SeeingRedatOrange
ArelaxedsensationfilledtheroomasIenteredthe thresholds of the Delaware Water Gap, PA Coffee House known simply asOrange onFridayFebruary 7th,2025.AnArtists’Receptionfortheirjazzandart show titled, “Seeing Red” filled the venue with a reddishhueemanatingfromthemultitudeofimages that were on display throughout Orange’s Gallery The music for the evening was provided by Jazz Pianist Tim Lyddon which proved to serve as an enhancement to the mood permeating the establishment.
The music performed and the art on display inspiredagreatnumberofconversationsthatwereas gentle as they were a delight to experience The Seeing RedExhibitionwillbeondisplayatOrange inDelawareWaterGap,PAuntilMarch30thandcan be visited every Friday,Saturday,and Sunday from 10am to 3pm Please explore their website at wwworangecoffeeartmusiccomformoreinformation abouttheirvenueandtheirupcomingevents
Textandphotographsforthisarticlewereprovided by Paul Adam Smeltz (aka Paparazzi Paul)ofThe ForwardianArtsSociety.www.forwardianarts.org
GilbertattheBookhouse
AnAmbienceofjoyfilledtheCommunityRoom ofThe HughesLibraryinStroudsburg,PAwhichis the main branch of the Eastern Monroe Public LibrarySystemonFridayFebruary7th,2025 Music, stories, and conversation was shared by guitarist Vance Gilbert whose musical stylingsandaudience interactionsmadeforaveryenjoyableevening The
majority of his repertoire consisted of original compositionsalongwithpiecescomposedbyothers which he made his own through his thoughtful interpretationofeachsong.
Theconcertprovedtobeathoroughlyentertaining one and came to a conclusionasMr Gilbertshared his creative approach to music and his creative process in composing a song to an audience who found the revelations he rendered pleasurable and revealing. Mr. Gilbert has performed over30 years and has been the opener of choice for artists to include Arlo Guthrie, Anita Baker, and comedian George Carlin You can learn more about Vance Gilbert by exploring his website at www.vancegilbert.com.
TheHughesLibraryhasbeenlocatedatthecorner ofRoute611andChipperfieldDriveinStroudsburg, PA since 1996 The library’sold location wasin a Victorian home at 913 MainSt inStroudsburg,PA Thelibraryhousesthousandsofbooks,DVDs,audio recordings,andmorewhilepresentingprogramsand classes to the public forfree.The next Bookhouse concert will take place on Friday April 11th beginning at 7pm and feature pianist Scott Besser. For More Information about The Eastern Monroe Public Library, please explore their website at wwwmonroeplorg
Textandphotographsforthisarticlewereprovided by Paul Adam Smeltz (aka Paparazzi Paul)ofThe ForwardianArtsSociety.www.forwardianarts.org
PlacesYouCanGoforTheArts
TuesdayMarch4th-OrangeinDelawareWaterGap, PA will present Mardi Gras: Funk and Jazz Party featuring the Dale Melton Trio beginning at 6pm. Admission: $23.50. Please contact Orange at www.orangecoffeeartmusic.com for more information
Thursday March 6th - The Middle Smithfield CommunityandCulturalCenterinEastStroudsburg, PA will hold an Artists’ Reception for their 3rd Annual Woman’s Art Showbeginning at 5pm.The exhibition will continue to be on display until March 27th Please contact The Middle Smithfield CommunityandCulturalCenterat570-223-1881for moreinformation
ThursdayMarch6th-TheDeerHeadInninDelaware Water Gap, PA will present a Jazz Jam with Bill Washer and Friends beginning at 7pm Admission: Free Please contact The Deer Head Inn at wwwdeerheadinncomformoreinformation
Friday March 7th - The Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA will present Tell Me Lies – The FleetwoodMacExperiencebeginningat8pm(Doors open at 7pm). Admission: $29.99 to $34.99. The Sherman Theater will also present Robbie Junior: FatherandSonDuobeginningat7pm(Doorsopenat 6pm)intheirShermanShowcaseFacility Admission: $15 Please Contact The Sherman Theater at wwwshermantheatercomformoreinformation
Friday March 7th -The DeerHead InninDelaware WaterGap,PAwillpresenttheChrisRogersQuintet featuring Vincent Herring beginning at 7pm Admission: $20 cash or $21 credit card ($20 seat minimum) Please contact The Deer Head Inn at wwwdeerheadinncomformoreinformation
Friday March 7th -TheScrantonCulturalCenterat the Masonic Temple in Scranton,PAwill present a production of“TheAddamsFamily”aspartoftheir Broadway in Scranton series in their Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Theatre The production will continue until March 9th. Admission: $50. Please Contact The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple at wwwscrantonculturalcenterorg for more information
Saturday March 8th - The Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA will present Preacher Lawson: Funny As Bleep beginning at 8pm(Doorsopen at 7pm).Admission: $37to$47.TheShermanTheater will also present ANN Palooza2featuringLoratti, ProjectPook,ElevatedBliss,ZombieRadio,Shanko Ganjah Seed, Raw raw on Da Mic, Reckless,and more beginning at 6pmin theirSherman Showcase Facility. Admission: $50. Please Contact The Sherman Theater at www.shermantheater.com for moreinformation.
SaturdayMarch8th-TheDeerHeadInninDelaware Water Gap, PA will present Amina Figarova and Lynette Washington beginning at 7pm.Admission: $20 cash or $21 credit card ($20 seat minimum). Please contact The Deer Head Inn at wwwdeerheadinncomformoreinformation
Sunday March9th-TheDeerHeadInninDelaware Water Gap, PAwill present the Dan WilkinsGroup beginning at 5pm.Admission: $? cash or$? credit card ($20 seat minimum). Please contact The Deer Head Inn at www.deerheadinn.com for more information
Monday March 10th - The Deer Head Inn in DelawareWaterGap,PAwillhostThePoconoCenter fortheArts’presentationoftheirCabaretbeginning at7pm(DoorsOpenat5:30pm).Ticketsavailableat www.poconocenterforthearts.org (advanced ticket purchaserequired).PleasecontactTheDeerHeadInn atwwwdeerheadinncomformoreinformation
Thursday March 13th - The Deer Head Inn in DelawareWaterGap,PAwillpresentaJazzJamwith Bill Washer and Friends beginning at 7pm. Admission:Free.PleasecontactTheDeerHeadInnat wwwdeerheadinncomformoreinformation
FridayMarch14th-TheDeerHeadInninDelaware WaterGap,PAwillpresentNancyReedandSpencer Reedbeginningat7pm.Admission:$20cashor$21 credit card ($20 seat minimum).Please contactThe Deer Head Inn at www.deerheadinn.com for more information
Saturday March 15th - The Deer Head Inn in DelawareWaterGap,PAwillpresenttheMartinWind Quartet featuringScottRobinsonbeginningat7pm. Admission: $20 cash or $21 credit card ($20 seat minimum) Please contact The Deer Head Inn at wwwdeerheadinncomformoreinformation
Saturday March 15th - The Pocono Centerforthe Arts will hold an Artists’ Reception for their exhibition titled, “Fairies, Nature, and Magic” beginning at 2pm at the Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort inShawneeonDelaware,PA TheExhibition will continue to be on display until March 28th Please contact The Pocono Center for the Arts at www.poconocenterforthearts.org for more information.
Saturday March 15th - The Shawnee Inn and Golf ResortinShawneeontheDelaware,PAwillholdan Artists’ Reception for a Photography Exhibition curatedbyJonathanBroadyintheShawneeInnHall Gallery beginning at 5pmfeaturing music byChris Centrella. The Exhibition will continue to be on display until March 31st. Please contact The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort at wwwshawneeinncomformoreinformation
SundayMarch16th-OrangeinDelawareWaterGap, PA will present Fig For a Kissbeginning at 6pm. Admission: $18.50. Please contact Orange at www.orangecoffeeartmusic.com for more information
Saturday March 16th - The Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg,PAwillpresentSevendustbeginningat 7pm(Doorsopenat6pm).Admission:$27.50.Please Contact The Sherman Theater at www.shermantheater.comformoreinformation.
SundayMarch16th-TheDeerHeadInninDelaware WaterGap,PAwillpresentSoloPianistBillCharlap beginningat5pm Admission:$20cashor$21credit card ($20 seat minimum). Please contact The Deer Head Inn at www.deerheadinn.com for more information.
Thursday March 20th - The Deer Head Inn in DelawareWaterGap,PAwillpresentaJazzJamwith Bill Washer and Friends beginning at 7pm Admission:Free.PleasecontactTheDeerHeadInnat www.deerheadinn.comformoreinformation.
Friday March 21st -OrangeinDelawareWaterGap, PA will present Emily Barnes and Lily DeTaeye beginning at 6pm Admission: $1950 Please contactOrangeatwww.orangecoffeeartmusic.comfor moreinformation.
Friday March 21st-TheDeerHeadInninDelaware Water Gap, PA will present Max Siegel Nontet featuringJayRattmanbeginningat7pm Admission: $20 cash or $21 credit card ($20 seat minimum) Please contact The Deer Head Inn at www.deerheadinn.comformoreinformation.
Saturday March 22nd - The Deer Head Inn in DelawareWaterGap,PAwillpresenttheAprilVarner Quartet – April Sings Ella and Frank beginning at 7pm. Admission: $20 cash or$21 credit card ($20 seatminimum).PleasecontactTheDeerHeadInnat www.deerheadinn.comformoreinformation.
Saturday March 22nd - The Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA will present Chuck Rissmiller: VintageCountryandRockbeginningat7pm(Doors open at 6pm). Admission: $15 in their Sherman Showcase Facility. Admission: $15.Please Contact TheShermanTheateratwww.shermantheater.comfor moreinformation
SundayMarch23rd-TheDeerHeadInninDelaware Water Gap, PA will present JeffPlotnick’sShepard andMainbeginningat5pm.Admission:$15cashor $16 credit card ($20 seat minimum).Pleasecontact TheDeerHeadInnatwww.deerheadinn.comformore information
Thursday March 27th - The Deer Head Inn in DelawareWaterGap,PAwillpresentaJazzJamwith Bill Washer and Friends beginning at 7pm. Admission:Free.PleasecontactTheDeerHeadInnat www.deerheadinn.comformoreinformation.
ThursdayMarch27th-TheScrantonCulturalCenter at the Masonic Temple in Scranton,PAwillpresent Rodney Carrington in their Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Theatre beginning at 7pm. Admission: $62.60. Please Contact The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple at wwwscrantonculturalcenterorg for more information
Friday March 28th - The Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA will present a 90's Rockfest featuring Lounge Fly, Disciple of the Garden, and Hashpipe beginning at 8pm (Doors open at 7pm). Admission: $20 The Sherman Theater will also present ArcherOhbeginningat8pm(Doorsopenat 7pm)intheirShermanShowcaseFacility Admission: $15. Please Contact The Sherman Theater at www.shermantheater.comformoreinformation.
FridayMarch28th-TheEverhartMuseumofNatural History,Science,andArtinScranton,PAwillholdan Artists’Receptionbeginningat5pmfortheirANew PathtotheWaterfallexhibitionfeaturingtheworkof John Bromberg and Samuelle Green featuring remarks by the artists and a special musical invocation ofstringsandvoicesbyPicturesMoved by Strings The exhibition will be on display until June 29th Admission: Free Please contact The Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science, and Art at www.everhart-museum.org for more information.
FridayMarch28th-TheDeerHeadInninDelaware WaterGap,PAwillpresentEmilyBradenbeginning at7pm Admission:$20cashor$21creditcard($20 seatminimum) PleasecontactTheDeerHeadInnat www.deerheadinn.comformoreinformation.
Saturday March 29th - The Deer Head Inn in Delaware WaterGap,PAwill present the JDWalter Quartet beginning at 7pm Admission: $20 cash or $21 credit card ($20 seat minimum) Pleasecontact TheDeerHeadInnatwwwdeerheadinncomformore information.
Saturday March 29th - The Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg,PAwillpresentILaughAtMyself:An Evening With Justin Furstenfeld Of Blue October beginning at 8pm(Doorsopenat7pm).Admission: $39.50 to $79.50. The Sherman Theater will also present Dead Again – Type O Negative Tribute beginning at 8pm (Doors open at 7pm) on their ShermanStageatTheRenegadeWinery Admission: $16 Please Contact The Sherman Theater at www.shermantheater.comformoreinformation.
SundayMarch30th-TheDeerHeadInninDelaware WaterGap,PAwill present Houston Personandthe DavidLeonhardtTriobeginningat5pm Admission: $25 cash or $26 credit card ($20 seat minimum) Please contact The Deer Head Inn at www.deerheadinn.comformoreinformation.
ONGOING
TheMadelonPowersGallerylocatedwithintheEast Stroudsburg University ofPA’sFineandPerforming Arts Building will present their A Deeper River ExhibitionfeaturingthephotographicworkofSusie Forrester along with the gallery’s mezzanine exhibition featuring a special exhibition ofstudent photographyuntilMarch6th.PleasecontacttheFine and Performing ArtsBuilding at (570)422-3694or emailkdevine5@esu.eduformoreinformation.
OrangeinDelawareWaterGap,PAwillpresenttheir Seeing Red exhibition until March 30th Please contactOrangeatwww.orangecoffeeartmusic.comfor moreinformation.
TheGALLERYat530MAINinStroudsburg,PAwill presenttheirAllAboutMusicexhibitionuntilApril 12th Please contact The Gallery at 530 Main at wwwfacebookcom/profilephp?id=6157094642146 1formoreinformation.
OPPORTUNITIES
The Elevé DanceTheaterinEastStroudsburg,PAis currentlyacceptingstudentsfortheirSpringSeason Theyoffertop-qualitydancetrainingwhilefostering confidence, discipline, and creativity TheirSpring Season will culminate in a spectacular recital that showcases the hard work and progress of their talented students. Registration Fee: $185.Monthly Tuition: $140 (students take 3-5 classes weekly) Recital Fee: $450 The Registration Deadline is
March15th PleasecontactTheElevéDanceTheater atwwwelevedancetheaterorgformoreinformation
GETLISTED
We invite you to share information about your upcoming Art Related events, educational opportunities,opportunitiestoparticipate,etcinthe first issueofTheForwardianArtsMagazineforfree The magazine isa quarterly publication whichwill cover the months of April, May, and June The submissiondeadlineisSaturdayMarch15th,2025. The submission deadline of the next issue of The Forwardian Gazette is Sunday March 31st and the newsletterwill coverthe weekbeginningonFriday April4thandendingThursdayApril10th
Please contact The Forwardian Arts Society at eventlistings@forwardianartsorg for more information.
BecomingaForwardianArtLoverisFreeandopen toanyindividualwholovestheartsandwishestobe apartofTheForwardianArtsSociety’sFellowship. www.forwardianarts.org/join-us
FrontCover:
The first place winner of The March Forwardian Photography Competition titled "Hidden Falls" by KristinChandler.
BackCover:
The second place winnerofThe March Forwardian Photography Competition is an image depicting A welderpreparingtolineboreamachinecapturedby StefaneeChevalier
OurThanks:
To David Teran Otey who served asajudgeforthe competition. Mr. Otey was the winner of the Photography competition for the February issue of TheForwardianGazette
The Forwardian Arts Society isholding an art and photography competition to determine what image will appearon the frontandbackcoversofthefirst issue of The Forwardian Arts Magazine. wwwfacebookcom/share/19wffuzmev
TheForwardianUmbrellaGroup
TheForwardianUmbrellaGroupservesasameansto create an infrastructure to reinforce The Forwardian ArtsSocietymissiontoencourage,support,andlove thearts.GroupssuchasTheForwardianHocusFocus Photo Club, The Forwardian Lit LoversClub,The Forwardian Loversofthe Performing Arts,and The Forwardian Lovers of the Visual Arts encompasses creative genres to provide opportunities for the membershipofeachgrouptheabilitytofocusonthe propagation ofeveryaspectofanartisticdiscipline. GroupssuchasTheForwardianDreamersandDoers, The Forwardian Financiers, The Forwardian Consortium,TheForwardianAdvocatesfortheArts, and The Forwardian Publications provide its membership an ability to create and pursue opportunities to serve the creative community asa whole.
TheForwardianArtsSocietywillworktocoordinate activitiesand/orpoolresourceswiththemembership ofeachgroupunderitscare Also,asopportunitiesto realizethefullnessofourmissionbecomesmanifest, we will gladly go forward by creating additional groups. As with The Forwardian Arts Society, membership in any and all of The Forwardian Umbrella Groups is free and open to everyone (individuals,groups,organizations,etc)wholovethe artsandwouldliketobeamemberbyfollowingthe group (s) on Facebook or by visiting our website pageat www.forwardianarts.org/the-forwardian-groups
THEFORWARDIANCONSORTIUM
We welcome all Art Related Organizations,Groups, and Venueswho wishtopartakeofopportunitiesto share insights, experience, resources, and to collaborate with other members ofThe Forwardian Consortium so the planning, promotion, and presentation of each member’sart related endeavor willleadtoanenjoyableandmeaningfulexperience.
THEFORWARDIANDREAMERSANDDOERS
Wewelcomeindividualsandgroupswhowouldlike to lend their expertise, insights, and intuitions to help The Forwardian Dreamers and Doers in the planning, promotion, and presentation of events, opportunities, projects of The Forwardian Arts Societyinimaginativeandresourcefulways
THEFORWARDIANFINANCIERS
Wewelcomeindividualsandgroupswhowouldlike to lend their expertise, insights, and intuitions to helpTheForwardianFinanciersexplorewaystofund
the wonderful and meaningful endeavors The Forwardian Arts Society hopes to offer the artistic communityandthegeneralpublic.
THEFORWARDIANHOCUSFOCUSPHOTOCLUB
Wewelcomeallwholovetheartofphotographyand wouldliketoencouragephotographerstosharetheir original works with The Forwardian Hocus Focus Photo Club. We also welcome those who enjoy viewingtheimagesofthosewhosharethemwithour Club.
THEFORWARDIANLITLOVERSCLUB
Wewelcomeallwholovetheliteraryartsandwould like to encourage authors and poets to share their originalworkswithTheForwardianLitLoversClub. We also welcome those who enjoy reading and/or listening to those who share their words with our Club
THEFORWARDIANLOVERSOF THEPERFORMINGARTS
We welcome all who love the reflective and entertainingaspectsoftheperformingartsandwould like to encourage those involved in theater,music, and/ordance tosharetheirexperiencesandprojects with The Forwardian LoversofthePerformingArts. We also welcome those who enjoy partakingofthe talentstheyencounterinthevenuestheyvisit.
THEFORWARDIANADVOCATESFORTHEARTS
Wewelcomeindividualsandgroupswhowouldlike to assist The Forwardian Arts Society to act as advocatesforartistsofalldisciplinestohelpassure their experiences in the venues they present their endeavorswillbeequitableandvaluable
THEFORWARDIANARTSPUBLICATIONS
Wewelcomeindividualsandgroupswhowouldlike tosupportandcontributetoshowcasethebestinthe literaryandvisualartsaswellasinformingartlovers ofupcomingeventsandopportunitiesrelatingtothe arts through The Forwardian Arts Society’s publications.
THEFORWARDIANLOVERSOF THEVISUALARTS
We welcome all wholovethevisualartsandwould like to encourage painters,illustrators,sculptorsto share their experiences and projects with The Forwardian Lovers of the Visual Arts. We also welcome those who enjoy partaking ofimagesand figurestheydiscoverthroughthevisualarts
