Erika Funke

Morning host of Classical Music, Art Scene, Early Birds & other WVIA programs, plus Senior Producer at WVIA-FM. Opinions are my own. RTs are not endorsements

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Photographer Oren Helbok leaned out of the cab of a steam loco, holding on w/one hand to get a shot so we cld FEEL the forward thrust. Learn more today@11am on ArtScene on WVIA Radio.

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She's planning to return to Japan to follow in the footsteps of the artist Hokusai to create images of Mt Fuji that she'll bring home to the Pocono mtns. Miharu Lane on WVIA Radio 7/8 @ 11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

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NPR's Terry Gross sees that issues in an opera set in the 18th c. are relevant today. That & more w/her this a.m.@11:00 on ArtScene on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy before she's hosted by Wilkes U. Sunday afternoon

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Glynn Lunney knew 1st hand that Apollo 11 wasn't a hoax. "I can tell you. Simulations don't go that well!" The legendary Flight Director from Old Forge died 3/19 & we'll share an interview from 2015 on ArtScene 3/24 @11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWukx6

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Pockets were politically significant for the suffragists. Clothing styles were not just a fashion footnote. Learn more from Claire McCree, curator of the exhibit New Century, New Woman at the Allentown Art Museum.
2/22 at 11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

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Remember the snowman scene in "Citizen Kane"?
Bob Eckstein writes about that & more in his illustrated (lushly) history of snow people. Catch him on ArtScene this morning (Tue) at 11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy!

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Composer Luna Pearl Woolf wrote "To the Fire" in 1994. As we hear it on a new CD, the piece speaks to this very time in an eerie way. She's very surprised about its relevance. Hear her & her music Monday, Jan 25 at 11am on ArtScene on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

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Creative sparks fly on Keystone Edition Arts tonite at 8:00 on WVIA TV. We talk about the role of the arts in our communities with some terrific images from the area--
so that during the pandemic, we don't forget the power of the arts.
https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

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PBS Masterpiece marks 50 yrs w/a new version of "All Creatures Great & Small." WVIA's Fiona Powell talks w/
PA's Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, a huge fan of the Herriot novel--1/5@11am on ArtScene on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

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He's a snowman expert known worldwide, & he's pretty good at reclaiming Xmas lights from the 50s. Bob Eckstein's cartoons have been in The New Yorker, MAD magazine & he will "tell" us his cartoon farewell to 2020 1/4@11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

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Author Gregory Maguire of "Wicked"-fame cracks open the mystery of the cape-clad figure Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker as he talks about the power of story in our lives--12/22@11am on ArtScene on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

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@tiedyelearn We miss you too, Holly. Thursdays just aren't the same without you. Thank you for your lovely message.
And know we're keeping your chair warm!

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It's hard to say "Hallelujah" without at least a bit of a breath at the start. Rabbi Daniel Swartz will connect that physical breath w/a metaphorical kind & he'll chant a bit 12/11@11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

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The music world marks the 100th anniversary of Dave Brubeck's birth 12/6/20. Bill Carter was his friend; he studies Brubeck's sacred music & plays his classic tunes. Carter tells stories to celebrate DB's life & music 12/4 at 11am on https://t.co/bGS7Dh6T0B

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It's not ancient Greek theater. It's not Noh. But every
actor wears a mask (not like the ones we're wearing). 6 new plays under the title "A Masked Ball"-Set in the Himalayas, Belize & back in the Old West. More 12/2@11am on ArtScene on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

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Think you know Steve Corbett from his work on radio & in newspapers? He's also a novelist who believes in the power of art to make change in our world. Steve C talks about what he reads & he reads for us 11/24/20 @11 am on ArtScene on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

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Nicholas Viselli, Artistic Director of Theatre Breaking Through Barriers, delivered the World Theatre Day address this year, & he tells us what he told the world about the power of the arts. Tonight @8pm on WVIA-TV & https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

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They've taken Sally Heming's name for an art initiative to bring to the forefront women who've been overlooked & they're taking our suggestions, too. The SALLY Project is at ESU as an online exhibit & the curators tell us more 11/13 @11am on ArtScene on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

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Hildy Morgan's audio essay for Veteran's Day weaves the personal w/the global. She speaks the story w/such reserve & love. Music is a key & used in a subtle way to compensate for the losses the war brought about in the lives of her family. 11/11 @11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy

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Angela Alaimo O'Donnell knows stories have power to change lives. She writes about Flannery O'Connor & race & how flawed Flannery was but how her tales can help us wrestle w/ some of the most difficult issues of our day.
Hear Dr. O'Donnell 11/10@11am on https://t.co/MEIzvWcJFy