Paul Sorvino’s ‘The Trouble with Cali’ will screen for free July 9-11 at the Scranton Cultural Center
From a press release: The Lackawanna County commissioners will be rolling out the red carpet in July for the long-awaited Scranton premiere of “The Trouble with Cali” – whether people will be buying popcorn or rotten tomatoes is yet to be seen. Details for the community showing of the controversial taxpayer-funded film were announced earlier […]
PHOTOS: Scranton Zine Fest at the Tripp Park Community Center, 06/13/15
Celebrating its fifth year with birthday banners and a party atmosphere, the Scranton Zine Fest on Saturday, June 13 at the Tripp Park Community Center in Scranton was a colorful gathering of artists, zinesters, distros, indie publishers, designers, writers, musicians, and more. In addition to vendors sharing their work, the free festival also included workshops, […]
Meet Thaz Whalen, general manager of the Scranton scene’s new hope, The Leonard Theater
Dunmore man scores his dream job, but feels the pressure to help revive a struggling area
efore it can ever be brought up, Thaz Whalen cuts to the chase and addresses the elephant in the room or, in this case, the theater – his next few moves could help make or break the Scranton arts and entertainment scene for many years to come. It may sound like hyperbole, but his responsibility […]
Tour historic Scranton homes and church with the Lackawanna Historical Society on June 28
From a press release: The Lackawanna Historical Society’s bi-annual Historic Hill House Tour will be held on Sunday, June 28 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. A Preview Party will be held on Friday, June 26 at the home of Ali Duffy and Jerard Butala. Included in the tour are Covenant Presbyterian Church and private residences at […]
NEPA BlogCon launches Squirrel Girls Tech Camp in July for young girls interested in technology
From a press release: NEPA BlogCon, the region’s only blogging and social media conference, has announced the launch of its girls’ STEM education camp: Squirrel Girls Tech Camp. To be held at Lackawanna College in Scranton from July 13-17 from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. daily, Squirrel Girls Tech Camp will offer the opportunity for girls in […]
Steamtown Music Awards announce venue, date, lifetime achievement honoree, and nominee party
From a press release: The V-Spot in Scranton will play host to the Steamtown Music Awards for the second straight year on Thursday, Sept. 17. “The V-Spot was perfect last year, and when we had to change venues at the last minute, [owner] Vinnie [Archer] really helped us out,” explained co-organizer Ken Norton. In response […]
Scranton’s Jung Bergo wins Fuzz Fest 2015 opening slot in Battle of the Bands
Eight local bands competed last night at The V-Spot in Scranton for an opening slot on this year’s Fuzz Fest and, appropriately, indie/alternative band Jung Bergo earned the most votes to play the alt-rock music festival at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain. Small Town Titans, Black Tie Stereo, Days in Transit, Hat Sass, Silhouette Lies, […]
Scranton Fringe Festival lineup for The Leonard Theater announced
From a press release: The schedule/line-up for the inaugural Scranton Fringe Festival, a new four-day event set for Oct. 1-4 that will feature all types of performance artists across multiple locations in the city, will be announced over the next two weeks venue by venue. The first schedule announced is for The Leonard Theater (335 […]
PHOTOS: Big Time Wrestling at the Lackawanna College Student Union Gym in Scranton, 06/05/15
There was a line running out the door to get into the Lackawanna College Student Union Gymnasium on Friday, June 5, and for good reason – wrestling had finally returned to the building formerly known as the Scranton Catholic Youth Center. Well-known WWE superstars like Bret “The Hitman” Hart, Rob Van Dam, Sabu, Jerry Sags, […]
Scranton designer Graydon Speace wins Culture Shock! Free Music and Art Fest 2015 logo contest
After much discussion, a few bags of Combos, and about 30 milligrams of nicotine, a winner of the Culture Shock! Free Music and Art Fest logo contest was decided. We received so many awesome submissions over the last month through nepascene.com, and it was a difficult task to narrow it down to just one. Mark […]
