Dan Pitman, Co-director & Choreographer, speaking about "Miracle on 34thStreet: The Musical" at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes Street in Swoyersville, running November 25 through December 17, 2017, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm. Dinner is available 90 minutes before curtain time. (570)283-2195

www.musicbox.org/

Artist Johnny Romeo from Australia speaking with WVIA's Fiona Powell about curating a show titled, "L.A. Residency (Local Access)" at the Converge Gallery, West Fourth Street in Williamsport through November 25, 2017, featuring the work of 12 Pennsylvania-based artists.

www.converge.com/

Dr. Larry Lipkis, professor of music at Moravian College in Bethlehem, and member of the Baltimore Consort, talks about the ensemble's upcoming performance titled, "The Cherry Tree," to be presented at 5 p.m. Dec. 2 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 44 E. Market St., Bethlehem. More information at trinitybeth.org

Internationally-acclaimed artist Laleh Mehran, professor of Emergent Digital Practices at the University of Denver, talks about the solo exhibition, "Inherent Control Cyphers," which runs through Dec. 3 at the Samek Art Museum at Bucknell University in Lewisburg. More at museum.bucknell.edu

Tom Durkin of the Valley Contra Dance Society in Bethlehem speaking about contra dancing and the special weekend in the Lehigh Valley titled ValleyCopia: Friday, November 24 with 2 callers, 2 bands and 2 dances--the 1st at 3 pm & the 2nd at 7:30--at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street in Bethlehem.

www.valleycontradance.org

Paul Plumadore, paper montage artist and author, and featured artist at the 29th Annual Holiday Art Auction, presented by Artists for Art at the AFA Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton, Saturday, November 18, 2017: preview at 6:00 pm; Auction at 7 pm.

www.artistsforart.org; www.paulplumadore.com/

Dustin Douglas, guitarist and band leader, speaking about his music before a concert titled "SRV Retrospective" (Stevie Ray Vaughan) featuring Dustin Douglas and the Electric Gentlemen at the FM Kirby Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.

www.kirbycenter.org or dustindouglasmusic.com/

Dustin Douglas, guitarist & band leader, on his music in anticipation of a concert titled "SRV (Stevie Ray Vaughan) Retrospective" at the FM Kirby Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, November 18, 2017, at 8:00 pm., part of the Chandelier Lobby concert series.

www.kirbycenter.org or www.dustindouglasmusic.com/

WVIA's Fiona Powell speaks with composer Shara Nova about "The Blue Hour," co-commissioned by Grammy-nominated string orchestra A Far Cry, features Grammy-winning singer Luciana Souza in a song-cycle written by five leading female composers: Rachel Grimes, Angélica Negrón, Shara Nova, Caroline Shaw and Sarah Kirkland Snider. The text that serves as the libretto is Carolyn's Forché's poem "On Earth," from her collection Blue Hour. A Far Cry Orchestra Performance: Thu, Nov 9th, 7:30 pm, Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University in Lewisburg. bucknell.edu/boxoffice or 570-577-1000

Deborah Konnick, WVIA's Clubhouse Mom, on "Be My Neighbor Day" on Sunday, October 22, 2017 from noon to 4:00 p.m. at PNC Field in Moosic, PA. The event is presented by WVIA Public Media in cooperation with the PNC Grow Up Great Initiative and the Fred Rogers Company. For more information: www.wvia.org/

Admission is free and open to the public.