ARTS ENTERTAINMENT


11/10/2015, 8:43am

Act V presents its fall play ‘The 39 Steps’

The stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchock’s 1935 film “The 39 Steps,” brings melodrama and comedy to Memorial Auditorium, as Act V’s fall production. The show follows Richard Hannay, played by Tyler Michael Law, an innocent British man in his mid 30s dealing with the boredom of everyday life as he is thrust into the world of Nazi Intelligence.


11/10/2015, 8:34am

Izzy’s View

The set of “Saturday Night Live” was painted red, white and blue on Nov. 7 when Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was the guest host. The episode was one of the season’s flattest, with Trump having a hard time delivering the small amount of jokes the writers threw at him.


11/9/2015, 10:27pm

High school students showcase works of art

A new art gallery has been opened on the Shippensburg University campus, but it does not display the works of well-known artists, instead it displays the works of young artists seeking to make their work known for the first time.


11/9/2015, 10:20pm

Bringing laughs to Luhrs

The audience at the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center on Thursday witnessed a night of true comedic talent with the help of blue collar comedy legend Bill Engvall. A comedic icon since the ’90s, Engvall is known for his laid back humor that relates to the average, hardworking person.


11/2/2015, 8:47pm

The mediocre maestro and the mercurial girl

There is beauty in a wrong turn down an unknown road, beauty in leaves crisped brown and crumpled into dust, beauty in a swirling black coffee — and according to “33 Variations,” there is beauty in a simple song and a flighty girl.


11/2/2015, 8:37pm

‘A Night of Metal’ invades The Thought Lot

Even though it was cold outside, it was warm inside the Halloween-themed Thought Lot as three bands brought the fire and intensity of death metal roots. Bound by the Grave, DNA Through Ashes and Sadistic Vision shredded their way into the hearts of locals, resonating with the love of music that demands an audience to thrash around, no matter how small the venue.


11/2/2015, 8:31pm

Izzy's View

Panic! at the Disco fans are feeling the Halloween spirit after the band released the music video for the group’s new single, “Emperor’s New Clothes.” The video, released on Oct.


10/26/2015, 8:48pm

REO Speedwagon takes it on the run

It has been a long time since REO Speedwagon’s debut in the late 1960s, but that does not stop the seasoned rock ‘n’ roll veterans from putting on a show that puts bands half its age to shame.


10/26/2015, 7:31pm

Izzy’s View

Great Scott! It’s finally that time. Marty McFly and Doc Brown have reached the future! After traveling 30 years into the future after the events of Part One, Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) comes back to 1985 for Marty (Michael J.


10/19/2015, 9:59pm

REO Speedwagon brings classic songs to Luhrs

Platinum selling classic rockers REO Speedwagon will come to the H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center as a part of the band’s “Family First” tour. After forming in 1967 and welcoming lead vocalist Kevin Cronin in 1972, the group has amazed audiences through the decades with its unique sound and styling.  Through the years, REO Speedwagon has seen more success than most big-name bands could ever dream of.  The band’s 1980 masterpiece album “Hi Infidelity” has sold more than 20 million copies domestically and roughly 40 million copies worldwide, one among many albums by the group to be certified platinum or gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.  REO Speedwagon is a band that is used to spending months, if not years, on the road, playing shows across the United States and in Canada, as well.


10/19/2015, 9:56pm

Izzy’s View

Faithful viewers checked in Wednesday night with the Season 5 premiere of “American Horror Story: Hotel.” “Hotel” takes place in presumed present day California, at the creepy Hotel Cortez.


10/5/2015, 9:18pm

If Birds Could Fly soars at The Thought Lot

The road is where the heart is for Virginia-based folk and Americana band If Birds Could Fly, traveling across the East Coast in their van and embarking on trips as far as Texas this fall. “We travel all the time — even when we’re off — just because we’re so used to being on the road,” Brittany Carter said.