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Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty on the Main Stage. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson return in a new adventure that begins with the Bohemian king’s stolen letters and quickly spirals into a web of spies, blackmail, deception, and danger. Holmes and Watson join forces with American actress Irene Adler to take on Professor Moriarty and his ruthless network in a madcap mystery where five actors bring more than 30 characters to life.

Full performance schedule:
Thursday, July 16 at 7:30 PM
Friday, July 17 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 18 at 7:30 PM
Tuesday, July 21 at 6:30 PM
Wednesday, July 22 at 2:00 PM
Thursday, July 23 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 25 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 26 at 2:00 PM
Tuesday, July 28 at 6:30 PM
Wednesday, July 29 at 7:30 PM
Friday, July 31 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, August 1 at 2:00 PM

Willie and the Poor Boys were formed in 1985 in the Poconos when three high school friends got together and started jamming and making up songs. These three friends, Willie Fisher, Gary Gravatt and Scott Lollis, were later joined by Joe Ecker and Rob Sawyer and soon thereafter they started playing in local bars and pubs in the Poconos, PA. The band was playing primarily Grateful Dead music, and it wasn’t long before they gained a following and started a unique and vibrant community seen. Everyone was going to see Willie and the Poor Boys. It was a tight-knit family of friends. Now some 40 years later, this family is still together. Someone said, “How cool would it be if the Poor Boys had a reunion gig... That would be awesome!” Well, that time has come!

In the nineteenth century, American artists sought to capture the unique character of the North American landscape, from iconic landmarks to intimate countryside views. Drawing from the Allentown Art Museum’s permanent collection, this exhibition explores mountains, waterfalls, pastures, and wilderness scenes while also examining how these idealized landscapes can obscure ecological damage and colonial violence.

Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School brings together works by contemporary Cherokee artist Kay Walking Stick with nineteenth-century Hudson River School paintings, creating a conversation about American landscape, identity, memory, and the land’s layered histories.

Drop-in to the Art Ways Interactive Family Gallery on the second floor of the Museum every Saturday and Sunday to make your own art to take home during ArtVentures. Museum educators are on hand to help guide you in creating an artwork inspired by the Museum’s collection. Design your own creation and bring it to life on one of our 3D printers. All ages and abilities welcome! Free.

Drop-in to the Art Ways Interactive Family Gallery on the second floor of the Museum every Saturday and Sunday to make your own art to take home during ArtVentures. Museum educators are on hand to help guide you in creating an artwork inspired by the Museum’s collection. Design your own creation and bring it to life on one of our 3D printers. All ages and abilities welcome! Free.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty on the Main Stage. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson return in a new adventure that begins with the Bohemian king’s stolen letters and quickly spirals into a web of spies, blackmail, deception, and danger. Holmes and Watson join forces with American actress Irene Adler to take on Professor Moriarty and his ruthless network in a madcap mystery where five actors bring more than 30 characters to life.

Full performance schedule:
Thursday, July 16 at 7:30 PM
Friday, July 17 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 18 at 7:30 PM
Tuesday, July 21 at 6:30 PM
Wednesday, July 22 at 2:00 PM
Thursday, July 23 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 25 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 26 at 2:00 PM
Tuesday, July 28 at 6:30 PM
Wednesday, July 29 at 7:30 PM
Friday, July 31 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, August 1 at 2:00 PM

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Coriolanus at the Schubert Theatre. Shakespeare’s original anti-hero is a relentless warrior and celebrated hero until his pride becomes his downfall. Once the people’s champion, he becomes their greatest threat when his contempt for the masses collides with the politics of power. Presented “Extreme Shakespeare” style, the actors arrive with lines learned, rehearse independently, and open within days, with no director, no designers, and no safety net.

An ancient feud divides the Montagues and Capulets—until Romeo and Juliet meet and fall irrevocably in love. Their secret marriage defies generations of bloodshed, but in a world poisoned by hatred, even the most transcendent love cannot escape fate. From the euphoric heights of a moonlit balcony to the stifling darkness of a tomb, Shakespeare’s most iconic tragedy races toward its devastating conclusion. This is a story that challenges whether love can ever truly conquer hate. Age 12+

Coriolanus—a relentless warrior and a celebrated hero until his pride becomes his downfall. Once the people’s champion, he becomes their greatest threat when his contempt for the masses collides with the politics of power. Coriolanus asks: What happens when a hero believes he’s above those he serves? Experience it “Extreme Shakespeare” style—actors arrive with lines learned, rehearse independently, and open within days. No director. No designers. No safety net. Just the raw power of Shakespeare’s explosive tragedy.