“The Shape of Water” and the Parkland Shooter
The Shape of Water seems prophetically appropriate for our era. While watching the film, I couldn’t help but see the main antagonist, Colonel Richard Strickland (Michael Shannon), in the context of the Parkland school shooting of February 14th. Truth be told, I’ve been binging my way through New York Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post, and…
Fab Lab Takes on Community Festival
On Saturday, April 28th from 11-3 p.m. there will be drinks, music, books, crafts, and a monstrous robot dinosaur all at the 23rd annual Spring on the Southside Community Festival. Jeff Boerner, director of the Fab Lab at Northampton Community College, beams with a somewhat anxious excitement when he mentions this busy event to me….
Review: Stray Seeds put the “Jam” in “Jamgrass”
I walked into Fun House on East 4th Street in South Bethlehem on a recent Thursday knowing almost nothing about the…
Doubling Creativity: the Fab Lab at Northampton Community College
Jeffrey Boerner, director of the popular Fab Lab in Northampton Community College, is a resolute type. When I asked him about…
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Sarah Ruhl & Caraline Jeffrey?
“Orlando had become a woman. There is no denying it.” So wrote Virginia Woolf in her 1928 novel, Orlando: A Biography,…
Processing Our Realities: The Importance of the Arts and Humanities in Education
The arts and humanities seem to always be in the heat of some sort of crisis. Those of us in the…
Trouble City All-Stars Rock The Fun House
On the snowy night of February 17, most people probably stayed inside, warmed up next to a fire, or watched a…
Darkness, Clowns and Apocalypse: An Evening at the Theater
As a small child, my biggest fear was darkness. Even in the most heated games of hide-and-go-seek, a small closet with…
Uprooting the Stereotypes: Special Needs Art Show
Ellen Flynn’s eagerness is intoxicating as we discuss her “favorite time of the year” at the Art Establishment: the Special Needs…
Imagining the World We Want, Together
On Wednesday, February 14, Tackling T.I.N.A. hosted the first of three public conversations scheduled this Spring. Themed around the idea of…