‘Drama’ unfolds at Little Theatre 100th anniversary gala
What might be the most dramatic physical confrontation downtown Wilkes-Barre has witnessed in 100 years began on Friday evening as Hollywood stunt woman and Kingston native Heidi Germaine Schnappauf s
A flood, a polar bear, a romance and plenty of journaling
For the Becker family of Harding, March 8, 2020 seemed like an ordinary Sunday, with church and Sunday School in the morning, and with Arthur and Joyce taking their two little girls to a hockey game t
Let’s go to the hop!
Do you remember when Johnny Maestro Sixteen Candles, and The Angels Listened In? Or when Lesley Gore insisted It s My Party and I ll Cry if I Want To?
Temple Israel celebrates a century
Wilkes-Barre s Temple Israel celebrated its 100th anniversary on Saturday, starting with a special Shabbat service in the morning and culminating with an evening reception and performance by Broadway
‘NUTCRACKER: Magic of Christmas’ ticket sales will benefit Ukraine
This winter will be so hard for my country, Bogdana Kopiy said as she took a break on a recent Sunday afternoon.
From Chalk Fest to Oktoberfest, Wilkes-Barre will be bustling
I think your team has a gold medal in your future, John Maday of the Riverfront Parks Committee told Gina Malsky early Wednesday morning, congratulating her for the bronze medal the Downtown Arts tea
‘Keep it intact and thriving and beloved’
The heroine swoons backwards, a hand clasped to her chest as the dastardly villain brandishes his long-barrel pistol veteran actor Al Groh hoists a chair in a dramatic scene from Night Must Fall
‘It’s 1183 and we’re all barbarians!’
Every line of dialogue is biting, and knife turning, director Adam Randis said, explaining why The Lion in Winter, which opens tonight at the JJ Ferrara Center in Hazleton, is his favorite play of
Writer meets his ‘number one fan’ as Music Box presents ‘Misery’
If you caught Sarah Pellegrini portraying the good-natured, plucky and completely sane Princess Winifred earlier this year in Once Upon A Mattress, prepare to be amazed at her transformation for her
Memories, scrapbooks, art to be part of Second Saturday Family Fun
Local artist/attorney Jan Lokuta likely will never forget the strenuous hike he took to Campbell s Ledge, or the sketch he started to draw from that vantage point high above the Susquehanna River.
‘We’re going to … let people know we’re here’
With two weeks to go before its 152nd anniversary celebration, Langcliffe Presbyterian Church in Avoca was a bustling place on Thursday morning.
Mainstreet Galleries to host exhibit of work by Brian Keeler
You could look at dozens of paintings by Brian Keeler and come away with the idea the artist spends all of his waking hours outdoors.
‘Kindness, no war, no hate, no bigotry’
Do you have some bell-bottom jeans in your closet? Or a tie-dye t-shirt? Or maybe a peace symbol pendant dangling from a chain? If you do, Jack and Jill Swersie suggest you dress the part and come to
‘The more the merrier’ at class reunions
This is undoubtedly our last reunion, reunion committee member Isabel Donahue Pisaneschi wrote in a news release, hoping to urge a few more members of the Kingston High School class of 1957 to sign u
Dozynki Harvest Festival set for Sept. 11
Volunteers at Holy Mother of Sorrows Church in Dupont are getting ready for the 46th annual Dozynki Harvest Festival, set to begin at 11 a.m. Sept. 11.
‘So multi-talented, he’s scary-good’
If you re a fan of Mixed Bag, Homegrown Music or All That Jazz, you probably know that George Graham has been hosting and producing those shows on WVIA-FM for a good, long time.
Poconos author explores Lafayette and Liesl connection
When the Moravian Museum in Bethlehem put up an exhibit that included a 1934 painting by artist Eleanor Barba, museum volunteer Anne Supsic was intrigued.
Indian Folk Art mural brightens South Main St.
It may be just a mural for everyone else, but it was a big project for me, said local artist Mona Pande, who is happy to see her Indian Folk Art mural brightening a stretch of South Main Street ne
Local farmers nourish the community
Larry O Malia paused in the middle of the row of corn, peeled off a husk and grinned as he bit into the raw ear.
Celebrating the fragile beauty of decaying objects
I think this is phenomenal, said Constance Denchy, who had just spent 45 minutes driving from her home above Scranton to view the work of artist Linda Davis at the Wyoming Valley Art League s Circle