Dr. Alan Baker, Artistic Director of the Choral Society of Northeast Pennsylvania, speaking about the music of composer Charles Villiers

Stanford and those he influenced in England, in a program titled,

"Stanford and Sons" to be presented Sunday, November 7, 2021, at 3:00 pm, at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 550 Madison Avenue in Scranton.

For more information: www.choralsociety.net/

There is a discount for WVIA members and those under 18 are free.

Michelle Cann, pianist and faculty member at the Curtis Institute of Music, speaking with WVIA's Fiona Powell about Florence Price, the black woman composer whose music she champions, in anticipation of a concert at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA, Sunday, November 7, 2021, at 4:00 pm. The program will include music by Price, Chopin & Brahms. For more information: bucknell.edu/weiscenter

Joshua Plesche, director, and Tim Solarek, actor in the role of John Proctor, speaking about the production of "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller by DM Performance Works, November 4 & 5 at 7:00 pm and November 7, 2021, at 3:00 at DM Performance Works Factory Theatre,

15 School Street in Nuremberg, PA. www.dmpwshows.org

570-710-7244

Conor Kelly O'Brien, AFA Gallery Director; Artists Olivia Butkiewicz and Jessica Maietta, speaking about the annual Art Auction presented by Artists for Art/The AFA Gallery, 101 Penn Avenue in downtown Scranton, running November 4 through November 18, 2021, going live at 6:00 on the 4th at 6:00 pm online with a live-streaming event on all AFA social media and website---www.artistsforart.org/ All bidding will take place by way of the website.

Dr. Paul Salerni, NEH Distinguished Chair in the Humanities & Professor of Music at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, speaking about his recent album, "People, Places and Pets" released on the Bridge Records label, featuring the Bowers Fader Duo in his settings of poets including Robert Frost and Natasha Trethewey.

For more information: www.bridgerecords.com/ www.lehigh.edu/

Thomas N. Tate, Esq, 1956 graduate of the University of Scranton, speaking on ArtScene in connection with his recent donation of a collection of aerospace memorabilia amassed throughout his long career working for government and industry on the Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle initiatives. An exhibit of selections from these items that tell the story of the US space program can be viewed through the fall on the first floor of Hyland Hall on the campus of the

University of Scranton. For more information: www.scranton.edu

David Parmelee, General Manager of the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, and John Bubul, Director of the current production, speaking about "The Rocky Horror Show", opening Thursday, October 28, 2021, at 8:00 pm, with a show Friday (10/29) at 8:00 pm, and shows Saturday (10/30) at 7:00 pm and 11:59 pm, at 537 North Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. www.ltwb.org or on the Little Theatre Facebook page.

Gerardo Edelstein, Music Director & Conductor of the Williamsport

Symphony Orchestra, speaking with WVIA's Fiona Powell about the opening concert of the 2021-2022 season, October 26, 2021, at 7:30 pm at the Community Arts Center, 220 West Fourth Street in Williamsport.

The program features Dvorak, Beethoven & Christopher Rouse.

www.caclive.com/ 570-326-2424

Mark Kosower, Principal Cellist with the Cleveland Orchestra, & Cheryl Boga, Director of Performance Music at the University of Scranton, speaking about the solo performance by Kosower of his music from his series, "Bach for Humanity," on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at 7:30 pm, at the Houlihan-McClean Center, Mulberry Street & Jefferson Avenue, on the U of S campus. Admission is free for members of the university community and invited guests. Masks are required.

www.scranton.edu/music

Organist Mike Sowa, Associate Director of Music at St. John the Evangelist Church in Pittston, and Canon Mark Laubach, Organist & Choirmaster at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Wilkes-Barre, speaking before the concert to rededicate the newly refurbished organ at St. John's, Sunday, October 24, 2021, at 3:00 pm at the church, 35 William Street in Pittston. Mark Laubach will present a program that includes Bach, Handel, Alain and more. www.stjohnspittson.com/