Stop. Look. Listen.

That curious sound you hear: random bleats, tweets, twangs and thumps, fragments of melody and the hum of strings, coalescing around the plangent “A” from the oboe. Here, there and all around, musicians are hauling their black clothes out of the closet as symphony orchestras get ready for the upcoming season. Here’s a look at some […]

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The Landis Woods Outdoor Art Show called for umbrellas, tarps and extra plastic this year. (Click on the link for a brief slide show, click on each picture for the caption.)

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Picking up the fall previews again …
 There are plenty of notable cultural events happening at Millersville University this fall. The Reduced Shakespeare Company will present “The Complete History of America (abridged)” in a “Special Election Year Edition” Sept. 28. mZuri will present the one-woman show “The Fannie Lou Hamer Story: The Right to Vote” Oct. […]

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An exhibit of paintings by Leigh St. Clair will open Friday, Sept. 19 at the Parlor Gallery, 320 Laurel St. The reception will be 5-10 p.m. and, just because it’s Music Friday,  a DJ will be entertaining 7-10 p.m.

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David Spitzer, whose digital photographs are now on display at the Phillips Museum of Art’s Rothman Gallery, will discuss his work at a reception 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19. Spitzer, who is known for his photographs of jazz musicians, has created set of images of fascinating duality: monumental vs. small-scale, the inexpressiveness of buildings and the inexpressiveness of store […]

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This day in 1179, the German composer, abbess and mystic Hildegard of Bingen died. Hear some of her music here, and read more here and here.

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Maybe there’s something gross left over from the “Grossology” exhibits … The Whitaker Center is cleaning house and holding a tag sale, and you could be the proud owner of an IMAX film collectible or exhibit item. Check here for details.

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 The Car Music Project is a great deal more than a novelty group, despite wiper-blade bows, brake-drum drums and a certain found-in-the-junkyard air.  While the group’s music contains a fair amount of humor, from cartoony stops and starts, goofy slides and other crazy elements, it never enters Spike Jones territory. Basically, it’s a free jazz outfit that manages to […]

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Dana Gioia will leave his post at the National Endowment for the Arts in January. Read more here.

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The Annex 24 gallery, 24 W. Walnut St., is carving out something of a niche for itself in the world of street and outsider art. As a part of this month’s show, Urban Art & Hot Rod Whips, and in conjunction with Lancaster’s Wheels Weekend, several artists will be doing graffiti live at the gallery Saturday and […]

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