Conor Kelly O'Brien, Co-Founder/Executive Director of theScranton Fringe Festival, speaking about the new culturalexchange with the Balina Arts Centre in County Mayo inIreland. Balina is Scranton's sister city, and in October 2025,after the first staging of "Ulysses of Scranton" as part of the2025 Scranton Fringe Festival--October 2, 3, & 4th at theRitz Theater--Scranton Fringe will present the productionat the Balina Arts Centre at the end of the month.Scranton Fringe 2025 will run from September 25th through October 5that various locations in the city, and for information: www.scrantonfringe.org/Tickets for "Ulysses of Scranton" are available now.

Artist Jeff George of Honesdale, speaking about his workin connection with his solo show titled, "Dent,"at the Wayne County Arts Alliance Gallery, now throughSunday, June 15, 2025. There will be an artist Q & Asession and closing reception at the gallery at959 Main Street in Honesdale, PA on Sunday. For information:www.waynecountyartsalliance.org/ and to viewGeorge's work you can check @jeffgeorgedesigncoon Instagram.

David Hunisch, director, and Seth Golden, actor, speaking aboutthe next production in the Diva Theater season: "Mothers andSons" by Terrence McNally, running June 13 throughJune 22, 2025, at the Olde Brick Theatre, 126 W. MarketStreet in Scranton. There will be a talkback after theSunday matinee on June 15th.For reservations: 570-209-7766www.facebook.com/DivaTheaterScranton/

Yolie Canales, director; and Jodi Tahsler, actor, speaking about the Hamilton-GibsonProductions presentation of the musical, "How I Became a Pirate," with an all-femalecast. The show will run from Thursday, June 19 through June 22, 2025, at the WarehouseTheatre, 3 Central Avenue, in Wellsboro. The performances begin at 7:00 on Thursday,Friday & Saturday, with a Sunday matinee at 2:30. The production is a project of theHamilton-Gibson Women's Project and is a family-friendly musical.www.hamiltongibson.org/

Matthew Rupcich, Music Director & Conductor of theArcadia Chorale, speaking about Summer Sing 2025to be held June 20 & 21 at Covenant PresbyterianChurch in Scranton. Regional singers are invited toa mini-choral festival where they will join the ArcadiaChorale in preparing and performing Aaron Copland's"Old American Songs" and "The Promise of Living"from The Tender Land. Student scholarshipsare available. For information about theevent and registration: www.arcadiachorale.org/

Brian Keeler & Jan Lokuta, members of the committeefor the 2025 Susquehanna Summer Solstice Festival,speaking about the event that will be held at the historicFrench Azilum site in Bradford County from June 16ththrough June 22nd. There will be plein air artists onhand in a competition that will begin June 16th.The concerts will take place Friday, Saturday &Sunday, with a guitar workshop by StephaneWrembel (heard in the opening clip) on Friday at2:00 pm and then a concert with his trio that night at 8:00.There will be talks, poetry, nature walksand much more music. WVIA's George Grahamwill serve as MC on Sunday. For moreinformation: www.susquehannasolstice.com/

Cody Mead, founding director/conductor of the Bloomsburg Singers, speaking about thegroup's spring concert, "Garden of Voices," taking place on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 7:00 pm, at the First Presbyterian Church of Bloomsburg, 345 Market Street.The program will feature music of Dowland, Eric Whitacre, Brahms and more.Admission is free. For more information: www.bloomsburgsingers. org/

Penny Lutz, Director of the Gallery at Penn College in Williamsport; Textile Artists Meredith Eachus Armstrong and Peggy Blei Hracho, speaking about the current exhibition, "Five Artists: Explorations & Conversations" featuring Meredith Eachus Armstrong, Elizabeth Z. Bennett, Jean E. Downing, Peggy Blei Hracho & Cecilia J. Rusnak.The show runs from June 4 to July 24, 2025, in the Gallery in Madigan Library.There will be an Artists' Reception on Sunday, June 8, from 2:00 to 4:30 with aGallery Talk at 3:00. For information: www.pct.edu/gallery

M. Moses Andrade, Basso & Pastor; and Brian Farrell,pianist, opera producer/director & music educator,speaking about the upcoming concert of Opera,Art Song & Spirituals on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at3:00 pm, at the First Presbyterian Church,97 S. Franklin Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre.Admission is free and there will be a receptionto follow. www.fpc-wb.org/There is a livestream option available.

Dr. Catherine Richmond-Cullen, Director of the PA Council on theArts Partnership Program at the Northeastern Intermediate Unit,and Frank Blasi, Executive Director of Broadway Theater Leagueof Northeastern PA, speaking about the Lyceum, a year-roundarts education program in the visual & performing arts in Scranton,in anticipation of the Summer 2025 session, opening on July 21 and runningthrough August 1. For more information: www.broadwaynepa.com/