Rich Howells

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 1, 03/01/16

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 1, 03/01/16

Season 3 of the NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition got off to a strong start on Tuesday, March 1, pulling in 20 acts and a great crowd to keep the night busy at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant. The show was an even split of local musicians and comedians […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent weekly contest back for Season 3 at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant starting March 1

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent weekly contest back for Season 3 at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant starting March 1

The public demanded it, and now it’s back – NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Northeastern Pennsylvania’s only multi-genre open mic and talent contest, will return to Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant for its third season starting this Tuesday, March 1. Hosted by NEPA Scene, the weekly event gives all types of local artists the […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent Finals Showcase, 12/01/15

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent Finals Showcase, 12/01/15

After three months and over 200 performances by artists of all kinds from across Northeastern Pennsylvania and beyond, the 12 weekly winners chosen by audiences during Season 2 of the NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition gathered at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant on Dec. 1 for the Finals Showcase, […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Scranton comedian and NEPA Scene’s Got Talent winner John Walton

NEPA SCENE PODCAST: Scranton comedian and NEPA Scene’s Got Talent winner John Walton

Professionally recorded every Monday at The Stude in TwentyFiveEight Studios in Scranton and released exclusively on nepascene.com every Tuesday, the NEPA Scene Podcast is a free supplement to the website, expanding on the arts and entertainment stories covered on the site and going beyond them to discuss other news and entertainment topics. Each week, the […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Clarks Summit singer/songwriter Alyssa Lazar

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Clarks Summit singer/songwriter Alyssa Lazar

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 young singer/songwriter Alyssa Lazar on Nov. 17. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash, courtesy of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, and […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 12, 11/17/15

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 12, 11/17/15

A young wild card entered the final week of the NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition on Nov. 17 and won the audience vote with a stunning first-time performance at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant. Clarks Summit singer/songwriter Alyssa Lazar sang her own music as well as a cover of […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Olyphant singer/songwriter Bradley Maurice Kingsley

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Olyphant singer/songwriter Bradley Maurice Kingsley

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 singer/songwriter Bradley Maurice Kingsley on Nov. 10. The weekly winner receives $50 in cash, courtesy of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, and […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 11, 11/10/15

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 11, 11/10/15

A crowd-favorite over the last few weeks of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent was finally given his due on Nov. 10, winning the audience vote at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant with another soulful performance. Olyphant singer/songwriter Bradley Maurice Kingsley has been playing a mix of bluesy original songs and covers, including a duet […]

 Rich Howells

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Drummers Tanner ‘DrummerBoy’ Snyder and Zhach Kelsch

NEPA Scene’s Got Talent spotlight: Drummers Tanner ‘DrummerBoy’ Snyder and Zhach Kelsch

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 Roaring Brook Township drummer Tanner Snyder and his teacher, Zhach Kelsch, from Philadelphia on Nov. 3. The weekly winner receives […]

 Rich Howells

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 10, 11/03/15

PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 10, 11/03/15

Yet another young musician came in and shook up Season 2 of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent on Tuesday, Nov. 3, winning the audience vote with a unique dual drumming act at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant. 14-year-old Roaring Brook Township resident Tanner Snyder, known as the DrummerBoy, and his teacher, Zhach Kelsch, from […]