Around the Wood Stove

Today on Around the Wood Stove, we are dedicating the entire episode to a look back at Lancaster’s 24 Hour Plays 2012. On November 2nd & 3rd, Wood Stove House, along with 35 writers, directors, actors, musicians, and crew took over Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster’s entire building on West Orange Street for 24 hours. Our goal? To write, rehearse, and then perform six brand new original plays for a triple digit public audience. We made it!!! It was an amazing adventure once again with the region's finest theater talent. Look for Lancaster's 24 Hour Plays 2013 coming next Fall. Click here to read a more detailed recap, see photos and find a full list of credits from Lancaster's 24 Hour Plays 2012!

Jenny Hill is a professional writer, published poet, arts educator, hoop instructor, and performer who recently moved to Lancaster from Northeastern Pennsylvania. I first met Jenny on First Friday in October when she came upon our kids hooping and playing fiddle on the street. Jenny was carrying a handful of her own hoops, and the evening quickly turned into an impromptu hula hoop throwdown at the corner of Orange and Queen in the heart of downtown Lancaster. You can expect to see more hooping in the streets now that Jenny’s in town! I recently caught up with her to learn more about her creative endeavors and why she and her husband chose Lancaster as the next destination in their journey. You can also find out more about Jenny at ActsOfJennius.com. Upcoming Events for Thanksgiving Week 2012 Poetry at The Parliament welcomes Hanover poet Rich Hemmings for an evening of uncensored poetry on Friday, November 23 at 7:30 pm. The Parliament, 116 E. King Street, York, PA. Lancaster Dispensing Co. welcomes local alt. country act Slimfit, Friday, November 23 at 10 pm. Lancaster Dispensing Co., 33-35 North Market Street  Lancaster, PA 17603. Live From the Cellar welcomes Jake Lewis and Unusual Suspects Saturday, November 24 at 7:30 pm. Live From the Cellar, 145 E. Ross Street, Lancaster, PA. RSVP on Facebook. Find a feature interview with Jake on episode #83 of Around the Wood Stove.

Songwriter Jake Lewis and screenwriter Shawna Stoltzfoos are a creative couple who recently moved to Lancaster from Gettysburg. I chatted with them about their current creative projects and their decision to make Lancaster home base for their creative careers. Jake plays shows regularly throughout the mid-Atlantic region from New York to Baltimore. He recently released a full length studio album called Location, Location and a self produced EP, We Can Get Out of Here, available for free on Bandcamp. Jake will be playing in Lancaster on Saturday, November 24 at Live From the Cellar with the Unusual Suspects. Shawn's film Spaceman Wilson (trailer) was produced by Tim Scott and is currently making rounds on the independent film circuit. She's also developing a television series called Young Lancaster and is currently looking for Lancaster area creatives who are interested in working on the show. Live at The Ware Center We welcome Harvey Owen, Director at The Ware Center, Millersville University Lancaster for our first Live at The Ware Center update. Learn about all of the arts events at Millersville's visual and performing arts centers at www.millersville.edu/muarts Sunday, November 11 @ 3 pm - the Central PA Friends of Jazz (CPFJ) present the Jacky Ryan Trio. Tickets cost $22 for general admission, $18 for CPFJ members and $10 for students. Tuesday, November 13 @ 7:30 pm - "The Life and Time of My Uncle Jamie Wyeth" lecture with Victoria Browning Wyeth, granddaughter of artist Andrew Wyeth. Tickets cost $25 for general admission, $5 for students. Monday, November 26 @ 7:30 pm - the Lancaster Literary Guild presents a one woman show called "Mary Todd Lincoln" by actress Candace O'Donnell. Tickets cost $15 for general admission; $10 for Literary Guild Members; free for MU students with ID. Tickets for all events may be purchased online, at MUTicketsOnline.com, at the Student Memorial Center Ticket Office (Room 103, 21 S. George St., Millersville), at The Ware Center (42 N. Prince St., Lancaster) or by calling the Ticket Office at 717-872-3811. Ticket Offices are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Other Upcoming Events Ephrata Performing Arts Center presents Spring Awakening this week. Wednesday and Thursday @ 7:30 pm, Friday @ 8 pm, Saturday at 2 pm and 8 pm. Hear a feature interview with Ed Fernandez and Josh Kirwin on episode 81. PA Guild of Craftsmen presents the Fine Craft Fair at the Lancaster County Convention Center Saturday, November 10 from 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday, November 11 from 10 am to 5 pm. York City's BOP (Bring on Play) present Plaza Palooza: Play with Music, Sunday, November 11 @ 12 pm at the Brooks Robinson Plaza at Sovereign Bank Stadium.

Maggie McKaig is a singer-songwriter from Nevada City, CA. Maggie was recently in Lancaster to facilitate a songwriting workshop at Franklin and Marshall College. Maggie is a prolific and award winning singer-songwriter, guitarist, and accordionist who has explored a wide range of musical genres over the decades, most recently with an  instrumental outfit called Beaucoup Chapeaux. While her home is Nevada City, she has an interesting story with deep ancestral roots in Pennsylvania and Cumberland, MD. Lancaster's First Friday Lancaster’s First Friday is this week on November 2. Each first Friday in downtown Lancaster thousands of friends and neighbors descend on Lancaster City to dine at the local eateries, visit the shops and galleries, enjoy street performers of all kinds, and simply bask in the greatness that is the Lancaster arts scene. Check out Theatre for Transformation's final Sweeter the Berry showcase of 2012 at the YWCA at 110 N. Lime Street in Lancaster at 6pm. This is a free family friendly event that celebrates the sweetness of life in multicultural Lancaster. This week's Berry features poetry, dance, and drumming. Swing by Binn’s Park throughout the evening where our friend Jenny Hill will be hooping in the park. Jenny is a professional poet, performer, and hoop instructor. She’ll have plenty of hoops for everyone to join in the fun. Find out more about Jenny at her website. Lancaster's 24 Hour Plays Tickets to this year's production of Lancaster’s 24 Hour Plays are on sale NOW. The public performance will be held on Saturday, November 3 at 7pm at Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster at 328 W. Orange St., Lancaster, PA. Find out more and buy your tickets at Lancaster24.com. Other Upcoming Events Lancaster's Music Friday's featuring Toy Soldiers, Frog Holler, & Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner, Friday, November 16 @ 7pm - $10 (tickets) Robert Bobby's Basement concert featuring Clint Alphin, Sunday, November 18 @ 4pm - $15 (tickets)

Ed Fernandez, Artistic Director from the Ephrata Performing Arts Center (EPAC) and Josh Kirwin, actor and bassist with Darry Miller and the Veil, join us on the program today. Josh plays the lead role, Melchior, in the upcoming EPAC production of Spring Awakening. While this show is now a Broadway musical, it was written in Germany as an avant garde play by Frank Wedekindover 100 years ago. Over the years, the play has been extremely controversial and until it was transformed into a musical in 2006, it had been very rarely produced. The EPAC production of Spring Awakening opens on October 25th and runs through November 10. More info and tickets can be found at EphrataPerformingArtsCenter.com. Creativity CON 2012 Creativity CON 2012 is coming up this week, Saturday, October 20 at The Candy Factory. This is a one-day creativity conference featuring five guest speakers who will share their stories and offer tools and resources to inspire you to Ignite Your Creative Fire. Check out the speaker bios here. Whether you’re a creative professional, student, hobbyist, or somewhere in between, there will be something to get you inspired to live your life filled with creative passion. This conference is not specific to a particular discipline. All of the presentations are relevant across the creative spectrum. And there will be time for open discussion and networking with other creatives from around the area. Conference registration is $125, which includes conference materials, and a continental breakfast and afternoon snack. Special thanks to our sponsors for this year’s conference: The Candy Factory, Lancaster’s premiere co-working space, where working together is sweet, the Usic, the online creative co-op marketplace, and the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. Lancaster's 24 Hour Plays Tickets to this year's production of Lancaster’s 24 Hour Plays are on sale NOW. The public performance will be held on Saturday, November 3 at 7pm at Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster at 328 W. Orange St., Lancaster, PA. Find out more and buy your tickets at Lancaster24.com.

Sarah and Andrew Zahn are a very creative couple from Elizabethtown, PA. Both have a background in professional theater and performed in our first production of Lancaster’s 24 Hour Plays last year. Sarah also has a successful natural skin care business called Sugared Beauty and Andrew is a creativity blogger and author the new eBook, Ten Commandments for Creatives. He will also be speaking at our upcoming Creativity CON 2012. Sarah and Andrew also have a vlog called A Couple Comments and are all over social media. On the program, they recap their experiences working on Lancaster's 24 Hour Plays and Play Grounds: Theater on Site. Andrew talks about his presentation at Creativity CON 2012, and they both talk about why they are called to perform. Check out the links below to connect with Sarah and Andrew all of the Internet. Sugared Beauty Sugared Beauty on Facebook Sugared Beauty on Twitter Creatives Blog Creatives on Twitter Ten Commandments for Creatives (ebook) A Couple Comments Blog A Couple Comments on Facebook A Couple Comments on Twitter Creativity CON 2012 Creativity CON 2012 is coming to Lancaster on Saturday, October 20 at The Candy Factory. This is a one-day creativity conference featuring five guest speakers who will share their stories and offer tools and resources to inspire you to Ignite Your Creative Fire. Our speakers (speaker bios here) included designer and consultant Alyson Earl, playwright and professor Erich Goldstein, Dr. Amanda Kemp, the founder and artistic director of Theatre for Transformation, Chad Martin, a pastor and potter, and blogger, actor, and author, Andrew Zahn. Whether you’re a creative professional, student, hobbyist, or somewhere in between, there will be something to get you inspired to live your life filled with creative passion. This conference is not specific to a particular discipline. All of the presentations are relevant across the creative spectrum. And there will be time for open discussion and networking with other creatives from around the area. Conference registration is $125, which includes conference materials, and a continental breakfast and afternoon snack. Special thanks to our sponsors for this year’s conference: The Candy Factory, Lancaster’s premiere co-working space, where working together is sweet, the Usic, the online creative co-op marketplace, and the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. Lancaster's 24 Hour Plays Lancaster’s 24 Hour Plays are back. On the weekend of November 2 and 3, Wood Stove House will be producing the 2nd annual Lancaster’s 24 Hour Plays and we’re still looking for a few writers, directors, and actors who are interested in participating in this year’s extreme theater weekend. If you’d like to be part of this year’s show, visit Lancaster24.com for details. The public performance will be held on Saturday, November 3 at 7pm at Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster at 328 W. Orange St., Lancaster, PA.

The Parliament is an art collective from York, PA with a mission to revitalize and improve the quality of life through the arts in the city of York. In the past couple of years, the group opened a gallery downtown and now rents studio space to local artists and musicians. The Parliament opens a new show each first Friday and has worked with over 150 artists so far. Rita King, Curator for The Parliament is one of my guests on today's episode. Also on the program it’s Nick Mohler from the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen here to talk about Lancaster Fall ArtWalk coming up this weekend, October 6 & 7. The twice annual Lancaster arts weekend features 33 participating galleries and is a great way to explore the Lancaster visual arts scene without the hustle and bustle of First Fridays. Creativity CON 2012 At the Wood Stove House we our really excited to officially announce our first creativity conference in Lancaster coming up on Saturday, October 20 at The Candy Factory. Creativity CON 2012 is a one-day conference featuring five guest speakers who will tell their stories and offer tools and resources to inspire you to Ignite Your Creative Fire. Whether you’re a creative professional, student, hobbyist, or somewhere in between, there will be something to get you inspired to live your life filled with creative passion. This conference is not specific to a particular discipline. All of the presentations can be applied across the creative spectrum. Registration is open now and is only $99 bucks if you sign up to attend the conference before October 1. All of the details including the conference schedule, bios of our speakers and a link to register for the conference can be found at CreativityCON.com or visit Wood Stove House.com and click the banner at the top of the page. Creativity CON 2012, October 20 at The Candy Factory. Lancaster's 24 Hour Plays Lancaster’s 24 Hour Plays are back. On the weekend of November 2 and 3, Wood Stove House will be producing the 2nd annual Lancaster’s 24 Hour Plays and we’re still looking for a few writers, directors, and actors who are interested in participating in this year’s extreme theater weekend. If you’d like to be part of this year’s show, visit Lancaster24.com for details. The public performance will be held on Saturday, November 3 at 7pm at Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster at 328 W. Orange St., Lancaster, PA. Music in this week's episode courtesy of Jon Chinn, Jester's Longevity, and Jason Mundok.

Kingsfoil are celebrating the release of their brand new album this week. A Beating Heart is a Bleeding Heart, their second full length album with Nashville producer Dustin Burnett, officially releases on Tuesday, September 25. The band will perform Saturday night, September 29 at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster, PA for their official CD release party, which will also kick off an extensive tour to promote the album. The band recently visited the Wood Stove House to talk about the new album and the decision to release the album on their own newly formed label called Holiday Heart records. UPDATE: download A Beating Heart is a Bleeding Heart here! Creativity CON 2012 At the Wood Stove House we our really excited to officially announce our first creativity conference in Lancaster coming up on Saturday, October 20 at The Candy Factory. Creativity CON 2012 is a one-day conference featuring five guest speakers who will tell their stories and offer tools and resources to inspire you to Ignite Your Creative Fire. Whether you’re a creative professional, student, hobbyist, or somewhere in between, there will be something to get you inspired to live your life filled with creative passion. This conference is not specific to a particular discipline. All of the presentations can be applied across the creative spectrum. Registration is open now and is only $99 bucks if you sign up to attend the conference before October 1. All of the details including the conference schedule, bios of our speakers and a link to register for the conference can be found at CreativityCON.com or visit Wood Stove House.com and click the banner at the top of the page. Creativity CON 2012, October 20 at The Candy Factory. Music in this week's episode courtesy of Jon Chinn, Jester's Longevity, and Jason Mundok.

Jesse Baker, a young up-and-coming rock musician from Lancaster, is our guest today. Jesse is taking a different approach to the music business than the typical 20 year old independent musician. Jesse blogs about his music business experiences every day. He’s proactively making connections and building community in the local scene. And he’s super focused on creating movement with his art. The results? He and his band have been together barely a year and have already headlined the Chameleon Club, played the main stage at the Launch Music Conference, and will be joining Kingsfoil on September 29th for their CD release party, one of the most talked about rock shows in Central Pennsylvania this year. Additional links: Joy Ike (singer-songwriter) Grassrootsy (independent musician's blog) PressPausePlay (documentary) Creativity CON 2012 At the Wood Stove House we our really excited to officially announce our first creativity conference in Lancaster coming up on Saturday, October 20 at The Candy Factory. Creativity CON 2012 is a one-day conference featuring five guest speakers who will tell their stories and offer tools and resources to inspire you to Ignite Your Creative Fire. Whether you’re a creative professional, student, hobbyist, or somewhere in between, there will be something to get you inspired to live your life filled with creative passion. This conference is not specific to a particular discipline. All of the presentations can be applied across the creative spectrum. Registration is open now and is only $99 bucks if you sign up to attend the conference before October 1. All of the details including the conference schedule, bios of our speakers and a link to register for the conference can be found at CreativityCON.com or visit Wood Stove House.com and click the banner at the top of the page. Creativity CON 2012, October 20 at The Candy Factory. Coming Up: Coming up over the next few weeks, interviews with Rita King from The Parliament, York's non-profit arts facilitator, Nick Mohler from the PA Guild of Craftsmen talking about Lancaster ArtWalk, October 6 and 7, and Kingsfoil introducing their new album, A Beating Heart is a Bleeding Heart. Music in this week's episode courtesy of Jon Chinn, Jester's Longevity, and Jason Mundok.

This week we're dedicating the show to things that are happening around the wood stove. Steve Carlson and I caught up on recent performing arts events in the area that we found particularly inspiring. Steve talked about the final performance for Camp MFE, a summer music camp held in Lancaster City by Music For Everyone and organized by Michael Jamanis. He also recently wrote a blog post about the experience. I talked about a trip to York a few weeks ago to take in the premiere of a new documentary called A Day in the Sun by Brian Plow about the thriving art scene and arts renaissance taking place in our neighboring city to the west. You can read my full review here. We also chatted about how performing arts groups are dealing with the limited number of dedicated venues in Lancaster by producing performances in found spaces. Tellus 360, an environmentally friendly furniture store that focuses on reclaimed wood, is hosting national acts in their showroom, concerts and theater events have been held at The Candy Factory, a co-working office, and bands and other groups are producing their own shows at The Community Room above Prince St. Cafe. There are also now six house concert series in Lancaster! We explored what this could mean for the area. Finally, we chatted a bit about Creativity CON 2012, our one-day creativity conference coming up on October 20, 2012 at The Candy Factory. You can find more details about the conference here, or register here. Coming up over the next few weeks, interviews with Rita King from The Parliament, York's non-profit arts facilitator, Nick Mohler from the PA Guild of Craftsmen talking about Lancaster ArtWalk, October 6 and 7, and Kingsfoil introducing their new album, A Beating Heart is a Bleeding Heart.

PRiMA is a performing arts company in Lancaster made up of artists who believe the arts are at their best when they enrich your life while speaking your language and jabbing at the status quo. Mitch Nugent and his wife, Diana Nugent, founded the company a few years ago and have been bringing fresh and relevant performing arts to Lancaster ever since. Mitch, along with choreographer Pat Kautter joined me at the Wood Stove House to talk about the history of the company and their upcoming performance, The Music of West Side Story starring Tony-nominated Broadway star Josephina Scaglione. The show runs twice starting later this week on September 9th and then again on September 16th and the Ware Center in downtown Lancaster. Visit PRiMA's website for more about the company and all of their productions. Creativity CON 2012 At the Wood Stove House we our really excited to officially announce our first creativity conference in Lancaster coming up on Saturday, October 20 at The Candy Factory. Creativity CON 2012 is a one-day conference featuring five guest speakers who will tell their stories and offer tools and resources to inspire you to Ignite Your Creative Fire. Whether you’re a creative professional, student, hobbyist, or somewhere in between, there will be something to get you inspired to live your life filled with creative passion. This conference is not specific to a particular discipline. All of the presentations can be applied across the creative spectrum. Registration is open now and is only $99 bucks if you sign up to attend the conference before September 30. All of the details including the conference schedule, bios of our speakers and a link to register for the conference can be found at CreativityCON.com or visit Wood Stove House.com and click the banner at the top of the page. Creativity CON 2012, October 20 at The Candy Factory. Fishtank Ensemble Series 42 welcomes gypsy jazz favorites Fishtank Ensemble back to Lancaster on Friday, Sept 7 at Lancaster Elks! Check the Facebook Event for more details. You can hear Around the Wood Stove while on the go with Stitcher SmartRadio. Stitcher is a free news and talk mobile app available for your iPad or smart phone with access to 1000s of programs without syncing or downloading. Click here and enter the promo code WOODSTOVE to have a download link for the app sent directly to your email inbox. Plus, you’ll be automatically entered to win $100. Stitcher is the smart way to listen to radio!

Christopher Bohn is a singer-songwriter from West Chester, PA, who balances his professional creative life between his own songwriting, performance, and teaching. Christopher recently released a new album that is self-titled under the name Moon Palace. I had a chance to chat with Christopher about this latest album and the reality of building a life as a creative. New Single from Kingsfoil! The York county band Kingsfoil released their brand new single, "What Your Mother Taught You", last week on iTunes. It's the first single from the new full-length album, A Beating Heart is a Bleeding Heart, that will be available on iTunes on September 25 with a CD release party at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster, PA on Saturday, September 29. Buy the song on iTunes now. You can hear Around the Wood Stove while on the go with Stitcher SmartRadio. Stitcher is a free news and talk mobile app available for your iPad or smart phone with access to 1000s of programs without syncing or downloading. Click here and enter the promo code WOODSTOVE to have a download link for the app sent directly to your email inbox. Plus, you’ll be automatically entered to win $100. Stitcher is the smart way to listen to radio!

Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart are a singer-songwriter couple from Nashville, TN who visited Lancaster earlier this month to perform at a Wood Stove House concert to benefit our friends at Bridge of Hope National. Stacey and Mark have been performing together for 20 years and spend over 270 days a year on the road playing in theaters, coffee houses, house concerts, and listening rooms. In the late 1990s they began to carve out their own version of the music business first by releasing all of their records on their own independent record label called Gearle Records, and later by taking over all booking and management operations. They are a self-sustaining DIY operation who consistently navigate the modern folk and listening room movement year after year. I caught up with Stacey and Mark just before their house concert in Lancaster to chat about life on the road and their latest album, Dedication. View a PHOTO GALLERY from the concert here. Long's Park Amphitheater Foundation Each summer, the Long's Park Amphitheater Foundation brings thirteen free concerts to Lancaster on Sunday evenings for thousands and thousands of fans. 2012 marks the 50th anniversary for both the amphitheater and the music series, and to celebrate the foundation is sponsoring a fundraising campaign called Put a Candle on the Cake. You can also link up with the concert series on Facebook and check out this blog post for a lively discussion about the Long’s Park Summer Concert Series and it’s relationship to the local Lancaster, PA music scene. Click here to learn how you can Put a Candle on the Cake for the Long's Park Amphitheater Foundation! You can hear Around the Wood Stove while on the go with Stitcher SmartRadio. Stitcher is a free news and talk mobile app available for your iPad or smart phone with access to 1000s of programs without syncing or downloading. Click here and enter the promo code WOODSTOVE to have a download link for the app sent directly to your email inbox. Plus, you’ll be automatically entered to win $100. Stitcher is the smart way to listen to radio!

Mark DeRose is a Lancaster area singer-songwriter and musician who organizes a yearly concert in his native city of York, PA focused on green initiatives and doing something good for the community. This year, the 3rd Annual Rootenanny, benefits an organization called B.O.P., or Bring on Play. B.O.P. is a division of the city of York that renovates one York City playground each year and hosts a variety of events that encourage kids of all ages to get outside, move around, and have some fun. B.O.P. volunteer Adam Nugent joined Mark for a conversation about the Rootenanny and all of the things that B.O.P. brings to York. This year's Rootenanny will be held at the Terrace at Heritage Hills, 2700 Mt. Rose Ave., York, PA. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids and you can purchase tickets online. Here are some links from the show: Mark DeRose Music Steven Courtney B.O.P. - Bring on Play Check out this interview with Badler and Smaldorf about Rootenanny 2012. Our final Wood Stove House Stage @ Lemon Street Market Music Friday summer concert will be held on Friday, August 17 at 6pm. The show will features sets from Mike McMonagle and Jordan Rast. Learn more here. Long's Park Amphitheater Foundation Each summer, the Long's Park Amphitheater Foundation brings thirteen free concerts to Lancaster on Sunday evenings for thousands and thousands of fans. 2012 marks the 50th anniversary for both the amphitheater and the music series, and to celebrate the foundation is sponsoring a fundraising campaign called Put a Candle on the Cake. You can also link up with the concert series on Facebook and check out this blog post for a lively discussion about the Long’s Park Summer Concert Series and it’s relationship to the local Lancaster, PA music scene. Click here to learn how you can Put a Candle on the Cake for the Long's Park Amphitheater Foundation! You can hear Around the Wood Stove while on the go with Stitcher SmartRadio. Stitcher is a free news and talk mobile app available for your iPad or smart phone with access to 1000s of programs without syncing or downloading. Click here and enter the promo code WOODSTOVE to have a download link for the app sent directly to your email inbox. Plus, you’ll be automatically entered to win $100. Stitcher is the smart way to listen to radio!

Nick Mohler, Program Director at the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen joins us for a conversation about the history of the guild, the guild's new retail store and headquarters at 335 N. Queen St. in Lancaster, and some of their upcoming arts and crafts workshops. The guild boasts 1500 members in 33 states and the headquarters and brand new guild store is bringing a wide variety of handmade decorative and functional art to the area. You can find the PA Guild of Craftsmen online: PACrafts.org Facebook Twitter Blog Nick is also responsible for organizing Lancaster ArtWalk, a weekend celebration of the arts that happens in both the spring and fall. We’ll be catching up with Nick later in the year to talk about fall ArtWalk coming up on October 6 & 7, 2012.   Upcoming Events You Should Know About Join the Lancaster Community Gardens on Thursday August 9th at the Elks Club in downtown Lancaster for a great night of music and conversation to benefit a water well drilling at the Wheatland Community Garden. Admission is a mere $10. Additional donations encouraged but not required. This is an over-21 party only. Bar provided by the Elks. Please take a snack to share! Tickets and details can be found here. Creative Works of Lancaster is producing the outdoor summer theater performance of Room Service, as part of their Works in the Park theater series. The performances, directed by Lydia Brubaker, will be held in Musser Park, in the heart of downtown Lancaster, on August 9, 10, 11 at 7pm. The shows are free and open to the public. Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart join us for a special Wood Stove House concert on Saturday, August 11 at 7pm. Proceeds benefit Bridge of Hope National. Learn more and make reservations here! Our final Wood Stove House Stage @ Lemon Street Market Music Friday summer concert will be held on Friday, August 17 at 6pm. The show will features sets from Mike McMonagle and Jordan Rast. Learn more here. Long's Park Amphitheater Foundation Each summer, the Long's Park Amphitheater Foundation brings thirteen free concerts to Lancaster on Sunday evenings for thousands and thousands of fans. 2012 marks the 50th anniversary for both the amphitheater and the music series, and to celebrate the foundation is sponsoring a fundraising campaign called Put a Candle on the Cake. You can also link up with the concert series on Facebook and check out this blog post for a lively discussion about the Long’s Park Summer Concert Series and it’s relationship to the local Lancaster, PA music scene. Click here to learn how you can Put a Candle on the Cake for the Long's Park Amphitheater Foundation! You can hear Around the Wood Stove while on the go with Stitcher SmartRadio. Stitcher is a free news and talk mobile app available for your iPad or smart phone with access to 1000s of programs without syncing or downloading. Click here and enter the promo code WOODSTOVE to have a download link for the app sent directly to your email inbox. Plus, you’ll be automatically entered to win $100. Stitcher is the smart way to listen to radio!