Stop. Look. Listen.

Carol Piersol at F&M — today (March 12) at 4:30 p.m.
Virgil Marti at Millersville University — Wednesday, March 18, 7 p.m.

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F&M senior Douglas Graupe will discuss his solo exhibition of paintings, “Artifacts of the 21st Century,” Thursday, Feb. 5, at a 4:30 p.m. reception in the Sally Mather Curriculum Gallery of the Phillips Museum of Art. Also on display in the gallery is “Cabinet Fever: Reinventing the Cabinet of Curiosities at F&M,” an assortment of […]

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Four saxophones, new music: the PRISM Quartet will perform at Franklin & Marshall College 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24. Since there’s not a lot of music out there for a quartet of saxes, the group has gotten quite a few noted U.S. composers to write new works, including William Bolcom and Steven Mackey.
Two pianos, two […]

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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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Franklin & Marshall’s performing arts season gets off to a quick start with the Second City Touring Company’s DeFace the Nation Sept. 1-2 and pianist Andrius Zlabys Sept. 6, followed by OperaLancaster’s Puccini double bill of Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicci. Get a schedule here, or check the box office here. It’s worth noting that this fall’s Sound Horizons series […]

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Franklin & Marshall College’s Phillips Museum of Art is first off the block with new exhibits opening Aug. 25: stencil-and-airbrush trompe de l’oeile paintings by Edward Evans in the Dana Gallery, digital photographs of display windows by David Spitzer in the Rothman Gallery and an exhibit of works from the college’s collection that tread the fine line […]

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SINGIN’ IT OLD SCHOOL: Couldn’t make it to last month’s Sacred Harp Sing? There’ll be one Saturday, June 21, 3-7 p.m. at the Lancaster Friends Meetinghouse, 100 Tulane Terrace, with a potluck dinner 5-6 p.m. (bring your own place setting).
CLASSICAL CRASH: Tonight (June 20) brings us concerts from the Next Generation Festival, with Awadagin Pratt and friends, […]

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As graduation nears for area colleges, they’re also giving over gallery space to students. In some cases the exhibits don’t run for very long, so hurry!
The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, 204 N. Prince St., will display a selected work from each graduating senior in its main gallery until May 23. In addition, the entire school will […]

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There’s a whole lot of writing going on!
Author Philip Malachowski will visit DogStar Books Wednesday, April 9. The event starts at 7 p.m. and readings start at 7:30 p.m. DogStar Books is located at 529 W. Chestnut St.
Emerging Writers Festival at F&M College, April 9-11. (Public readings 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Green Room Theatre on […]

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Straight from the heart: Violinist Tim Fain lit up F&M College’s Barshinger Center Friday evening with incandescent performances of music from the late 19th to the early 21st century, all of which were basically romantic in spirit.
Among the familiar pieces was Edvard Grieg’s Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, rich in heartfelt themes and lively with […]

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