Category: The Arts
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Solo Mio is The Valentine’s Day Movie to Watch
Solo Mio is a film about Matt Taylor, played by Kevin James, who is set to get married in Rome, but whose fiancée leaves him at the altar. The film follows James as he tries to get over the heartbreak in Rome and in the process, gets a new outlook on life. This film is…
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The Addams Family Opens Academy Theatre Season in Meadville
The 2025-2026 season at the Academy Theatre in Meadville is in full swing, and it premieres with the production of The Addams Family. The Addams Family is a musical comedy. I won’t spoil the story of the musical by giving it away, but I will say the talent of its cast makes it excellent. The…
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Catch All the Best Picture Nominees with the Oscar Week Festival Pass
If you like movies, are as excited about the Oscars as I am, or just want to watch this year’s Best Picture nominees for fun, here’s a deal: Cinemark’s theaters will be screening them during its Oscars Movie Week from Feb. 24 to March 2. A $40 Festival Pass will enable movie fans to watch…
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Virtual Art Therapy Offers Support for Better Mental Health
Pennsylvania Western University has a variety of in-person activities across all three of the campuses, from Edinboro campus’s Animation Club Meetings, Clarion campus’s History club meetings, and California campus’s Robotics Club meetings. For all these meetings and events that occur in-person, there are just as many meetings that occur online. The Pennsylvania Western Student Art…
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The Animal in Us: Bruce Gallery Exhibition Offers a Revealing Look into Human Nature
The Bruce Gallery at PennWest University’s Edinboro campus unveiled its latest exhibition, “Understanding Animals/Understanding Ourselves,” on Wednesday evening, offering a thought-provoking exploration of the roles animals play in society through art. The exhibition, curated by Cindy Persinger, a professor of Art History at PennWest, features over 30 works drawn from the gallery’s permanent collection, as…
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Broadway Night Showcases Two Nights of Cabaret by Dramatic Activities Club
Pennsylvania Western University Edinboro Campus has a variety of activities on campus for all kinds of student. For the art majors, there is the Bates Gallery Student Shows and David Weinkauf Student Film Festival. For psychology and art therapy majors, there are events such as the Creative Journaling and Art to Express virtual art studios.…
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Lights, Camera, Action: Edinboro’s David Weinkauf Student Film Festival Spotlights Final Projects and Accomplishments
Pennsylvania Edinboro Animation and Film majors are hard at work on their animatics and films for their final projects in their studio art classes. However, animation and film students need to be aware of another important event for media arts majors: The David Weinkauf Student Film Festival. On Dec. 12th at 8:00 PM, students on…
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Live Modeling Offers Hands-On Learning for Art Students at PennWest Edinboro
One of the greatest benefits to being an art major on Pennsylvania Western’s Edinboro campus is the many tools that the campus puts at the disposal of its artist students. One such tool is the use of live art models in almost all drawing classes, allowing students to have a first-hand experience in drawing the…
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Bates Gallery offers opportunities for students to showcase their art
Pennsylvania Western University offers many different on campus opportunities for their students to showcase their work while they work towards their degrees. Edinboro’s campus specifically provides ample opportunities for its students studying in the art department, and one such opportunity is right around the corner: the Bates Gallery student shows. In early November, posters and…