Posts by Erie Culture Guru
Steel 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,…
Read MoreAll You Need is…Airplay?
The Beatles’New Song Now and Then (And Why Isn’t It Being Played?) Local radio sucks. And that counts the local out-of-state simulcast stations like Bob FM (that supposedly plays anything), owned by Hearst Media that plays the same music at the same time all across America. I’m a channel flipper, whether it’s watching TV or…
Read MoreThe Convent
At Dramashop A Theater Review As women we’re all searching. For respect. For meaning in life. And for love. So, in a way, even if it’s just portrayed on the boards, it’s comforting to see others attempting to wend their way through this world. Written by Jessica Dickey The Convent is a dramedy about six…
Read MoreSYNERGY
Synergyat Mercyhurst UniversityAn Art Review Synergy: The interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect greater than the sum of the individual elements. Currently at Mercyhurst University’s Cummings Art Gallery several artists contributed 43 creations in different mediums”photography, glasswork, sculpture and more”to create Synergy, a show that seeks to create a collective aesthetic…
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