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Carbondale Farmers Market opens first summer season with live music and more on May 26

Carbondale Farmers Market opens first summer season with live music and more on May 26

From a press release: Introduced last fall, the Carbondale Farmers Market will be transitioning outdoors for its first summer season on Thursday, May 26. Running…

Josey Scott of Saliva and Brett Scallions of Fuel sing hits at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Aug. 27

From a press release: It was announced today that Josey Scott, the original vocalist of Saliva, and Brett Scallions, the original vocalist of Fuel, will…

EXCLUSIVE: New NEPA Fair hosts live music, rides, and more at Circle Drive-In in Dickson City Sept. 15-18

Residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania will have a brand new, exciting, and family-friendly entertainment option this fall. It was announced today exclusively on NEPA Scene that…

Virginia garage pop/indie rockers 7th Grade Girl Fight play at Wilkes-Barre Curry Donuts on May 19

From a press release: Hailing from Charlottesville, Virginia, 7th Grade Girl Fight woos audiences with their fun, loud blend of garage pop and indie rock.…

Lady Gaga performs in Hershey for first time on Aug. 28 at Hersheypark Stadium on Chromatica Ball Tour

From a press release: Today, worldwide pop star Lady Gaga added three new dates to the North American leg of her highly-anticipated global stadium tour…

REVIEW/PHOTOS: Limp Bizkit ‘Still Sucks?’ Wilkes-Barre fans beg to differ at fun, crowd-pleasing concert

REVIEW/PHOTOS: Limp Bizkit ‘Still Sucks?’ Wilkes-Barre fans beg to differ at fun, crowd-pleasing concert

What does the ’90s most divisive band do when they’ve passed middle age? Well, they…

Camp Punksylvania sells out of camping passes at Circle Drive-In in Dickson City as hype builds

Camp Punksylvania sells out of camping passes at Circle Drive-In in Dickson City as hype builds

The first Camp Punksylvania in Northeastern Pennsylvania is shaping up to be one of the…

Rods drummer Carl Canedy takes metal solo project to The V-Spot in Scranton on May 27

Rods drummer Carl Canedy takes metal solo project to The V-Spot in Scranton on May 27

From a press release: In 2019, Carbondale-based drummer Carl Canedy, best known as a founding…

VIDEO PREMIERE: Old school Easton punk rockers El Destructo reignite with ‘Live That Way’

VIDEO PREMIERE: Old school Easton punk rockers El Destructo reignite with ‘Live That Way’

An Irish 17th-century folk song passed down through the centuries from campfire to campfire, later…

Peach Music Festival reveals VIP sets for 10th anniversary in Scranton on June 30-July 3

Peach Music Festival reveals VIP sets for 10th anniversary in Scranton on June 30-July 3

From a press release: Today, Live Nation and The Allman Brothers Band revealed several VIP…

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Wrestlers face off in live ‘Electric City Showdown’ at Marketplace at Steamtown in Scranton on May 14

Wrestlers face off in live ‘Electric City Showdown’ at Marketplace at Steamtown in Scranton on May 14

From a press release: This week, High Tension Wrestling announced that it will present a live professional wrestling event, dubbed the…

First-ever ‘Scranton Showdown’ pits Lackawanna College against Marywood in esports competition on April 23

First-ever ‘Scranton Showdown’ pits Lackawanna College against Marywood in esports competition on April 23

From a press release: Today, the Lackawanna College eSports Department, in partnership with Marywood University eSports, announced the creation of the…

WWE SmackDown returns to Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on May 13

WWE SmackDown returns to Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on May 13

From a press release: It was announced today that WWE and the Superstars of “Friday Night SmackDown” will return to Mohegan…

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders don custom jerseys, including Marvel uniforms, during 2022 season

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders don custom jerseys, including Marvel uniforms, during 2022 season

From a press release: As the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders prepare for the 2022 season, the team has unveiled its custom jersey nights…

PHOTOS: WWE SmackDown at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, 10/29/21

PHOTOS: WWE SmackDown at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, 10/29/21

They may have been a few days early for Halloween, but the colorful tights, big personalities, and dramatic theatrics of the…

Travelocity founder Terry Jones gives business speech at Wilkes University on Oct. 21

Travelocity founder Terry Jones gives business speech at Wilkes University on Oct. 21

From a press release: Terry Jones, founder of travelocity.com and founding chairman of kayak.com, will deliver the Allan P. Kirby Lecture…

WWE SmackDown is back at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 29, Raw returns on Feb. 21, 2022

WWE SmackDown is back at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 29, Raw returns on Feb. 21, 2022

From a press release: After going virtual last year, WWE is back on the road, and the Superstars of “Friday Night…

Actor Clint Howard will meet fans at Spooky Summer film fest at Circle Drive-In in Dickson City on June 12

Typically held in the fall, the NEPA Horror Film Festival is hosting a special Spooky Summer event at the Circle Drive-In Theatre in Dickson City on Saturday, June 12, and…

Catch the Scranton Ripper in city-wide murder mystery game on April 24

Catch the Scranton Ripper in city-wide murder mystery game on April 24

From a press release: For the past year, you’ve been cooped up inside watching movies and television shows about serial killers. Do you think you have what it takes to…

Glynn Lunney, legendary Apollo flight director for NASA and Old Forge native, dies at 84

Glynn Lunney, legendary Apollo flight director for NASA and Old Forge native, dies at 84

From a press release: Glynn Lunney, a legendary NASA engineer from Lackawanna County, died on Friday, March 19 at the age of 84. An employee of NASA since it was…

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Made famous by ‘The Office,’ Penn Paper & Supply celebrates 100th anniversary as Scranton’s real Dunder Mifflin

Made famous by ‘The Office,’ Penn Paper & Supply celebrates 100th anniversary as Scranton’s real Dunder Mifflin

From a press release: NBC’s hit sitcom “The Office” opens on the red brick tower of Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Company, a Scranton institution and…

‘Disney Junior Live’ brings Mickey and Spider-Man to F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 26

Lehighton’s Mahoning Drive-In stars in its own beer, Showtime at Sundown, from Neshaminy Creek

‘Agnes’ flood documentary premieres at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on 50th anniversary, June 23

‘Trailer Park Boys’ Randy hosts ‘Cheeseburger Picnic’ comedy show at Ritz Theater in Scranton on April 27

Meet Leatherface actor at ‘Texas Chainsaw’ screening at NEPA Film Fest on April 2

‘Marionette Land’ tells quirky story of Lancaster puppeteer at NEPA Film Fest on April 3

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REVIEW/PHOTOS: Limp Bizkit ‘Still Sucks?’ Wilkes-Barre fans beg to differ at fun, crowd-pleasing concert

REVIEW/PHOTOS: Limp Bizkit ‘Still Sucks?’ Wilkes-Barre fans beg to differ at fun, crowd-pleasing concert

PHOTOS: Mountainfest with Spin Doctors and Verve Pipe at Montage Mountain in Scranton, 03/05/22

PHOTOS: Mountainfest with Spin Doctors and Verve Pipe at Montage Mountain in Scranton, 03/05/22

PHOTOS: Dropkick Murphys, The Bombpops, and The Rumjacks at Santander Arena in Reading, 02/21/22

PHOTOS: Dropkick Murphys, The Bombpops, and The Rumjacks at Santander Arena in Reading, 02/21/22

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Made famous by ‘The Office,’ Penn Paper & Supply celebrates 100th anniversary as Scranton’s real Dunder Mifflin

Made famous by ‘The Office,’ Penn Paper & Supply celebrates 100th anniversary as Scranton’s real Dunder Mifflin

From a press release: NBC’s hit sitcom “The Office” opens on the red brick tower of…

EXCLUSIVE: New NEPA Fair hosts live music, rides, and more at Circle Drive-In in Dickson City Sept. 15-18

Along with Dave & Buster’s, Duck Donuts comes to Shoppes at Montage Mountain in Moosic this year

Ride the trolley from Scranton to PNC Field in Moosic to see RailRiders games through September

Free Lackawanna Giveback Musicfest takes over Montage Mountain in Scranton on May 14

570 Day is back for 2nd year to highlight best of NEPA region online and in person on May 7

Wrestlers face off in live ‘Electric City Showdown’ at Marketplace at Steamtown in Scranton on May 14

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‘Snow White’ sings with young cast at Act Out Theatre in Dunmore May 20-22

‘Snow White’ sings with young cast at Act Out Theatre in Dunmore May 20-22

From a press release: Act Out Theatre Group will present the musical “Snow White and the…

‘Disney Junior Live’ brings Mickey and Spider-Man to F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 26

Immigrants tell their stories in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, and Dallas in ’80 Minutes Around the World’ on April 28-30

‘Every Brilliant Thing,’ a one-man show tackling suicide, comes to Misericordia in Dallas April 21-22

Act Out Theatre Group tells musical ‘Big Fish’ tales in Dunmore April 22-24

Scranton’s Pine Brook neighborhood hosts first free family arts festival on April 30

‘Baby Shark’ live show splashes into F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 19

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Carbondale Farmers Market opens first summer season with live music and more on May 26

Carbondale Farmers Market opens first summer season with live music and more on May 26

From a press release: Introduced last fall, the Carbondale Farmers Market will be transitioning outdoors for…

EXCLUSIVE: New NEPA Fair hosts live music, rides, and more at Circle Drive-In in Dickson City Sept. 15-18

Space Time Mead & Cider Works in Dunmore calls to artists for wine label contest benefiting Ukraine

Along with Dave & Buster’s, Duck Donuts comes to Shoppes at Montage Mountain in Moosic this year

Lehighton’s Mahoning Drive-In stars in its own beer, Showtime at Sundown, from Neshaminy Creek

Lion Brewery in Wilkes-Barre expands production with $25 million Pittston facility

Mohegan Sun Pocono will open new terrace bar, taphouse, and virtual Topgolf suites in Wilkes-Barre in 2022

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‘Trailer Park Boys’ Randy hosts ‘Cheeseburger Picnic’ comedy show at Ritz Theater in Scranton on April 27

‘Trailer Park Boys’ Randy hosts ‘Cheeseburger Picnic’ comedy show at Ritz Theater in Scranton on April 27

From a press release: Lock up your “hamberders,” America – Randy Bobandy is back on the…

Comedian Kathleen Madigan returns to F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 8

Bestselling humorist David Sedaris gives free talk and signs books at Scranton Cultural Center on March 31

‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ cast improvises live at Scranton Cultural Center on April 29

‘Insomniac’ comic Dave Attell performs at Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre on March 19

Comedian Nikki Glaser performs at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on May 6

Comedian John Mulaney kicks off national tour at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on March 11