Archive for September 2023
Beautiful
Words Can’t Bring Her Down… Beautiful The Carole King Musical Review In its current production, Erie Playhouse offers the audience a welcome musical re-education. For while baby boomers may recognize the music of Carole King–whether it’s as a solo artist or with her collaborator-husband, Gerry Goffin, most younger generations have no idea who she is…
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Aren’t You Peeved You Missed It? Peeved (A Musical about Life’s Little Annoyances) A Theater Review Mountains of junk email to wade through, telemarketers, attempting to communicate with robotic customer service, blonde jokes (well, at least it bothers blondes), these are the little things in our lives that two Erieites focus upon in their musical,…
Read MoreSmoke Gets in Your Fries… (Yum!)
Le Gourmand sups with Smoky Martin’s BBQ The overwhelming aroma of tangy-sweet barbequed meats strikes the ravenous searcher for foodstuffs when they drive down Park Avenue in Meadville. Lifted from my vehicle upon these scents, Le Gourmand entered Smoky Martin’s BBQ in search of a meal to be scrapbooked upon my taste buds. Smoky is…
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An Art Review of Tony Machi’s Exhibit Passionately Curious It’s always inspiring to see someone with local roots or history make contributions that are substantial enough to be lionized. How lionized? Enough to have a retrospective exhibit at Erie Art Museum. How’s that for success? Presently at EAM Passionately Curious showcases the art of Pittsburgh-bred…
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