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My Fair Lady
ERIE, PA (September 22, 2025) The timeless, Tony Award-Winning classic MY FAIR LADY continues at the Erie Playhouse through September 28, based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, in a delightful production that is just “Loverly!” Experience the classic story of Eliza Doolittle (Ellise Chase), a cockney flower girl caught in the middle…
Read MoreGOODELL GARDENS & HOMESTEAD AND MEADVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE PRESENT “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING”
“Shakespeare in the Gardens” Presents the Original Battle of the Sexes EDINBORO, PA – The partnership between Goodell Gardens & Homestead and Meadville Community Theatre continues with William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. It will be set in the beautiful Gardens at Goodell for three performances only; Friday, August 8 at 6:00pm, Saturday, August 9…
Read MoreEP PR Cats Premiere Weekend at the Erie Playhouse
ERIE, PA (July 16, 2025) The magical, mystical spectacle CATS returns to the Erie Playhouse, July 25 August 10! Sponsored by LECOM Health and UPMC Health Plan. Tickets are available now at the Box Office, 814 454-2852 or www.erieplayhouse.org.Andrew Lloyd Webber’s enduring blockbuster hit featuring felines, fearless, faithful and true is here to delight audiences…
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Squeezing Us for Laughs? ___________________________________ “Monty Python’s SPAMalot” A Theater Review Some say Camelot (the legendary castle and court associated with King Arthur), is a state of mind—so who could imagine it, making a local stopover? Okay, Camelot, no. “Monty Python’s SPAMalot,” yes. “Monty Python’s SPAMalot,” the Broadway show, just had a recent run in…
Read MoreCrawford County Fair
My 20-Minute Walk Through the Crawford County Fair I have to admit it: I was actually looking forward to visiting the 2024 Crawford County Fair. While I’m at my day job, I have the radio tuned to “Cool” 101.7 in Meadville, on which the DJs had a booth there and promoted many of its offerings.…
Read More“Cow-nt” Me In!
Big Irene’s Little Diner A Restaurant Review What’s up with the cow art? That’s what my friend and I wondered as we sat in a booth at Big Irene’s Diner in Albion recently.Though not to the point of overdoing it, the cute, friendly cows portrayed and hung to the walls not only had us curious…
Read MoreNumbers You Need to Know: Three Photogs, One Show, at 1020
“1020 Photo Collective”atThe 1020 Collective Featuring some of its members, The 1020 Collective and its show, the “1020 Photo Collective,” offers a “snapshot” of three photographers’ captured creations. Alex Simpson, Jenna Lutz and Gary Cardot contribute various and unique visions from behind their camera’s lenses. Switching from landscape to street photography, Alex Simpson in his…
Read MoreDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical at the Erie Playhouse
A Theater Review Maybe what makes a book, a film or a musical so popular is that it’s relatable to so many others. After all, everyone tries to be cool, popular, talented and a magnet for the opposite sex. But who really succeeds? Very, very few. So maybe it’s cathartic (Or is it schadenfreude?) to…
Read MoreThe Wright Sisters
“Decision Height” at Performing Artists Collective Alliance A Theater Review Telling the almost-forgotten history of the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots during World War II, “Decision Height” recounts not only female contributions to the war effort, but each character’s individual struggles. Currently playing at PACA, “Decision” relates the training of six recruits from across the country,…
Read MoreA Little (Calzone) Slice of Heaven
Barbato’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria A Restaurant Review Having lived in this area for most of my life, Barbato’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria (Whew! Is it me or is that a mouthful?), was always on my bucket list to try. Then, I’d begun driving past the place, just off I-90, while heading to my slave…
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