Last year was the first time I went to Musikfest in over 10 years and I had a pretty good time. Sunday night, I returned to the annual Lehigh Valley event for some of that tasty food (Abe and I ate $32 worth of food between the two of us, the highlight being the Aw Shucks corn) and [...]

Remember the days of being a little kid and having the urge to bang on the keys of any piano you came in contact with, only to be scolded about five seconds later by the nearest adult who, for some reason, was not enjoying the cacophony of sounds you were producing?
Well, thanks to Music for [...]

Kevin Eubanks signed off from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at the end of May, after playing with the band for 18 years, 15 of which were spent as bandleader.  He jokingly said, “After 18 of playing America into commercials, I’m gonna go somewhere where I can finish a song.”
This Pennsylvania native and consummate guitarist [...]

This Sunday, June 13, is the 21st Annual Billtown Blues Festival in Hughesville, PA. This all-day festival takes place at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds and features local, national and international musicians. The name for the festival comes from the nickname given to Williamsport (Billtown) and the fact that blues music is the type of music [...]

Whether you come in the bright sunshine or come to a rainy Lancaster County, we’ve got tons of great things to do! Rain is a good thing for Lancaster, as it helps us to provide the freshest summer produce and ripest, juiciest fruit at our numerous farm markets and roadside stands.
So, if you find yourself [...]

Western Pennsylvania, blessed with more overcast than sunny days (well it sometimes seems that way), has a shining gem of band that plays music that brings to mind blazing white sands and dancing for a week during Carnival.
Led by Eric Schrader, the Greenville High School Steel Drum Band has performed as featured soloists with the [...]

Until the other day, I had never seen a play/musical/show or anything of that sort. You could only imagine how excited I was to get the opportunity to see RENT on opening night at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre with a few friends. It was amazing. I had seen the movie version of the show, [...]

Enjoying winter weather can be challenging, especially if you’re stuck inside because of the temperatures. Not to worry. In Northeastern Pennsylvania, there’s one event that’s cooler than cool – and I’m not just talking about the temperature.
The Clarks Summit Festival of Ice will take place February 11-15, 2010, encompassing both President’s Day Weekend and Valentine’s [...]

My boss is a huge fan of Martin Guitars. He owns at least five of them and he’s been on the free factory tour numerous times (he says it never gets old). So on Friday, he took me to the Martin Guitar factory over in Nazareth to help me fulfill one of my last remaining New Year’s [...]

“Mom couldn’t remember to chew her food. So, I, childless non-cooking woman that I am, undertook to become my mom’s provider of food and nurturance. I feed her twice a day with pureed food.”
“Hardest for me to watch is the increasing silence. For the man who always had an opinion about everything and expressed it [...]