John Gorka News

ANTJE DUVEKOT "The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer'' The sweet mystery is how Duvekot can explore such intimate emotions in ways that reveal the same deep feelings in ourselves.

"May you live in interesting times."Whatever else you may say about these times we are living in, they are certainly interesting.

From his first album 22 years ago, David Wilcox has transcended traditional Folk/Pop singer/songwriter status by crafting compelling short stories of everyday life and love set to an infectiously engaging soundtrack.

You can witness folk royalty tomorrow night at the Historic Avalon Theatre in Easton which pairs Philly siren Susan Werner and arguably the finest singer-songwriter of the '90s, John Gorka.

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If you like folk music, Vail Valley, then I'll bet you like songs by James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Peter Seger, John Denver and Peter, Paul and Mary.

Patrons stand outside the Midtown Art Center in Harrisburg. The Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center and the Midtown Scholar Bookstore just happen to share a similar name.

Bob Alunni comes from a family of musicians that helped expose him to a wide array of instruments.

In 2002, Daniel Pearl, then a journalist for the Wall Street Journal, was kidnapped and murdered while working in Pakistan.

The Nashua River Valley Folk Festival has a new name and a new location, but it promises to be just as entertaining .

The Nashua River Valley Folk Festival has a new name and a new location, but it promises to be just as entertaining .

With a cruise ship in port, the Cape Verdean parade marching down Union Street on Sunday morning and Summerfest taking over the historic district, downtown was the place to be this weekend.

Laura Molinelli and Hungrytown will share the stage at the newly renovated Jamaica Town Hall on Saturday at 7 p.m. Molinelli opens the evening , with accompaniment by her husband, Chris Clark.