Blog - 07-2022 Archive

Erie Arts & Culture is proud to present this week's Friday Feature! Brittany Morton has been gracing many of Erie's stages for over a decade, entertaining us with her infectious personality and undeniably amazing voice. As both a solo artist as well as a member of The Groove, she has given us quality, consistency, and style that is unmatched. I had the chance to catch up with Brittany to learn more about what inspired her to pursue the Music path, who has inspired her delivery, and what the next steps are in her career.

Erie Arts & Culture is proud to present this week's Friday Feature! Nicholas Nasibyan, a talented Piano, Organ, Trumpet, Guitar, & Drum player who has interweaved his varied life and cultural influences into his compositions and performances. I was able to learn about how his well-travelled perspective has played a role in the way he creates, as well as his ambitions for expanding his artistic endeavors in the City of Erie!

Erie Arts & Culture is proud to present this week's Friday Feature! Doug Baker is the expert you should talk too when it comes to brewing the perfect cup of coffee. His company, North Edge Craft Coffee, is taking the coffee industry by storm...one bean at a time. This Erie native let's nothing get in his way, and he proves it through consistency, growth, and humility. One of the many Honorees of Erie's Top 40 Under 40, Doug granted us the opportunity to learn about his process as a business owner.

Erie Arts & Culture is proud to present this week's Friday Feature! Samantha Randall is giving the Erie region something to rant and rave about with her fun-loving personality and vegan, sweet treat food truck business known as Sundae Vegan Desserts. With a love of fashion, animal welfare, and baking, she's proving that artistry can be practiced in a multitude of different disciplines and avenues. Her dedication to giving back also demonstrates that philanthropy is best served genuinely, as she's found a way to merge her dedication for animal welfare with her creative expression via baking sweet goods. She's recently been listed as one of Erie's Top 40 Under 40 recipients, and it's a well-deserved recognition for this young powerhouse. 

Erie Arts & Culture is proud to present this week's Friday Feature! Mabel Howard is an absolute force to be reckoned with, as she has become a beacon of leadership and willpower as she ignites Erie's literary world through her fearless marketing, inspiring wit, and unshakeable confidence. Her live performance series, Express Yourself On The Mic, has granted many Spoken Word and Written Word Artists to find a home on stage amongst likeminded and openminded listeners. As a writer, she has also inspired many through her creativity and empowered her fans to dig deep within to express their deepest truths. I had the pleasure of getting to know this powerhouse of a person during our interview, learning her ambitions and passion behind pushing the initiative to heighten the awareness and appreciation of Word Art.

Erie Arts & Culture is proud to present this week's Friday Feature! Every June, Erie Arts and Culture honors the stories, voices, and talents of the refugees who live in our beautiful city of Erie, Pennsylvania. This month, we are highlighting some of the various artists who represent this amazing collective, while also providing our audience with the new and updated New American Owned Business Directory later this month.

Dharma Gurung, the owner of Tandoori Hut, has provided the Erie area with some of the finest, authentic Indian cuisine that this region could have asked for. Infusing her heritage into her offerings has become her way of remaining authentic to her roots, while also inspiring the region to explore the Bhutanese culture. In our interview, Dharma expressed her journey thus far, allowing us a first-handed look into what it takes to build a business after resettling in the United States.