Posts by Erie Culture Guru
Plein & Simple
Dan Dahlkemper at Glass Growers Gallery An Art Review It’s safe to call Dan Dahlkemper a “plein-air” artist. And that’s certainly a compliment. After all, how better to capture tree lines, groves, sunsets and streams upon canvas than by experiencing them out in nature? As such, every one of his approximately 25 acrylic paintings currently…
Read MoreJust Call Me “Mr. Brown-Thumb”
A “Fool-osophy” of Life Essay Over the August 3-4 weekend, I brought my lawnmower into my vegetable garden and cut it down. What there was of it. I had deliberated about doing such all week, but after a slow mournful walk through my 15’ x 15’ garden plot, I knew what I had to do,…
Read MoreSculptor Aaron Kramer at Erie Art Museum
Reuse, Recycle and Repurpose (For Art’s Sake) “Sense of Wonder: Aaron Kramer”At Erie Art Museum An Art Review A sense of wonderment and joy is immediately bestowed on visitors upon seeing Erie Art Museum’s latest exhibit: “Sense of Wonder: Aaron Kramer.” Kramer, a tinkerer, imagineer and crafter all rolled into one, offers up approximately 40 creations…
Read More“Newsies: The Musical” at the Erie Playhouse A Theater Review
Whatever’s “Oldsies” is “Newsies” Again Disney’s Newsies: The Musical at Erie Playhouse A Review Extra! Extra! Read all about it: “Newsies: The Musical” is at Erie Playhouse! Only at ErieCulture.Guru! Remember, ETN’s Showcase doesn’t do reviews anymore… Slam! Yeah, Thea tells it like it is! But first, seriously, you gotta…
Read More“Jersey” Comes to Meadville
Jersey Boys at The Academy Theatre Most musical’s songs are created to express and move along action within a show. However, “Jersey Boys” presents something unique: The songs in this 2004 “jukebox musical” were originally performed by The Four Seasons during the 1960’s—and assists in telling their story today. Currently at Meadville’s Academy Theatre, “Jersey…
Read MoreAllegheny Reunion Art Exhibition at Hatch Hollow
Oftentimes colleges graduates have reunions to talk over the good times. It’s not so often that grads “reunite” on art gallery walls. However several Allegheny College grads, faculty and staff from different decades currently offer their artistic visions at Hatch Hollow, a Meadville art gallery, art supply retail store and “coworking space.” “Within these walls,…
Read MoreGuys and Dolls at The Erie Playhouse
A Theater Review “Guys and Dolls” is at the Erie Playhouse! What more can you say? Considered by many to be the quintessential Broadway musical comedy, the current production delivers on all the promises that the original show delivered. “Guys and Dolls” debuted in 1950 with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, the book by…
Read MoreChaos at the Wedding
Press Release YOU’RE INVITED TO “CHAOS AT THE WEDDING” Meadville Community Theatre Presents A World Premiere Musical MEADVILLE, PA –Meadville Community Theatre will host the world premiere of a new musical farce, Chaos at the Wedding,” this weekend June 21, 22 at 7:30 pm, and 23 at 2:00 pm. The play is a hilarious send…
Read MoreOut and About
Getting Out A Theater Review “Getting Out,” the current play at Performing Artists Collective Alliance, offers audiences a pull-no-punches portrait of a female ex-con trying to go straight. Directed by Betsy Butoryak, the Marsha Norman play presents this drama in a unique way: the main character is played by two different actresses at two different…
Read MoreBetter than Cheddar’s?
Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen A Restaurant Review I’ve often driven past Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen near the Millcreek Mall, but with so many different choices, I always settled on someplace else. But after an appointment in the area, I finally decided to “scratch” it off my bucket list. With friendly music and dimly lit interior even in…
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