Added on 10/27/2017
NEPA Scene Staff
books , magazine , Osterhout Free Library , Wilkes-Barre , writer

From a press release: On Thursday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m., Word Fountain, the literary magazine of the Osterhout Free Library in Wilkes-Barre, will celebrate the launch of its 14th issue since their first experimental leaflet back in the fall of 2009. There was a two-year hiatus before the relaunch of the summer of 2016 […]
Added on 08/29/2017
NEPA Scene Staff
F.M. Kirby Center , journalist , sports , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Seven-time Emmy Award-winning sports host, interviewer, narrator, writer, and producer Roy Firestone will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $27.50 and $55, plus fees, are on sale now and available at the Kirby Center box office (71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre), […]
Added on 07/25/2017
NEPA Scene Staff
poetry , Wilkes University , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Award-winning community program Poetry in Transit announced the 2017 contributing poets today whose work will be featured on Luzerne County Transportation Authority buses. The poems stay up for one year, with a monthly rotation so that riders can see all poems over time. The theme for the 2017 program is “migration,” […]
Added on 07/13/2017
NEPA Scene Staff
poetry , Wilkes University , Wilkes-Barre , writer

From a press release: Get your pens ready because Wilkes University’s Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing has announced the full program for the third annual Pennsylvania Writers Conference. The two-day event celebrates all genres of writing and features workshops and panels with authors, editors, literary agents, and film producers. These sessions are offered […]
Added on 07/12/2017
NEPA Scene Staff
author , books , Christmas , Dickson City , history , Lackawanna Historical Society , screening , signing

From a press release: It’s almost halfway to Christmas, so the Lackawanna Historical Society will celebrate Christmas in July with a marketplace and movie screening at the Circle Drive-In in Dickson City on Tuesday, July 25. Gates at the drive-in theater (1911 Scranton/Carbondale Hwy., Dickson City) open at 7 p.m., and admission is $7. Get […]
Added on 05/30/2017
NEPA Scene Staff
AfA Gallery , Scranton , Scranton Zine Fest

From a press release: The Scranton Zine Fest is an underground arts and literature festival and celebration of groundbreaking visual artists and writers. It is a gathering of zine makers, zine distros, artistic press publications, and letterpress artists, complete with live poetry readings and music performances under one roof for the public to enjoy – […]
Added on 05/09/2017
Jason Riedmiller
comic books , Comics on the Green , Scranton

Imperial forces invaded Comics on the Green in downtown Scranton on Saturday, May 6, along with a slew of readers of all ages grabbing Free Comic Book Day freebies. Opening in 1992, the store is the longest running comic shop in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and it was easy to see why on FCBD, which is held […]
Added on 05/04/2017
Rich Howells
comic books , Comics on the Green , Honesdale , Letterhead Comics , Rubber Mallet Comics , Scranton , signing , West Pittston

The first Saturday in May is approaching faster than a speeding bullet, and comic book fans know what that means – Free Comic Book Day is coming to comic shops around the world, including three right here in Northeastern Pennsylvania on May 6. Stores in Scranton, West Pittston, and Honesdale will not only be giving […]
Added on 04/17/2017
NEPA Scene Staff
poetry , Wilkes University , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Poetry in Transit, an award-winning community program, is inviting writers to submit poems to be featured on Luzerne County Transportation Authority buses. The submission deadline for this year’s program is next Friday, April 28. The theme for the 2017 program is “migration,” and poems should reflect some aspect of this theme. […]
Added on 04/04/2017
NEPA Scene Staff
Breaking Ground Poets , poetry , Tunkhannock , workshop

From a press release: Local youth poetry group the Breaking Ground Poets will launch their second Dialogue Arts Festival, subtitled “Life as Primary Text,” at the Tunkhannock Public Library on Friday, April 7 and at Tunkhannock Area High School on Saturday, April 8. The festival is facilitated by the internationally acclaimed spoken word poets Adam […]