Added on 01/05/2021
NEPA Scene Staff
Bloomsburg , blues , Briggs Farm , coronavirus , music festival , Nescopeck , Pittston , Scranton , Shavertown , Wilkes-Barre , Williamsport

From a press release: After 22 consecutive years of bringing the blues to a family farm in Nescopeck, the Briggs Farm Blues Festival was forced to postpone its 2020 event due to the coronavirus pandemic. The festival confirmed this week that it is planning to move forward with its weekend of live music and social […]
Added on 12/25/2020
Rich Howells
Altoona , beer , Berwick , Bethel , Bethlehem , Bloomsburg , Christmas , Danville , Dunmore , Easton , fast food , Pottsville , review , Schuylkill Haven , Scranton , Shavertown , Sugarloaf , Towanda , Whitehall , Wilkes-Barre

Just for the holiday season, Altoona-based convenience store chain Sheetz partnered with Wicked Weed Brewing Company in North Carolina to produce a limited edition beer called Project Happy Hole-idayz that was brewed with Shweetz Glazed Vanilla Donut Holes. Four packs of 16-ounce cans are only $7.99 at select Sheetz locations, and once they’re sold out, […]
Added on 11/25/2020
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Altoona , beer , Berwick , Bethel , Bethlehem , Bloomsburg , Christmas , Danville , Dunmore , Easton , fast food , Pottsville , Schuylkill Haven , Scranton , Shavertown , Sugarloaf , Towanda , Whitehall , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: This week, Sheetz announced a limited edition craft beer brewed with Shweetz Glazed Vanilla Donut Holes. Dubbed “Project Happy Hole-idayz,” this first-ever beer was brewed in partnership with Wicked Weed Brewing Company and will be released this weekend. Brewed with one pound per barrel of the brand’s vanilla doughnut holes, the […]
Added on 10/30/2020
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Bloomsburg , Cinemark , films , Moosic , screening , Stroudsburg , TMNT , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Cowabunga, dudes! It has been 30 years since “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie” debuted, so the live-action feature film adaptation of the cult comic book series and the popular animated television show is returning to theaters. Everyone’s favorite crime-fighting heroes in a half-shell are making a special three-day appearance on […]
Added on 09/22/2020
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Bloomsburg , Halloween , horror , Moosic , screening , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: As movie theaters begin to let limited audiences back inside, Fathom Events has announced a few special screenings for the rest of 2020, including some just in time for Halloween. “Friday the 13th,” one of the most popular horror franchises of all time, is celebrating 40 years with the original terrifying […]
Added on 07/28/2020
Rich Howells
Bloomsburg , Bloomsburg Fair , coronavirus , LGBTQ

Following a series of controversial decisions this month, the Bloomsburg Fair Association announced today that the 2020 Bloomsburg Fair has been canceled. The 165th Bloomsburg Fair was one of the only events of its kind this year that had not been canceled yet due to health and safety concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. Board […]
Added on 07/20/2020
Rich Howells
Bloomsburg , Bloomsburg Fair , LGBTQ

The Bloomsburg Fair is once again courting controversy with a Facebook post today containing photos of a dunk tank at the Fireman’s Relief Carnival on the fairgrounds last weekend. The photos appear to show a man wearing a dress that the LGBTQ community and their supporters say mock Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine […]
Added on 10/10/2019
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Bloomsburg , Cinemark , Dickson City , films , Moosic , screening

From a press release: 40 years ago, director Ridley Scott’s masterpiece “Alien” revolutionized the science fiction and horror genres along with the industry. To celebrate its 40th anniversary and everlasting impact on filmmaking, Fathom Events is bringing the original 1979 movie back to the big screen as part of its Turner Classic Movies Big Screen […]
Added on 08/28/2019
NEPA Scene Staff
Bloomsburg , Cinemark , films , Moosic , screening , Star Trek , Stroudsburg , TV show

From a press release: In 1979, the Starship Enterprise flew its very first big-screen mission in “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.” To mark the film’s 40th anniversary, Fathom Events and Paramount Pictures will bring this awe-inspiring adventure back to movie theaters for two days only on Sunday, Sept. 15 and Wednesday, Sept. 18. In its […]
Added on 08/12/2019
NEPA Scene Staff
Benton , Bloomsburg , Dallas , food festival , Hanover , Mohegan Sun Pocono , New Hope , New York , Pottsville , Scranton , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Wrapping up the casino’s three-month Hot Summer Fun promotion, Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre will host its annual Food Truck Festival on Sunday, Aug. 25. Held on the Pocono Downs racetrack from noon-5 p.m., this family-friendly event will feature some of the best food truck cuisine in Northeastern Pennsylvania, live entertainment, […]