Stephen Hendrickson, stage designer, film & TV production designer, speaking about the annual tradition of his original decorated windows for the Christmas holidays at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock, PA.

Themes range from "The Nutcracker Sweets" to "The Circus" to "Monkeys in the Clocktower". The window for December 2021 is titled, "The Circus of Marvels" and will be on display at the Earnshaw Gallery at the Dietrich through December 2021--60 E. Tioga Street in Tunkhannock. www.dietrichtheater.com/

The Rev'd Rebecca Barnes, Rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Scranton, and Violinist Sophie Till, Associate Professor at Marywood University, speaking about a concert at 3:00 on Sunday, December 19, 2021, to dedicate the newly received 1994 Steinway Model B Grand Piano. Violinist Sophie Till and Pianist Ron Stabinsky will perform sonatas by Mozart, Schnittke, Schubert & Ravel, and admission is

free. The church is located at 232 Wyoming Avenue in Scranton. www.stlukescranton.org/

Kara Snyder and Ken McMullen of KaraKen Productions, speaking about "A White Christmas Cabaret" which they'll present at the Lodge at Mountain Springs Lake in the Poconos on December 17, 2021 at 7 pm and December 18 at 8 pm. Also December 21 at the Tennis Tea at Buck Hill Falls at 8 pm. For more information: wwwkarakenproductions.com/

Eyal Filkovsky, Filmmaker & Photographer, Producer and Director of The Big Break Contest, and Vinnie Langdon III, Actor & Filmmaker, speaking about the contest to select a winning band from Pennsylvania from online music video entries. Phase 2 will run through December 31, 2021, and the public is invited to view the submissions and then vote for their

favorites. There finalists will be announced on January 1, looking ahead to in-person battle of the bands performances in January and February. For more information: www.TheBigBreakContest.com/

Dr. Alan Baker, Artistic Director of the Lyric Consort, an 8-voice, a capella vocal ensemble based in northeastern PA, speaking about

"A Lyric Consort Christmas", a concert to be presented on Saturday,

December 18, 2021, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Wyoming Avenue in Scranton, featuring music of the Middle Ages & Renaissance, as well as works from Colonial America and some jazzy

arrangements to close. www.lyricconsort.com/

Claire McRee, Associate Curator at the Allentown Art Museum, speaking about the exhibition, "Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper" on view through January 2, 2022, featuring the work of 9 contemporary Japanese artists. The AAM is located at 31 North Fifth Street in Allentown, open Thursdays through Sundays.

www.allentownartmuseum.org/

Kevin Costley, playwright, lyricist & actor who plays Scrooge, and Scott Colin, artistic director of the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre and director of the holiday production of "A Christmas Carol" adapted as a musical by Kevin Costley and Ted Anderson. The show runs December 10, 11, 17 & 18 at 8:00 each night, with Sunday matinees December 12 & 19 at 3:00. Little Theatre is located at 537 North Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, and for more information: www,ltwb.org/

570-823-1875.

Gerardo Edelstein, Music Director & Conductor of the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, speaking with WVIA's Fiona Powell about the 2021 Holiday Concert on Saturday, December 11 at 7:30 pm at the Community Arts Center on West Fourth Street. On the program, there will holiday favorites and a performance by the violinist who has won this year's Young Artist's Competition. www.CACLive.com/ www.williamsportsymphony.org/

Amy Casimir, Artistic Director, and Trey Casimir, Producer of "A Lewisburg Victorian Nutcracker", presented by Strictly Ballet & River Stage Community Theatre, 815 Main Street in Lewisburg, on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm, with a livestream option for

the 7:00 performance. For more information:

www.riverstagetheatre.org/

Nancy Sanderson, Executive Director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, speaking about the annual PNC Holiday Pops concerts under the direction of Melisse Brunet, Friday, December 10, 2021 at the Scranton Cultural Center at 7pm, and again Saturday, December 11 at 7pm at the F.M. Kirby Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

Joining the orchestra will be Ballet Theatre of Scranton & the Choral Society of NEPA. Masks will be required. www.nepaphil.org/