Apr 7, 2024 | Music, News, Regional Arts Events, Theater
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Caña Dulce y Caña Brava from Veracruz, Mexico on Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center.
The performance is sponsored, in part, by Geisinger and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation. This engagement of La Banda Morisca is made possible in part through the Iber Exchange program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with Ibermúsicas.
Arrive early!
Patrons are encouraged to arrive early for a free pre-performance talk from 6:45-7:15 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium.
Also available before the show – dinner! Real Taste 570’s food truck will be parked on the Weis Center Plaza from 6:30-7:20 p.m. offering their Mexican Street menu for purchase. The menu includes tacos, burritos, quesadillas and side orders. Special thanks to Bucknell’s Thrive Innovation Fund for helping to co-sponsor the food truck for Bucknell students and patrons.
ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE
Caña Dulce y Caña Brava offers a performance that shows off the music, poetry, dance and traditional attire of Veracruz, Mexico, interpreted by artists who are beneficiaries of the jarocho culture and noteworthy performers with years of experience on both national and international stages. The group stands out as an artistic project that highlights feminine poetry and voices.
Creating an experience that connects the spectator with distinct emotions, one is taken on a voyage through multiple rhythms, accompanied by traditional string instruments, such as the harp and the jarana, percussion and zapateado (percussive dance), poetic improvisation in rhyme and visual effects. Offering an assortment of colors, textures and images to diverse and multi-generational audiences, the ensemble is defined by an original aesthetic concept that unites the traditional with the vanguard in a contemporary stage proposal.
SPREADING AND RECREATING THE TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF VERACRUZ
Since its formation in 2007, the group has carried the seal of feminine strength and beauty within the traditionally masculine world of Mexican son.
The sounds of the strings interweave with the poetic messages written from a woman’s perspective, creating a facet not before seen within this musical genre.
The zapateado (percussive dance) on the tarima (wooden platform) accentuates the beat, while the band’s colorful wardrobe embellishes their musicality. Appealing instrumental landscapes include the captivating vibrations of the horse jaw, the profound and mystical harmonies of the harp, the percussive atmosphere created by the jarana, the robust rhythm of the guitarra grande, and the renaissance-sounding bowed instruments created ex profeso for the group, resurrecting extinct baroque instrumentation.
Thanks to their dedication, innovation and consistency, the group has positioned itself as a reference point for current son jarocho music. They have collaborated with well-known artists such as Lila Downs, Geo Meneses, María Inés Ochoa and La Santa Cecilia (recording “Volver a los 17” by Violeta Parra, in the Grammy nominated album “Amar y Vivir”, 2017). Furthermore, Caña Dulce y Caña Brava has represented Mexico in forums and festivales worldwide in Latin America, the United States, Canada, Africa, Asia and Europe.
TICKETS
Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors 62+ and subscribers, $10 for youth 18 and under, $10 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), free for Bucknell students (limit 1) and $10 for non-Bucknell students (limit 2).
Tickets can be reserved by calling 570-577-1000 or online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.
Tickets are also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
For more information about this event, contact Lisa Leighton, marketing and outreach director, at 570-577-3727 or by e-mail at [email protected].
For more information about the Weis Center for the Performing Arts, go to Bucknell.edu/WeisCenter or search for the Weis Center on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.
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Apr 7, 2024 | News, Regional Arts Events, Theater
Steel Magnolias
April 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30PM
April 14 & 21 at 2:00PM
TICKET COST:
Adult: $27, Senior: $25, Student/Youth: $20
TICKET CONTACT:
Box Office Phone: 570-327-1777
Online: ctlshows.com/season-47/#SteelMagnolias
[Williamsport, PA] — Community Theatre League is proud to announce its upcoming production of “Steel Magnolias,” a heartwarming and poignant play that will captivate audiences with its touching story and unforgettable characters.
Made famous by its 1989 film version starring Dolly Parton, Sally Field, and Julia Roberts “Steel Magnolias” is set in a small Louisiana town, “Steel Magnolias” follows the lives and friendships of six women who gather regularly at Truvy’s Beauty Salon. Through laughter and tears, they support each other through life’s challenges, finding strength in their enduring bond.
Directed by Tara Deljanovan, this timeless tale of love, friendship, and resilience features a talented cast of local performers who bring the characters to life with authenticity and charm.
“We are thrilled to bring ‘Steel Magnolias’ to the stage,” said Seth Sponhouse, CTL’s Executive Artistic Director. “This production is a celebration of the power of female friendship and the resilience of the human spirit. Audiences will laugh, cry, and ultimately be inspired by the bonds formed between these remarkable women.”
“Steel Magnolias” will run from April 12th to April 14th, and then resume performances from April 18th to April 24th at the Community Theatre League. Tickets are now available for purchase online at CTLSHOWS.COM.
Don’t miss your chance to experience this beloved classic live on stage. Join us for an unforgettable evening of theatre that will touch your heart and uplift you.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit CTLSHOWS.COM, call 570.327.1777, or visit our box office.
Event Details:
• What: Community Theatre League presents “Steel Magnolias”
• When: April 12-14 & 18-24
• Where: Community Theatre League, 100 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA
• Tickets: Available at CTLSHOWS.COM
Legal Attribution:
STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Robert Harling
STEELMAGNOLIAS is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)
About Community Theatre League: Community Theatre League is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing quality theatrical experiences for the community. With a commitment to artistic excellence and community engagement, CTL strives to enrich the cultural landscape of Central Pennsylvania through the performing arts.
Mar 24, 2024 | Bloomsburg, News, Regional Arts Events, Theater
After some time off, NEPADOC has another string of upcoming screenings between now and the end of April. If you are interested in checking out the film, here’s where it will be:
Further details about each date will be posted to http://www.nepadoc.com/screenings closer to each screening. We may still add a few other April dates, so be sure to keep an eye on our website and Facebook page. As always, screenings are free and open to the public with a Q&A afterwards (donations will be accepted at some screenings to fundraise for local arts, educational, and/or environmental causes). We also have additional screenings lined up into the summer and fall, and we’ll announce those dates in a future email. If you are still hoping to see NEPADOC at a venue near you, be sure to let us know!
NEPADOC is the acclaimed feature-length documentary about intersections of environment, industry, and identity in Northeastern Pennsylvania over the past 300 years. Inspired by non-verbal documentary film landmarks such as Koyaanisqatsi and Baraka, NEPADOC blends 4K cinematography, local historical footage, and a sweeping score into a dizzying and contemplative meditation on culture, place, and public memory.
We had a great time participating in a couple of the Anthracite Heritage Mining Month activities in January and appreciate everyone who braved the cold to venture out for one of our screenings during a busy month! Here’s a nice write-up about the screening in Sayre, if you are interested.
As always, we appreciate all your support for this film and for independent cinema – we hope to see you at a screening sometime soon!
Mar 10, 2024 | Music, News, Regional Arts Events, Theater
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Irish music ensemble Dervish on Friday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center.
The performance is sponsored, in part, by Martha and Alan Barrick, Coldwell Banker Penn One Real Estate, and WBRE/WYOU.
At the end of 2019 Dervish received a prestigious lifetime achievement award from the BBC, a fitting tribute to the band after over 30 years of recording and performing all over the world.
Described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”, the band have played at festivals from Rio de Janeiro to Glastonbury. They accompanied the Irish President on state visits to Latvia and Lithuania and Prime Minister of Ireland on a trade mission to China as Cultural Ambassadors taking time out to play an impromptu session on the Great Wall of China. Dervish have a line-up which includes some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians, fronted by one of the country’s best-known singers, Cathy Jordan.
The Guardian newspaper commented: “Dervish are simply brilliant…they carry Irish history with them.” Dervish are long-established as one of the biggest names in Irish music internationally. They’re renowned for live performances, which match dazzling sets of tunes with stunning interpretations of traditional songs. Their studio and live albums – 13 to date – make up one of the outstanding catalogues in Irish music.
They are regular visitors to the US, performing sell out shows from coast to coast. However, their fan base stretches across several continents, including Europe, Asia, and South America. They were the first Irish band to play the world’s biggest music festival, Rock in Rio, performing to an estimated 250,000 people. Over the years they’ve been on the same bill as artists such as James Brown, Neil Young, Sting and even Iron Maiden! In 2018 Dervish are still busy touring internationally and still making plans. The band are excited about signing for the renowned US roots label Rounder Records and will be releasing their first album on the label in 2018 featuring guest appearances by artists including Vince Gill, Steve Earl, David Gray and many others.
All six members of Dervish are steeped in the musical traditions of counties Sligo and Leitrim in north-west Ireland. It’s an area which matches Atlantic coastline with storied mountains and rural landscapes. It has inspired a host of musicians, artists and writers, including the Nobel Prize-winning poet W. B. Yeats.
In 2004 Dervish were given their home towns highest honour when they were given the freedom of Sligo City in a civic reception, an accolade they share with Yeats himself, Michael Flatley and Countess Markievicz. Dervish were formed in 1989 when four of the founding members met while playing informal sessions in the pubs of Sligo – Shane Mitchell (accordion), Liam Kelly (flute/whistle), Brian McDonagh (mandola/mandolin) and Michael Holmes (bouzouki). They were soon joined by Roscommon born singer and bodhran (drum) player Cathy Jordan, and later by all Ireland Fiddle Champion Tom Morrow in 1998.
It’s a remarkable and at times electric combination – “capable of playing with note-perfect accuracy and perfect control at nearly supersonic levels” (Irish Voice, New York).
But Dervish marry technical brilliance with a rare sensibility, born of an understanding of the music and many years of playing together. The Irish Times said their “integrity makes the group a formidable heir to the throne abandoned by The Bothy Band, if not a serious contender for The Chieftains’ international space.”
The News Journal (Delaware) described Dervish as: “The most compelling, most soulful Irish traditional folk band playing today. If you ever find yourself in the beautiful town of Sligo on the wild Atlantic way, check out the music sessions that take place in many establishments. The members of Dervish enjoy playing tunes back where it all began.”
TICKETS
Tickets are $30 for adults, $24 for seniors 62+ and subscribers, $20 for youth 18 and under, $20 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), free for Bucknell students (limit 1) and $20 for non-Bucknell students (limit 2).
Tickets can be reserved by calling 570-577-1000 or online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.
Tickets are also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
For more information about this event, contact Lisa Leighton, marketing and outreach director, at 570-577-3727 or by e-mail at [email protected].
For more information about the Weis Center for the Performing Arts, go to Bucknell.edu/WeisCenter or search for the Weis Center on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.
Mar 3, 2024 | Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg University, News, Theater
Bloomsburg, PA – February 19, 2024 – Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble is proud to announce its upcoming production, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson- Apt. 2B, a fresh and captivating take on the classic Sherlock Holmes mysteries, directed by guest artist, Nora Gair. Gair joins us from Philadelphia, where she works as a freelance theatre director, intimacy choreographer, and teaching artist. “ (I am)committed to threading classic themes with radically new and inclusive life for audiences today,” said Gair.
Set in contemporary times, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson- Apt. 2B reimagines the iconic detective duo as two brilliant women living in a bustling urban apartment complex. When a mysterious case lands on their doorstep, they must use their keen intellects, sharp wit, and evolving bond to unravel the enigma before them. As they navigate through a labyrinth of clues and suspects, they discover that the truth may be closer to home than they ever imagined.
Featuring a cleverly crafted script by award-winning playwright Kate Hamill, “Oh, to shake the dust from an old classic and polish it into a fresh, hip and uproarious good time. Kate, Kate, Kate. How did you do it, honey? Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – #2B…world premieres a bloody good gender-bent mur-der whodunit.” -Lonita Cook, BlackBeeBuzz.com,
The ensemble cast includes some of Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble’s finest actors, including:
Kimie Muroya 室屋季美恵 as Sherlock Holmes
Amy Rene Byrne as Joan Watson
Aaron White as- Lestrade, Elliot Monk, and more
Arrianna Daniels as Irene Adler, Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Drebbler
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson- Apt 2B will run from March 28th-April 14th, 2024 at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. Tickets are now available for purchase online at www.bte.org or by calling the Box Office at 570-784-8181.
Don’t miss your chance to experience this thrilling and thought-provoking production brought to life by Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble. Join us as we embark on a journey of mystery, friendship, and discovery with Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson-Apt. 2B.
Mar 3, 2024 | News, Regional Arts Events, Theater
The Music Man
July 26 – July 28
TICKET COSTS:
$10-$20 plus fees
TICKET CONTACT INFORMATION:
Box Office Phone: 570.326.2424
Online: CACLive.com/TheMusicMan
Lycoming College, in collaboration with the Community Arts Center, will bring this golden age musical to life starting July 26 through July 28!
Williamsport, February 28, 2024 – The Lycoming College Summer Stocks mission is to offer an opportunity for middle and high school age students to work and perform under guidance from professional theater-makers so that they can bring new passion and skills back to their community and educational programs. Each year, the summer stock program presents a student-centric show with professional production values to a large and enthusiastic audience in the beautiful Community Arts Center. Lycoming College Summer Stock returns to the Community Arts Center stage this July 26 through 28 with The Music Man.
By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic, and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson’s six-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.
The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by the curtain’s fall.
Tickets for The Music Man will go on sale Monday, March 4, at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at CACLive.com/TheMusicMan or through the Box Office at 570.326.2424. Auditions, open positions, and more information about the cast and crew will be released on the CAC social media channels and website and the Lycoming College Theatre website, Lycoming.edu/theatre/summer-stock.aspx.
The Community Arts Center is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pennsylvania College of Technology, a national leader in applied technology education.
