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Mother and Son are Back, not Bach,
in Erie
If you are from Erie and follow classical music, you may remember
the billboard's "He's 15 and he's Bach in Erie". Richard Stadler was
a well known child prodigy classical guitarist in Erie throughout
the 90's. When he was 15 he made his European debut in "The Rome
Symphony Festival", as the youngest musician ever to be invited to
perform on the prestigious festival. That same summer he accepted
his invitation to study at the world renowned bordering school for
music "Interlochen Arts Academy" and moved away from his home town
to attend the academy in Interlochen MI.
Stadler started studying music first at World of Music, when his
teacher Chris Hansen advised him after only a half year that he
would need to find a professor, as he had outgrown what he could
teach him. Richard went on to study with Mark Heverly at the
Mercyhurst D' Angelo School of Music.
Stadler began having hand problems in his late teens that eventually
became so bad he had to have surgery. The surgery worked with great
success for about a half year, until his problems became worse.
Stadler saw top hand specialists in PA, MI, and in NYC with little
relief. He tried every type of physical therapy under the sun, but
nothing really seemed to allow him to heal.
Frustrated and depressed (near suicidal), Stadler began learning to
direct his musical expressive nature towards composition. He spent 5
years intensely studying and composing music, throughout Europe and
in CA were he studied at the sister school of Julliard, "California
Institute of the Arts".
There, he composed and produced two full scale ballets and
several short dance films. While in CA, he found himself more
and more drawn to dance performance, so much so that he went
and got his Dance Performance degree at Humboldt State.
His mother, Marty Stadler 51, taught Richard to play the guitar. She
has been a folk singer song writer for 39 years.
She has played around campfires and at select small venues for
most of her life and has been adored by her audiences. She
plays on a nylon string guitar from the 60's called "Mariah",
and her gentle voice blends like autumn richness with her
melancholy and often vibrantly joyous guitar.
"She sings and plays from her heart. I've had the privilege of hearing
and working with musicians that are world class, and I can say without
exaggeration that she is absolutely unique. There seems to be no
separation between her and what she emotes, in other words no thinking
just pure radiant love." "I did not know just how rare and special my
mother's talent was until I had traveled throughout this world."
The duo has only played together a few times almost 17 years ago. They
did a couple of concerts for terminally ill people at Erie's
hospitals, and at homeless shelters. After that Richard's career took
off and was so focused on classical that the duo got set on the back
burner. Now, years later Richard and Marty feel blessed to be working
together again.
Their recent concert "Consciousness Rising" incorporates original
classical and folk songs as well as covers from Neil Diamond, Carly
Simon, The Mama's and the Papa's, and Peter Paul and Mary. The concert
also features some of Richard's work as a dancer, as well as invites
audience members to participate in song, laugh, and dance along
activities. You can see the Stadler duo at the Jefferson Education
Society Jan. 31rst at 3pm. Tickets are available at the door.
The Stadler duo hopes to uplift audiences through song and with their
message of hope, which is "allow positive meaning to come from
adversity." For questions, booking information, or for access to their
new album "Consciousness Rising" look online at
www.tltliveinharmony.com
The Stadler duo hopes to book a tour of concerts that will include
playing mostly at non-profit organizations and for philanthropic
events.
Brighid's
Haven Story Telling Circle This Weekend
This is the official announcement and
invitation to the next open circle event hosted by the Covenant of
Brighid's Haven. Our next event will our annual story-telling
circle on Saturday, January 16th, at the Erie UUC located near Perry
Highway and Rt 90, doors opening at 7pm, stories to begin around 7:30,
potluck-snack feast before during and after.
Please join us as we hear and share tales in the theme of: Traditions
All are welcome to share a story, poem, or song. Happy tales, sad
tales, hilarious tales, all types of tales about all types of
traditions are fitting! No story is required to attend; feel free to
come and be the audience!
As a variant on our potluck feast we ask that participants bring a
snack to share, something that can be enjoyed within the sanctuary
(i.e. nothing too messy!) throughout the event. Participants are
encourage to bring cushions, blankets, or comfy chairs if desired.
Please note that a $3.00 donation is requested to help defray the cost
of renting the space.
What: Storytelling Circle! Theme = traditions
When: Saturday, January 16th
What time: Doors open at 7pm
What to wear: something comfy!
What to bring: Potluck snack to share, comfy seat if desired
Hope to see you there! Also, don't forget Imbolc is just around the
corner on Wednesday, February 3rd.
Blessings,
Brighidshaven
Cabin Fever Teacher Getaway at
Erie Art Museum
Teachers of all disciplines and grade
levels are invited to an evening of great
art, music, and camaraderie during the Erie Art Museum’s annual
teacher Cabin Fever Getaway on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 from 4-7 p.m. at
the Erie Art Museum,
411 State Street. Educators from all disciplines and age levels can
earn 3 hours of Act 48 credit.
“We think of it as a way to pamper teachers a bit,” states Kelly
Armor, Museum
Education Director. “We design the Getaway so they can have fun and
get their creative batteries recharged.”
Participants will explore Making It Better: Folk Arts in Pennsylvania
Today, and meet
artists featured in the exhibit, such as Bosnian ballad singer Mensura
Berberovic, stone wall artisan Ken Ely, and Charles Culleiton, sawdust
carpet maker.
Registration starts at 3:30 p.m. and the program runs from 4- 7p.m.
Teachers are invited to stay for a light supper at Molly Brannigans.
Event sponsors Erie Federal Credit Union and Iadeluca Chiropractic
will be giving away special gifts to those in attendance.
Cost is $10 per person in advance or $12 at the door. Contact Jude at
the Museum, (814) 459-5477 or email
jude@erieartmuseum.org.
Poetry Festival In North East This
Weekend
by Chuck Joy
Poets will be reading from 1PM until midnight at the Last Wordsmith
Book Shoppe on Saturday,
this Saturday, January 16. The Last Wordsmith
Book Shoppe is located near the heart of that picturesque and vital
town, North East, just east of the
stoplight where Pennsylvania 89 crosses US 20, three or four
storefronts down from the corner, south side the street.
I can almost taste it. Some of us have been waiting months for this
event, none more than Megan Collins, operator of the Last Wordsmith.
I’m imagining her store crowded with poets, not to mention their
audience, spilling over to the other stores and pizza shop and Chinese
restaurant and tavern and coffee house right there, steps from her
door.
Poets are coming from all over. Over 30 poets are featured,
representing six states. For one thing, that’s the largest number of
featured poets for one event I can remember ever in Erie County.
Readers are invited to contact me to update my history. Only three
featured poets are local and I’m real pleased to be one of them. I’m
scheduled after 3:30 and plan three poems: a football poem, a
metaphorical poem about communication, and a poem about poetry,
dedicated to Keith Moses.
The other residents of Erie County featured to read are Cee Williams,
brilliant talent, and Berwyn Moore, Erie County’s Poet Laureate.
Berwyn reads after I do and Cee reads even later, after 8. We’re
looking to see what’s hot, to share the stage with poets from the
bigger world. I’m told John Burroughs, a strong poet from Cleveland,
with Dianne Borsenik, approached Megan to host this event. They call
it Snoetry.
Snoetry: A Winter Wordfest. Perhaps they wanted to pick the best
looking location toward the center of this six state region. Do the
math: New York, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, what? Kentucky?
Connecticut? Like if you rode Route 6 all the way to Scranton and
back, then chose the most attractive settlement along that route.
North East is an excellent choice.
Anyone can read. The first hour, 1-2PM, is dedicated to an open
reading and other opens are planned to be disbursed through the
afternoon and evening. What a trip! The Last Wordsmith Book Shoppe.
Saturday. 1PM – midnight. Free admission.
Scam Warning - Your Friend Did Not
Lose Their Wallet!
Imagine sitting at home and getting a desperate email from a friend
asking for help after they lost their wallet on an overseas vacation.
The
email address matches that of your friend, and the request sounds
legitimate. But before you start sending them cash, be aware that you
have probably just become the potential victim of a scam.
It's the newest craze on many web based email sites (mainly Hotmail).
The scammers hack their way into the email account of your friend,
usually by guessing their password, and start sending out the "cry for
help" to everyone in the address book. Eventually they'll run into
someone who falls for the trick and sends cash using a wire service.
The emails almost always start with "I misplaced my wallet on my way
to the hotel" and you'll notice that they don't address you directly
by your name.
So, if you get an email from a friend in need, call them, make sure
they are OK, and let them know that their email account has probably
been hacked. Let this also be a reminder that "password" is not a
sufficiently strong enough password for your email account.
a well known child prodigy classical guitarist in Erie throughout
the 90's. When he was 15 he made his European debut in "The Rome
Symphony Festival", as the youngest musician ever to be invited to
perform on the prestigious festival. That same summer he accepted
his invitation to study at the world renowned bordering school for
music "Interlochen Arts Academy" and moved away from his home town
to attend the academy in Interlochen MI. 
telling
circle on Saturday, January 16th, at the Erie UUC located near Perry
Highway and Rt 90, doors opening at 7pm, stories to begin around 7:30,
potluck-snack feast before during and after. 
411 State Street. Educators from all disciplines and age levels can
earn 3 hours of Act 48 credit.
this Saturday, January 16. The Last Wordsmith
Book Shoppe is located near the heart of that picturesque and vital
town, North East, just east of the
stoplight where Pennsylvania 89 crosses US 20, three or four
storefronts down from the corner, south side the street.
The
email address matches that of your friend, and the request sounds
legitimate. But before you start sending them cash, be aware that you
have probably just become the potential victim of a scam.