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Just when we thought the Luhrs Performing Arts Center schedule could not get any better, the hit improv-based comedy show “Whose Line is it Anyways?” is heading to Shippensburg this spring.
Paradox Interactive — a Swedish game developer and publisher known for historical grand strategy series like “Europa Universalis,” “Hearts of Iron” and “Crusader Kings” — has returned to the Victorian age with a sequel to its 2010 classic “Victoria 2.”
I will be the first to admit that I am not much of a reader. It is not that I do not like to read — my ideal day is being curled up with a good book. The problem is I never have time to sit down and truly give a book my full attention. So, it should be a clear indication of its quality that “The Bright Lands” was not only a book that kept my attention throughout, but one that I finished in just a few days: I simply could not put it down.
I was fortunate to see another performance of “Endangered” at the 2022 Dodge Poetry Festival in Newark, New Jersey, where Yusef Komunyakaa was a featured poet and has been for much of its history.
Flying Solo Paris Fashion Week (PFW) showcased Bretagne Studio’s “Spring Court” collection on Oct. 2.
Ryan Murphy's award-winning anthology series is back again for its 11th installment, this time titled “NYC.”
I may not be someone who likes to celebrate the Christmas festivities this early in November, but I could not resist the opportunity to see “The Nutcracker” performed live on the stage of Luhrs Performing Arts Center (LPAC) by The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine. After all, it is a yearly tradition at LPAC for a reason.
Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers for “American Horror Story: NYC” and descriptions of sex and violence.
Scott Cawthon is the genius behind the horrific franchise of “Five Nights at Freddy’s” (FnaF) and from 2014 to 2018, he independently published and developed the first five games. However, in late 2018, he announced his upcoming projects would be in collaboration with smaller game company Steel Wool Studios. Then in early 2019, “Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted” was released as the first virtual reality (VR) game of the series. Not only did it include brand new gameplay, but the story line was different as well.
“The Watcher,” a Netflix original television show released on Oct. 13, has taken the internet by storm because of its mysterious, based-on-a-true-story and frustrating plot line. The story starts out with a family looking into a beautiful home in the suburbs of New Jersey. The price of the house is steep, but husband and father Dean Brannock, played by Bobby Cannavale, did everything in his power to purchase the house. Six weeks go by and they are happier than ever in their new home, until they get a suspicious letter in the mail from someone named The Watcher.
Weird Al Yankovic has always been known for his one-of-a-kind personality and is the subject of the new parody biopic “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.” The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al, and although the film presents itself as the “unexaggerated true story” of his life, it ends up being anything but.
“Fiddler on the Roof,” one of the most beloved Broadway musicals of all time, took to the stage of the Luhrs Performing Arts Center on Nov. 10. Fiddler first opened on Broadway in 1971 and won nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
When we thought 2020 could not get any worse, August of that year brought us the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman at the age of 43 following a secret battle with colon cancer. With his passing he left behind a legacy of bringing iconic Black characters and historical figures like Thurgood Marshall and Jackie Robinson to the big screen. Boseman’s most iconic role was as King T’Challa, aka the Black Panther, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, now that they have lost their king, who will protect Wakanda now?
Classic rock band Kansas took the stage Thursday to a sold-out crowd at the Luhrs Performing Arts Center.
Shippensburg University Professor Kathryn Keely was featured in the Chambersburg Foundry Art Market Spotlight Gallery, and is displaying her “Rainbow Bird” series from Oct. 21 to Nov. 20.
Bayonetta, a name that is highly popular in the video game world, is back for the third installment of the series. We first learn about her in the first game, “Bayonetta,” released on Oct. 29, 2009. She was known as the witch with no memories trying to put the pieces together of who she is while fighting the angels of Paradiso and battling a frenemy.
New York Times #1 bestselling author Sarah J. Maas explores a new world of magical creatures with her most recent series “Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood” (HOEAB).
Based on the 2012 novel by Bethan Roberts, “My Policeman” is a bittersweet story about love, loss and wasted time.
Meghan Trainor’s newest album definitely “made us look.” However, its repetitiveness and clichés are hard to ignore if you are a long-time fan like me.
It is difficult to put into words the feeling of being a DC fan nowadays. While the company has always been behind Marvel in regard to its cinematic universe, the company in recent years seemed like it had finally found its stride. With films like “The Batman” and “The Suicide Squad,” it appeared that DC had finally learned its lesson and were letting directors make the movies they wanted to make with little interference from the studio.
