Dr. Darlene Miller-Lanning, Director of the Hope Horn Gallery

and member of the faculty of the Art & Music program at

the University of Scranton, speaking with WVIA's Mindy

Cronk about celebrated artist Franz Kline who was inducted

into the Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame

on November 8, 2024. For more information: www.facebook.com/LCAEHOF

Rabbi Daniel Swartz, Spiritual Leader of Temple Hesed in

Scranton, speaking about the performance of "Shterna and

the Lost Voice" by the Magid Ensemble on Wednesday,

December 18, 2024, at 6 pm, at the Jewish Community Center,

601 Jefferson Avenue in Scranton. There is a storyteller,

a cranky box and live Klezmer music. Admission is free.

www.scrantonjcc.org/ www.templehesed.org/

Amy Carter Casimir, Artistic Director, and Trey

Casimir, Producer, speaking about "A Lewisburg

Victorian Nutcracker" to be presented in

partnership with the RiverStage

Community Theatre, on Saturday, December 14,

2024, at the Greenspace Center, 815 Market

Street in Lewisburg, at 2 pm (sold out) and

at 7 pm. For information & tickets:

www.riverstagetheatre.org/

Christopher Gallo, Artistic Director of the Lyric Consort,

speaking about The Lyric Consort Christmas concerts

to be presented on Friday, December 13, 2024, at

7:30 pm at the Hawley United Methodist Church,

315 Church Street, as part of Hawley Winterfest.

And again on Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 pm

at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 232 Wyoming Avenue

in Scranton. www.lyricconsort.org/

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William Payn, Music Director & Conductor of

the Susquehanna Valley Chorale, speaking

about the annual Candlelight Christmas

concerts to be presented on Saturday,

December 14, 2024 at 7:30 pm and again

Sunday, December 15 at 3:00 pm, at

Zion Lutheran Church in Sunbury, PA.

There will be works for chorus, organ,

harp, flute, brass and percussion.

www.svcmusic.org/

Gerardo Edelstein, Music Director and Conductor of the

Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, speaking about the

concert titled, "Magical Holiday Journey," to be presented

Friday, December 13, 2024, at 7:30 pm at the Community

Arts Center, 220 West Fourth Street in downtown

Williamsport. Joining in will be the WAHS Choir

and the Williamsport Chamber Choir.

The concert will feature music from film scores

by John Williams , a carol sing-along & more.

www.CACLIVE.com/ or williamsportsymphony.org/

Jack Swersie, artist & arts advocate, speaking about

the exhibition titled, "Artists of the Poconos" at

the Gallery at 530 Main in downtown Stroudsburg.

There will be an opening reception on Saturday,

December 14, 2024 from 5 to 8 pm, and the show

will run until February 15, 2025. Gallery hours: Fridays,

Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 pm.

For more information: www.shermantheater.com/

Melisse Brunet, Music Director & Conductor of the

NEPA Philharmonic, and Chason Goldschmitz,

newly-appointed Executive Director, speaking

about the 2024 Holiday Concerts on Saturday,

December 7 at 7 pm at the FM Kirby Center

in downtown Wilkes-Barre, and again Sunday,

December 8 at 3 pm at the Scranton Cultural

Center. www.nepaphil.org or 570-270-44440

Drummer Marko Marcinko, Founder & Director of the Scranton Jazz Festival Big Band, speaking about the SJF Christmas Spectacular at the Ritz Theater, 222 Wyoming Avenue in Scranton, on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 6:00 pm. There will be music from The Nutcracker arranged by jazz greats,

Vince Guaraldi tunes from "Charlie Brown Christmas,"

and special guest vocalists and dancers.

It's a concert and toy drive, and for information

and tickets: www.theritztheater.com/