Mothering a Book: Young Adult Novelist Tiffany Schmidt
Tiffany Schmidt, Lehigh University graduate of English and author of several young adult novels, walked up to the podium of a Lehigh Notations series on a recent March evening. Smiling gently at the crowd, she clutched a hard copy of one of her novels, Hold Me Like a Breath, in her hand. Her other publications include Send Me…
Southside 313: John Sears and the Stock Music Company
“I’ve always wanted to start a band, and I just decided to do that this past December,” John Sears shared on the patio outside of Southside 313, sitting across the table from his fellow guitarist Nick Baranowski. Sears is the frontman, guitarist, and vocalist of John Sears and the Stock Music Company. Dragging on his…
Tuesday Talkback: The Role of Animals in The Zookeeper’s Wife
In my April 4th talkback on Niki Caro’s The Zookeeper’s Wife, the audience and I considered the film’s use of history…
The Art Establishment: A Space For Local Artists To Create
In 2012, wife and husband team Ellen and Tom decided to take a plunge and bring their 20-year idea into real…
The Original Godfrey Daniels
Origin Story Dave Fry knew that Bethlehem needed a unique space for music lovers, and since founding Godfrey Daniels, a folk…
Tuesday Talkback: The Zookeeper’s Wife
In the most recent Tuesday Talkback, the SteelStacks audience and I considered Niki Caro’s 2017 Holocaust film, The Zookeeper’s Wife. Based…
Documentary Film Series Inspires Conversations about Migrations: An Interview with Prof. Nicholas Sawicki
Since 2016, The Mellon Digital Humanities Initiative at Lehigh University has offered an annual free film series at the Frank Banko…
Café the Lodge: Recovery Organization Becomes Community Source for Food and Art Events
Café The Lodge: Recovery Through Art and Food “We’re proud of how involved we are in the community,” says Ian Panyko,…
Tuesday Talkback Series Offers Vibrant Discussions of Film at Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
For the past five years, I’ve had the pleasure of serving on the Cinema Committee and hosting a weekly film discussion…
After Spring: Bethlehem Community Film Series Confronts the Syrian Refugee Crisis
On Tuesday, March 21st, South Side Bethlehem residents packed the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas to view the documentary After Spring. The…