Around the Wood Stove

National Poetry Month National Poetry Month began in 1996 as an initiative of the Academy of American Poets to establish a month-long, national celebration of poetry. Here's a summary from The Academy of American Poets website at Poets.org: The concept is to widen the attention of individuals and the media—to the art of poetry, to living poets, to our complex poetic heritage, and to poetry books and journals of wide aesthetic range and concern. We hope to increase the visibility and availability of poetry in popular culture while acknowledging and celebrating poetry’s ability to sustain itself in the many places where it is practiced and appreciated. Joining me today on the program to talk about National Poetry Month is Tyler Barton and Erin Dorney from The Triangle, a regional Central PA website that publishes ongoing news about the literary communities in Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg. They also keep on ongoing calendar of events and created a special National Poetry Month calendar dedicated to literary events happening in the area in April. You can download the calendar here. Also joining me is Daina Savage, a Lancaster-based poet and journalist who served as the second Lancaster Poet Laureate and runs the LancasterPoetry.com website. Daina is also responsible for organizing the 12th Annual Spoken Word Festival coming up on April 26 and 27 at The Snavely Family Theatre at Linden Hall in Lititz, PA. Find out more and purchase tickets to the festival here. GET OUT! with Steve Carlson Steve Carlson brings us news from around the Lancaster visual arts scene and shares his picks for what to check out on this upcoming First Friday in Lancaster. Steve is a writer and teacher at the New School of Lancaster. He also producers theater with the Wood Stove House and serves on the board of Creative Works of Lancaster. Links: Dogstar Books LMNTL Mulberry Art Studio Community Room on King Annex 24 Other Upcoming Events Indian Summer Jars and Des Sera at Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Friday, April 4 FREE Creative Writing workshop with Tyler Barton and Erin Dorney, Saturday, April 5 Additional music in today's episode from Jon Chinn. Audio production and editing by Triforce Pro Audio, Lancaster, PA.

Kate Umble and OLD WOOD NEW SOUNDS Kate Umble is not only a musician and teacher, she is also now a concert promoter and responsible for organizing a very interesting concert series called Old Wood New Sounds coming up this spring at Tellus360. The series runs on March 25, April 22, and May 19 and isn't what you would typically find in Tellus’ comfortable pub atmosphere. Instead, classically trained musicians will be performing both classical and new music pieces (written by composers who are still alive). March 25 - clarinet and string quintet April 22 - piano and voice May 19 - NakedEye Ensemble Kate also performs with Spark Brass, a group of professional musicians and educators from across the United States who work with schools to share personal experiences about the profound positive impact of music in their lives. Skirtin' the Curtain with Joanna Underhill Joanna Underhill brings us the latest news in the Lancaster area theatre scene. Joanna is the vice-chair of Creative Works of Lancaster, a teaching artist at The Fulton Academy of Theatre, and Assistant Director at the Philadelphia Alumni Writer’s House at Franklin and Marshall College. Links: Angels in America at Franklin and Marshall College Clybourne Park at Open Stage of Harrisburg Macbeth at the Gamut Theatre, Harrisburg Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story at The Fulton Theater The Fulton Academy of Theatre Other Upcoming Events The Stray Birds at Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Saturday, March 28 Lancaster Transplant presents the Songwriter's Round at The Community Room on King featuring Canyon, Claire Anthony, Matt Wheeler, and Rick McVicker * Additional music in today's episode from Jon Chinn.

Lavacave LIVE Lavacave is a retro-pop, gypsy cabaret, and woodland punk trio from Lancaster, PA featuring Robin Chambers (vocals, violin), Nick DiSanto (vocals, guitar, drums, xylophone), and Donna Volles (bass). On First Friday, March 7, 2014 the band joined Mike McMonagle and me at Triforce Studios for the first episode of Around the Wood Stove recorded live in front of a studio audience. The band performed a couple songs during the podcast recording and then shared two full sets of amazing music with those in attendance. It was a wonderful evening and set the stage for more live podcast recordings coming soon! * Lavacave photos by Michelle Johnsen photography It's Mickel Time! Mike McMonagle brings us the latest news in the Lancaster area live music scene. Mike is a musician and the Marketing and Promotions director at Tellus360. Links: Series 42 presents JP Harris and Chance McCoy at Tellus360 for Music Friday, Friday, March 21 Tellus360 presents Spirit Family Reunion, Saturday, March 22 Sign of the Wagon presents Tumbling Bones, Thursday, March 27 Chameleon Club presents Toy Soldiers, The Districts, and Los Colognes, Thursday, April 3 The Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center presents The Lone Bellow, Thursday, April 3 Other Links: EPAC presents One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest from March 20 to April 5 Kilmaine Saints Patrick's Day at Appalachian Brewing Company in Harrisburg Friday, March 21 Ruby Red House Concerts presents The Hickorytown Ruckus and The Beggar Folk, Saturday, March 22 * Additional music in today's episode from Jon Chinn. Audio production and editing by Triforce Pro Audio, Lancaster, PA.

#LancasterRockShow On a ridiculously cold Friday night at the end of February I had the privilege of joining some of the area’s best rock bands for killer night of live music at Lancaster’s premiere rock club, the legendary Chameleon Club. The show was dubbed the #LancasterRockShow, an idea that is sure to become a series of shows featuring the best rock that the region has to offer. It was my pleasure to MC the show, introduce each band to the stage, and chat with them backstage to find out what what’s been happening in their worlds. The bill included Lancaster’s Brethren, Jesse Baker Band, and Darry Miller and the Veil, Harrisburg’s Ducky and the Vintage, and a band from South Jersey that’s relatively new to this area called Kid Felix.        

The HickoryTown Ruckus Gordon Smoker is a Lancaster based singer-songwriter who works under the name The Hickorytown Ruckus who recently released a new album called Old City Night. Gordon sprinkles references to Lancaster throughout the album and includes several duets with area female vocalists Kimberliana, Kelly Lapp, Canyon, and a special performance by Gordon's niece,   You can find out more about The Hickorytown Ruckus at the website, on Facebook, and Twitter. Joe Devoy - The King Street Seisiun Tellus360 founder, Joe Devoy, joins me for a chat about The King Street Seisun a new one-day festival coming to Lancaster on March 15 to celebrate St. Patrick's Day weekend and all things Irish. The festival will close down the first block of East King St. starting at 2 pm and will feature live music from The Kilmaine Saints and the Ogham Stones. More info and tickets can be found here. Shawnama Cinema Shawna Stoltzfoos (Young/Lancaster) brings us the latest news in the Lancaster area film community. Shawna is a writer, actor, and filmmaker. Links: Kyle Martin: Ushers feature film (ushersfilm@gmail.com) Zoetropolis Art House Other Links: Commonwealth on Queen presents Canyon, The Pig Merchants, Matt Wheeler, and Dave May, 7pm Tellus360 welcomes the Ogham Stones, St. Patrick's Day, 9pm * Additional music in today's episode from Jon Chinn. Audio production and editing by Triforce Pro Audio, Lancaster, PA.

Heads Up Lancaster Today on the program is Justin Rule from Heads Up Lancaster and Dr. Jill Martin, Principal of Fulton Elementary School. The two organizations are partnering to develop the elementary school into a "community school". Check out the interview to learn all about this amazing initiative that integrates the arts and the community with the school's students and their families. Justin also gives us the background on Heads Up Lancaster that currently coordinates over 20 local urban artists who share their gifts and talents with the youth in Lancaster City. Here's Tim Riggs, one of the FlameTime artist mentors: Lancaster Galleries Joyce Heberlein from Lancaster Galleries, an art gallery in downtown Lancaster is celebrating their 30th anniversary with a special exhibit called The First 30. Joyce the story of how and why she and her husband Michael Heberlein started the gallery and some insight into the history of the Lancaster art scene. She also shared the reasoning behind the selections made for The First 30. The show opens this Lancaster First Friday, March 7. GET OUT! with Steve Carlson Steve Carlson brings us news from around the Lancaster visual arts scene and shares his picks for what to check out on this upcoming First Friday in Lancaster. Steve is a writer and teacher at the New School of Lancaster. He also producers theater with the Wood Stove House and serves on the board of Creative Works of Lancaster. Links: PA Guild of Craftsmen: All Across Pennsylvania Annex 24: Four Hands, Two Minds, One Passion Lancaster Museum of Art Demuth Museum Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Other Upcoming Events Live recording of Around the Wood Stove with musical guest Lavacave at Triforce Studios Slackwater News and the Kalob Griffin Band at Tellus360, Saturday, March 8 Additional music in today's episode from Jon Chinn. Audio production and editing by Triforce Pro Audio, Lancaster, PA.  

Matt Wheeler Matt Wheeler is a rather prolific singer-songwriter from Lancaster who recently released an EP called Indigo. That record came within a year of his last full length album, Strings and Wires. He’s also a true advocate of the Lancaster music scene and spends a lot of time organizing shows and promoting others bands around the region. You can find Matt online at his website, on Facebook, and Twitter. And you can check out the Indigo EP at Bandcamp. The Fridge James Futty and Kevin Brown both lost their jobs during the recent economic downturn and were at a crossroads with life. They both love great beer and decided to follow their hearts and build a place that they would both love to visit. Inspired by that passion for craft beer, along with a love for great food, music and art, and of course, Lancaster, they opened The Fridge. It's a craft beer bottle shop and flatbread pizza cafe that also hosts intimate concerts each month through a concert series called Music Mondays. They have already hosted such notable acts as The Districts, JP Harris, Toy Soldiers, and Joe Fletcher. Learn more at their website or on Facebook. Skirtin' the Curtain with Joanna Underhill Joanna Underhill brings us the latest news in the Lancaster area theatre scene. Joanna is the vice-chair of Creative Works of Lancaster, a teaching artist at The Fulton Academy of Theatre, and Assistant Director at the Philadelphia Alumni Writer’s House at Franklin and Marshall College. Links: A Lesson Before Dying at Millersville University Young Frankenstein at The Fulton Theatre Pinkalicious at The Fulton Theatre One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at the Ephrata Performing Arts Center Other Upcoming Events The HickoryTown Ruckus CD Release Party, Marion Court Room, February 25 #LancasterRockShow with Jesse Baker, Brethren, Ducky & The Vintage, Darry Miller and The Veil, Chameleon Club, February 28 Tri State Indie welcomes JoyCut, Bells, and Younger Me at the Depot, York, PA, March 1 * Additional music in today's episode from Jon Chinn.

The Wood Stove House Five and Dime is a conversation podcast where I'm joined by 3 guests to discuss five random topics for ten minutes each. The topics are chosen by our producer, Mike Newman. If you would like to contribute ideas to our list of topics, please feel free to send me an email at jason@woodstovehouse.com, or you connect through our website, Twitter or Facebook. Today's Guests Shawna Stoltzfoos David Moulton Joanna Underhill Today's Topics Mangos Gasoline V-Neck Asian Cuisine Breakfast The Wood Stove House Five and Dime is a collaboration between the Wood Stove House, The Sugartank Studio, and Tellus360. All opinions expressed by our guests on the show belong exclusively to the expresser and are not necessarily shared by anyone else...on the planet. Five and Dime is produced by Mike Newman from The Sugartank Studio. Visit our friends at Tellus360.com.

Morton's Dance Center Elijah Morton is the founder of Morton’s Dance Center, a dance studio here in Lancaster that focuses on hip hop dance. Elijah started the studio just about a year ago and it’s been thriving ever since, but today, February 17, MDC is opening their brand new expanded location at 301 East Main St. in Landisville. Elijah is not just passionate about hip hop dance, he's also passionate about hip hop dance education. MDC provides dance classes for kids from ages 6 and up and also runs two competitive dance troupes called CONstruct and UNDER CONstruct. Austin Telenko is one of the co-captains of CONstruct. Austin and Elijah from Morton’s Dance Center joined me to talk about everything MDC, including the exciting future they're building right here in Lancaster. It's Mickel Time! Mike McMonagle brings us the latest news in the Lancaster area live music scene. Mike is a musician and the Marketing and Promotions director at Tellus360. Links: Lancaster Roots and Blues Festival of Music Around the Wood Stove Episode #116 with Rich Ruoff & Sam Campbell Other Links: Lancaster Rock Show with Brethren, Jesse Baker, Ducky and the Vintage, and Darry Miller & The Veil, Chameleon Club, February 28 * Additional music in today's episode from Jon Chinn. Audio production and editing by Triforce Pro Audio, Lancaster, PA.

Jake Lewis and the Clergy Jake Lewis is Lancaster based singer-songwriter who, along with his band, The Clergy, have been making some big waves in the regional music scene. Originally from Gettysburg but living in Oklahoma, Jake moved to Lancaster during the summer of 2012 and within six months put together a stellar band of Lancaster musicians. By the end of 2013 the band recorded and released their first full length album called Gossip. Like many of his musical colleagues, Jake loves to play music as much as possible. He spends as much time as possible on the road playing shows up and down the I-95 corridor and throughout the Central PA region. Along with Jake, who plays guitar and sings, The Clergy is made up of drummer and vocalist, Katie Seifarth, bassist Josh Gibbel, keyboardist Anthony Harnish, and violinist Taylor Brandt. Shawnama Cinema Shawna Stoltzfoos (Young/Lancaster) brings us the latest news in the Lancaster area film community. Shawna is a writer, actor, and filmmaker. Links: Kyle Martin: Ushers feature film (ushersfilm@gmail.com) Zoetropolis Art House Rumschpringe Film Festival Other Links: ErrorSmith plays The Police at Tellus360, Friday, February 14 Second Hand Suits (Duo) at Tellus360, Saturday, February 15 Tri State Indie Music Awards, World Cafe Live in Philly, Sunday, February 16 * Additional music in today's episode from Jon Chinn.

The Triangle Erin Dorney and Tyler Barton started The Triangle a little less than a year ago with the idea of creating an online calendar to capture and report on all of the literary events happening around the Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg areas. A lot of things were happening in the literary scene, but there wasn't a good single resource to keep it all together. Within a few months Erin and Tyler began adding interviews with local writers and other original content to their website which you can find at TheTrianglePA.com. They also recently started producing their own literary events around the area, including readings and workshops. GET OUT! with Steve Carlson Steve Carlson brings us news from around the Lancaster visual arts scene and shares his picks for what to check out on this upcoming First Friday in Lancaster. Steve is a writer and teacher at the New School of Lancaster. He also producers theater with the Wood Stove House and serves on the board of Creative Works of Lancaster. Links: Mean Cup, 398 Harrisburg Ave. Skinny Park Juice, 443 N. Mulberry St. Lancaster Galleries, 34 N. Water St. Sunshine Art + Design, 104 W. King St. Other Upcoming Events One Story at a Time, a memoir writing workshop by Jenny Hill at Roaring Brook Market, 155 E. King St. Free singer/songwriter concert by The Community Haus, Sunday, February 9. THE LOCATION HAS CHANGED TO EAST PETERSBURG MENNONITE CHURCH Additional music in today's episode from Jon Chinn. Audio production and editing by Triforce Pro Audio, Lancaster, PA.

The Wood Stove House Five and Dime is a conversation podcast where I'm joined by 3 guests to discuss five random topics for exactly ten minutes each. The topics are chosen by our producer, Mike Newman. If you would like to contribute ideas to our list of topics, please feel free to send me an email at jason@woodstovehouse.com, or you connect through our website, Twitter or Facebook. Today's Guests Shawna Stoltzfoos Joe Devoy Anne Kirby Today's Topics The Beatles Fox News Kickstarter Sleep Death The Wood Stove House Five and Dime is a collaboration between the Wood Stove House, The Sugartank Studio, and Tellus360. All opinions expressed by our guests on the show belong exclusively to the expressor and are not necessarily shared by anyone else...on the planet. Five and Dime is produced by Mike Newman from The Sugartank Studio. Visit our friends at Tellus360.com.

Kingsfoil Jordan Davis is the lead singer and primary songwriter for the band Kingsfoil. Jordan and guitarist/keyboardist Tristan Martin have been performing as Kingsfoil for well over a decade. The band's lineup also includes long time bassist Tim Warren and drummer Frankie Muniz. Earlier this month the band released it’s latest album, Brave Love EP, a self-produced collection of new material and acoustic versions of Kingsfoil classics. The EP was recorded by the band here in Pennsylvania but mixed and mastered by long-time Kingsfoil collaborator and Nashville producer, Dustin Burnett. Skirtin' the Curtain with Joanna Underhill Joanna Underhill brings us the latest news in the Lancaster area theatre scene. Joanna is the vice-chair of Creative Works of Lancaster, a teaching artist at The Fulton Academy of Theatre, and Assistant Director at the Philadelphia Alumni Writer’s House at Franklin and Marshall College. Links: Arsenic and Old Lace at The Fulton Opera House Lancaster Dramatist Platform presents staged readings Wizard of Oz at EPAC (Kids for Kids Series) PRiMA presents Retro Sounds Other Upcoming Events Mason Porter (Philly) at DipCo, Friday, January 24 The Triangle and Furniture Press Books poetry reading and open mic at Tellus360, January 25  Levee Drivers at The Fridge for Music Mondays, January 27 * Additional music in today's episode from Jon Chinn.

Rose and Shamrock Irish Festival Tom Knapp is a local Irish musician who formed the band Fire in the Glen nearly 15 years ago. While Tom continues to perform around the region, this year he also turned his attention to organizing an Irish gig. He has teamed up with our friends at Millersville University’s Ware Center to help coordinate the Rose & Shamrock Irish Music Festival, coming to Lancaster on Saturday, February 8. The festival features performances by Charlie Zahm and Tad Marks, Rebel Hearts Irish Dancers, Fire in the Glen, Kilmaine Saints, and headliner Barleyjuice. More links: General festival info Ticket info It's Mickel Time! Mike McMonagle brings us the latest news in the Lancaster area live music scene. Mike is a musician and the Marketing and Promotions director at Tellus360. *** CORRECTION *** The Mason Porter show coming up at DipCo was mis-reported on the podcast. This show is happening Friday night, January 24 at 10pm. Links: The Felice Brothers at The Chameleon Club, January 15 Music Friday: Carlos Elliot, Jr. and the Cornlickers w/ Driftwood at Tellus360, January 17 Mason Porter at Lancaster Dispensing Company, January 24 Corty Byron Band at Quips Pub, January 25 Other Links: Artist Showcase at the Black Gryphon in Elizabethtown, Saturday, January 18 at 7pm feature The Pig Merchants, Silver City Rodeo, and The Wayfarer Experiment. * Additional music in today's episode from Jon Chinn.

Lancaster Roots and Blues Festival Festival organizer Rich Ruoff and promoter Sam Campbell (Gigspots) join me to talk about the Lancaster Roots and Blues Festival of Music, coming to Lancaster, PA on Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22 to five venues and nine stages. All stages are within a comfortable walking distance right in the heart of downtown Lancaster. Tickets for the festival are available as one night or two night passes that allow access to all shows. There are also VIP options that allow for early seating in venues and hors d'oeuvres at 4 of the 5 venues. More links: List of featured artists General festival info Ticket info Gigspots.com Shawnama Cinema Shawna Stoltzfoos (Young/Lancaster) brings us the latest news in the Lancaster area film community. Shawna is a writer, actor, and filmmaker. Links: Key Row Productions: Ordinary video series Haverstick Films: Cold War music video Kyle Martin: Ushers feature film Zoetropolis Art House Rumschpringe Film Festival Other Links: Tellus360 introduces Session Sundays, with a different kind of freeform music session every Sunday at 2pm. Tellus360 is located at 24 E. King St., Lancaster. * Additional music in today's episode from Jon Chinn.