The Elucidator is a quarterly print magazine published in Easton, Pa. It's the sort of thing that people outside of the town might never expect to be here: a magazine reviewing local culture, life, and arts. It's "Chew" and "Imbibe" columns check out the Lehigh Valley's bars and restaurants, while "Listen" reviews a variety of music, and regular photo essays explore life in and around Easton.

Like I said, it's nothing you'd expect to find here. Unless, of course, you actually lived here.

Easton's changed a lot over the years, in some ways for the bad (gangs) and many ways for the good (the arts). There's an established arts community, multiple art galleries, some cool downtown events -- including beer, garlic and shad (yes, shad) festivals.

Geek musician/singer Jonathan Coulton (Skullcrusher Mountain, Re: Your Brains) lives in Brooklyn, New York, which isn't all that far from the Lehigh Valley. Yet to the best of my knowledge, he's never played here, which is something I'd like to change.

There's a Lehigh Valley "demand" for him in Eventful:

http://eventful.com/demand/D0-001-000000412-0

This is basically a webified way of asking someone to come play in your area; by accumulating votes we can show that there's enough folks in the Lehigh Valley to make it worth his while.

Click the link and vote if you'd like to see him perform in the area.

The Cosmic Cup had live jazz tonight (with my boss on drums, so I stopped by with the kids for coffee, hazelnut chocalate gelato, and good music. We didn't stay long -- Jordan was tired after a big day at preschool -- but the kids seemed to enjoy it, and it was a great break from the regular routine. Luke really liked it, and spent half the time bouncing up and down on my lap, smiling at my friends, and occasionally pretending to be shy.

All in all, a good outing -- I hope Troy hosts more live music and other nighttime events this semester. On a related note, he's got a new post up on his blog so stop by and show your support with some comments (which will hopefully inspire him to blog more frequently).

I don't blog about my adopted hometown all that much, aside from the occasional flood, but here's something worth noting: a list of free wifi access points across the Lehigh Valley. It's part of the The After Work Chronicles, the official blog of "Lehigh Valley Network of Young Professionals" and it's got posts going back to 2005, which is pretty good for a blog. They've got news about happenings in the Lehigh Valley, links to government sites, and resource pages like the aforementioned "Free Wifi" list.