The theatrical performance of “Max & Ruby: Bunny Party” came to Williamsport. I freelance for Showcase on the Arts and Nightlife, and in covering the show I got to interview Rosemary Wells. I was beside myself. I hoped maybe some success juju would eke through the phone. I was eager to look inside the mind…
I am not a mall person. I avoid Lycoming Mall Drive in Muncy on Saturday and Sunday, so when my partner suggested dining at Fox’s Family Restaurant on a Saturday morning, I initially said, “No way!” But I’d recently been scandalized by having looked up the nutrition information for the breakfasts at Perkins, which was…
I’ve heard people say that psychiatrists have a tendency to be crazy themselves, but I didn’t understand the full extent of this phenomenon until I saw A Dangerous Method. The “based on a true story” film follows Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) as they build a friendship and debate the ideas…
Peg & Bill’s II Diner is tucked in between residences on Memorial Avenue near the Pajama Factory. The place was recommended by some of the folks who pull late-nighters during Guardian publication time, and I was thrilled to learn of it, because I just adore diners. I lived in New England for the best part…
Most people think of summer as a time for movies with action—car chases, heists, shootouts, pirate sword fights. I don’t disagree; I love the Fast and Furious movies as much as the next woman (or truthfully, even as much as the next teenage boy with a souped-up Mazda). But perhaps at some point this summer…
“Mostly Rapscallions: Salient Sillies About the Rich and Infamous in History” by P.J. Sullivan, revised and updated edition, 2010 Infinity Publishing. “Mostly Rapscallions” by P.J. Sullivan is a zany romp through history. It has three things to offer a reader: history, biography, and humor. The first two are rock solid. The author did his…
King of Harts, located in the Hart building at 30 W. Third St. in downtown Williamsport, looked promising. There are two floors; upstairs is a wide open, yellowwalled bar with murals of medieval scenes. Fleurs de lis are hung for decoration and the ceiling is made of copper! Downstairs is called the King’s Quarters and…
There is little better than eating out with friends, I say, and eat out with friends we did. Joy Thai, located at 15-17 W. 4th St. in downtown Williamsport, is the sort of establishment that can escape my notice when I pass it on foot. Somehow, the earthy reds and greens in the sign seem…