Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

Host Michael Drabenstott's culinary tour of the Lehigh Valley continues on our new monthly feature, The Inside Dish.

On this edition, Michael welcomes  Vica Shparber from the Black Forest Deli, which offers Russian and Ukrainian food out of their West Bethlehem location, and Chad Butters from 8 Oaks Craft Distillers, which has been operating for 16 months in the New Tripoli area, northern Lehigh County. 

(Original air-date: 6/5/17)

The 14th annual SouthSide Film Festival (SSFF), June 13-17, in Bethlehem is the topic for this week's edition of Lehigh Valley Arts Salon.

Host Paul Willistein welcomes guests Jeff Vaclavik, SSFF Board President, and Glenn Koehler, SSFF Director.

(Original air-date: 5/29/17)

Hosts Kate Scuffle and George Miller welcome Todd Morris, Executive Director, and Jocelyn O'Neil, Festival Director for the new Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival, premiering June 8th through the 11th, 2017 at the Mauch Chunk Opera House in historic Jim Thorpe, PA.   

 This bold new festival celebrates films of every genre and budget, from gritty underground and experimental fare to "well-funded" traditional work.

(Original air-date: 5/22/2017)
 

Host Silagh White previews two free outdoor concert series in Bethlehem. Alison Gillespie discusses the line up for the 2017 Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission Sculpture Garden Concert Series on the first half of the program. During the second half, Tim Brooks and Emily Krall from the Downtown Bethlehem Association of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce gives a peek into the Tunes at Twilight series presented in the Sun Inn Courtyard.

Hosts George Miller and Kate Scuffle preview Touchstone Theatre's 12th Annual Young Playwrights' Festival and Gala happening on May 13th at Zoellner Arts Center in Bethlehem. George and Kate talk with festival coordinator, Mary Wright, and a new playwright from Liberty High School.

The festival is Touchstone’s annual showcase performance of original plays written by Lehigh Valley students during the theatre’s Young Playwrights’ Lab.

(Original air-date: 5/8/17)

On this edition of The Inside Dish on Lehigh Valley Arts Salon, host Michael Drabenstott welcomes Sam Landis from Vynecrest Vineyard and Winery.

Located in Breinigsville, Vynecrest Vineyard and Winery is the oldest existing vineyard in Lehigh County.

(Original air-date: 5/1/17)
 

Host Michael Drabenstott continues to explore the diverse and thriving culinary scene in the Lehigh Valley on this edition of The Inside Dish on Lehigh Valley Arts Salon. On this program, Michael welcomes Jenny Lim, owner and operator of Jenny’s Kuali on Bethlehem's Southside.

Jenny's Kuali specializes in Malaysian and Vegetarian cuisine, as well as noodles and dumplings. Jenny Lim owns and operates the restaurant with her husband, Roy Lim. Both Jenny and her husband were born in Butterworth, Malaysia.

Penn State Lehigh Valley has organized a timely community-wide collaboration/exhibition celebrating the work of Hubert Davis (1902-1981), an American lithographic artist who used much of his work to communicate the effects of the Depression, and whose lithographs were published by the New York branch of the W.P.A. - Works Progress Administration.  

Host Paul Willistein welcomes the three first-place writers of the 12th Annual Student Poetry Project to read their poems live on the air and discuss their writing. This year's top writers are Kara Gardner, Lincoln Elementary School, East Penn School District; Victoria Farrell, Trexler Middle School, Allentown School District; and Olivia Sica, Kutztown Area High School, Kutztown Area School District.

This week, regular host Kate Scuffle moves over to a guest microphone in her role as producer of Selkie Theatre. She will be joined by Celeste Walker, playwright and actor, to talk with host Bill Dautremont-Smith about Selkie Theatre's presentation of Walker's solo performance "Colette Reloaded", happening at Bethlehem's Ice House on April 21 and 22, 2017.