ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

2/15/2016, 10:30pm

Izzy’s View

By Isabella Angelone

Women around America rushed to the movies this Valentine’s Day to embrace the single life with the new comedy “How to Be Single.” The film stars “Fifty Shades of Grey” Dakota Johnson as Alice, who has just moved to New York after breaking up with her college boyfriend, Josh (Nicholas Braun). Alice struggles to live the single life with the help of her sister Meg (Leslie Mann) and co-worker Robin (Rebel Wilson). The romantic comedy had a few good jokes but overall, there were not as many laughs as anticipated from the trailers.

2/11/2016, 5:28pm

Hot coffee and warm vibes at One Bean

By Justin Lee

Last Saturday, local and regional musicians performed a free show atin One Bean Espresso Bar, a little coffee shop located on the floor level of the Shippen Place Hotel. One Bean hosted three acoustic acts.

After a few years of releasing singles, Coasts built up a collection of songs that was included on its debut album, “Coasts.” It was released in January of this year and is available to buy on iTunes.

2/9/2016, 11:44pm

A ‘Golden City’ with ‘Modern Love” and ‘Wolves’

By Manuel Ortiz

Late summer nights, long walks on the beach and summer love. These are the things that could be experienced when listening to Coasts, the five-member rock outfit from Bristol, England, consisting of Chris Caines (vocals), Liam Willford (guitar), James Gamage (bass), David Goulbourn (keyboard) and Ben Street (drums). The band’s 16-song debut LP, “Coasts” could be defined as modern day alternative pop (alt-pop) with a heavy dose of love and adventure.

2/9/2016, 11:41pm

Brass shines at Luhrs

By Justin Lee

River City Brass (RCB), hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, played at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center last Thursday.

(From L-R) Cassie Price, Paige Arensmeyer, Nicole James, Kate Lindsay, Megan Marquart, Kelly Smith pose at the final moment of the third performance, “KJ Mix 3.”

2/9/2016, 9:09pm

SU Dance Troupe performs 30th recital

By Jessica Richardson

From hip-hop to jazz to tap and everything between, Shippensburg University’s In-Motion Dance Troupe put on a show in Memorial Auditorium for its 30th annual recital. In-Motion Dance Troupe took over the weekend of Feb.

2/9/2016, 8:53pm

Izzy’s View

By Isabella Angelone

FX premiered its new show “American Crime Story” on Wednesday to eager viewers. The show, created by “American Horror Story” creator and exective producer Ryan Murphy, covers the trial of football player O.J.

2/2/2016, 5:32pm

Izzy’s View

By Isabella Angelone

America discovered the truth was still out there last week with the two-night premiere of “The X-Files” six-part miniseries.

From left to right, vocalist Danny Hutton, (back) guitarist Michael Allsup, guitarist/vocalist David Morgan, bassist/vocalist Paul Kingery and drummer Pat Bautz perform at Luhrs, delivering the sonic sound of classic hits that have captivated audiences for more than 45 years.

2/2/2016, 5:30pm

Three Dog Night dominates

By Justin Lee

Last Saturday, Shippensburg experienced an elongated flashback to the 1970s. Legendary rock band Three Dog Night put on an unforgettable show at the Luhrs Performing Arts Center, inviting a large audience to come along.

Members of the River City Brass band in preperations for this year’s extravagant U.S. tour.

1/25/2016, 8:50pm

Three Dog Night and River City Brass at Luhrs

By Tyler M. Law

The H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center will play host to classic rock and brass music in the coming week, showcasing Three Dog Night and River City Brass (RCB) “Brasstacular.” Three Dog Night is now in its fourth decade of bringing classic hits to cities around the globe.

star wars

1/25/2016, 7:53pm

Star Wars: Back to basics

By Justin Lee

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will go down in history as one of the most anticipated and popular movies in cinematic history.

12/24/2015, 9:55am

Folk and Americana musicians serenade The Thought Lot

By Mary Grace Keller

The sounds of acoustic guitar reverberated throughout The Thought Lot on Friday, Dec. 11 as each singer stepped forward to share their interpretations of life through music. Folk music is known for the platform it provides to musicians who want to give audiences a very personal view of their lives.

All four members of Celtic Woman stand in their respective lights and deliver the first of many classic Christmas tunes.

12/3/2015, 10:50pm

Two quartets bring four times the vocal prowess to Luhrs

By Tyler M. Law

Bagpipes and Christmas were the themes of the Celtic Woman show at H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center and the power of four men was the theme of the Tenors. Celtic Woman, a group of four talented Irish songstresses, three vocalists and a violinist, sang and played holiday favorites to a packed Luhrs audience on Dec.