NYC dark pop duo Weeknight to play Saturday, May 2 at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre
From a press release: New York City dark pop duo Weeknight will spend the weekend in NEPA, playing Saturday, May 2 at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre. The 21+ show, presented by Wilkes-Barre arts and entertainment collective Get Cryptic, will start at 9 p.m. and cost $5. The bill also includes local openers Mock Sun, […]
Jackson Browne bringing full band, electric tour to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 12
From a press release: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jackson Browne just announced the second leg of his 2015 U.S. summer tour to support his new album, “Standing in the Breach,” and it will make a one-night stop at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Sept. 12 […]
Events happening this week in downtown Wilkes-Barre: March 10-16
Every Tuesday, the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association and Diamond City Partnership release a list of events happening in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Subscribe here to receive this list via e-mail or just check NEPA Scene each week. Downtown events Tuesday, March 10 Event: Wyoming Valley Art League Artists Social Time: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Wyoming Valley Art […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene Mid-Winter Talent Showcase in Wilkes-Barre, 02/27/15
When we were still in the early planning stages of the NEPA Scene Mid-Winter Talent Showcase, we were told by several people that it would never work. An audience, it was said, would never pay $10-$15 to see up-and-coming local performers without an out-of-town headliner to draw them in. They would never want to see […]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and Jonny Lang bring first-ever co-headlining tour to Wilkes-Barre on June 14
From a press release: Renowned blues rock guitarist/songwriter Kenny Wayne Shepherd and celebrated guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Jonny Lang will be hitting the road together for the first time ever on a co-headlining tour that will make a one-night stop at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, June 14 […]
SHELTER SUNDAY: Meet Trixie (Chihuahua) and Grayson (Maltese cat)
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 […]
California garage pop rockers Crocodiles surface in Wilkes-Barre on April 30
From a press release: Wilkes-Barre arts and entertainment collective Get Cryptic announced today that San Diego garage pop band Crocodiles will be surfacing at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, April 30. Doors open at 9 p.m., and tickets are $10. The show is 21+. Crocodiles have always traveled their own particular road of […]
Los Angeles psych grunge band Cobalt Cranes to play free Wilkes-Barre show on March 10
From a press release: Wilkes-Barre arts and entertainment collective Get Cryptic has announced that California psych grunge band Cobalt Cranes will be stopping at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, March 10 as part of their current national tour in support of their new album, “Days in the Sun,” out now on Lolipop Records. […]
Peculiar Culinary Co. opens new event space, appears on CNBC’s ‘Restaurant Startup’ on March 10
From a press release: Creative caterer and pop-up restaurant concept Peculiar Culinary Company has just opened their new catering and event space, adjacent to the Hughestown Hose Company in their former banquet hall (30 Center St., Hughestown) near Pittston. PCC stands out from the rest, taking classic comfort food and putting a peculiar twist on […]
Irish music/dance epic ‘Rhythm of the Dance’ steps into Lackawanna College in Scranton on March 5
From a press release: Community Concerts at Lackawanna College in Scranton will present “Rhythm of the Dance” at The Theater at Lackawanna College on Thursday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. as the final part of the Community Concerts’ 2014-15 season. “Rhythm of the Dance” is an inspiring epic, reliving the journey of the Irish Celts […]
