Nancy McKinley, award-winning writer and founding fiction faculty member of the Wilkes University Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing, speaking about her novel-in-stories, "St. Christopher on Pluto." McKinley will read from her book on June 16, 2022, at 5:30 pm at the Tunkhannock Public Library, 220 West Tioga Street, with a Q & A to follow. She will also read on Monday, June 20 at 7:00 pm as part of Lit Fest on the Fenner Quadrangle on the Wilkes campus in Wilkes-Barre. The event is free. www.tunkhannocklibrary.org/ www.wilkes.edu/cw www.Mckinleywrite.com/

Joane Arduino, Artistic Director of Ballet Theatre of Scranton, speaking with WVIA's Larry Vojtko about, "Art in the Park", a collaboration with the NEPA Philharmonic under the direction of Melisse Brunet, on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at 5:00 pm, at Covington Park in Lackawanna County. The performance will feature "Peter & the Wolf" and more.

www.balletscranton.org/

Jenna Casaldi, President, & Amy Bezek, Vice-President, of the Street Art Society of NEPA, speaking about the group's vision and plans for the future, in anticipation of their participation in RiverFest 2022 at Nesbitt Park in Kingston, PA, on Friday, June 17 at 6:30 pm with a 5K Color Fun

Walk/Run. www.streetartsocietynepa.org/

Violinist Timothy Schwarz, Founder and Artistic Director of Techne Music; and Cellist Lawrence Stomberg, Professor of Cello at the University of Delaware, & faculty member of Techne Music, speaking about their vision for Techne Music and the culminating concert on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at 7:00 in Peter Hall at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA, featuring chamber music by Brahms, Beethoven & Bartok. Admission is free and there is a Livestream link at www.technemusic.org/

Bonnie Tallman and Charlie Lockard, two of the founders of the Billtown Blues Association, speaking about the 32nd Annual Billtown Blues Festival taking place June 10, 11 and 12, 2022, at the Lycoming County

Fairgrounds in Hughesville, PA. Hours on Friday from 6:00 to 10:30 pm;

Saturday from noon to 10:30, and on Sunday from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm.

www.billtownblues.org/ There is an opportunity for camping.

Dane Bower, Director of "Once Upon a Mattress" at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes Street in Swoyersville, PA.

The show runs June 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 2022. Curtain times on

Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm, with a dinner option at 6:30; Sunday matinees at 3 pm, with a meal option at 1:30

www.musicbox.org/ 570-283-2195

Artist Brian Keeler of the SSSF Committee, and Jan Lokuta, Arts Advocate and Festival Presenter, speaking about the Susquehanna Summer Solstice Festival taking place in Bradford County, PA, near and

at French Azilum, from June 14 through 19, 2022. Featured will be

plein air painting; art, history & environmental presentations, and music of many kinds--with dancing, too. www.susquehannasolsticefest.com/

Dr. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, journalist and author, speaking about her second book, "This Really is War: The Incredible Story of a Navy Nurse POW in the Occupied Philippines," published by Chicago Review Press.

The study includes a profile of Nurse Margaret "Peg" Nash, from Wilkes-Barre. www.emilie-lucchesi.com/

Jan Lokuta, native of northeastern Pennsylvania and longtime arts advocate, speaking about the 2022 Artists' Tour of Landmark Churches in Hazleton, that he will lead on Sunday June 5. The group will meet at 8:30 am at the Hub Welcome Center at 15 West Broad Street and move on to visiting 5 churches of different styles and traditions. There is no admission charge, and there is a limit of 25 participants. For more information or to register: [email protected]/ or 570-655-3437.

Michael Connor, Music Director & Conductor of the Williamsport Civic Chorus, speaking with WVIA's Fiona Powell about their spring concert, "Music for Peace & Reflection: The Music of Ola Gjeilo" to be presented on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at Saint John's Newberry United Methodist Church, 2101 Newberry Street in Williamsport at 3:00 pm. For more information: www.williamsportcivicchorus.org/