Posts by pws builder
The Art Spirit in the Sky
Deb Berkebile: Earthscapes at Glass Growers Gallery An Art Review Oftentimes when artists create they have an embedded stance or perspective within their work, albeit sometimes hidden or misunderstood. Yet a current Erie art exhibit has a viewpoint that’s literally out of this world. Deb Berkebile: Earthscapes at Glass Growers Gallery melds fabric art with…
Read MoreNo Elk, No Creek, Now, No Restaurant
Elk Creek In A Restaurant Review Okay, here™s a new one: Reviewing a restaurant (well, actually a bar & grill), that just closed. Yep, the Elk Creek Inn located outside of McKean/Fairview, just off I-79, closed recently. How recently? The first week of February I went there to dine and write a review. By the…
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Life at 60: Things I Still Don’t Know An Essay In the first week of February, I turned 60. Happy birthday to me. Aside from a birthday greeting from an actual friend on Facebook, a sweet, out-of-the-blue text from my financial advisor, Debbie, and an old-school birthday card from my best friend and…
Read MoreThe Royal Treatment
On the HorizonDavid Kingat KADA Gallery and Frame ShopAn Art Review As an artist or anyone actually, it’s best not to be pigeonholed. By trying new things you may actually find another avenue that exceeds your tried-and-true work methods and even become revered for one of your offshoot experimentations. The work of David King, currently…
Read MoreEnrique’s Restaurant Review
Good Ole’ Mexican-Erie Comida Enrique’s Southeast Mexican Taqueria & Tortilleria A Restaurant Review Okay, here’s a fun fact I heard on the radio when planning my first visit to Enrique’s: Guess where the last remaining Chi-Chi’s restaurant is? (Remember Chi-Chi’s and its Mexican cuisine at the Millcreek Mall? Ahh, memories.) Vienna, Austria! Hey, I wonder…
Read MoreSometimes It’s Cruel to Be Kind…
Misery at the Erie Playhouse A Theater Review I’ve occasionally wondered if theaters ever have a summit; that is, do they announce to fellow theatrical companies their upcoming performance schedule? Otherwise, it could be embarrassing–two companies producing the same play within almost the same season. Example? Years ago, (the late 1970’s) when local radio stations…
Read MoreThe Cat and the Canary
Move Over, Sylvester! The Cat and the Canary A Theater Review Combine a spooky house in the country with secret passages, its dead misanthropic owner, his creepy housekeeper who speaks of ghosts, six relatives present to hear the results of his will and an escaped lunatic and it’s small wonder why a 101-year old play…
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