Rev. Bill Carter, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, jazz pianist, composer and band leader,speaking about 2 upcoming performances featuring thePresbybop Quintet/Quartet:November 10, 2024, at 7:00 pm in the Theatre in Brooks onthe campus of Keystone College in La Plume, PA.Also, November 17th at the First Presbyterian Church …

Ben Payavis, Chief Content Officer at WVIA, award-winningfilmmaker & former player with the Scranton Eagles; andJohn Kennedy, a sales & marketing manager & longtimequarterback with the Scranton Eagles, speaking aboutthe original documentary film, "Scranton Eagles Football:The Forgotten Dynasty," that will have its broadcastpremiere on Thursday, Nov…

Lex Romane, Singer-Songwriter, speaking about his life inmusic and his new album, "All Over the Map," in anticipationof his induction into the Luzerne County Arts and EntertainmentHall of Fame on Friday, November 8, 2024. The ceremonywill be held at the FM Kirby Center on Public Square indowntown Wilkes-Barre at 6:00, with an opening receptionat 5:…

Zach Sprowls, musician and composer, speaking about his newalbum, "All Beginnings Are Hard," in advance of the launch concert/event on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 7 pm at The Shakes Space at the Marketplace at Steamtown, 300 Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton. There will be music, visual arts and live performance. For information: ZachSprowls.com/sho…

Professor David A. Miller, director, speaking aboutthe Bloomsburg University Players and their productionof the new play "Anti-Hero: Revenge of the Sw*fties" by Derick Edgren Otero, running November 7 through 10, 2024, at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Streetin downtown Bloomsburg. Shows Thursday, Friday,& Saturday 7:30 pm; Sunday at 3:00 pm…

Dr. Joshua Harper. Artistic Director of the Choral Societyof Northeast PA, speaking about the fall concert titled,"My Song in the Night," to be presented on Saturdayevening, November 9, 2024, at 7:00, at St. Stephen'sEpiscopal Church, 35 S. Franklin Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre. The program will include pieces byOla Gjeilo, Gabriel Faure, India …

Brandy Schillace, Ph.D, author, historian, and medical humanities scholar, speaking about her writing in anticipation of receiving the 2024 Royden B. Davis, S.J.,Distinguished Author Award to be presented by the Friendsof the Weinberg Memorial Library at the University of Scrantonon Saturday, November 16th. There will be a book signing andmeet-the-…

Violinist John Vaida and Violist Amy Iwazumi,co-founders of the Northeastern PA Chamber Music Society,speaking about the concert program, "Joy & Retrospection,"featuring string quintets by Mozart, Britten & Brahms,Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 7 pm at St. Stephen'sEpiscopal Church, 35 South Franklin Street in downtownWilkes-Barre, and again on Sund…

Jared Mondell, Asst. Executive Director & Marketing Directorof the Uptown Music Collective, speaking about the schooland the upcoming performance season. The openingconcert program is titled, "Midnight Train to Memphis:The Music of Modern Country" and will be presentedNovember 8th & 9th at 7:30 pm at the Community ArtsCenter, 220 W. Fourth Street i…

Jason Smeltzer, producer, director, reader & musician,and Doug Smith, bassist, speaking about the LewisCarroll Evening to be presented by Old Stories onNovember 10, 2024 at the Olde Brick Theatre,126 W. Market Street in the Providence sectionof Scranton--home of Diva Theater.On the program readings of "The Jabberwocky" and"Phantasmagoria," with mus…

Adam Randis, Director, & Joshua Plesce, Actor &Set/Lighting Designer, speaking about the productionof the musical "Little Shop of Horrors" at the PA Theatre of Performing Arts, 212 W. Broad Streetin Hazleton, running from November 1 through Nov 10,2024. Shows Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm; Sundaysat 3 pm. www.ptpashows.org/…

Composer Paul Miller of Schuylkill County, speaking about his music and the work he has written for theGabriel Chamber Ensemble to celebrate the group's35th anniversary season. There will be a concerton Sunday, November 3, 2024, at 3:00 at JerusalemLutheran Church, 252 Dock Street in Schuylkill Haven.Also featured will be music by Claude Bolling.Al…

Mona Pande, Rostered Folk Artist with thePA Council on the Arts, speaking about the5th anniversary of PA's Asian Indian CommunityMagazine, which she founded and edits, andalso about her work in connection with theexhibit "Glimpses of Asian Indian Culture:Paintings by Mona Pande" at the EverhartMuseum, Nay Aug Park in Scranton throughSunday, October…

Bill O'Boyle, Times Leader Media Group's news columnist/staff writer, and co-founder with Joe Nardone, musician, bandleader & music promoter, of the Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame, speaking about the ceremony to honor the 2nd class of inductees on Friday, November 8, 2024, at the F.M.Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Public …

Christopher Gallo, Artistic Director of The Lyric Consort,speaking about the opening concert of the 2024-2025season titled, "The Lyric Consort Presents Sweet Dissonance."Featured will be works by Britten, Barber, Part, Whitacreand more, and the performance will take place onSaturday, October 26th at 7:30 pm, at St. Luke'sEpiscopal Church, 232 Wyomi…

David Parmelee, LTWB General Manager; ActorsTyler Floryan; Stephanie Skiro, & Brad Vile, speaking about the annual production of "The Rocky Horror Show"at the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, 537 N. Main Street, October 25 & 26, 2024, at 8:00 Friday night and on Saturdayat 7:00 pm and again at midnight. For more information:www.ltwb.org/…

Fiona Powell, folklorist & professional storyteller,recently retired as WVIA's Susquehanna Valleyproducer & host, speaking in anticipation ofher appearance at the Settlers Inn, 4 Main Avenuein Hawley, PA, October 25 & 26, 2024, for astorytelling evening and farm-to-table dinner eventfrom 6 to 10 pm. Reservations arerequired. 570-226-2993www.thesett…

Jeff Tylutki, Director of Bands and Performance Musicat Keystone College in La Plume, PA, speaking about thefall concert titled, "The Year's Last, Loveliest Smile,"to be presented on Sunday, October 20, 2024, in theTheatre at Brooks at 7:00 pm. There is no admissioncharge, and there will be a chance to meet representativesof the Northeast Regional …

Brothers Ken McCaleb and Glenn McCaleb, NEPA wildlife &landscape photographers, speaking about their lifeand photographic work in connection with the currentexhibition at The Waterwheel, 150 Water Street inMilford, PA, running through October 27, 2024.Their next show will open on Saturday, November 2ndin the Green Room Gallery at the Stabin Museum,…

Allison Maslow, WVAL Board Member & Gallery Director, & Mark Webber, Artist & Educator, speaking about the exhibition, "Mark Webber: Interior Process," opening October 18, 2024 at the Circle Centre for the Arts, 130 Rear S. Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre, with a reception from 5:00 to 8:00. The show will run through December 6th. The Wyoming Valle…

Michael Cavalieri, award-winning filmmaker, speaking abouthis recent documentary, "Il Porta Dell'Inferno" (The Door To Hell),about sulfur miners in central Sicily in the late 1800s and early 1900s, in anticipation of a screening at the Art Haus, 301 Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton. There will be a receptionat 6:00 and the screening at 7:00. After the…

Gerardo Edelstein, Music Director & Conductor of the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, speaking aboutthe opening concert of the 2024-25 season titled, "Fate andDestiny," Tuesday, October 22 at 7:30 pm at the CommunityArts Center, 220 W. 4th Street in downtown Williamsport. The concert will feature music by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Kevin Puts. www.…

Vince Giordano, award-winning multi-instrumentalistand band leader, speaking about his life in musicin anticipation of his visit to the University ofScranton on Friday, October 18, 2024. He willpresent a talk titled, "There's a Future in the Past: Leading aRepertory Orchestra/Band in the 21st Century" as partof the World Affairs Luncheon Seminars o…

Lisa Murphy, artist, teacher & researcher, speaking about her dissertation project, CAPACITY, examining the response of area residents to the region's murals and what they resonate with and what they feel mightbe lacking.CAPACITY, which stands for Creating Art via Photovoice Analysis of Community Themes & Imagery, is both an art exhibition & commun…

John DiLeo, author and film commentator, speaking about his new book titled, "Not Even Nominated: 40 Overlooked Costars of Oscar-Winning Performances," a Foliofina Book, released on October 10, 2024. There will be two related events in Milford, PA: Sunday, October 13 at 4:00, DiLeo will screen "The Philadelphia Story" at the Milford Theater, with a…

Robert Savakinus, Filmmaker and Founder of Cannon Fire Productions, speaking about his recent projects and his efforts to bringother filmmakers to NEPA to make movies.Four of his horror films will be screened atregional venues including The Ritz Theaterand Circle Drive-In in Scranton; The PoconoCinema in East Stroudsburg; and the MoonliteDrive-In i…

Dr. Jo-Ann Reif of Scranton, Independent Scholar who lectures onThomas Mann and writes about Mann and Arnold Schoenberg,presenting a review of the exhibition, "Thomas Mann: Democracy Will Win!" at the Williams Center Gallery, 317 Hamilton Street in Easton, on the campus of Lafayette College. The show is made possible by the Max Kade Center for Germ…

Matthew Rupcich, Music Director & Conductor of the ArcadiaChorale, speaking about the opening concert of the 2024-25season: "We the People," featuring works by Randall Thompson,Howard Hanson, Alice Parker, Gwyneth Walker, and others.There will be performances October 12th at 7:30 pm atCovenant Presbyterian Church, 550 Madison Avenue in Scranton,Oct…

Seth Golden, Director, and Marcie Riebe of Diva Theater, Narrator,speaking about the staged reading of "Extremities" by playwrightWilliam Mastrosimone on October 11 & 12, 2024, at 8:00 eachnight, at The Olde Brick Theater, 126 W. Market Street inScranton, presented by Diva Theater as a benefit forRuth's Place in Wilkes-Barre & Diva. A free will off…

Kimberly Crafton, Coordinator for the Greenhouse Project'sHoneybee & Harvest Day on October 6th, and Camille Dantone, Community & Family Programs Manager at the Everhart Museum, speaking about two special programs in Nay Aug Park in Scranton. The Everhart's third annualRakin' in the Fun Community Day will be held on Saturday,October 5, 2024, from 1…

Dan Kimbrough, Artistic Director of the aking Up Space Film Festival, presented by Park Multimedia, the Black Scranton Project and the Scranton Fringe Festival, showcasing the work of BIPOC filmmakers, on Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th at 7:00, with a free reception before the Friday evening screening. The event will be held at the E…

Director Allen Bonk, Assistant Technical Director, Staff Designer/Audio Engineer at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, speaking about "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett to be presented October 3rd, 4th & 5th at 7:30 each evening, with a 2:00 matinee on October 5th, followed by a talkback session.The production takes place in the George P. Maffei II…

Rose Randazzo, Chair of the Mural Arts Program of Scranton Tomorrow, and Eric Bussart, Mural Artist, speaking about the special event to dedicate the new mural, "The Big Band" at 217 Wyoming Avenue in downtown Scranton on Friday, October 4, 2024 at 5:30 pm. There will be a chance to meet the artist and to listen to the Scranton Jazz Festival Big Ba…

Simone Daniel, director, and Elizabeth Powell, cast member,speaking about the premiere of the new play "Mimosas" byRuth Connors, as part of the 2024 Scranton Fringe Festival.The production is presented by the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University and will runOctober 3 & 4 at 8:00 pm; October 5 at 4:30 and 8:00 pm.a…

Barbara Spellman Shuta and Kate Bohan, speaking about theLackawanna Historical Society's Genealogy Forumand the Genealogy for Beginners workshop they willoffer with Tom Price on four Saturdays in October 2024.The sessions will be held at the Albright Memorial Library,500 Vine Street in Scranton from 9:30 am to Noon.Attendees need to commit to all 4…

Ronnie Harvey, General Theater Manager & Film Bookerat the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga Street in Tunkhannock,speaking about the 2024 Fall Film Festival that will runfrom September 20th through October 10th, with 20 filmsto be screened in 21 days. The Opening Night Galatakes place on Friday, September 21st with 2 moviesand refreshments from region…

Violinist Sophie Till of the Marywood University Music Faculty, and clarinettist Pascal Archer, principal with the NEPA Philharmonic, speaking about the Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen which they will perform with cellist Christiane Appenheimer-Vaida and pianist Ron Stabinsky, in the Marian Chapel at the Swartz Center on the Marywoo…

Kimmie Leff, a founding member of the New Vintage Ensemble & director of "Tiny Beautiful Things," basedon a book by Cheryl Strayed, speaking with us aboutthe production that will be part of the 2024 Scranton FringeFestival at the Ritz Theater, 222 Wyoming Avenue. The show will run Friday, September 27 at 8 pm; Saturday Sept 28 at 4 pm & 8 pm; and S…

Luz Cabrales, award-winning filmmaker &co-founder of Scranton Films, and ChloeJoyce, stage, film and TV actress, speakingabout the new anthology horror film titled,"Shadows of the Past," with screenplay byJulian Santos. The movie was shot inNEPA and is based on a book by A.CBernardi. The feature is produced by Scranton Films in collaboration with o…

Violinist Sophie Till of the Marywood University Music Faculty, and clarinettist Pascal Archer, principal with the NEPA Philharmonic, speaking about the Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen which they will perform with cellist Christiane Appenheimer-Vaida and pianist Ron Stabinsky, in the Marian Chapel at the Swartz Center on the Marywoo…

Joseph Boga, native of NEPA and lead trumpeter with the groupVince Giordano and the Nighthawks. He also leads his ownensembles, and he will bring The Scranton Ramblers toperform in the Houlihan-McLean Center at the Universityof Scranton on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm,with guest guitarist Stephane Wrembel. Also featuredwill be the U of S…

Julie Esty, Founder and Artistic Director of TheDearly Departed Players & the Annual Dunmore Cemetery Tour,and Wendy Belaski, long-time member of the Dearly Departed Players, speaking about the 2024 Dunmore Cemetery Tour to be held September 29th and October 6th, at 2:00 each Sunday, at the Cemetery located at Warren & Church Streets in Dunmore, PA…

Nancy Sanderson, Executive Director of the NEPA Philharmonic,speaking about the 2024-2025 season titled "Building Bridges."The first chamber music concert will take place at the SordoniArt Gallery at Wilkes University, September 17 at 7:00; thefirst Pops concert is titled "Queen!" and it will be held at theFM Kirby Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre u…

Conor Kelly O'Brien, Executive Director, and Elizabeth Bohan, Managing Director, Co-founders of the Scranton Fringe Festival, speaking about the 10th anniversary of the event that will take place at various locations in Scranton from September 26 through October 6, 2024. There will be a special opening production featuring 3-D digital mapping of th…

Derek Jolley of NEPA, musician, scientific & biomedical researcher, founder of the band "Cuddledrug," speaking about bringing the sciences & arts together in his life, and sharing an audio diary from Toolik Field Station in the Arctic with his impressions of the area in September 2024.Jolley's music can be found under "Cuddledrug" on Facebook & Ins…

Eric Faden, Professor of Film/Media Studies at BucknellUniversity in Lewisburg, speaking about the JapanesePaper Film Project at Bucknell that is dedicated topreserving films made on paper from the 1930s in Japan.There will be "An Evening of Japanese Paper Films" onTuesday, September 24, 2024 at 7:00 at The Campus Theatre,413 Market Street in Lewis…

Karen Reid, practicing studio artist from NEPA, speaking about her significant work madefrom kiln-cast optical glass titled, "Creek."The sculpture is part of the major inaugural exhibition to celebrate the opening of theNew Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State."Made in PA" will run throughDecember 1, 2024. Admission isfree, with a modest suggested do…

Matthew Schooley, Former President of the Forty FortCemetery Association, speaking about the historyof the cemetery and the Forty Fort Meeting House,in anticipation of the Forty Forty Cemetery Inaugural5K/10K/ Run & Walk on Saturday, September 14, 2024,at 9:00 am. The event will benefit the Forty Fort Cemetery Association and will feature different…