Erika Funke

Glynn Lunney knew 1st hand that Apollo 11 wasn't a hoax. "I can tell you. Simulations don't go that well!" The legendary Flight Director from Old Forge died 3/19 & we'll share an interview from 2015 on ArtScene 3/24 @11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWukx6

Pockets were politically significant for the suffragists. Clothing styles were not just a fashion footnote. Learn more from Claire McCree, curator of the exhibit New Century, New Woman at the Allentown Art Museum. 2/22 at 11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

Remember the snowman scene in "Citizen Kane"? Bob Eckstein writes about that & more in his illustrated (lushly) history of snow people. Catch him on ArtScene this morning (Tue) at 11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy!

Composer Luna Pearl Woolf wrote "To the Fire" in 1994. As we hear it on a new CD, the piece speaks to this very time in an eerie way. She's very surprised about its relevance. Hear her & her music Monday, Jan 25 at 11am on ArtScene on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

Creative sparks fly on Keystone Edition Arts tonite at 8:00 on WVIA TV. We talk about the role of the arts in our communities with some terrific images from the area-- so that during the pandemic, we don't forget the power of the arts. https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

PBS Masterpiece marks 50 yrs w/a new version of "All Creatures Great & Small." WVIA's Fiona Powell talks w/ PA's Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, a huge fan of the Herriot novel--1/5@11am on ArtScene on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

He's a snowman expert known worldwide, & he's pretty good at reclaiming Xmas lights from the 50s. Bob Eckstein's cartoons have been in The New Yorker, MAD magazine & he will "tell" us his cartoon farewell to 2020 1/4@11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

Author Gregory Maguire of "Wicked"-fame cracks open the mystery of the cape-clad figure Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker as he talks about the power of story in our lives--12/22@11am on ArtScene on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

It's hard to say "Hallelujah" without at least a bit of a breath at the start. Rabbi Daniel Swartz will connect that physical breath w/a metaphorical kind & he'll chant a bit 12/11@11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

The music world marks the 100th anniversary of Dave Brubeck's birth 12/6/20. Bill Carter was his friend; he studies Brubeck's sacred music & plays his classic tunes. Carter tells stories to celebrate DB's life & music 12/4 at 11am on https://t.co/bGS7Dh6T0B

It's not ancient Greek theater. It's not Noh. But every actor wears a mask (not like the ones we're wearing). 6 new plays under the title "A Masked Ball"-Set in the Himalayas, Belize & back in the Old West. More 12/2@11am on ArtScene on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

Think you know Steve Corbett from his work on radio & in newspapers? He's also a novelist who believes in the power of art to make change in our world. Steve C talks about what he reads & he reads for us 11/24/20 @11 am on ArtScene on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

Nicholas Viselli, Artistic Director of Theatre Breaking Through Barriers, delivered the World Theatre Day address this year, & he tells us what he told the world about the power of the arts. Tonight @8pm on WVIA-TV & https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

They've taken Sally Heming's name for an art initiative to bring to the forefront women who've been overlooked & they're taking our suggestions, too. The SALLY Project is at ESU as an online exhibit & the curators tell us more 11/13 @11am on ArtScene on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

Hildy Morgan's audio essay for Veteran's Day weaves the personal w/the global. She speaks the story w/such reserve & love. Music is a key & used in a subtle way to compensate for the losses the war brought about in the lives of her family. 11/11 @11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

Angela Alaimo O'Donnell knows stories have power to change lives. She writes about Flannery O'Connor & race & how flawed Flannery was but how her tales can help us wrestle w/ some of the most difficult issues of our day. Hear Dr. O'Donnell 11/10@11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

Wait 'til you hear the exquisite cellist Loretta O'Sullivan "dance" with the words of Marilyn Miller's haiku. "Airborne" simply soars. We feature the work & talk w/ Loretta on ArtScene 11/5 at 11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy