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Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Cat Power among area concert highlights [Seven in Seven]
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (89+ words) Welcome to Seven in Seven, where we look at shows coming to the region over the next week. As always, whether your musical tastes are rock "n" roll, jazz, heavy metal, R[Amp]B, singer-songwriter or indie, there will always…...
Local artists helping to bring Ministry of Awe to life
18+ hour, 38+ min ago (90+ words) Local artists helping to bring Ministry of Awe to life'Reading Eagle A 19th century bank on North Third Street in Philadelphia has sat abandoned for years. Artist Meg Saligman decided to do something about it. Saligman enlisted the help of more…...
Weekend roundup: Laughter, blues and more on tap as March gets going
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1105+ words) TINA: The Tina Turner Musical" comes to Reading's Santander Performing Arts Center (www.santander-arena.com/events) on Sunday at 6 p.m. and the Miller Theater in Philadelphia (www.ensembleartsphilly.org/) Tuesday through March 15. : Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition" runs through Sept. 7 at…...
Glenn Whipp: The case for ‘Sinners’ to win best picture
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (569+ words) By Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times "She's a regular," Arkapaw says, her arm around Beachler, who won an Oscar in 2019 for her work on "Black Panther." The two women and the rest of the "Sinners" team have been hobnobbing with…...
Greater Reading Area Dance Exchange Festival to be held at Alvernia [Spotlight]
1+ week, 4+ day ago (874+ words) JCWK Dance Lab presents the inaugural Greater Reading Area Dance Exchange (GRADE) Festival" on March 13 at 7:30 p.m., March 14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 4 p.m. at Alvernia University's Francis Hall Theatre. Each 90-minute performance features a different program of artists and is family friendly....
Documentary sparks memories of secret passage at Fairgrounds Square Mall [Opinion]
1+ week, 6+ day ago (485+ words) A friend of mine worked at a store in the Fairgrounds Square Mall in the early 1980s, back when malls were the social hub for suburban teenagers. "Michelle" told me how she learned " through the informal network of mall employees " about…...
27 independent press books to add to your 2026 TBR list
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1701+ words) If you keep up with chain bookstore displays, bestseller lists, and celebrity book clubs, you might notice that you start to see the same books and authors over and over again. There's nothing wrong with that " there's no shortage of…...
Travel: Trekking around the Himalayan foothills in northern India
2+ week, 55+ min ago (275+ words) Understandably, I had whiplash trying to absorb vibrant, bustling Haridwar, a prime Hindu religious mecca lined with ghats, which are steps leading to the Ganges River (known as Ganga in India). "It is not just a river, it is a…...
The Strumbellas, Rio Kosta, Brit Floyd among area concert highlights [Seven in Seven]
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (92+ words) Welcome to Seven in Seven, where we look at shows coming to the region over the next week. As always, whether your musical tastes are rock "n" roll, jazz, heavy metal, R&B, singer-songwriter or indie, there will always be…...
RSO, Yocum Institute partner for creative collaboration for youth [Spotlight]
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1001+ words) The Reading Symphony Orchestra and the Yocum Institute for Arts Education are partnering for a county-wide creative collaboration for young people. On Oct. 10, the organizations will present a stunning new original "visual concerto" celebrating Berks County through the eyes of…...