Celebrating Bethlehem's Southside Culture
Chances are that, regardless of your generation, story time was an integral part of your childhood. If you are like me, tales of medieval princesses and heroes were a staple growing up; however, it’s not just for kids anymore. By contemporary standards, most of us may pigeonhole storytelling to children’s books and bedtime stories, but…
Give me Back my father, give me back my mother;Give back my elders;Give me my sons and daughters back. Give me back myself,Give back the human race, As long as this life lasts, this life,Give back peaceThat will never end. On April 11th, Keiin Yoshimura visited Touchstone Theater for her performance of Sakura, meaning “cherry…
Seldom do we think of the little things in our daily lives. Sounds in particular, such as offhand remarks, unusual questions, overheard exclamations, and lingering phrases, bounce off the ear without a second thought. However, artist Martha Rich appears hyperconscious of these moments. Rich is a Philadelphia-based artist whose art primarily involves drawing, painting, and…
There’s no doubt that art has a sort of transformational quality—an ability to transport us to places we fondly miss and those we’ve always hoped to visit—and Linda Dubin Garfield’s art is certainly no exception. On view right now at ArtsQuest, her Japan series takes us to the other side of the world, capturing the…
The air was hot and heavy, and I was greeted with the strong smell of burning wood as I walked into the studio. Seldom is this the scene we imagine when we think of conventional forms of art, though this is a typical day in the Banana Factory’s glass studio. While artists rarely have the…