Food Network star Alton Brown cooks up new live show ‘Eat Your Science’ in Wilkes-Barre on April 21
From a press release: Television personality, author, and Food Network star Alton Brown, who created a new form of live entertainment with his first live culinary variety show, announced details today for the all-new “Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science” tour. Beginning in April 2016, the new live show will visit 40 U.S. cities, including […]
PODCAST: NEPA music scene problems and solutions discussed in ‘State of the Scene’ panel at 2015 Electric City Music Conference
As part of the 2015 Electric City Music Conference, NEPA Scene presented a “State of the Scene” panel discussion in front of a live audience at the AfA Gallery in downtown Scranton on Saturday, Sept. 19. The whole hour is now available in podcast form to stream or download for free. Moderated by Mark Dennebaum, […]
Learn the history of Pennsylvania whiskey and sample a few at the Everhart Museum in Scranton on Oct. 22
From a press release: The Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science, and Art in Scranton has announced that Lew Bryson, the managing editor of Whisky Advocate, is bringing his expertise and delicious whiskey to the museum for everyone to experience. On Thursday, Oct. 22 starting at 6:30 p.m., attendees will hear a presentation about whiskey […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Want to know how I became a billionaire? Come to our class reunion
An open letter to the Brewster Academy Class of 2005 Dear Brewster Academy Class of 2005, It’s me, Hector Beluga, the one the rumors are all about. People say I’m how all those elephants ended up near Lake Scranton, that I’m eating at Pizza by Pappas with the “Game of Thrones” cast, that I shut […]
VIDEOS: Watch interviews with various Scranton Fringe Fest performers, directors, and more
We’ve published many posts on the Scranton Fringe Festival over the last few weeks, but maybe you’re looking for even more details before you decide which of the over 40 productions you’ll see across 12 venues from Oct. 1-4. Local director and cinematographer Lindsay Barrasse of Voyager Video has you covered! She shot a series […]
Boo Bash party and costume contest returns to Mohegan Sun Casino on Oct. 30
From a press release: The Boo Bash is back to haunt Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre! Celebrate Halloween on Friday, Oct. 30 with live music, a costume contest with cash prizes, spooktacular cocktails, and more from 7 p.m.-midnight in the Keystone Grand Ballroom. Grab your masks, superhero tights, or angel wings and enter […]
Here We Are In Spain create improv comedy on the spot at the Scranton Fringe Fest Oct. 2-3
From a press release: Scranton improv comedy troupe Here We Are In Spain will take part in the first-ever Scranton Fringe Festival, performing at Tequila Mexican Bar & Grill (320 Penn Ave., Scranton) on Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3, starting at 11 p.m. Anyone who walks into a Here We Are in Spain […]
Learn to ‘truly live’ with artist Hudson Rush in ‘Resurrection’ at the Scranton Fringe Fest Oct. 3-4
From a press release: Pittsburgh artist Hudson Rush joins the inaugural Scranton Fringe Festival on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 3:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 4 at 6:30 p.m. for “Resurrection,” an interactive art performance from Hudson Rush Worx. Hudson Rush Worx combines mixed media pieces and productions revolving around the concepts of loss and loneliness […]
Progressive rock trio Highly Suspect performs at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 2
From a press release: It has been announced that Highly Suspect, a progressive rock band based in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, will be visiting the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. as a part of the ongoing “Live from the Chandelier Lobby” concert series. Tickets, which are $15 in advance […]
SHELTER SUNDAY: Meet Greyson and Revlon (pit bull puppy and hound mix) and Bella (gray tabby kitten)
Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge teams up with NEPA Scene every week for Shelter Sunday, a post that features one dog, one cat, and occasionally some surprises up for adoption in the hopes of finding them a loving home. Blue Chip Farm (974 Lockville Rd., Dallas) is a no-kill shelter, a place where no animal […]
