Ephrata Entertainment  

When Lisa Swope's husband tried to convince her that a pergola would be a great feature for their Manheim yard, she was hesitant.

Now she's looking forward to her second summer dining under the timber structure, which extends the couple's outdoor entertaining space and provides some much-needed s...

Ramblin' Jack Elliott just might be the best person possible to book for a folk festival.

Other than Pete Seeger, it's difficult to name another living folk singer with the history and authenticity that Elliott brings every time he steps on a stage.

Elliott, who turned 80 last year, spent time...

 

In the middle of making what he hoped would be a fourth-act comeback, Glen Campbell was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. By the time "Ghost on the Canvas" was released last fall, the singer was calling it his goodbye album.
In the liner notes he expresses pride in the music he's been ab...

Music Goes 'Beyond' ... Saturday

The music that concert-goers enjoy at Neffsville Mennonite Church Saturday night will resound much farther than the walls of the venue. Beyond Ourselves and the Lancaster-based choral group Voices of Cecilia will join forces in a Reaching Out Through Music concert...

 


LINCOLN HISTORIAN AT ROUND TABLE
Historian Michael W. Kauffman, author of "American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies," will be the guest of the Lancaster Civil War Round Table, which meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at Lititz Public Library. His topic will be the Li...

THEATER REVIEW

OK, "Xanadu," which opened Thursday at Ephrata Performing Arts Center, doesn't have the greatest pedigree.

It's based on a pretty stinky 1980 movie of the same name about a roller-skating Australian/Greek muse named Kira, played by Olivia Newton-John.

She comes down to earth ...

"Xanadu" is the ghost of Ephrata Park past.
Where the Sharadin Bigler Theatre now stands, there was once a big park pavilion, often used for roller skating. Now a cast of nine high-energy performers is skating its way through the 2007 Broadway musical version of a 1980 film stinker called "Xanadu" (...

 

Survey after survey shows people are spending more hours at home.
So at this time of year, some homeowners are investing in outdoor living — whether it's a low-maintenance deck or patio, a water feature, or a backyard kitchen with wood-pellet grill.
Ryan Schwarz, president of Schwarz...

How dedicated is Katelyn Mullen to the Ephrata Performing Arts Center?

Well, Mullen's put close to 5,000 miles on her car since rehearsals began for "Xanadu," which opened Thursday, and she'll probably put on a few thousand more before the run is over May 12.

"It's a commitment I do with joy,"...

Since moving to Ephrata with his wife, Pat, a dozen years ago, Gary Greene has made a lot of acquaintances in the Lancaster County art world.

And he's invited about a dozen of those artists to exhibit their work at the Eicher Arts Center Friday from 5 to 8 and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

T...