King’s College presents updated ‘Timon of Athens’
King s College is getting ready to present its 72nd Shakespeare production, and no, it s not Hamlet or Macbeth.
69 years of love and laughter
Every now and then Fran and George Burkhardt, who will celebrate their 69th wedding anniversary on Valentine s Day, find themselves answering questions about the secret to a long happy marriage.
21 films will be part of Winter Fest at Dietrich Theater
The one that seems to be on everyone s radar is Belfast , film booker Ronnie Harvey said last week, shortly after attending Preview Day at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock.
‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Feb. 4 performance rescheduled
Due to weather disruptions and Interstate 81 closure, tonight s performance of Roald Dahl s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Scranton Cultural Center has been postponed to this Sunday, Februar
Intrepidus Theatre Lab presents ‘The Flies’
If you re surprised to see characters with names like Clytemnestra, Orestes and Electra wearing the suspenders, pants and flowing dresses of the World War II era rather than the tunics of ancient Gree
‘Half-Way to Crazy’ tour brings Chris Janson to F.M. Kirby Center
One of country singer/songwriter Chris Janson s memorable songs, Drunk Girl, paints a portrait of a young woman who would be oh-so-easy for a man to take advantage of if he were not a gentleman.
‘My Three Angels’ to open Feb. 17 at Providence Playhouse
Cathy Rist Strauch was all set to introduce you to Joseph, Jules and Alfred in January.
Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre presents 100th Season Celebration Concert
During 100 years of performances, Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre has been the setting for many show-stopping tunes, from touching ballads and poignant duets to joyous ensemble numbers.
‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ coming to Scranton Cultural Center
One selfish young character ends up sliding ugh! down a garbage chute. Another greedy gremlin falls into a river of chocolate.
First Presbyterian Church celebrates 250th anniversary
Almost 250 years ago, on Sept. 11, 1772 well before the first shot was fired in the American Revolution a question came up at a town meeting in a small farming community along the Susquehanna Rive
‘Staggering, beautiful, heart-breaking’
So, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. asks the maid, what would you do, if you were me?
‘They would not ‘bear’ this alone’
Even if you never met Nathan Gray, if you read his obituary last week you no doubt felt a rush of sympathy, grateful that the young cancer patient s pain is over.
Exploring the ‘gold mine’ of outdoor experiences
When he graduated from Albright College years ago, Jeff Mitchell remembers with a laugh, he didn t have much money and needed something cheap to do.
‘Gatsby,’ ‘Age of Innocence’ focus of Wyoming County Reads
Do you know Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby?
Local artist invites others to join in mural project
When family members gather to celebrate a birth, a wedding, or any other kind of good fortune in some regions of India, Mona Pande of Shavertown said, the women in the group often paint together.
Local artist, students seek space to paint flower mural
If you have a bare wall that you would like to see decorated in bright, cheerful colors, local artist Mona Pande and her students are interested in painting a mural.
A new beginning, in time for a new year
Wedding homilies usually don t begin with a song, but as he started to preach early Thursday afternoon, the Rev. Arthur J. Ssembajja couldn t resist.
‘You’ve got to let them know they can trust you’
Step into Evlyn Lyons house in Plymouth, and you ll likely find the 10-year-old girl working with a bird, perhaps holding it or letting it rest on her shoulder.