The weekend of April 15 – 18 in downtown Lancaster was quite a boisterous one. Throughout the course of three days, more than 175 bands were all over the city. From every building and street corner to the Marriott’s Freedom Hall Convention Center and Chameleon Club, music was a force this weekend.
The second-annual Launch Music Conference, founded by Rick Gadd (of Decadent Suite Records) and Jeremy Weiss (of CI Records), was a combination of networking, live entertainment, and an extensive amount of music industry knowledge led by many notable professionals in the industry.
Dr. Thomas Fink, a creative poet and performer from the City University of New York, LaGuardia held a poetry reading March 31. Dr. Fink recited several of his latest verse and abstract poetry in four different modes: Long and short poetry, a poetic/dramatic play, and series poetry. Dr. Fink’s works of poetry include “Clarity and Other Poems,” “No Appointment Necessary,” “After Taxes,” “Gossip: A Book of Poems,” and “Surprise Visit.”
Edwidge Danticat is a best-selling author from Haiti who shared uplifting thoughts on her country’s recovery after the January 12 earthquake and provided insight to cultural folktales of her people. She gave a reading March 24 at the Lehr Hall in the Gordinier Building.
Holding a shaking camera above my head while the lights in the Wachovia Center dimmed, I could feel the emotions from every spectator in the arena. From the glow sticks and cell phone lights to the elaborately decorated posters, the stadium was completely sold out. The five-year-old girl aside of me reached for her mother’s hand and stared at the stage in utter amazement. Her eyes shone with anticipation as she half stood on the chair next to me in order to see overtop the sea of heads. It was her very first concert and I knew she was not going to be disappointed.
The 1975 Academy Award winning film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was brought to Millersville on February 23, for an interesting look at the world of insanity. Written by Ken Kesey in 1962 and adapted to film by director Milos Forman, this film reflects life in a mental ward and the crazy patients who voluntarily, and involuntarily, reside there.
The 29th Black Maria Film Festival was held at Millersville on February 13-14t as part of a 70-venue stop promoting experimental, or avant-garde, filmmaking. From 50 minute films to three minute shorts, this year’s festival encourages audience members to embrace to their creative side and accept the challenge of viewing life in different ways.
With the release of Fozzy’s first album in five years, the band finally provides the fans with what they have been waiting for. The former cover band, led by professional wrestler Chris Jericho, is taking bigger steps in the right direction of the metal genre.
The Country Music Industry has been through rapid changes in the past few years.
Younger artists are emerging to take center stage and dominate over legends like Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, George Strait, and Carrie Underwood. And these younger artists come fully equipped with legitimate talent.
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