The Menzingers’ NEPA Holiday Show returns with new lineup at Scranton Cultural Center on Dec. 16
Shaking up the lineup a bit this year, Scranton punk rockers The Menzingers will return to the Scranton Cultural Center in downtown Scranton for their annual NEPA Holiday Show on Saturday, Dec. 16. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the all-ages concert (21+ to drink) is standing room only. Tickets, which are $20 in advance […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Playwriting, filmmaking, and reviewing movies in NEPA with Jeff Boam
Recorded and produced every week by Internet marketing company Coal Creative in their production studio in downtown Wilkes-Barre, the award-winning NEPA Scene Podcast presents honest, uncensored interviews and in-depth discussions about local arts, entertainment, and the issues that matter to Northeastern Pennsylvania. The live, multi-camera show streams in high definition on NEPA Scene’s Facebook page […]
Actors Circle presents comedy ‘Mary, Mary’ at Providence Playhouse in Scranton Nov. 30-Dec. 10
From a press release: Community theatre group Actors Circle will present the comedy “Mary, Mary,” written by Scranton native Jean Kerr, at the Providence Playhouse in Scranton on Thursday, Nov. 30 through Sunday, Dec. 10. Nine months after they split up, Bob and Mary meet at his New York apartment to sort out some tax […]
PHOTOS: Bleachers, The Struts, Bishop Briggs, and Welshly Arms at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, 11/02/17
A scheduling conflict led Bleachers and Scranton radio station Alt 92.1 to cancel the inaugural summer ALTitude Music Festival, but they made up for it on Thursday, Nov. 2 with a special concert at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre featuring fellow indie and alternative rock acts Bishop Briggs, Welshly Arms, and The Struts. Other […]
Alt 92.1 hosts Snow Show with Dashboard Confessional and Tigers Jaw at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Jan. 28
From a press release: Following Alt 92.1’s first big concert event last night, it was announced today that the Scranton alternative radio station will return to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre to present its inaugural Snow Show featuring Dashboard Confessional with Tigers Jaw, AJR, and SYML on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018 at 6:15 p.m. […]
‘A Christmas Story: The Musical’ kicks off the holidays at Scranton Cultural Center Nov. 17-19
From a press release: Before the annual 24-hour marathon of cult classic “A Christmas Story” takes over televisions, the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple will present “A Christmas Story: The Musical” on Friday, Nov. 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Tickets, which are $40-$75, are on sale now and can be purchased at the […]
Mythbuster Adam Savage and ‘Vsauce’ creator host interactive ‘Brain Candy’ at Scranton Cultural Center on March 14
From a press release: Magic City Productions and SLP Concerts announced today that the one-of-a-kind stage show “Brain Candy Live!” starring Adam Savage, editor-in-chief of tested.com and former co-host of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series “MythBusters,” and Michael Stevens, creator of award-winning YouTube channel “Vsauce,” is coming to the Weinberg Theater of the Scranton Cultural Center […]
Canadian alternative rockers The Veer Union perform at Irish Wolf Pub in Scranton on Jan. 2
From a press release: Meat & Potato Entertainment has exclusively announced through NEPA Scene that national recording artists The Veer Union will perform in Scranton on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Meat and Potato, whose artist roster includes Scranton’s own Graces Downfall, is partnering with the Canadian alternative rock band to provide an intimate show at […]
New boxing comedy ‘Man on a Canvas’ opens at Olde Brick Theatre in Scranton Nov. 10-19
From a press release: Diva Productions continues its 2017/2018 season at the Olde Brick Theatre in Scranton with Jeff Boam’s original comedy “Man on a Canvas,” which runs Friday, Nov. 10 through Sunday, Nov. 19. In this comedy set first at Manhattan’s legendary Algonquin Hotel in 1928 and then in modern-day Scranton, New York sportswriter […]
Decorate a Christmas tree for Festival of Trees fundraiser for Toys for Tots in Scranton on Dec. 8
From a press release: The carefree times of the “Roaring Twenties” will be the theme of this year’s annual Festival of Trees exhibit and Toys for Tots reception fundraiser, which will be held at The Marketplace at Steamtown in Scranton in the former Abercrombie & Fitch space on Friday, Dec. 8. The Lackawanna County Arts […]
