SQUONK OPERA » Homepage News http://www.squonkopera.org Jackie Dempsey and Steve O'Hearn, Artistic Directors Wed, 16 May 2012 01:01:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Help us get GO Roadshow out on to the streets! http://www.squonkopera.org/2012/05/help-us-get-go-roadshow-out-on-to-the-streets-2/ http://www.squonkopera.org/2012/05/help-us-get-go-roadshow-out-on-to-the-streets-2/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:32:42 +0000 admin http://www.squonkopera.org/?p=1101 We just launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund our new show – GO Roadshow. Click here to make a pledge. We have rewards for different giving levels, including a Squonk show in your driveway!

]]> http://www.squonkopera.org/2012/05/help-us-get-go-roadshow-out-on-to-the-streets-2/feed/ 0 Astro-rama at the Steel Stacks! http://www.squonkopera.org/2012/04/astro-rama-at-the-steel-stacks/ http://www.squonkopera.org/2012/04/astro-rama-at-the-steel-stacks/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:57:03 +0000 admin http://www.squonkopera.org/?p=1077 On April 26-29 we bring our huge outdoor spectacle, Astro-rama, to the Levitt Pavilion-Steel Stacks in Bethlehem, PA. Shows on Thursday-Saturday start at 8:00 p.m., Sunday’s show starts at 9:00 p.m. All shows are free to the public. Bring a blanket!

]]> http://www.squonkopera.org/2012/04/astro-rama-at-the-steel-stacks/feed/ 0 Mayhem and Majesty hits the road http://www.squonkopera.org/2012/03/mayhem-and-majesty-hits-the-road/ http://www.squonkopera.org/2012/03/mayhem-and-majesty-hits-the-road/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:57:35 +0000 admin http://www.squonkopera.org/?p=1071 This week we take our show Mayhem and Majesty on the road. Our tour begins in Branchburg, NJ on March 24th and continues to Harrisburg, PA on the 27th, Kutztown, PA on the 29th and wraps up in Frederick, MD on the 31st. We hope to see you at one of the shows!

]]> http://www.squonkopera.org/2012/03/mayhem-and-majesty-hits-the-road/feed/ 0 A walk down memory lane http://www.squonkopera.org/2012/02/a-walk-down-memory-lane/ http://www.squonkopera.org/2012/02/a-walk-down-memory-lane/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:17:56 +0000 admin http://www.squonkopera.org/?p=1041 Help us celebrate ’20 Squonkin’ Years’ as Squonk Opera turns 20 this year. We have been posting photos from our archives at our Facebook page. Also stay tuned for a brand new Squonk show this summer!

]]> http://www.squonkopera.org/2012/02/a-walk-down-memory-lane/feed/ 0 Strange sightings in Cleveland http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/09/strange-sightings-in-cleveland/ http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/09/strange-sightings-in-cleveland/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:56:15 +0000 admin http://www.squonkopera.org/?p=1016 This week, Squonk Opera set out to investigate the strange sightings on the Superior Viaduct during IngenuityFest in Cleveland. Check out this video. Hope Steve survived his interrogation.

]]> http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/09/strange-sightings-in-cleveland/feed/ 0 Squonk Opera brings peace to the cosmos…or at least the tri-state area! http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/09/squonk-opera-brings-peace-to-the-cosmos-or-at-least-the-tri-state-area/ http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/09/squonk-opera-brings-peace-to-the-cosmos-or-at-least-the-tri-state-area/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:31:59 +0000 admin http://www.squonkopera.org/?p=1008 We are staging Astro-rama, our big free outdoor show, at Cleveland’s hip annual IngenuityFest, one of America’s largest festivals of art and technology, on September 16 and 17 at 9:30 pm. We will be on a spectacular cantilevered bridge with “the best view in Cleveland” serving as our backdrop. Because the show is about our unity as a species on this tiny planet, we have decided to broach one of the most ancient animosities between our peoples.

Cleveland has offered an olive branch to us Pittsburghers and all other citizens in the form of discounted hotel rooms at the beautiful downtown Crowne Plaza. To book your room at the low rate of $79/night, you MUST mention “Riverocity” when making your reservation. Just go to http://hotelsdowntowncleveland.com/ or call 216.771.7600.

Please join us in this humanitarian effort to keep the peace and erase the rancor that has haunted our two proud cities!

]]> http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/09/squonk-opera-brings-peace-to-the-cosmos-or-at-least-the-tri-state-area/feed/ 0 Fun in Frostburg, MD http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/09/fun-in-frostburg-md/ http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/09/fun-in-frostburg-md/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:04:40 +0000 admin http://www.squonkopera.org/?p=1001 We just got back from a fabulous trip to Frostburg, Maryland – where we performed Astro-rama on the Upper Quad at Frostburg State University! The show was a great success – over 800 Frostburgers came out to help us beam our message of humanity out to the universe. A big Squonk thanks to Bill, Mary Jane, Melanie, the Frostburg techies and the student helpers for making it happen! Check out our tour photos on our Facebook page. We’re off to Cleveland next week for Astro shows on September 16 and 17 at 9.30 pm at Ingenuity Fest. Come join us!

]]> http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/09/fun-in-frostburg-md/feed/ 0 New Astro-rama shirts are here! http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/08/new-astro-rama-shirts-are-here/ http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/08/new-astro-rama-shirts-are-here/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:10:30 +0000 admin http://www.squonkopera.org/?p=981 Back by popular demand. We have freshly printed and newly updated versions of our Astro-rama t-shirts available for purchase at our store. 2 color design on an indigo blue shirt in S-M-L and XL sizes. Be the first in your galaxy to slip on one of these 100% super-soft and lightweight cotton shirts and cross over into the Threshold of Tomorrow!

]]> http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/08/new-astro-rama-shirts-are-here/feed/ 0 Squonk’s Got Bloggers! http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/08/squonks-got-bloggers/ http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/08/squonks-got-bloggers/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:13:42 +0000 admin http://www.squonkopera.org/?p=970 Check out this interesting blog post about art vs. pop culture. It mentions our experience on America’s Got Talent and features commentary from our very own Steve O’Hearn.

]]> http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/08/squonks-got-bloggers/feed/ 0 Squonk Opera is Tweeting! http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/07/squonk-opera-is-tweeting/ http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/07/squonk-opera-is-tweeting/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:50:03 +0000 admin http://www.squonkopera.org/?p=957 That’s right friends, you can now follow us on our very own Twitter page. Where are we going, you ask? We’re not sure, but we’ll let you know when we get there!

]]> http://www.squonkopera.org/2011/07/squonk-opera-is-tweeting/feed/ 0