Consciousness in Verse: An Interview with Poet Cleveland Wall
What do science, consciousness, and classical guitar music have in common? For local poet Cleveland Wall, all are a source of inspiration for her latest works. A West Bethlehem resident and poet-performer, Wall has been creating provocative verses since she was a child. She recalls growing up in a household where her parents recited poetry…
Artist Spotlight: Chloe Cole-Wilson
Ava Bertone: Introduce yourself for our readers! Chloe Cole-Wilson: My name is Chloe Cole-Wilson and I am the Artistic Director and co-founder of Basement Poetry. AB: How long have you been working with the group? How did you get started with it? CCW: Basement Poetry was founded in January of 2015. We started off as…
Better Days Will Come: A Chat with Albert Negron III
Anyone who has visited the Southside of Bethlehem knows that the area takes art very much to heart. At practically every…
Artistic Inspiration from a Sloth: A Color Me Mine Event
There are many things about Bethlehem that makes it stand apart from other cities. For example, can you name any other…
In Review: Allentown Public Theatre’s “Coming Clean”
Someone murmurs that there’s “no choice but to be immersed,” as I enter the basement of the St. Luke’s Lutheran Church…
Moving “Beyond Bars”: An Interview with Kalyani Singh
Prison reform projects have been a hot button social and political issue for a number of years– with good reason. Currently,…
Artist Spotlight: Charles Kiernan of the Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild
Every second Wednesday night at Godfrey Daniels Listening Room, community is built. The Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild hosts their Story Circle,…
“Out to Lunch” Concert Series: Kara Hartzell
Hidden Gems July 6th was a glum, overcast Friday afternoon–the kind where people would usually retreat inside their air-conditioned homes. Some…
Artist Spotlight: Alexis Leon
If you’ve attended any productions at Touchstone Theatre in the past few years, chances are, you have seen Alexis Leon’s work.…
South Side Initiative: “Sharing Knowledge, Practicing Democracy”
The Early Years The closing of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation rocked Bethlehem in a formidable way: many people lost their jobs,…