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Exhibit Listings: Feb. 12 to 18, 2016

Buys Listings: Feb. 12 to 18, 2016

THIS WEEK: Feb. 12 to 18, 2016Blind Date with a Book. Take a chance on a &#8220;blind date&#8221; with a book by choosing a specially wrapped volume. Then rate your book &#8220;date&#8221; and be entered to win prizes. Marian Sutherland Kirby Library, 35 Kirby Ave., Mountain Top. Through February with &#8220;Rate Your Date&#8221; forms due by March 5. 570-474-9313.Blind Date with a Book. Select a gift-wrapped book and discover a new author you may &#8220;fall in love with.&#8221; Those who &#8220;rate their date&#8221; are eligible for prize drawings. Through February at the Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 570-823-0156.Book Talk and Signing, with Maxim W. Furek, author of &#8220;Sheppton: The Myth, Miracle &amp; Music,&#8221; about the mining disaster that occurred more than 50 years ago. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 11:30 a.m. Feb. 13. Free. 570-821-1959.Writing Workshop, informal, themed writing classes, sponsored by the Campion Literary Society. Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, King&#8217;s College, Wilkes-Barre. 3:30 p.m. Feb. 16. Free. 570-208-5900, ext. 5487.And Your Kids Will Be Painted Black, a spoken-word poetry performance by Javon Johnson, presented in conjunction with Black History Month. Moskovitz Theater, DeNaples Center, 900 Mulberry St., University of Scranton. 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16. Free. 570-941-5904.Wyoming County Reads, the annual book reading and discussion series with this year&#8217;s selections: &#8220;To Kill a Mockingbird&#8221; and &#8220;Go Set a Watchman,&#8221; both by Harper Lee. Discussions (all at 7 p.m.) include: &#8220;Mockingbird to Watchman: You Can&#8217;t Go Home Again or Can You?&#8221; on Feb. 17; and &#8220;Hatred, Prejudice and Ignorance vs. the Human Capacity for Goodness&#8221; on Feb. 24. Tunkhannock Public Library, 220 W. Tioga St. The series wraps up with a screening of the film &#8220;To Kill a Mockingbird&#8221; 1 and 7 p.m. March 2 at the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Free. 570-996-1500.Author Reading, by Calvino Prize-winning short-story writer Micah Dean Hicks from his volume &#8220;Electricity &amp; Other Dreams,&#8221; which he describes as &#8220;Southern gothic meets tall tale meets dirty realism.&#8221; Mary Kintz Bevevino Library, Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. 6 p.m. Feb. 18. Free. 570-674-6400.The Franklin Street Sleuths. The mystery-book club will discuss &#8220;Death in Saratoga Springs&#8221; by Charles O&#8217;Brien. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18. A limited number of books are available on a first come, first served basis for $2. 570-823-0156.FUTUREGreat Books at Hayfield, an informal discussion of &#8220;A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur&#8217;s Court&#8221; by Mark Twain. Hayfield House Community Room, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, 1269 Old Route 115, Lehman Township. 7 p.m. Feb. 22. Refreshments served. 570-675-2171.Spring Writers Series, with a workshop and reading by Maggie Messitt, author of &#8220;The Rainy Season: Three Lives in the New South Africa.&#8221; Kirby Hall, West South and South River streets, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. Feb. 23 with workshop at 3 p.m. and reading at 7 p.m. Free. 570-408-5000.Kirby Book Club, a discussion of &#8220;The Night Circus&#8221; by Erin Morgenstern. Marian Sutherland Kirby Library, 35 Kirby Ave., Mountain Top. 1 p.m. Feb. 27. New members welcome. 570-474-9313.JCC Book Club, a discussion of &#8220;Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots&#8221; by Jessica Soffer, about a young girl who takes cooking lessons to make a special dish for her mother, hoping to win her affections. Jewish Community Center, 60 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. 12:30 p.m. March 3. 570-824-4646.Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, a day of communal editing to create and improve Wikipedia articles on women. Rooms 305 and 306, Weinberg Memorial Library, 300 Monroe St., University of Scranton. 11 a.m. March 5. Free. 570-941-6133.Schemel Forum Luncheon, with a talk on&#8221;Can It Possibly Get Worse for Europe and the Middle East? An Update on the Refugee Crisis and the Thick Fog of Fundamentalism&#8221; byaward-winning author Peter Zilahy. Rose Room, Brennan Hall, 320 Madison Ave., University of Scranton. Noon on March 16. $20. Reservations: 570-941-6206.The Franklin Street Sleuths. The mystery-book club will discuss &#8220;Working Stiff&#8221; by Annelise Ryan. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6:30 p.m. March 17. A limited number of free books are available on a first come, first served basis for $2. 570-823-0156.Open Mic Night, a sharing of poems, short stories, drama, creative non-fiction, music and comedy, sponsored by the Campion Literary Society. Postupak Room, William G. McGowan School of Business, West Union and North River streets, King&#8217;s College, Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. March 18. Free. 570-208-5900, ext. 5487.Spring Writers Series, with a workshop and reading by Andrew Krivak, author of &#8220;The Sojourn,&#8221; a finalist for the National Book Award and recipient of the Chatauqua Prize and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Kirby Hall, West South and South River streets, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. March 22 with workshop at 3 p.m. and reading at 7 p.m. Free. 570-408-5000.Breaking Ground Poets, the featured act at the monthly Open Mic Night. Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. March 25 with open-mic performer signups at 6:30 p.m. and show at 7 p.m. Free. 570-996-1500.Great Books at Hayfield, an informal discussion of &#8220;The Sibyl&#8221; by Par Lagerkvist. Hayfield House Community Room, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, 1269 Old Route 115, Lehman Township. 7 p.m. March 28. Refreshments served. 570-675-2171.Spring Writers Series, with a workshop and reading by Shelley Puhak, author of two poetry collections, including the award-winning &#8220;Guinevere in Baltimore.&#8221; Kirby Hall, West South and South River streets, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. April 13 with workshop at 3 p.m. and reading at 7 p.m. Free. 570-408-5000.Luncheon with a Special Author, the annual event sponsored by Friends of the Back Mountain Memorial Library. Appletree Terrace, Newberry Estate, Pioneer Avenue, Dallas. April 21. 570-675-1182.The Franklin Street Sleuths. The mystery-book club will discuss &#8220;Mortal Fear&#8221; by Greg Iles. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6:30 p.m. April 21. A limited number of free books are available on a first come, first served basis for $2. 570-823-0156.Great Books at Hayfield, an informal discussion of &#8220;Oedipus the King&#8221; by Sophocles. Hayfield House Community Room, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, 1269 Old Route 115, Lehman Township. April 25 with a buffet supper at 6 p.m. and discussion at 7 p.m. 570-675-2171.Jay Parini: My Life as a Writer in Poetry and Prose, a talk by the prolific author focusing on his two most recent books: &#8220;New and Collected Poems&#8221; and &#8220;Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal.&#8221; Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library, University of Scranton. 5:30 to 7 p.m. May 2. Free. 570-941-6206.The Franklin Street Sleuths. The mystery-book club will discuss &#8220;This Night&#8217;s Foul Work&#8221; by Fred Vargas. Osterhout Free Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. 6:30 p.m. May 19. 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<div class="neCaption">Award-winning slam and spoken word poet Javon Johnson will present &#8220;And Your Kids Will Be Painted Black&#8221; Feb. 16 in the DeNaples Center as part of The University of Scranton&#8217;s Black History Month events. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_2.12-reads-Javon-Johnson.jpg</photo0><caption0>Award-winning slam and spoken word poet Javon Johnson will present &#8220;And Your Kids Will Be Painted Black&#8221; Feb. 16 in the DeNaples Center as part of The University of Scranton&#8217;s Black History Month events. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_2.12-reads-sheppton.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Maxim W. Furek will host a book talk and signing for his latest work &#8216;Sheppton: The Myth, Miracle &amp; Music&#8217; Feb. 13 at the Osterhout Free Library in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_2.12-reads-sheppton.jpg</photo1><caption1>Maxim W. Furek will host a book talk and signing for his latest work &#8216;Sheppton: The Myth, Miracle &amp; Music&#8217; Feb. 13 at the Osterhout Free Library in Wilkes-Barre. </caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div></div>

Reads Listings: Feb. 12 to 18, 2016