Dr. Rick Hoffenberg, associate professor of choral conducting at Marywood University in Scranton, and music director and conductor of the Wyoming Seminary Civic Orchestra, talks about the orchestra's upcoming performances featuring oboist Greg Hulse, at 8 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, and at 8 p.m. Jan. 21 in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for the Performing Arts on the Marywood University campus. More information at marywood.edu.

Jim Gavenus, Award-winning Documentary Photographer and LCCC Assistant Professor, speaking about the exhibit, "Selma to Montgomery: A March for the Right to Vote". The show features the work of Gavenus and Spider Martin, world-renowned photojournalist of the Civil Rights era. The exhibit opens at the Schulman Gallery Friday, January 19, with a reception from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and a gallery talk at 7:00. There is no admission charge.

The show will run through February 21, 2018.

www.luzerne.edu www.gavenusphoto.com

WVIA's John Mikulak, multimedia content producer at WVIA Public Media, and co-director/co-writer of the 2009 documentary film, "The Man Who Would Be Polka King," talks about that film and the feature film, "The Polka King." Each film has been released on Netflix on January 12, 2018. More information at polkakingmovie.com

Rosemary Hay and Rudy Caporaso, Co-artistic Directors of REV Theatre Company, speaking about the Youth Department of the United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA and its production of "Romeo and Juliet" by Shakespeare on Thursday, February 1 at 6:00 p.m. at UNC's Oppenheim Center for the Arts, 1004 Jackson Street in Scranton.

Admission is free. www.uncnepa.org

WVIA's Fiona Powell speaks with John Yogodzinski, executive director of Arthaus Projects(formerly the Converge Gallery) in downtown Williamsport, about "New Beginnings," a group exhibition sampling all 2018 artists, through Feb. 10. It's located at 140 W. 4th St. More information at arthausprojects.com or 570-435-7080.

Rev. Bill Carter of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, Msgr. Joseph Quinn of Our Lady of the Snows, and Pastor Mark Terwilliger of Countryside Community Church talk about "Holy Hootenanny!" taking place at 2 p.m. Jan. 21 at St. Benedict's Church, 1849 Newton Ransom Blvd., Clarks Summit. The event features the Choirs of the Abington Ecumenical Ministerium. More information at facebook.com/abington-ecumenical-ministerium.

WVIA's Lisa Mazzarella speaks with Shawn Bryant, CEO of the Wellsboro Hotel Company, about the induction of the Penn Wells Hotel into the Historical Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The hotel is located on Main Street in Wellsboro. More information at pennwells.com

Dr. Ronald McCurdy, Jazz Trumpeter and Professor of Music in the Thornton School of Music at USC, speaking about "The Langston Hughes Project--Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz", a multimedia concert with spoken word, live music and video images, produced by Dr. McCurdy and featuring the Ron McCurdy Quartet. The event will be presented at Misericordia University in Dallas, PA, on Thursday, January 18 at 7:30 pm in Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall. 570-674-6719

www.misericordia.edu

Singer-Songwriter Timothy Zieger, and Paula M. Baillie, board member and program coordinator of The Gathering Place in Clarks Summit, talk about the Songwriters' Roundtable at The Gathering Place, taking place at 7 p.m. Jan. 21, Feb. 18, Mar. 4 and Apr. 15. The Gathering Place is located at 304 S. State St., Clarks Summit. More at gatheringplacecs.org

Writer Lauren Stahl talks about her novel, "The Devil's Song," a Kaylie Jones Book, released on Jan. 2. She will take part in Wilkes University's Maslow Foundation Salon Reading Series at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 5 in the ballroom of the Henry Student Center, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre. More at wilkes.edu