PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent Finals Showcase at Thirst T’s in Olyphant, 06/23/15
It was a night of firsts. It was a night of surprises. But it was also a night that unequivocally confirmed what we already knew – Northeastern Pennsylvania has talent, and plenty of it. On Tuesday, June 23, the first-ever NEPA Scene’s Got Talent Finals Showcase packed over 130 people into Thirst T’s Bar & […]
VIDEO: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent Finals Showcase promo features the 12 acts and reveals the judges
The three-month journey that started on March 24 ends tomorrow night – the finale of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our weekly open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, will be held on Tuesday, June 23 at 7 p.m., and Mark Dennebaum, president and owner of TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton, […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 11, 06/02/15
Vocalist Amber Sauls has attended almost every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent as both a spectator and participant in impromptu duo Hoppy Slot Mess with singer/songwriter Katie Evans, but it wasn’t until Week 11 of the open mic and talent contest that she brought her full band, Eye on Attraction, to Thirst T’s Bar […]
Scranton Summer Comedy Bash stacks stand-up lineup at the Radisson on June 7
From a press release: Laugh Out Lepka’s Comedy and the Beer Geeks Radio Hour on WILK 103.1 FM will present the Scranton Summer Comedy Bash with four funny headliners on Sunday, June 7 at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel in Scranton. The Reverend Bob Levy, Bonnie McFarlane, John Kensil, and a Wilkes-Barre native returning home, […]
NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Comedian Ted Hebert
Every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our free open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, we feature a quick Q&A with the latest audience vote winner, which was comedian Ted Hebert on May 19. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash and the headlining slot for the following […]
Scranton Zine Fest holds ‘open mic fundraiser’ at Ale Mary’s on May 28
From a press release: The Scranton Zine Fest is an annual celebration of groundbreaking visual artists and writers. More specifically, the festival is a celebration of zinesters, distros, artistic press publications, and letterpress artists, complete with workshops, food, and live entertainment under one roof for the public to enjoy – free of charge. It also […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 8, 05/12/15
Peckville singer/songwriter Katie Evans has been attending the NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition since Week 1, and as she performed better and better each time, her persistence paid off. After several weeks of coming close, she won the audience vote with her original and cover songs on acoustic guitar on May […]
VIDEO: Californians attempt to pronounce Pennsylvania town names
Last year, Movoto, a real estate company from California, produced a funny video of West Coast residents taste-testing Pennsylvania foods for the first time. Now they’re back, asking six people to pronounce our cities, counties, townships, boroughs, etc. They get most of them… eventually. Northeastern Pennsylvania’s own Schuylkill County gets a shout-out, and to be […]
NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Comedian Zack Hammond
Every week of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, our free open mic and talent competition at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant, we feature a quick Q&A with the latest audience vote winner, which was comedian Zack Hammond on May 5. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash and the headlining slot for the following […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 6, 04/28/15
Swoyersville singer/songwriter Jenn Johnson surprised everyone at Week 5 of the NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition with an excellent last-minute performance, so when she returned for Week 6 on Tuesday, April 28, she overwhelming captured the audience vote. Johnson sang and played two original songs on keyboard, along with a unique […]
