Cedar Crest College students featured in Spring Dances'
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by The Press in Focus
Cedar Crest College Performing Arts presents "Spring Dances," 8 p.m. April 18, 19, 20, Samuels Theatre, Tompkins College Center, Cedar Crest College Allentown.
Artistic direction is by Cedar Crest College Associate Professor of Dance Robin Gerchman. Faculty choreographers are Pattie Bostick-Winn, Margo Clifford Ging and Nicole Hockenberry. Student choreographers are Marlana Hurd and Natalie Shute.
"This concert displays the eclectic versatility of the Cedar Crest Dance Company...
April 17, 18 date for student poems
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by The Press in Focus
Poems for the 8th annual Student Poetry Project are to be published in the April 17 and 18 Focus section in the eight Lehigh Valley Press newspaper print editions and, this year for the first time, online: lehighvalleypress.org.
Publication date for the 2013 Student Poetry Project is one week earlier than the previously announced April 24 and 25 Focus section dates.
The Student Poetry Project adjudication committee, chaired by George VanDoren, of the Penn State Lehigh Valley...
Here's how to plant herbs outdoors
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by The Press in Focus
Herbs are some of the easiest plants to grow because they tolerate a variety of soil types and have relatively few insect and disease pests. Herbs can be incorporated into any garden, planted in spaces between shrubs and trees, or be grown formally in a garden of their own.
Select the herbs to be grown based on the light exposure of the site they will be planted in. This information can be found on seed packets or plant labels. For example, chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) grows best...
BFAC GRANTS
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by The Press in Focus
The application deadline is April 12 for Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission (BFAC) grants.
The BFAC expects to award $3,000 in 2013 - '14.
Information: bfac-lv.org
Questions: Donald Spieth, dspieth7@ptd.net.
Bid on piano to the stars
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by The Press in Focus
Musikfest fans, collectors and music aficionados from throughout the United States will have a chance to own a piece of music history when ArtsQuest holds its second-annual ArtsQuest Anniversary Party at SteelStacks, 6 - 10 p.m. April 26, the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks.
The fundraiser, celebrating the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks' second birthday and Musikfest's 30th anniversary, will feature the kickoff of a nationwide auction of the Musikfest piano, a Young Chang grand...
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by The Press in Focus
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Comedian Ron White, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. April 12, State Theatre, Easton
'Stoker' an art-house shocker
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 by PAUL WILLISTEIN in Focus
"Stoker" is an art-house shocker.
While the film's title has nothing to do with Bram Stoker's "Dracula," it has its ghoulish elements.
With little advance word about the film, I didn't know what to expect.
The story in "Stoker" begins at a funeral, that of Richard Stoker (Dermot Mulroney), who died in a mysterious car crash. We see his widow, Evelyn Stoker (Nicole Kidman), and his daughter, India Stoker (Mia Wasikowski).
India, who shared a special bond with her...
Jazz-fusion pioneer Coryell at Zoellner
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 by JERRY DUCKETT Special to The Press in Focus
Look up the music term jazz-fusion and the name of guitarist Larry Coryell inevitably pops up.
Whether playing electric, acoustic or classical guitar, Coryell is considered by many the pioneer of jazz-fusion.
The Larry Coryell Organ Trio, which includes organist Mike Mandel and drummer Alphonse Mouzon, performs 8 p.m., April 6, Baker Hall, Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University, 420 E. Packer Avenue, Bethlehem.
The night before the Zoellner performance, Coryell...
CAMERATA
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 by The Press in Focus
The Camerata Singers performs its Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m. April 6, Wesley Church, 2540 Center St., Bethlehem.
The dramatic cantata by Vaughan Williams, "Dona Nobis Pacem," with the poetry of Walt Whitman begins the program, followed by Gabriel Faure's warm and lyrical "Requiem."
The Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra, with soloists: Leslie Johnson, soprano, and Dashon Burton, bass-baritone, perform with Allan Birney, conducting.
Annual Kiwanis prayer breakfast draws the faithful
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 by in Focus
PRESS PHOTOS BY JOIE JACKSON WENNER
The annual Walter C. Stoudt Memorial prayer breakfast was held March 29 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Emmaus.
