Posts by Erie Culture Guru
Goodbye Conneaut Valley Middle School
Goodbye Conneaut Valley Middle School. Formerly Conneaut Valley High School when it produced its first graduating class in 1955, Conneaut Valley School Board announced several months ago its closure at the end of this school year, June 5. Not bad for a civic building to have lasted 69 years, even with renovations and its re-dedication…
Read More…Happy Birthday, To Yoooouuu!
“Celebrating 50 Years” at Glass Growers Gallery An Art Gallery Appreciation “…And many moooore!” It’s a testament to many that Glass Growers Gallery celebrates its 50th anniversary. (Seriously, how many art galleries within the area can anyone cite that’ve lasted half that long?) First, to those inspired enough to found the art gallery in 1974.…
Read MoreGodzilla, Mothra and Gamera, Oh, My!
Small Jokes About Monsters at Meadville Community Theatre A Theater Review Better late than never, right? Okay, so The GURU assigns me the show, “Small Jokes About Monsters,” playing at Meadville Community Theater. Problem was, the only day I could see it on opening weekend, it was sold out. Another problem? By the time I…
Read MoreWhere Are You, Jimmy B?
Margarita King Bar & Grill A Restaurant Review Call it kismet? No? Then just call it the urge to eat and knock back a drink. Or maybe two. While driving through downtown Meadville to jump through red tape to get a new job, this old gal happened to pass Margarita King Bar & Grill several…
Read MoreYou Are Cordially Invited…
Martin Poole’s “Places to See” at Kada Gallery & Frame shop An Art Review With an exhibition entitled “Places to See” it reads like an invitation. As if artist Martin Poole has created 20-plus oil-on-panel travelogues he welcomes us to visit.If only currently at Kada Gallery & Frame Shop. “Memories color each other, blend together…
Read MoreGood to the Bone
“All That Remains” at PennWest Edinboro An Art Review Usually art shows at universities feature fine art creations either from their enrolled students or traveling exhibits. However, PennWest Edinboro’s current display, “All That Remains,” showcases the work of noted forensic artists with imagery from several high-profile cases. What’s “forensics?” Google says forensics is “scientific…
Read MoreDeath and Life
A “Guru” Contributor Explores Life After (His Father’s) Death Okay, here’s the thing: You don’t have to read this long essay, but I have to write it—and get it out of my head. My father died March 18, 2024. It was unexpected. Yes, my father was 87 and slowing down. But who knew that after…
Read MoreStart Fiddling Around
Fiddler on the Roof A Theater Review “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker.” Though I never seen “Fiddler on the Roof” before its current incarnation at Meadville’s Academy Theatre, I was certainly aware of the hummable tunes this musical produced. Largely, in part because of WKHR, 91.5 Bainbridge, OH, a noncommercial…
Read MoreTotal Eclipse of My Heart
or, Here Comes the Moon (Sorry, Beatles!) Our Erie-Area Eclipse “Review” It was simply magical, wasn’t it? Erie weather did its best to hold out and provide us with a decent day to see the most recent solar eclipse since 2017. (But that one didn’t occur near Erie, so to me, it doesn’t count.) It…
Read MoreToo Much Monkey Business?
Inherit the Wind at the Erie Playhouse A Theater Review Relevant as it was when it was first debuted in 1955, “Inherit the Wind” offers up a battle between Man’s enlightened principles versus mob mores veiled in darkness. Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, “Inherit,” currently at Erie Playhouse, relates the struggles of…
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