Director Paul Tan, left, uses a small, hand-held camera to film close-up footage of his cast, during a musical performance for the annual Park City Follies in the loft of Tom Clyde s barn in Woodland. Follies, the musical spoof that pokes fun at Park City, will go virtual again this year on Valentine’s Day.
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The Park City Follies is old enough to drink.
The annual musical love letter that pokes fun at the town’s idiosyncrasies, will celebrate its 21st birthday with a special Valentine’s Day virtual presentation.
The show will start at 8 p.m. and viewers can access the fun by visiting follies2021.com.
One of the beloved traditions of the holidays is seeing a production of the Nutcracker ballet. In Berks County and the Lehigh Valley, we are fortunate to have several performed every year. This year, however, is a little different, with arts venues closed because of COVID-19 concerns, so ballet companies are getting creative and recording video of their productions so they can present them virtually.
This is the 52nd production of the classic ballet and it is the longest running Nutcracker in the Lehigh Valley. The production features more than 60 professional, pre-professional and student performers.
Guest artists this year are Oksana Maslova as Sugar Plum Fairy and Sterling Baca as her Cavalier. Both are principal dancers with Pennsylvania Ballet of Philadelphia.