Denise McCormack Brings Old Tales to Life in Storytelling Series
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…
Yoshimura’s “Sakura” Advocates for a Peaceful Future
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…
Out to Lunch Concert Series: Joe Lule
Joe Lule, a lifetime Bethlehem resident, spent his late teenage years playing the guitar and singing on Bethlehem’s main street, trying…
Bethlehem Residents Celebrate Spring at Southside Arts & Music Festival
My first spring in Bethlehem has been delightful: the flowering trees alone have made this one of the most beautiful springs…
Death Drops and Drag Artists: Spectrum’s 13th Annual Drag Show
During the twenty years I’ve been on this earth, I’ve spent roughly eight of them knowing I was part of the…
Martha Rich’s New Installation Opens at ArtsQuest
Seldom do we think of the little things in our daily lives. Sounds in particular, such as offhand remarks, unusual questions,…
Artist Spotlight: Keith Garubba
Printmaker Keith Garubba is one of the Banana Factory’s newest resident artists. Garubba currently teaches at the Baum School of Art,…
A World of Difference: Judy Woodruff on Navigating the American Divide
I’ll always have a vivid memory of the day after the 2016 presidential election. I was still a senior in high…
Artist Linda Dubin Garfield Transports Viewers with New Japan Series
There’s no doubt that art has a sort of transformational quality—an ability to transport us to places we fondly miss and…
Hope & Healing Inspires Community Through the Arts
From February 23rd to April 14th, the Banana Factory’s 9th Annual Hope & Healing Juried Art Show is on display in…