Art

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Don’t Exchange This Gift

Holiday Show 2024 at Glass Growers Gallery        Was it intentional or mere happenstance? The “Holiday...
Cowboys pic

October Evenings at MCA

Scary Good “October Evenings” at Meadville Council of the Arts An Art Review         Presenting...

Allegheny College Sound Show

Hey, Listen, Here! “OPEN SOUND CONTROL” at Allegheny College An Art Review         Through different...
Sunset painting with trees and water.

Plein & Simple

Dan Dahlkemper at Glass Growers Gallery An Art Review It’s safe to call Dan Dahlkemper...
Wall of drawings with a wooden sculpture.

Sculptor Aaron Kramer at Erie Art Museum

Reuse, Recycle and Repurpose (For Art’s Sake) “Sense of Wonder: Aaron Kramer”At Erie Art Museum An...
Framed illustration of a castle by the sea.

 Allegheny Reunion Art Exhibition at Hatch Hollow

Oftentimes colleges graduates have reunions to talk over the good times. It’s not so often...
A Pink Color Background With Trees Image

Numbers 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...
A Graphic Painting With An Arch Image

…Happy Birthday, To Yoooouuu!

“Celebrating 50 Years” at Glass Growers Gallery An Art Gallery Appreciation “...And many moooore!”  It’s...
A Bunch Of trees With Two Women Image

You Are Cordially Invited…

Martin Poole’s “Places to See” at Kada Gallery & Frame shop An Art Review With...
All that remains picture facial reconstruction

Good to the Bone

“All That Remains” at PennWest Edinboro An Art Review Usually art shows at universities feature...

Restaurants

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Awesome Rum Burger at Luminary

The Cider House Rules

Luminary Distilling, Fuhrman’s Cider & Eatery It all started when I heard about a forgotten...
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name

(If You’re a Regular, That Is...) 6 Pack House of Beers A Restaurant Review Talk...
Little Big Irene's Diner, Breakfast & Lunch.

“Cow-nt” Me In!

Big Irene’s Little Diner A Restaurant Review What’s up with the cow art? That’s what...
Valley Freeze ice cream shop with BBQ.

Nate’s Valley Freeze

A “Drive-In” Review “It’s summer,” I reminded myself, “so why are we eating inside when...
A Close Up Image Of Meta On A Dish

Better than Cheddar’s?

Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen A Restaurant Review I’ve often driven past Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen near the...
Margarita King Picture On A Black Color

Where Are You, Jimmy B?

Margarita King Bar & Grill A Restaurant Review Call it kismet? No? Then just call...
A Toast With A Salad Image In Color

Meadville’s “French” Connection

Downtown Mall Bistro A Restaurant Review A bistro in Meadville? Yep.  My taste buds were...
A room with tables and chairs in it

A Little (Calzone) Slice of Heaven

Barbato's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria A Restaurant Review Having lived in this area for most...
A salad with olives and tomatoes on top of it.

No Frog, It’s Good!

Bullfrog Bar A Restaurant Review The best thing about two restaurants sharing the same building?...
A sign that says sea creek inn.

No Elk, No Creek, Now, No Restaurant

Elk Creek In A Restaurant Review Okay, here™s a new one: Reviewing a restaurant (well,...

Theater

A red sign with the words evil dead the musical on it.

So Evil, It’s Good

Evil Dead: The Musical A Meadville Community Theatre Production A Review For theater lovers (and...
A poster for the young frankenstein musical.

“It’s Pronounced ‘Fronkensteen’”

Young Frankenstein: The Musical at the Academy Theatre A Review Leave it to Mel Brooks...
A poster for the cat and the canary.

The Cat and the Canary

Move Over, Sylvester! The Cat and the Canary A Theater Review Combine a spooky house...
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Beautiful

Words Can't Bring Her Down... Beautiful The Carole King Musical  Review In its current production,...
A poster of the show " seven ".

Peeved

Aren't You Peeved You Missed It? Peeved (A Musical about Life's Little Annoyances) A Theater...
A poster for rent, with the words rent

Rent the Musical

RENT Theater Review What little this reviewer knew about the rock musical RENT since its...
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Spooks

Eerie Erie? There's nothing quite like a home-cooked meal or a play served up by...
A woman standing in front of several animals.

What is Susan’s Secret?

Some Secrets are Best Left Untold... What is Susan's Secret?  Theater Review Today's theatrical koan:...
A group of people standing on the stairs

Heathers: The Musical

The B*itch(es) is Back! Heathers: The Musical Theater Review Maybe it's some kind of boomerang...
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The Crucible

That Old Black Magic Has Us in Its Spell... Much as I hate to admit...