Muhlenberg College takes a stroll down the runway and into drag ball culture, as the Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance Department presents Tarell Alvin McCraney’s “Wig Out!,” March 30 – April 2. Rarely produced since its 2008 premiere, “Wig Out!” offers an outlandish and high-style glimpse into the tight-knit world of Harlem drag balls. Muhlenberg theater [...]
Auditions for MSMT 2017 season, including ‘Hair’ and ‘My Fair Lady’ will be held Feb. 26-27 Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre will hold open auditions on Feb. 26 and 27. Performers will be cast for the season’s mainstage productions: “Hair,” performing June 14 – July 2, and “My Fair Lady,” performing July 12-30. The following audition [...]
“Listen to Me” is a bittersweet adventure by Gertrude Stein — a love story and a cerebral frolic, in the face of planetary crisis. Directed by James Peck, Stein’s evocative, rarely produced play will be presented at Muhlenberg College, Feb. 22-26. Written in 1936, Stein’s play is a piece of experimental staged poetry, in which [...]
Dance Concert Displays Talents of More Than 70 Dancers The Muhlenberg College dance program will showcase two iconic re-stagings and one original piece from three world-renowned choreographers, as well as four world-premiere works by accomplished returning contributors, in its annual “Master Choreographers” concert, Feb. 9-11. This year’s “Master Choreographers” features restagings of “Radical Severance,” choreographed [...]
Lehigh Valley Story Slam will be held 7:00pm on Wednesday, February 15 at Easton Public Market, located at 325 Northampton St. in Easton, PA. The theme of the event is “Best Friends.” Storytellers from Easton and beyond will be competing head-to-head for the title of “Best Storyteller in the Lehigh Valley.” While the Lehigh Valley [...]
"Hiatus," a mixed media painting by Tina Cantelmi Large, color saturated abstract landscape paintings by Tina Cantelmi will be on view at Edge, 74 West Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA, from Feb. 7 through May 31. A meet the artist reception is slated for Feb. 9, 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. "Inspired by tepid locations [...]
Local filmmakers invited to submit work for chance at $500 cash prize during April 8 event After taking a year off, the Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival returns April 8, 2017 to the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks with an all-new format featuring a celebration for both filmmakers and film buffs. The evening will include screenings [...]
Improvised Shakespeare Company, Improvised David Mamet Play & More Are Highlighted More than 50 improv acts from U.S. & Canada to perform Jan. 20-21 The Improvised Shakespeare Company and Hunter Nelson and Terry Withers’ “David Mamet’s ‘The New David Mamet Play’” headline the 4th annual SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival Jan. 20-21 at the ArtsQuest [...]
Peeps in Space by Owen Boger Area students had a sweet start to the New Year when their dioramas were chosen as winners in the 2016 PEEPS® Scholastic Diorama Competition during PEEPSFEST®, the free family festival presented by Just Born Quality Confections and ArtsQuest Dec. 30-31. More than 60 dioramas incorporating PEEPS® candy [...]
Photo by Diane Richter Follow the star to Bethlehem Jan. 8 as ArtsQuest celebrates El Dia de los Reyes, a cherished cultural and religious tradition in many Latin American countries. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 2-6 p.m. at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, 101 [...]
