A Longtime Love Affair with Jazz
After arriving in the Valley from NYC in 2002, George Torrella immediately began working at farmers markets and wherever he could sit-in.
Arts & Culture Articles
Lehigh Valley’s Pop-Country Powerhouse: Kendal Conrad
Kendal Conrad is a singer, songwriter, and social media influencer. Her single Leader of the Pack garnered over 26 million views on TikTok and over 1 million plays on SoundCloud.
Get to Know Society of the Arts (SOTA)
SOTA is a talented, engaged, hardworking, multigenerational, multicultural group supporting each other and the arts community in the Lehigh Valley since 1964.
Venture X: Where Your Work Is Your Art
VENTURE X provides world-class office space, amenities, and services that have been meticulously designed for your wellness and productivity…right here in the heart of the Lehigh Valley. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, small business…
Living Proof Pictures
In the last five years alone, Living Proof Pictures has produced three features, 10 shorts, and a 10-episode limited series involving hundreds of collaborators and local businesses. The films have traveled across the country and all over the world…
Michael Lebson: Similar But Different
"My mother and grandmother both passed away in the past year, the two most important people in my life and my greatest artistic influences."
Giving Back: Elise Schaffer, Art is for Everyone
Artist, musician, blogger and disability advocate, Elise Schaffer gives back in a big way. At the age of eight, Schaffer began playing the violin, kicking off a life-long love affair with the arts…
The Power of Art
Art is, and has always been, our universal language. Art doesn’t show people what to do, yet engaging with a great piece of art can connect with the senses, body, and mind. It can make the world felt…
Get to Know the Lehigh Art Alliance
Founded in 1935 by Professor Garth Howland of Lehigh University, the LAA continues as an organization for amateur and professional artists in the Lehigh Valley. It stands as a cultural and educational entity for the community…
An Artistic Collaboration
The story of a cover: What began as one artist's idea of lending his work to collaboration ended in something quite remarkable. Calls were made, and these four Allentonians got to work.
