Category: Arts & Culture
Alternatives to the Same Old Hallmark Christmas Movie!
MaureenDec 18, 2020
We all have the guilty indulgence of watching those syrupy sweet Hallmark Holiday Movies of which there is a never ending...
Updated Lackawanna County COVID-19 Creative Community Resources
MaureenMay 06, 2020
Lackawanna County Covid-19 Creative Community Resources guide has been updated to include the link to the application for self-employed...
4.13.2020 Updated Lackawanna County Creative Community Resources
MaureenApr 13, 2020
2020.04.13 Lackawanna COVID-19 Creative Community Resources guide has been updated to include some new funding opportunities including:...
Lackawanna County COVID-19 Creative Community Resources
MaureenApr 07, 2020
This photo is art work using altered digital images by local artist Constance Denchy from a series on the COVID-19 experience and was...
Top Ten Quotes I Heard at the National Association of Counties (NACo) Conference
MaureenMar 08, 2019
This past year I was appointed to the National Association of Counties (NACo) Arts Commission. It has been a great experience to represent...
Seeking the Still Spaces or Why I Chose a Rothko Calendar for 2019
MaureenFeb 03, 2019
I flip the calendar over to February. January has vanished. Most of the Christmas decorations around town are finally down, although a few...
Sometimes You Just Need Chopin
MaureenFeb 04, 2018
There are days of loneliness with solo travel. And if you’ve left to escape something, its specter will inevitably appear with a menacing...
January Fashion Moment: A Jacket, Blue Shirt & Some Cuff Links
MaureenJan 08, 2017
I am happy we live in an era where fashion is gender fluid, and focused on personal style versus following strict rules and trends. The...
Spring at the Met: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
MaureenMay 26, 2015
We step off the subway welcomed by a blue and white mosaic with the neatly tiled words Lincoln Center 66th. This was my third trip with...
“Spring Cleaning” – A Poem and Reflection on the Role of Poetry in Our Lives
MaureenJun 24, 2014
Poetry for me, both reading it and writing has always been a way of life. From a child making up metaphors with my English teacher father...