Ali Basalyga of NAC Entertainment speaking about thefinal show in the Broadway in Scranton 2025-2026season: Meredith Willson's "The Music Man."There will be shows June 12, 13 & 14th at the ScrantonCultural Center, 420 North Washington Avenue.Performances Friday at 7:30 pm; Saturday at 2:00and 7:30 pm; and Sunday at 1:00.For more information: www.broadwayinscranton.com/Tickets are available online or at the Scranton CulturalCenter Box Office.

Award-winning guitarist Bill Frisell speaking with WVIA's George Graham about his life in musicin anticipation of his visit to NEPA to headlinethe 2026 Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz with aperformance by the Bill Frisell Trio on Saturday,June 6th at 6:30 pm at the FM Kirby Center onPublic Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre.The festival runs from June 5th through 7thwith an opening ceremony on Fridayat 5:00 with a performance by the IndigoMoon Brass Band and a tribute to GeorgeGraham as "Champion of Jazz."A Jazz Walk follows with many venueshosting music. Saturday opens withJava & Jazz at the Abide Coffee House,with much music to follow, leading up to theBill Frisell Trio at 6:30. On Sunday, therewill be a Jazz Brunch at the Stegmaier Mansion.All the musical performances are free exceptfor the Frisell concert.www.wilkesbarrecavalcadeofjazz.org/

Adam Randis, Artistic Director of PTPA & director of the current show; and Tim Solarek, actor who has the role of Merrick, speaking about theproduction of "The Elephant Man" by Bernard Pomerance to bepresented June 12, 13 & 14, 2026, by the PA Theatre of PerformingArts at the J.J. Ferrara Center, 212 W. Broad Street in Hazleton.Friday & Saturday at 7:00 pm; Sunday at 2:00.www.ptpashows.org/

A.J. Jump and Neil Prisco of the F.M. Kirby Center, members of the Cavalcade committee, speaking about the 2026 Wilkes-Barre Cavalcadeof Jazz to be held June 5th, 6th & 7th at various venues throughoutdowntown Wilkes-Barre. The event marks the 75th anniversary of theoriginal Cavalcade of Dixieland Jazz that took place on February 23,1951, cited as the first formal jazz festival in the country.This year's headliner is the Bill Frisell Trio, and the group willperform at the F. M. Kirby Center on Public Squareat 6:30 pm. The Opening Ceremony will be held on Friday at 5:00 at the Kirby Centerwith the Indigo Moon Brass Band & a tribute to WVIA's George Grahamas Champion of Jazz. There will be a Jazz Walk on Friday evening,and many other performances throughout the weekend. For more information:www.wilkesbarrecavalcadeofjazz.org/

Timothy Schwarz, Violinist & Head of Strings at Rowan University and Founder & Artistic Director of Techne Music, and LawrenceStomberg, Cellist & Professor of Cello & Associate Directorfor Performance Studies at the University of Delaware School of Music,speaking about the 2026 Techne Music Festival taking place fromJune 7th through June 11th at Moravian University in Bethlehem, PA.There will be a culminating concert on Thursday, June 11that 7:00 pm, at Peter Hall, 342 Main Street on the Moravian campus.Admission is free, and no tickets are required. For more information:www.technemusic.org/

Joe Whelski, Filmmaker, Pottsville native and Festival Director,and Richard Kline, actor, director and educator, speaking aboutthe Second Annual Pottsville Film Festival running from Friday,May 29 through Sunday, May 31, 2026, featuring at least 70films from around the country and abroad. There will be acomedy workshop with Richard Kline, well-known for hislong-standing membership in the cast of "Three's Company."The workshop will take place at 10:30 on Saturday morning(5/30) at the Majestic Theater, and there will also bea Q & A with Kline from 4:00 to 6:00 at the Chopping Block,370 S. Centre Street.Most of the films will be screened at the Majestic Theater,209 N. Center Street in Pottsville, but some will be presentedat the Chopping Block. For all the details, www.majestictheater.net

Liz Tilley, artist, founding committee member of the Gallery at 530 Mainand a Corporate Sponsorship Representativeat WVIA, speaking about the 2026 Spring Show and therest of the season at the Gallery in Stroudsburg. The exhibitionhas opened and will run until June 27th, with hours Fridays,Saturdays & Sundays from Noon to 4:00. For moreinformation check their Facebook page: Gallery at 530 Main

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/