Laura Howell is the Executive Director of The People’s Shakespeare Project, a non-profit organization founded in 2006, that is committed to help foster a love of Shakespeare through performance and performance-based instruction. Laura joined me for a conversation about all of the great productions and programs that she and The People’s Shakespeare Project are...
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The Launch Music Conference and Festival took over downtown Lancaster on April 25th through the 27th. This was the 5th Launch Music Conference that happens each year during the last weekend in April. Along with our friends, Sam Campbell from Gigspots and Jennifer Dunn at The Candy Factory, the Wood Stove House sponsored a...
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Today we’re celebrating spring by talking about Lancaster Spring ArtWalk. We welcome Nick Mohler, from the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, for an overview of ArtWalk weekend, coming up on Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5. Lancaster ArtWalk is organized each year, once in the spring and once in the fall to celebrate the...
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The Pig Merchants is Adam Rohrer and Brad Furhman, a Lancaster-based songwriting duo who released their debut album, On We Go, in 2012 and are cruising through 2013 with the wind at their backs. The two formed the band after sharing several shows and finding a common interest in using the gift of songwriting...
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Darry Miller & The Veil are a hard working rock and soul band from Lancaster who recently released a 5-song EP called Guess You Had the Wrong Impression back in late March. The band recorded with Bobby Gentilo at Right Coast Recording in Columbia, PA, one of Central PA’s oldest professional recording studios. Guess You...
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Corty Byron is a Lancaster-based songwriter and musician who recently spent a year and a half living in Venice Beach, California on somewhat of a personal creative retreat. Without a solid plan, Corty and his girlfriend spent a couple months traveling all around the U.S. on their journey from Lancaster to Venice. Corty picked...
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Shawna Stoltzfoos is a Lancaster-based screenwriter, who moved to the area last summer with her husband, singer-songwriter Jake Lewis. Shawna and Jake were both featured on episode #83 of Around the Wood Stove in November 2012 talking about the decision to relocate to Lancaster because of the blossoming creative scene here. Inspired by what she found after...
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Today on the podcast we’re celebrating March madness with Central PA Irish rockers, The Kilmaine Saints. The Saints are one of those bands that stays very busy during the month of March and this year was no exception. Just a few highlights include a performance on a float in the Philadelphia Saint Patrick’s Day...
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Today on the program we celebrate our 100th episode. This podcast, and our Wood Stove House blog, wouldn’t exist without the vibrant arts scene here in Lancaster, PA that has been blossoming over the past ten years. We’re dedicating the program to the Lancaster art and creative scene and this arts renaissance. Included on the show...
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Barry Kornhauser has been an integral part of the Lancaster arts scene for three decades. He spent most of that time in various leadership and creative roles at the Fulton Theatre. In 2012, Barry joined the team at Millersville University as the Family Arts Collaborative Manager, spearheading a new initiative called Fam Fun Fest....
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