Lehigh Valley Arts Salon

This week's show was devoted to the upcoming SouthSide Arts & Music Festival, taking place April 20-21, 2018 in Bethlehem. In addition to live music, the festival will showcase visual and performance art in both expected and unexpected places.

Joining hosts George Miller and Kate Scuffle were guests Stacie Brennan, senior director of visual arts education for ArtsQuest, and James West, who sculpted "Split Infinity," a 2,000-lb. bronze sculpture that is one of the festival centerpieces.

(Original air-date: 04/09/18)

Hosts Paul Willistein and George VanDoren welcomed the three first-place winners of the 13th Annual Student Poetry Project to read their poems live on the air and discuss their writing.

This year's winning poems are:

April's edition of The Inside Dish features new and traditional flavors in the Valley. Michael Drabenstott's guest was Barry Dobil, owner and fourth-generation candymaker at Josh Early Candies.

(Original air-date: 04/02/18)

April's edition of The Inside Dish features new and traditional flavors in the Lehigh Valley. Michael Drabenstott's guest is Damon Gundy, executive chef at The Dime and The Renaissance Hotel in downtown Allentown.

(Original air-date: 04/02/18)

Hosts George Miller and Kate Scuffle explore two upcoming theater events in the Lehigh Valley.

John Ernesto, the festival general manager for the Boscov's Berks Jazz Fest joined host John Dodds to preview this year's festivities and listen to music from the performers.

The 28th annual festival returns to venues throughout Berks County April 6-15, 2018.

(Original air-date: 03/19/18)

March is Women's History Month, and we're exploring work by and about women in the Valley on this edition of Lehigh Valley Arts Salon.

First, hosts Kate Scuffle and George Miller will talk with DanceLink creator/choreographer Sarah Carlson and composer Vernon Mobley about their new collaboration, "The Body Keeps The Score: Dancing with Trauma and Recovery", opening March 23 at the Ice House in Bethlehem.

Michael Drabenstott returns with our monthly feature exploring the Lehigh Valley's culinary scene. This month, Michael looks at two Lehigh Valley breweries and and one business in the Allentown Fairgrounds Farmer's Market.

First, Michael speaks with Weyerbacher Brewing Company brewmaster Chris Wilson discusses his brewery's rise from a livery stable in downtown Easton to the current 30,000 square foot facility he calls home. Drabenstott also speaks with beer historian and award-winning brewer Chris Bowen who was just named the new head brewer at Fegley's Brew Works in Bethlehem.

Storytellers Ingrid Bohn and Denise McCormack join hosts George Miller and Kate Scuffle to talk about the popular Children's Storytelling Series that the Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild is presenting at Godfrey Daniels.

They also discussed other upcoming LVSG spring events.

(Original air-date: 02/26/18)  

Alfred Jarry's all-too-timely absurdist classic "Ubu Roi" has come to Muhlenberg College, and hosts George Miller and Kate Scuffle preview the college's take on the subversive play.

Joining George and Kate are Professor Francine Roussel, Director of "Ubu Roi," and Professor Doug Ovens who composed the original score. "Ubu Roi" is produced by Muhlenberg College's Department of Theatre and Dance. The satirical play runs February 21-25, 2018 at Studio Theatre in Trexler Pavilion.

(Original air-date: 02/19/18)