NEPA Scene hosts new Open Mic Night every Tuesday at The Woodlands in Wilkes-Barre
Cash prize offered to voted winner every week
After circulating a poll through social media to test the waters and see if the demand was there, NEPA Scene and The Woodlands Inn are teaming up for a weekly Open Mic Night in Wilkes-Barre every Tuesday night. The 21+ event is open to artists of all types – musicians, poets, actors, comedians, magicians, storytellers, […]
PHOTOS: Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade, 11/09/14
Today is Veterans Day, a day when the nation takes the time to remember and honor those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Wilkes-Barre and Kingston made that time on Sunday, Nov. 9, holding the 68th annual Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade, the area’s largest Veterans Day celebration. NEPA Scene photographers Robb Malloy […]
Mohegan Sun Arena holds annual public skate for Toys for Tots on Dec. 9
From a press release: The Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre will open its doors for public ice skating on Tuesday, Dec. 9 in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. Anyone bringing an unwrapped toy or making a $5 contribution to Toys for Tots is permitted to skate. […]
PHOTOS: Mohegan Sun’s Boo Bash, 10/31/14
Halloween is a time for trick or treating, spooky costumes, haunted houses, and the annual airing of “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” And with the holiday landing on a Friday this year, it was the perfect excuse to don a pair of cat ears and get into the Halloween spirit while getting ready to […]
‘Survivor’ casting call back at Mohegan Sun in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 17
From a press release: CBS’s hit reality show, “Survivor,” is coming back to Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre for a contestant casting call on Monday, Nov. 17. If you think you have what it takes to outwit, outplay and outlast your competitors, you’ll have your chance to try out from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. […]
Hello, Jerry: Seinfeld returns to the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 19
From a press release: America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will be performing his signature stand-up routine at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. Seinfeld, who sold out the Kirby Center for two consecutive nights in 2012, has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little […]
PHOTOS: Michale Graves, The Obscuse, and Silhouette Lies, 10/25/14
Michale Graves, former lead singer of horror punk band the Misfits throughout the ’90s, took his solo “Zombies Unite” tour to The Factory: Underground in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Oct. 25, appropriately just before Halloween. Opening for the singer/songwriter and his band, who successfully crowdfunded their latest album, “Wanderer,” earlier this year, that night were local […]
Comedians have tricks and treats in store for Halloween show at Wise Crackers
There may be some tricks, and definitely plenty of treats when Shawn Cornelius, Katrina Brown, and Scott Bruce hit the stage at Wise Crackers Comedy Club at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre Halloween night. The comedians bring with them a breadth of experience and variety of styles. Brown, the youngest of seven children […]
