Added on 04/29/2021
NEPA Scene Staff
activism , Albright Memorial Library , Archbald , arts festival , author , books , Dunmore , history , Lackawanna College , Library Express , Marketplace at Steamtown , Marywood University , New York , Radisson , Scranton , Scranton Fringe Festival , Scranton StorySlam , University of Scranton

From a press release: The inaugural Observe Scranton festival that is set for Tuesday, May 4 through Saturday, May 8 is a tribute to hometown hero Jane Jacobs, but who was this iconic city activist and how will her hometown celebrate what would have been her 105th birthday? She was born Jane Butzner on May […]
Added on 04/09/2021
NEPA Scene Staff
Dunmore , New Jersey , Scranton Comedy Club , stand-up comedy

The Scranton Comedy Club successfully returned to hosting live events on March 27, and soon after, it announced its next stand-up show at the Holiday Inn Scranton East in Dunmore. New Jersey comedian Bob Levy, a regular guest on “The Howard Stern Show” and “The Opie & Anthony Show” who has appeared on Comedy Central […]
Added on 04/07/2021
NEPA Scene Staff
activism , Albright Memorial Library , Archbald , arts festival , author , books , Dunmore , history , Lackawanna College , Library Express , Marketplace at Steamtown , Marywood University , New York , Radisson , Scranton , Scranton Fringe Festival , Scranton StorySlam , University of Scranton

From a press release: The Center for the Living City, in partnership with the Scranton Fringe Festival, is planning a nearly week-long community festival celebrating Scranton through the eyes of hometown hero Jane Jacobs, an iconic city activist, on what would have been her 105th birthday. Dubbed Observe Scranton, this new event on Tuesday, May […]
Added on 04/06/2021
NEPA Scene Staff
Act Out Theatre Group , Dunmore , fundraiser , LGBTQ

From a press release: Local LGBTQ+ activists Queer NEPA will present their first-ever variety show with the Act Out Theatre Group in Dunmore on Saturday, April 10. This inaugural event will be hosted by Miss Red and Connor Michalchuk from Philadelphia. The extensive cast of drag performers includes local favorite divas and gentlemen like Estella […]
Added on 03/09/2021
NEPA Scene Staff
coronavirus , Dunmore , New York , Philadelphia , Scranton Comedy Club , stand-up comedy
Before the coronavirus pandemic, the Scranton Comedy Club opened in a newly remodeled location and hosted several successful monthly shows until the statewide shutdown. It was able to reopen briefly for a sold-out socially distanced event on Nov. 28 before all indoor entertainment was shut down again in December. With spring just around the corner […]
Added on 01/21/2021
Rich Howells
Allentown , Carbondale , Dunmore , Emmaus , hip-hop , Lehigh Valley , metal , Nazareth , NEPA Music Notes , Olyphant , pop , punk , rap , Schuylkill Haven , Scranton , Stroudsburg , Sunbury , Wilkes-Barre

After a few years away, the NEPA Music Notes column received a warm welcome back last week, so I’ll take that as a sign that you want to see more roundups of new and noteworthy local songs, albums, and shows. Let’s dive right in! 🎶🎶 Schuylkill Haven guitarist John Hahn, who got his start touring […]
Added on 01/11/2021
NEPA Scene Staff
business , coronavirus , Dunmore , F.M. Kirby Center , Hazleton , Mohegan Sun Arena , Penn State , Schuylkill County , Scranton , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Penn State University’s northeast region campuses will host a spring virtual program series featuring topics ranging from movie promotion and the entertainment industry to chocolate and family business, NASA, forensics, bingo, children’s books, current weather, and nature. These free programs are open to the public and will be held in the […]
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
NEPA Scene Staff
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 11/17/2020
NEPA Scene Staff
Bethlehem , coronavirus , Dunmore , New Jersey , New York , Scranton Comedy Club , stand-up comedy
Before the coronavirus pandemic, the Scranton Comedy Club was on a roll, opening in a newly remodeled location with successful monthly shows until the statewide shutdown. Now, after months of delays due to COVID-19, the club is coming back with a limited occupancy event at the Holiday Inn Scranton East in Dunmore on Saturday, Nov. […]