Carl Frankel, Hazleton Art LeaguePresident, Summer Whitley, Coordinatorof AYE15 & WVIA's Robert Salsburg,speaking aboutthe 15th Annual Art Youth Expo and the1st Annual Community Art Party to beheld May 29 and May 30, 2026, at theHayden Family Center for the Arts,31 W. Broad Street in Hazleton, witha special project at the HazletonLaunchBox. There will be a GalleryOpening & Open Mic on Friday from5 - 8 pm. And the Community ArtParty will begin Saturday at 1 pm.The show will run until June 22nd.The City of Hazleton will providefree parking at the Feeley loton Wyoming Street on Saturday,May 30th.www.hazletonartleague.org/

Dr. Bernard Remakus of Susquehanna County speaking about hisnewest novel, "The Other Disney," that was released in October of2025 and is available through the regular online book sources.Dr. Remakus has practiced Internal Medicine in northeastern PAfor 45 years, and he has published six novels and three nonfictionworks in the medical realm. To learn more, you can find Dr. BernardLeo Remakus on LinkedIn.

Will McCain, Music Director & Conductor of the Wyoming ValleyBarbershop Harmony Chorus, speaking about the ensemblein anticipation of their annual Spring Concert titled,"The American Dream: A Musically Fueled Americana Road Trip,"taking place on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 2:00 pm,at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts, Sprague Avenuein Kingston, on the campus of Wyoming Seminary.www.singwb.com/

Gerardo Edelstein, Music Director & Conductor of theWilliamsport Symphony Orchestra, speaking aboutthe 2025-2026 season finale titled,"Orchestral Wonders." The concert will featureSymphony No. 1 by Brahms and more, and it willtake place on Tuesday, May 19 2026, at 7:30 pm.at the Community Arts Center, 220 West 4th Street.For more information: www.williamsportsymphony.org/CACLive.com/

Brenda Grunza, Co-President, & Ann Manganiello,Music Director & Conductor, speaking about theCatholic Choral Society of Scranton and its77th Spring Concert titled, "An AmericanCelebration." There will be performances onFriday, May 15, 2026, at 7 pm at Mary, Mother of God Parish:Holy Rosary Church, 316 William Street, in Scranton.On Sunday, May 17, at 7 pm at the Church ofSt. Ignatius Loyola, 339 Maple Avenue in Kingston, PA,the Society will be joined by the MMI Prep Select Chorus.For more information: www.catholicchoralsociety.org/

Matthew Rupcich, Artistic Director & Conductor of the Arcadia Chorale,and Bassist Doug Smith, speaking abouta Pops Concert titled, "Legends of Stage and Screen:Broadway, Hollywood, and the Golden Era of Song fromthe 1930s to the 1970s!" The performance is acollaboration between the Arcadia Chorale & theDoug Smith Jazz Trio at Covenant PresbyterianChurch, 550 Madison Avenue in Scranton, onFriday, May 15, 2026, at 8:00 pm.For information: www.arcadiachorale.org/

John Vaida, violin, and Amy Iwazumi, viola, co-founders of the Northeastern PAChamber Music Society, joined by Hollywood actor Keisuke Hoashi, narrator,speaking about the 10th anniversary celebration of NEPACMS on Friday,May 15, 2026 at 7:00 pm with a full performance of "The Soldier's Tale" by IgorStravinsky, featuring 7 chamber musicians from around the country, dancers,performers and puppetry.The production will take place at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts at WyomingSeminary, 260 N. Sprague Avenue in Kingston, PA. Admission is free, and forreservations and more information: www.nepacms.org/

Pianist John Wilson from northeastern PA, who is the pianist with the San Francisco Symphony and the San Diego Symphony. He is a winner of the Belin Scholarship administered by the Waverly Community House, which made possible his recording, "Upon Further Reflection," on the Avie label,featuring the world premiere of a work with that title by Michael Tilson Thomas. Wilson will return to the region to present a recital on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 7:30 at the Houlihan-McLean Center at the University of Scranton, as part of the Performance Music series. The program will includethe solo piano version of "Rhapsody in Blue," the Dante Sonata by Liszt and more.There is no admission charge. www.scranton.edu/musicwww.johnwilsonpiano.com/The interview was first broadcast in January of 2023.

Gina Malsky and Carl Achhammer, Jr, Board Members of theFine Arts Fiesta, and Co-chairs of the Performance Committee,speaking about the 70th anniversary of the Fine Arts Fiestato be celebrated on Public Square in downtown Wilkes-Barrefrom May 14 through May 17, 2026.There will be a range of performing artists; a dance gala,visual artists in residence, art exhibitions, and a host ofactivities for children and young people.There is no admission charge. For more information anda complete schedule: www.fineartsfiesta.org/

Dr. Joshua Harper, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Choral Society of Northeast Pennsylvania, speaking about a concert titled, "Brothers in Song"to be presented by the tenors and basses of the Society on Friday, May 8, 2026at 7:00 pm, at the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre, 97 SouthFranklin Street. On the program, music by Grieg, Schubert and more.Admission is free, but donations will gladly be accepted at the door.For more information: www.choralsociety.net/