhibit is included with regular museum admission. NMIH is open Wednesday through Sunday 10am to 5pm. Further details on our website.
The Gilmour Project’s 2022 debut tour will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ‘Dark Side Of The Moon: A Piece For Assorted Lunatics,’ which Pink Floyd first performed in 1972 at The Brighton Dome, UK, a full 14 months before the release of the legendary album. They will perform and explore this masterwork in its entirety, honoring the legendary band. With their focus on David Gilmour’s Pink Floyd repertoire, The Gilmour Project will do a deep dive into exploration & improvisation that only Gilmour could create. The Gilmour Project incorporates musicians whose background is both prog(ressive) improvisational; and, is the only band since Blue Floyd in 2000, endeavoring to take these songs ‘OUT,’ speaking in jazz protocol, without disregarding the cherished classic hooks, licks & musical phrases. Acclaimed musicians Jeff Pevar (lead guitar with CSN, David Crosby, Phil Lesh, Ray Charles), Kasim Sulton (bass & vocals with Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, Meatloaf, Blue Oyster Cult, Hall & Oates, Cheap Trick & Patti Smith), Prairie Prince (co-founder of The Tubes, & drums with Todd Rundgren, Jefferson Starship, Phil Lesh), Mark Karan (guitar & vocals with Bob Weir, RatDog, The Other Ones), and Scott Guberman (keyboard & vocals with Phil Lesh), will take the music of David Gilmour & Pink Floyd to places it has never gone before.
May 27 Friday
Classical/rock violinist Daisy Jopling has toured the world, beginning her solo career with a concerto at the Royal Albert Hall in London at age 14. She played twice before 30,000 people at the opening of the Vienna Festival, toured with her band to 53 stunning concert halls in China, created “Illuminance” on Bannerman Island, NY which aired on PBS in 2021, and performed her own “Awakening” Concert at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. Daisy has collaborated with super stars such as Bobby McFerrin, Hans Zimmer and Tony-Award winning director Tom Morris, and recorded 9 albums, 2 with BMG RCA Victor. Who’s Who celebrates the Daisy Jopling Band’s latest album and is a classical/rock show consisting of original violin arrangements of great songs by The Who and hits from the Daisy Jopling Band. Join us for their last concert in the US before they travel to Egypt to partner with the UN on a concert at the Great Pyramids of Giza.
Pennsylvania! Joe is headlining here for the first time to do his all new one man stand-up show Remember When, all about growing up in the 80s. It’s going to be a blast! If you love the 80s, you won’t want to miss it! Joe has opened for Sebastian Maniscalco and Bill Burr at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, and is a regular with Preston & Steve on WMMR and John DeBella on WMGK.
May 28 Saturday
Our annual Hope Yard Sale will be held on May 28th from 8 am-noon. This is a multi-vendor yard sale. We invite friends and & neighbors to join us. Spaces are $5 each and 6 ft. tables are available at $5 each to rent. Contact office@hopeec.org or call 610-285-6967 to reserve your spot. All vendors must reserve in advance.Restrooms, food, a huge book sale, and lots of items will be available for shoppers. Join us!
“Climate Conversations: All We Can Save” Art Exhibit at Nurture Nature Center, Easton, PA “Climate Conversations: All We Can Save” is the work of 8 women artists in response to the best-selling anthology, “All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis.” Artists featured are: Nancy Cohen, Kate Dodd, Laura Earle, Tracey Easthope, Elizabeth Barick Fall, Susan Hoffman Fishman, Gina R. Furnari, and Leslie Sobel. Visit www.nurturenaturecenter.org for more information and related programming.
A visual gallery consisting of 180 original pieces of abstract digital art and projections, Sam Thompson’s body_of_work reimagines and presents a room as an opportunity for audience meaning-making. Enjoy stepping foot into the strange space they’ve created for you. The gallery will be open with free admission to the public May 28th through June 2nd, from 6-9 pm, in the Sala X room at Touchstone Theatre.
9 Horses (Mandolins, Violin, Hardanger d’Amore, Bass) “Acoustic/Electric” Performing music from their critically-acclaimed recordings, 9 Horses is an improvising chamber ensemble featuring Joe Brent (formerly of Regina Spektor’s band) on acoustic and electric mandolin, 2018 GRAMMY nominee Sara Caswell (Esperanza Spalding) on violin and Hardanger d'amore, and Andrew Ryan (Kaia Kater) on bass. Highlighting Brent's original compositions and the incendiary, genre-hopping virtuosity of all three members, the trio at the core of 9 Horses represents Brent's dual vision of a musical future with no barrier between the old notions of “folk art” and “fine art,” and an ensemble capable of communicating this idea through musical canvases both great and small.
