To the editor:
In the 1950s, the Herald-Star did not have a Sunday edition. So we subscribed on Sundays to the Pittsburgh Press, which was always a welcome addition to our home. It was a joy to get something from the big city. Dad always got the front section first and the rest of us scrambled to get the newspaper.
It was a family tradition, something eagerly shared together, each of us reading in silence and occasionally making some quip, especially the funnies.
It was an opportunity to discuss the arts and culture, the sciences, museums, sports, entertainment and so much more. Also pre-cable TV, along our creek we had better reception from three major networks through Pittsburgh than from WSTV-TV just over the next hill.
Staff Writer
File Photo by Scott McCloskey
Wheeling Police Department officers participate in a past Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony at Heritage Port. The event returns Monday after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHEELING The public is invited to help the Wheeling Police Department kick off National Police Week during its eighth annual Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony.
The event recognizing the efforts and the sacrifices of the men and women in blue will take place beginning at 6 p.m. Monday at Wheeling Heritage Port. In the event of rain, the ceremony will relocate to WesBanco Arena.
During the ceremony, members of the Wheeling Police Department will honor and remember local, regional and national law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty while serving their community.
Melanie White
| 04/01/1999 (5 out of 5 stars) A reviewer posted here (from Pennsylvania) complaining that this CD lacked a true bluegrass feel (sweaty farmer, etc.). This person missed the point. This is not a bluegrass CD. It s a hybrid, something new, blurring the lines between classical, jazz, bluegrass, and Celtic. You won t find anything anywhere like it (and if you do, please email me to tell me about it!). I love this CD almost more than is reasonable. We heard Yo-Yo Ma perform here in Seattle a few months ago, and for his encore, he played an arrangement of Appalachia Waltz for solo cello. Apart from the sheer virtuosity of playing this trio tune as a solo (no mean feat it was awesome), this was first and only time in my life when hearing a song for the first time I was moved to tears (plural, as in many). It was sublime as are several tunes on this album. It really is just about the prettiest music I ve heard in many years. IF you listen with an ope
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), a leading upstate New York ensemble for almost 100 years, has appointed German-born conductor Andreas Delfs to be its 13th musical director. With a stellar career, he has conducted leading orchestras worldwide, knows many American ensembles well and has been connected with the RPO as a guest conductor since 1994 as a friend to previous leaders and as a nearby resident for many years. Oh, and now he lives in Trumansburg. This promises to be a splendid collaboration.
The orchestra was established in 1922 by George Eastman, inventor of the Kodak camera and founder of the world-famous Eastman School of Music. The RPO has essential connections with the school, including its beautiful concert hall. With a roster of about 90 musicians and a full-fledged concert season, the ensemble has been well known and popular in our area. Among its previous music directors are some notable names â Erich Leinsdorf, David Zinman and Sir Mark Elder. In rece
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic will present its first in-person performance in over a year at the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, April 22.
From 7 p.m.-8 p.m., the NEPA Philharmonic Trio is performing Béla Bartók’s “Contrasts,” a masterpiece of the chamber music literature inspired by Hungarian and Romanian folklore, along with works by Johannes Brahms and Zoltán Kodály that showcase NEPP violinist Robyn Quinnett and clarinetist Pascal Archer with pianist Spencer Myer. Seats will be safely distanced.
Tickets, which are $35 to attend the show at the church (97 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre) and $10 to view the concert virtually at home, are on sale now here. Donations can also be made at that link.