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VISUAL ARTS/PERFORMING ARTSMarywood University Senior Art Exhibition 2015, now through April 26 in the Mahady Gallery. A group exhibition of undergraduate art students receiving their bachelor of art and fine art degrees in art education, art therapy, graphic design, illustration, painting, and sculpture. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.The 2015 Keystone College Senior Art Exhibition, now through April 24 at Art Works Gallery and Studio and AFA Gallery, Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Features student works in graphic design, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography and print.Diva Productions presents: &#8220;Witness&#8221; by Caleb-Matthew C. Williams, 8 p.m. April 15 through 18 and 4 p.m. April 19 at The Olde Brick Theatre, 126 W. Market St., Scranton. Cost: Wednesday through Saturday tickets are $12 for general admissionand $10 for senior citizens and Sunday tickets are $15, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Lackawanna Historical Society. Info: divatheater@comcast.net or 570-209-7766.Actors Circle presents &#8220;The Miracle Worker&#8221; by William Gibson, April 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25 and 26 at Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road, Scranton. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Cost: $12 general admission, $10 senior citizens and $8 students; Tickets for the preview performance on April 16 are $8 general admission and senior citizens and $6 students. Reservations: 570-342-9707.Evening with Guitar Concert, 7:30 p.m. April 17 in the Marian Chapel of the Swartz Center at Marywood University. Cost: free.The Scranton Prep Players present: &#8220;Mary Poppins,&#8221; 7:30 p.m. April 17, 18, 24 and 25 and 2 p.m. April 19 and 26 in the St. Robert Bellarmine Theatre at Scranton Preparatory School, 1000 Wyoming Ave., Scranton. Info: 570-941-PREP.Invisible Dragon, 11 a.m. April 18 on the Main Stage of the Sette La Verghetta Center for Performing Arts at Marywood University. Patricia Clapp&#8217;s &#8220;The Invisible Dragon&#8221; is an interactive children&#8217;s theatre public performance. It is directed and choreographed by Maura Malloy. Cost: $4 for all ages.The Endless Mountains Spirit: M.C. Richards and Paulus Berensohn, Opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. April 18 and gallery talk 3 p.m. April 22 at Marywood University. The exhibition is on display through May 8 in the Suraci Gallery and documents a synergetic nexus of the arts when clay artists and teachers Mary Caroline Richards and Paulus Berensohn lived and worked in Northeast Pennsylvania (1960-1970s) and their lasting legacy of creativity. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.Dietrich Children&#8217;s Theatre presents: &#8220;Balto: A True Story of the Bravest Dog in America,&#8221; 1 p.m. April 18 at The Gathering Place, downstairs in the Clarks Summit Borough Building. Cost: free. Tickets available at the door while they last. Info: 570-945-8453.Wind Ensemble, 4 p.m. April 19 in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts at Marywood University. This concert will feature a pre-concert lecture by Andrew Kolojejchick in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters Degree in Music Education. Kolojejchick selected repertoire that will trace the emergence of compositional techniques used to develop the modern wind ensemble&#8217;s aesthetic palette. Cost: free.The Northern Tier Symphony spring concert, 3 p.m. April 19 at Tunkhannock Area Middle School. Cost: $10 for adults and $5 for children. Tickets: Available at the door the night of; in advance at Gay&#8217;s True Value Hardware, 189 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock; Greenwood&#8217;s Furniture, 61 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock and JR&#8217;s Hallmark, 512 Towne Plaza, Tunkhannock or by calling 570-981-9006.Mostly Opera Presents: &#8220;Great Moments in Opera,&#8221; 3 p.m. April 19 at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Scranton. Refreshments will be served at intermission. Cost: $25 for adults and $7 for students. Checks, payable to Mostly Opera, may be mailed to 142 N. Washington Ave., Suite 800, Scranton, PA, 18503. Info: 570-702-4356.The Wyoming Seminary Spring Concert, 2 p.m. April 19 in the Kirby Center for Creative Arts, North Sprague Avenue, Kingston. The Chorale will present a series of gypsy songs by Brahms while the Madrigals will offer music by Paul Hindemith and three Renaissance Madrigal songs. The String Ensemble also will perform works by Hindemith and the Orchestra will play music by Hull, Prokofiev and Whitney. Cost: free. Info: 570-270-2192.Duo Montagnard at First Presbyterian Church, 4 p.m. April 19 at the church, 300 School St., Clarks Summit. No charge, but a free-will offering will be taken to support the Arts at First Presbyterian Church series. Info: 570-586-6306.Keystone College Jazz Ensemble: &#8220;The Gifts They Gave,&#8221; 6 p.m. April 19 in the Theater in Brooks. The free performance will be a tribute to jazz greats.Abington Christian Academy High School Art Show, 1 to 2 p.m. April 22 at NBT Bank in Clarks Green. Students will display mediumns ranging from acrylic painting and colored pencil to wood burning.South Abington Elementary School Art Show, 7 p.m. April 23 at the school. Cost: free.Marywood University Faculty Concert, 4 p.m. April 25. Features university faculty members Sophie Till, violin; Christiane Appenheimer-Vaida, cello and Rick Hoffenberg, piano. Cost: free.Misericordia University and the Performing Arts Training Academy &#8220;Spring into Song,&#8221; 7 to 9 p.m. April 25 in Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall. Special performances will be conducted by some of Lauren Timek&#8217;s dancers from the Academy of Movement in Sinking Spring, Pa. Info/tickets: 570-674-6207.Orchestra Concert and Opera Scenes Workshop, 4 p.m. April 26 on the Main Stage of the Sette La Verghetta Center for Performing Arts at Marywood University. A concert featuring collaborations with the Opera Scenes Workshop and DANCE &#201;LAN &#8211; Marywood&#8217;s pre-professional dance company; the winner of the 2014 Concerto Competition will also perform with the orchestra. Cost: free.Keystone College Symphonic Band presents: &#8220;Reflections,&#8221; 7 p.m. April 26 in the Theater in Brooks. The free performance will highlight the band&#8217;s inaugural season.Covenant Public Concerts presents Elise Henkelman, cello, with pianist Rob Stabinsky, 3 p.m. April 26 at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 550 Madison Ave., Scranton. Cost: free; food donations for the Safety Net Food Pantry are welcome. Info: 570-346-6400 or 914-589-1975.Abington Heights Middle School Art Show, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. April 29 at the school. Cost: free.Dance Concert, 7:30 p.m. May 1 and 2 p.m. May 2 on the main stage of the Sette La Verghetta Center for Performing Arts at Marywood University. Cost: free. Info: contact Dance Director Linn McDonald at mcdonald.linn@marywood.edu.Campus Choir Concert, 7:30 p.m. May 2 and 4 p.m. May 3 in the Rotunda of the Liberal Arts Center at Marywood University. Cost: free.Graduate MFA/MA Exhibition, May 2-June 5 in the Mahady Gallery at Marywood University. Group exhibition features the thesis work of Laura Duerwald Alexander, MFA painting; Kristie Miller McMahon, MA sculpture and Mary Sadauckas, MA ceramics. Reception: 5 to 7 p.m. May 2. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.Marywood String Project Concert, 6:30 p.m. May 4 on the Main Stage of the Sette La Verghetta Center for Performing Arts at Marywood University. Cost: free.Evening of Strings Concert, 3 to 6 p.m. May 7 in the Marian Chapel of the Swartz Center at Marywood University. Cost: free.Clarks Summit Elementary School Art Show, 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 7 at the school. Cost: free.Chamber Singers Concert, 2 p.m. May 9 in the Marian Chapel of the Swartz Center at Marywood University. Cost: free.Abington Heights High School Art Show, 6 to 8 p.m. May 14 at the school. Cost: free.Catholic Choral Society of Scranton Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m. May 15 at St. Peter&#8217;s Cathedral, 315 Wyoming Ave., Scranton. The Forest City Regional High School Choir will be guest performers. A second performance will be held at 7 p.m. May 17 at St. Ignatius Church, 339 North Maple St., Kingston, and The Wyoming Valley West Concert Choir will be guest the performers. Tickets: $10 adults, children under 12 free, seniors and students $8. Info: 570-587-2753.Waverly Elementary School Art Show, 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 18 at the school. Cost: free.LITERARY ARTSWriters&#8217; Group, 7 - 8:30 p.m. every Thursday (ongoing) at the Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock. All genres and levels of writing are welcome. For ages 18 and up. Cost: free. Info: 570-833-5246.Family Storytime, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 24 at Abington Community Library. Bring the whole family to this special evening storytime, sponsored by the Teen Leadership Committee. Featuring: books about money. Register: 570-587-3440.ARTS, CRAFTS AND MOREDrawing and Painting, 4 to 5:30 p.m. April 9, 16, 23 and 30 at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock. For ages 5-12. Instructor: Steve Colley. Cost: $40. Register: 570-996-1500.Preschool Drawing and Painting, 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursdays, April 9, 16, 23 and 30 at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock. Instructor: Amy Colley. In this class, preschoolers ages four and five will get their hands into all kinds of fun painting and drawing using a variety of materials including tempera, watercolors and pastels. Cost: free. Register: 570-996-1500.Pastel Painting, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays, April 11, 18 and 25 and May 2, 9 and 23 at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock. For ages 16 and up. Instructor: Millie Schelling. Cost: $90. Register: 570-996-1500.Spring Into Stamping!, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 18 at Abington Community Library. Event includes make and take projects, goody bags and door prizes and lunch and snacks. Attendees may bring their current projects to work on. Many will be stamping, but all are welcome to bring whatever crafts they enjoy. Cost: $30. For Adults. Register: 570-587-3440.Crafters&#8217; Club, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 20 at Abington Community Library. Go green for National Recycling Month by creating crafts using recycled materials. Bring your own materials from home (cardboard, paper, plastic, etc.) and use your imagination and creativity to invent a project that will be judged by Crafters&#8217; Club facilitators. Prizes will be awarded. For Grades 3 through 6. Register: 570-587-3440.Art With Alex, beginning Wednesday, April 29 at the Waverly Community House. Six week sessions. Tots and Toddlers Paper Crafts and Collage for ages 18 months to 5 years will be held 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays and 9:30 to 10 a.m. Fridays. Foundations Drawing and Painting for ages 7 and older will be held from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Thursdays. Info: 570-586-8191, extension 2 or waverlycomm.org.

Arts and entertainment calendar, week of April 15, 2015