Stop. Look. Listen.

You won’t be dropped this year. In fact, it looks as if the Falmouth goat drop, a 15-year tradition, might be a thing of the past. I wasn’t able to reach Brian Putt, the keeper of the goat, but I understand that, after falling attendance and a rise in the number of communities dropping things […]

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There’s a local person in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Hansel and Gretel” — Manheim Central High School graduate Matthew Kernisky, who plays an angel/waiter in the new production of Humperdinck’s work. The opera will be broadcast live 1 p.m. Tuesday at Penn Cinema through high-definition satellite transmission. (Details of this and future broadcasts at the link […]

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If this reviewer is correct, the radio will be the best way to enjoy the Metropolitan Opera’s Hansel and Gretel.  It’ll be broadcast over WRTI at 1:30 this afternoon.

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… let it snow.

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If you’re looking for something appropriate to do on Boxing Day, check out the annual “Art in a Box” exhibit at the Demuth Foundation, student artworks inspired by the art and techniques of Charles Demuth (a description of the program and an earlier exhibit can be found here). Familiar and unfamiliar buildings, including the twin […]

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… to pick up some art for those on your gift list! Check out the downtown galleries — there’s something for everyone. (Shown here, “Yule Dogs,” from “Cats and Dogs,” holiday watercolors by Liz Hess, at Gallery 2, 140 N. Prince St. The show continues through December.)

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E-commerce gone wild (wait a few moments for … well, you’ll see).
(via Ursi’s Blog)

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It may look like a random snowman invasion out on Rt. 30 (Lincoln Highway) East, but it was actually a contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitors Bureau in which about 40 businesses participated. The Rockvale Square Burger King’s happy snowman took first place, the Amish Farm & House’s ready-for-Christmas cow came in second, and in […]

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What is beauty? In square-foot by square-foot increments, students, faculty and staff at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design provide their diverse (in subject and medium) responses to this “Visual Questionnaire.” Here are some of the answers: Faces young and old. People clothed and unclothed. Family, friends and strangers. Undisguised emotions. Crows at sunset […]

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It’s Worldwide Atonality Day! (Who better than Alex Ross to point this out?) Time to tune out the mall music, no matter what it may be tempting you to buy, and tune into Sufjan Stevens or this new classic. Further dischord: Here’s an article (via Jessica Duchen’s blog) on censorship at the BBC. Find out […]

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