Sarah Elizabeth Yorke, BTE Creative Producer & director of the next show in the 48thBTE season, speaking about the adaptation by Chicago playwright Heather Chrisler of"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott, running from April 9 through April 26, 2026, atthe Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street in Bloomsburg.There will be previews April 9th & 10th at 7:30, with the official opening on Saturday,April 11th at 7:30 pm, followed by a talkback with Heather Chrisler, Sarah E. Yorke,& actors. There are performances Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm,and Sunday matinees at 3:00. On April 11 at 1:00 pm, there will be a special program titled, "On Stage & Screen," centering on practices of adaption of works ofliterature to stage and screen, at the Campus Theatre in Lewisburg. The panel willfeature Heather Chrisler; Sarah Elizabeth Yorke, BTE actors & professors from Bucknell,with a screening of the 1994 film version of "Little Women."For information: www.bte.org/

Dr. Larry Lipkis, Starner Professor of Music and Composer-in-Residenceat Moravian University in Bethlehem, speaking about the 50th anniversaryof the Early Music Program that he founded in 1976 andthe Anniversary Concert to celebrate the occasion on Saturday, April 11,2026, at 4:00 pm in Peter Hall on the Church Street campus.There will be performances by various instrumental and vocalensembles as part of the program and participatory Renaissancedancing. For more information: www.moravian.edu/

Jeffrey Dent, Music Director and Conductor of the historic Repasz Band of Williamsport, speaking about the 2026 Spring Concert titled,"Kaleidoscope," to be presented on Tuesday, April 7 at 7:30 pm atthe Community Arts Center, 220 W. 4th Street in Williamsport.The program will feature the premiere of a newly-commissionedpiece, "Life & Legacy: A Tribute to Al Nacinovich" by JeremyLeidhecker. Admission is free.For information: www.repaszband.org/

Dave Reynolds, Theatre Department Chair & Show Director, & Greta Rogan,who has the role of Catherine, speaking about the King's College presentation of the award-winning drama "Proof" by David Auburn, running from March 26 through March29, 2026, at the George P. Maffei II Theatre, 133 N. River Street in Wilkes-Barre.Performances will take place March 26, 27 & 28 at 7:30 pm, & March 28 & 29 at 2 pm.For information: www.kings.edu and for tickets:www.onthestage.tickets/kings-college-theatre570 208-5828

Gerard Stropnicky and JoAnne Henry, co-directors & writers of "The Really Really RealTraveling Medicine Show," to be presented by Susquehanna Valley Mediation on March 27 & 28, 2026 at 7:00 pm, & March 29 at 3:00 pm, at the Albright Center, 450 Chestnut Street in Sunbury. The interactive production is a blend of theater, music, dance, visual art & storytelling, created from stories shared by community members across the Susquehanna Valley. The event is made possible through a Wingspan grant from PA Humanities. For more information: www.svmediation.org/

Jason Smeltzer, musician, writer, performer & artistic director ofThe Olde Stories, talking about a program titled, "The Surreal & Folkloric:The Music & Poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca & Others" to be presentedSunday, March 22, 2026, at 5:00 pm, at the Rossetti House, 1005 VineStreet in Scranton; also Sunday, March 29th at 3:00 pm, at the CircleCenter for the Arts, 130 S. Franklin Street Rear in downtown Wilkes-Barre.The performance will feature readings and music by the MarywoodGuitar Ensemble under the direction of Diogo Carvalho.Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

Award-winning author Kirsten Kaschock, a Pew Fellow in the Arts& a poet and writer who teaches at the University of Scranton & Marywood,speaking about her recent novel An Impossibility of Crows just issuedby the University of Massachusetts Press. She will present anauthor talk on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 5:00 pm, in theBird Gallery at the Everhart Museum at Nay Aug Park, 1901 MulberryStreet in Scranton. Admission is free but reservations are required.www.everhart-museum.org/ and www.kirstenkaschock.com/

David Parmelee, General Manager of the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, andJordan Lipperini, Stage Director, speaking about "A Chorus Line" to be presentedto mark the 50th anniversary of the opening in 1975. Shows March 20-22, 2026; and March 27-29. Curtain times: Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 3:00,at 537 N. Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. www.ltwb.org/

Julia de la Torre, Head of School at Moorestown Friends School in Moorestown, NJ, speaking about her time in the Peace Corps in Moldova, and reading an essay about the celebration of spring in Moldova and the legend of the snowdrop flower that was featured as part of news@haverford in 2004.For information: www.mfriends.org/The interview first aired on ArtScene on March 25, 2022.

Amor Towles, bestselling author, speaking about his writing and the influence of music,in anticipation of his visit to Wilkes University to take part in the annual Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities, on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 2:00 pm at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center on the campus in Wilkes-Barre. Towles will be in conversation with Dr. David Hicks, Director of the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes. The event is free, but all of the seats have been filled, so reservations are closed.For more information: www.amortowles.com/