“Writing Towards Community”: a talk on memoir, immigration and queer latinidad Thursday, March 26, 2020, 7-9 PM ** UPDATE** Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the keynote will be offered via Zoom at: https://lafayette.zoom.us/j/102505452… Please email pittsk@lafayette.edu for the meeting password.…
Category: Collaborations with Artists & Writers
Centering Process & Care in Documentary – A reflective blog from Drew Swedberg
Filmmaker Drew Swedberg reflects on the past year developing his film “In Love, In Memory.” As the end of the year arrives, I find myself returning to a difficult question that existed at the threshold of this project: how do…
Writers share their works on “Sense of Place” at Easton’s Book Festival
Last Summer, eight local writers escaped to the Highlights Foundation in Honesdale, PA for one week as part of the inaugural LVEHC Writing Retreat, focusing on the theme of “Sense of Place.” These writers represented a variety of levels and…
Poets, Troubadours & Troublemakers Delivers Original Music about Sense of Place in the Lehigh Valley
In the late 1990s, the Bethlehem Steel halted production on its last remaining blast funace. To help guide the community through the trauma of this change, SouthSide Bethlehem’s Touchstone Theatre created a festival called “Steel Festival, The Art of an…
Meet the Sculpture at Paxinosa Elementary! 10/22/19
When: Tuesday, October 22, 6-9pm Where: Paxinosa Elementary School 1221 Northampton Street in Easton, PA. An evening of free food, fun, entertainment, and learning is planned for 6 to 9 PM on Tuesday, 10/22 on the grounds of Paxinosa Elementary…
A Sense of Place in the Lehigh Valley: a group reading
When/Where: Saturday, October 26 @ 10:00 am at Connexions Gallery Join the authors who participated in this year’s LVEHC Writing Retreat as they read selections from the works they created, as part of the Easton Book Festival! A Sense of…
Poets, Troubadours and Troublemakers: 3 Evenings of Live Original Music
Three evenings of live original music, created in the spirit of Festival UnBound and dedicated to the Festival’s mission of envisioning our future home. A collaboration with Godfrey Daniels, and headed by beloved folk musician Anne Hills, guaranteed to be…
Bushkill Creek Bug Symposium held at Karl Stirner Arts Trail
On Saturday, September 7th the Karl Stirner Arts Trail hosted a series of interactive events revolving around their newest installation: Brandon Ballengeé’s Love Motel for Insects: Anax Junius Variation.The artist was on site to discuss his work and show it…
Brandon Ballengeé’s Love Motel for Insects: Anax Junius Variation on the Karl Stirner Arts Trail – SAVE THE DATE!
Join the Karl Stirner Arts Trail as they welcome the newest installation on the trail: Brandon Ballengeé’s Love Motel for Insects: Anax Junius Variation. This installation is part of the LVEHC Mellon grant. We invite you to engage and learn more about…
LVEHC-Sponsored Writing Retreat Takes Place at Highlights Foundation
Earlier this month, eight local writers accompanied “retreat leaders” Kate Brandes, Kate Racculia, and Ruth Knafo Setton to the Highlights Foundation for one week of writing, workshopping, and exploring the theme of “sense of place.” The retreat followed a keynote lecture…