Posts by Erie Culture Guru
Anastasia at Academy Theatre
(Don’t) Pass the Duchess A Musical Review It’s every little girl’s dream to be a princess. Few are born royals, others may become royalty after marrying their Prince Charming. But only one was a princess and later became a princess. Again. Anastasia. (Okay, okay! I know her official title was grand duchess, but Google says…
Read MoreMan, What a Woman!
Tootsie A Theater Review Erie Playhouse™s present show asks two serious questions about success: First, how bad do you really want it? And, secondly, if you get it, was it really worth it? When blind ambition and I™ll-Show-You-Revenge join hands in one man™s frustrated psyche, the only answer can be¦a comedy musical, of course! Rejiggered…
Read MoreWeird “Science?”
Weird Romance A Theater Review Love can sometimes turn divisive, but a current Erie play is divisional. But it™s a good thing. It™s evident in the Performing Artists Collective Alliance™s current production, Weird Romance. A two-tale, one-cast musical comedy, it demonstrates that love can be found in the most unusual of circumstances. …
Read MoreSteel City Eats Meets Flagship City Streets
Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar A Restaurant Review Call it serendipity. While returning some Christmas gifts at the Millcreek Mall Complex (Yes, I still shop in stores!) AND realizing that I was hungry AND that the GURU expected a review from me, when I drove past Pittsburgh-based Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar, it all merged:…
Read MoreWhy Can’t We Have a Biennial Every Year?
The 2023 Women’s Biennial at 1020 Collective An Art Review Hosting the 2023 Women’s Biennial might seem like a chore to an ordinary art gallery/venue, yet 1020 Collective meets the task. Though I’d heard of 1020 Collective, the show was my first visit to the site that not only hosts exhibitions but contains a recording…
Read MoreYou Say You Want a Resolution?
Hope Springs Eternal…, Alexander Pope What’s your New Year’s resolution? Or should I say, resolutions? According to Forbes.com the most popular goals for 2024 are: * Improved fitness (48%) * Improved finances (38%) * Improved mental health (36%) * Lose weight ((34%) * Improved diet (32%) But the big question is: Will anyone stick to…
Read MoreLocal Artists Make Good (Art, That Is)
The Northwestern Pennsylvania Artists Association 8th Biennial Exhibition at Erie Art Museum AnArt Review Hosted at Erie Art Museum, approximately 50 artworks in all mediums showcase the best of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Artists Association during its current biennial exhibit. The NPAA is a nonprofit 501c(3) organization for professional artists living within a 50-mile radius of…
Read MoreFirestone’s
Where the Hunger Meets the Food A Restaurant Review Like most people, when I think of the name Firestone, I think of, well, tires. In fact, I stumbled upon info about Firestone’s”the swank eatery, not the tire business”when I was recently shopping the internet for, well, winter tires. But I’m sure glad I remembered the…
Read MoreGirard Dinor
Home Cookin’ & a History Lesson The Girard Dinor A Restaurant Review Issues with my laptop found me in Girard to give it a tuneup. When I finally arrived at the store, a sign announced the proprietor had stepped out for lunch. Just my luck! Then I recalled I hadn’t eaten all day…
Read MoreStriking 12 Review at PACA
It’ll Bowl You Over! Striking 12 A Theater Review ‘Tis the season. Chilly weather, (Sometimes) snow, baking, eating the goods you baked, and parties aplenty. And of course, holiday entertainment. After all, what would this time of season be like without a play regaling a certain upcoming holiday? New Year’s Eve, of course! Striking 12,…
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