The Thought Lot, located in downtown Shippensburg, is known by many students and locals for showcasing fresh, local talent, and hosting a variety of other artistically hip and cultural events. Its diverse tenants, Denim Coffee and Ink and Ashes Tattoo and Art Studio, will expand yet again with the addition of a vintage store, Whiskers Vintage and Vinyl, in December.
Aloha means more than bright leis and grass skirts; the word encompasses unconditional love to all and respect for Hawaiian culture.
There was once a tradition in Shippensburg in which every Wednesday The Thought Lot would host an Open Mic night for the Shippensburg community members to showcase their talent. Over time, Open Mic slowly disappeared, but this Thursday it returned.
It was the night the students of the English department became one. They dressed up in their Halloween costumes, brought their favorite poems and looked forward to an evening with their peers, as well as free pizza.
Soloist Jane Taylor Ramsey opened for two up-and-coming indie-folk bands wearing Batman attire and a pair of sunglasses at The Thought Lot Friday night.
Colorful TV lines appeared on the large screen and it began flipping through various channels before stopping on one program: “The Monkees.”
Following the success of “A Local View - Paintings from the late Paul Buhan,” the Shippensburg Arts Programming and Education invites the community to attend the Nov. 4 opening reception of “Give the Gift of Art,” SHAPE’s final exhibit of the year.
A modest crowd of middle-aged men and women went back in time to the hit music of their college days. Concertgoers witnessed the harmonious combination of old and new Survivor band members during its fall 2016 tour, which included a stop at Shippensburg University’s H. Ric Luhr’s Performing Arts Center last Wednesday.
Shippensburg University students lived up their last night of an extended fall break on Sunday, Oct. 23, at Heiges Field House with Fetty Wap and Monty.
Students illuminated the dark room with the glow of their cell-phones as they sat waiting. Ten minutes past 9 p.m., is it safe to say she will not show her face?
Shippensburg residents were offered the opportunity to become a star like those seen on “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Dancing with the Stars” and “Dance Moms,” on Monday.
Twenty-five years after they started, Diamond Rio was still going strong as the band members walked across the stage Saturday night at H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center to cheers and claps.
One of the most iconic phrases in game show history. “The Price is Right” began in 1972 and has been on air for 45 seasons. But what some do not know is that since 2003, “The Price is Right” Live! has been touring across the country.
Fancy dresses, glass slippers and a fairy godmother; that is all it takes to tell one of the most classic fairytales of all-time — Cinderella.
As Halloween is fast approaching, Shippensburg University art students are hanging up their masks and putting away their old toys.
The Thought Lot welcomes the Sweden born, Americana-Folk singer-songwriter Sofia Talvik as she makes a tour stop in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Oct. 22. Following her concert at The Thought Lot, which is the final stop in her 2016 Great Lakes Tour, Talvik will take to her RV, and travel back to her home country of Germany for a series of local performances to end the year.
Noise does not always have to be unpleasant. In fact, sometimes it can be music to your ears.
Georgia singer-songwriter Scott Low traveled more than 10 hours to perform in an almost empty room at The Thought Lot Thursday night.
Memories can be boxed away, stashed for rainy days. Hidden treasures show me your face, identical to my brother’s, but it’s me that holds your secret. A light that shines through, given to me by you. You left too soon, I guess He was in a hurry, to show me how it works, to teach me in your ways. Movies and photographs tell me your story, but even the sweetest of reminiscence can’t bring you back. There is no magic, no bottled elixir to conjure your spirit. You were gone that fateful day, left nothing but a shell and a little girl lost.
