Final lineup announced for Vans Warped Tour at Montage Mountain on July 26 with Scranton’s Motionless In White
Ever since Vans Warped Tour’s well-publicized announcement back in November that the annual traveling punk rock fest will be coming to an end in 2018 after 24 years, speculation has run rampant about its final lineup, fueled by the marketing that this would be the last opportunity to experience a festival that so many people […]
NEPA SCENE PODCAST: The absurdity of local theatre and millennial #vanlife with the New Vintage Ensemble
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 […]
Activist organizes #queerNEPA event series in Scranton for LGBT Pride Month in June
From a press release: Tim Maloney, a 25-year-old queer Muslim activist from the Wyoming Valley, has announced “#queerNEPA,” a new event series in Scranton that celebrates LGBT Pride Month. Taking place throughout June, this series will highlight some of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer voices of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Maloney also seeks to draw […]
EXCLUSIVE: Nominations for the 2018 Steamtown Music Awards now open, new categories added
From a press release: Starting today, nominations for the 2018 Steamtown Music Awards are open from now until Thursday, June 17. The public can nominate their favorite acts for the fifth annual local music awards ceremony, which will be held on Thursday, Sept. 13 and serve as the opening ceremony for the Electric City Music […]
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried returns to Scranton to perform at Ritz Theater on April 27
From a press release: After performing at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel in 2015, the Scranton Comedy Club and DamnMillennial! Promotions is bringing comedian Gilbert Gottfried back to downtown Scranton, this time at the Ritz Theater on Friday, April 27. Known for his dirty and boundary-pushing jokes, distinctive voice work, and many television and movie […]
‘Women in Power’ celebrated in women’s history art exhibit at Marywood in Scranton March 4-8
From a press release: Marywood University’s Global Unity Club is hosting a Women in Power Throughout History: Women’s Liberation Gallery art exhibit from Sunday, March 4 through Thursday, March 8. A sale of the artwork celebrating Women’s History Month will take place on March 8 from 8 p.m.-10 p.m. at the Kresge Gallery in the […]
Grammy-winning a cappella group Pentatonix sings at Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Aug. 25
From a press release: Three-time Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum-selling a cappella group Pentatonix will release “PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I” on Friday, April 13 via RCA Records. The inaugural release of their “PTX Presents” series will feature 11 PTX-curated modern pop performances, including an arrangement of Camila Cabello’s “Havana.” The track was released this […]