Ever felt stymied by a challenge in a project only to listen to some music or take a walk outside and come back with the answer? You are not alone. Composers for centuries found that ‘ambulatory’ thinking processes stimulated creative juices. Ludwig van Beethoven took long country walks after lunch making note of words as … Read more
Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts has followed the COVID guidelines established by Pennsylvania’s Governor Wolf and the CDC. After the COVID shutdown in the Spring of 2020, ARCA reopened with concerts from July to October, 2020 in strict observance of socially distanced seating, masking and 50% capacity audiences. ARCA cancelled concerts again in November and December of … Read more
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts closely monitored the recommendations of the Center for Disease Control, the President’s Task Force and Governor Tom Wolf’s office. The health and safety of its Members, patrons, performers and Red Brick Gallery customers and artists are of paramount importance to ARCA. To protect its … Read more
On Saturday, November 15 the performance of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra in Foxburg’s Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School brought the packed house to their feet in a standing ovation! Hear the exciting conclusion of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony on ARCA’s youtube channel. The 80 musicians of PYSO range in ages from 14-20 and are selected by rigorous … Read more
Yesterday’s beautifully sunny afternoon (Sunday, November 9) was a win in Lincoln Hall for those who wisely skipped watching the Steelers lose to the New York Jets. Once again, poets Andy Johnson and Phil Terman read selected works from their own writings, each accompanied by their own group of musicians, poets in their own right … Read more
At a time when the Allegheny River Valley region is blessed to have the Blueprint Communities Initiative, the re-paving of Ritchey Run and the re-opening of the Emlenton Hill road – the November 1 Beatles Tribute Concert presented by Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts in Emlenton’s Crawford Center brought together the contributions of many … Read more