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…

Carol Nelson Dembert, President of the Board, andCarl Witkowski III, Chair of the Search Committee, speaking with Julie Sidoni,Director of Journalism at WVIA, about theretirement of Nancy Sanderson, long-time Executive Director of the Orchestra and the currentsearch for a new director.For more information:www.nepaphil.org/ 570-270-4444…

Members of the Cranberry Quilt Guild of GreaterHazleton--Debbie Kessell, President; ChristineGresh, Publicity Chair; Marie Shulenski, Group Leaderof the Hazleton Area Chapter of Quilts of Valor,speaking about the Guild and its 2024exhibition September 14 from 10 am to 5 pm andSeptember 15 from 11 am to 4 pm, at the WeatherlyArea Middle School Compl…

Carol McManus, Vice Chair of Pike Artworks & Co-Chair of theMilford Readers & Writers Festival, speaking about the2024 event taking place September 13, 14 & 15, inMilford, PA. There will be a wide range of panels,speakers and topics, many taking place at the Milford Theater, 114 E. Catherine Street.A number of events are free. For more information:…

Carol McManus, Vice Chair of Pike Artworks & Co-Chair of the Milford Readers & Writers Festival, speaking about the 2024 event taking place September 13, 14 & 15, in Milford, PA. There will be a wide range of panels, speakers and topics, many taking place at the Milford Theater, 114 E. Catherine Street. A number of events are free. For more informa…

J. Michael Lennon, Professor Emeritus of English atWilkes University, co-founder of the Maslow FamilyGraduate Program in Creative Writing there and authorof the official biography, "Norman Mailer: A Double Life,"speaking about "Miami and the Siege of Chicago"written by Mailer in 1968, and also about thenew documentary film by Jeff Zimbalist, "Howto…

George Aulisio, Dean of the Weinberg Memorial Libraryat the University of Scranton and Director of the SchemelForum there, speaking about the Fall 2024 seasonof the Forum that features courses, world-affairs luncheonseminars and more, from September into November.For more information: www.scranton.edu/schemelforum570-941-4740…

Erica Golaszewski, bassist and longtime COTA volunteer, speaking about the 2024 Delaware Water Gap Celebration of the Arts, taking place on September 7th & 8th, with great jazz on the main stage and at the Deer Head Inn. There will be children's activities, artisans and food vendors on hand, as well.www.cotajazz.org/…

Elaine Mehalakes, Vice President of CuratorialAffairs at the Allentown Art Museum, speaking about the exhibition, "Scarlet Poppies andUltramarine Butterflies: The Language of Color,"running now to September 29, 2024, atthe museum, 31 North 5th Street.There will be public programs on Saturday,August 31st, and Nature's Palette will takeplace in Septe…

Rev. Bill Carter, Jazz Pianist, Bandleader & Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, speaking about his recent book, "Thriving on a Riff: Jazz & theSpiritual Life," issued by Broadleaf Books, in anticipationof the decades-long tradition of holding a Jazz Communionservice on Labor Day weekend. This year Carter &the Presbybop ensemb…

Composer Paul Salerni, NEH Distinguished Chair in theHumanities & Chair & Professor of Music at Lehigh Universityin Bethlehem, PA, speaking about the concert on August 30, 2024, featuring The Trio Sallese at the Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh at 7:30 pm. There will be music by Dr. Salerni, Verdi and others. www.zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu/In addition, …

Tom Combs of NAC Entertainment speaking about the2024-2025 Broadway in Scranton season running fromNovember through May and featuring "Dear Evan Hansen" in April. The shows are presented at the Scranton CulturalCenter, 420 N. Washington Avenue.For more information: www.BroadwayInScranton.com/(570) 342-7784…

Cheryl Boga, Director of Performance Music at the University ofScranton, & Janelle Decker, Conductor & Co-Director,speaking about Janelle Decker in her new position and aboutthe opening concert of the 2024 Fall season.Duo Corgano--Trevor Nuckols, horn, & David Ball, organ--who will perform on Friday, September 6th at 7:30 pm in theHoulihan-McLean C…

Michael T. Geib, Professor of Double Bass at the University of Central Oklahoma, talking about his life in music and ties to Wayne County in NEPA.Featured are two CDs on the Onyx Lane label:"Not As They Seem," a jazz album of Geib's originals; and12 Waltzes for Solo Double Bass by Dragonetti.For more information: www.michaeltgeib.com/…

Carl Achhammer, Jr., Vice-President, & James Gavern, President,of the NEPA Bonsai Society, speaking about the art of bonsai & the annual Open House on Saturday, August 24, 2024 from10:00 am to 3:30 pm, at Keller's Garden Center, 7 Kern Streetin Exeter, PA 570-709-3848www.nepabonsai.com/ www.zenchaserbonsai.com/…

Dr. Bode Morin, Site Administrator of thePA Anthracite Heritage Museum, the ScrantonIron Furnaces & Eckley Miners Village, andAnthracite Photographer Scott Herring, speaking aboutHerring's 288,000 images of the anthraciteregion & its history and culture, and the currentexhibition marking the 50th anniversary of hisdocumentary project, "The Hardcoal…

Ed Randazzo, highly-respected singer-songwriter from NEPA,speaking about his life in music and his new album, "Wishing on a Train," set to be released onFriday, August 30, 2024.For more information: www.edrandazzomusic.com/Autor: WVIA Public Media

WVIA's Haley O'Brien reports on theexhibition titled, "Arts to the Rescue,"opening Friday, August 16, 2024, witha reception from 5:00 to 8:00 pmat the AFA Gallery, 101 Penn Avenuein Scranton. The show, featuringworks of pets, centering on thosein need of adoption, will run throughSeptember 14th.www.artistsforart.org/…

Jill Carletti, Creative Director for Harmony in the Woods,speaking about the 2024 season and thespecial performance by The String Queens on Sunday,August 18 at 6:00 pm. The natural amphitheater is located at 19 Imagination Way in Hawley, PA.For more information:www.harmonyinthewoods.org/570-503-6685Autor: WVIA Public Media

James Lansing, Everhart Museum Curator, speaking about theexhibition, "Peace, Love & Music," running from August 15 to December 27, 2024.The opening of the show coincides with the 55th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival in 1969, and there will be a reception on August 15 outside the museum in Nay Aug Park in Scranton from 5:30 to 8:00 pm--The Fl…

Tannis Kowalchuk, Founder & Artistic Director of the Farm Arts Collective, and Yurika Sase, Rice Farmer & Artist from Japan who volunteers each summer with the FAC, speaking about the Dream on the Farm series and this year's production, "Conference for Those Still Living," at Willow Wisp Organic Farm in Damascus, PA, from August 8th to 18th, 2024, …

Rev. Bill Carter, Jazz Pianist, Band Leader & Pastor of the FirstPresbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, speaking about hisrecent book, "Thriving on a Riff: Jazz & the Spiritual Life" issuedin 2024 by Broadleaf Books. For more information:www.presbybop.com/The interview first aired in April to coincide with the book'srelease.…

Kathryn Maguet, Executive Director of the Weis Center for thePerforming Arts at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA,speaking about the 2024-2025 season that gets underwayon September 13th with bluegrass performer Sierra Hull.For more information: www.bucknell.edu/weiscenterAutor: WVIA Public Media

Dr. William Kashatus speaking about his study titled,"Jackie & Campy: The Untold Story of Their RockyRelationship & the Breaking of Baseball's Color Line,"issued in 2015 by the University of Nebraska Press.WVIA-TV will broadcast a new documentary onthe Negro Leagues titled, "Never Drop the Ball," on Thursday,August 8, 2024, at 7 pm.For more informa…