Joanne Arduino, Artistic Director of Ballet Theatre of Scranton,speaking about the Spring production titled, "A Double Wedding"to be presented Friday, May 2, 2025 at 7:00 at the Theater atNorth in Scranton. Featured will be: "Aurora's Wedding" fromThe Sleeping Beauty and "Kitri's Wedding" from Don Quixote.www.balletscranton.org/ 570-347-2867 tututix.com/

Dr. Christopher Jackson, Artistic Director &Conductor of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem,speaking about the 117th annual BethlehemBach Festival that will run from May 8 throughMay 11, 2025, on the campus of Lehigh Universityand in downtown Bethlehem. The centerpiece ofthe Festival is a complete performance of theBach Mass in B Minor on Saturday, May 10th,at 2:00 (Part 1) and 4:30 (Part 2) at Packer MemorialChurch on the Lehigh campus. There is a livestreamoption. For more information: bach.org/

Jared Whitford, Communications & Development Director at theBloomsburg Theatre Ensemble and Producer & Director of"A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline," speaking about reunitingwith actor Samantha Lee Mason for a reprise of their hit productionof the biographical musical at Millbrook Playhouse in 2023.The show will run from May 1 through May 4, 2025, at theAlvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street in downtownBloomsburg, with shows May 1, 2 & 3 at 7:30 pm and3:00 matinees on May 3 & 4. For information: www.bte.org/

Jeffrey Dent, Conductor of the Repasz Band, and Caleb Hopkins, Artistic Director andConductor of the Williamsport Civic Chorus, speaking about a joint concert titled,"Homeward Bound," to be presented at the Community Arts Center, 220 W. 4th Streetin downtown Williamsport. The performance will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025,at 7:30 pm, and there is no admission fee. www.repaszband.org/ www.williamsportcivicchorus.org/

Rick Steves, Public TV & Radio host, best-selling author & activist,speaking in anticipation of his visit to NEPA as the guest of theLackawanna County Library System to deliver the 2025 AmericanMasters Lecture on Wednesday, April 30th at 7:00 pm at the ScrantonCultural Center. The event is free but tickets are required and areavailable at any library in the LCL System or online throughTicketmaster. lclshome.org/

Joel Guldin, music educator, organizer &chair of the annual Les Brown Big Band Festival,and David Minnich, Les Brown's cousin & FestivalCommittee member, speaking about the 17th annual Les Brown Big Band Festival, April 24through April 26, 2025. The 5th annual FilmFestival will be held April 24th at 7 pm at thePine Grove Movie Theater, 213 S. Tulpehocken.Admission is free. The Les Brown Dance will be held on April 25th from 6 to 10 pm with the M&J Big Band at the Wiconisco Fire Hall.On April 26th, it's the Les Brown Big Band Festivalat Williams Valley High School in Tower City from2 to 4 pm. For more information:www.lesbrownfest.org/

Dr. Bill Conlogue of Northeastern PA, English Professorand Author, speaking about his most recent book titled,Working Watersheds: Water and Energy in the LackawannaValley, issued by Temple University Press.For more information: tupress.temple.edu/

Melisse Brunet, Music Director & Conductor, & Chason Goldschmitz, Executive Director,both of the Northeastern PA Philharmonic, speaking about the upcoming Masterworksconcert featuring Carmina Burana by Carl Orff; Dvorak's Carnival Overture & DoloresWhite's "Give Birth to the Dream." The performance will take place on Friday, April25, 2025, at the FM Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Public Square in downtownWilkes-Barre, at 7:30 pm. For information & tickets: www.nepaphil.org/ 570-270-4444

Jerry Wemple, poet, nonfiction writer & editor, Professor of English at the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania—Bloomsburg campus,speaking about his new collection, with Anne Dyer Stuart, titled, "Rivers,Ridges & Valleys: Essays on Rural Pennsylvania" issued by CatamountPress. There will be a reading with writers from the volume on Friday,April 25, 2025, at 7:00 pm, at Brewski's Coffee & Bar, 22 E. Main Streetin Downtown Bloomsburg. For information: www.sunburypress.com/

Dr. Rick Hoffenberg, Director of Choral Activitiesat Marywood University in Scranton, speakingabout the Spring concerts of the MarywoodChamber Singers to be held on Sunday,April 27, 2025, at 3:00 at St. John the EvangelistChurch, 35 William Street in Pittston.Also Sunday, May 4 at 2:00 in the Marian Chapelat Marywood University in Scranton.www.marywood.edu/