Matthew Rupcich, Music Director & Conductor of the Arcadia

Chorale, speaking about the opening concert of the 2024-25

season: "We the People," featuring works by Randall Thompson,

Howard Hanson, Alice Parker, Gwyneth Walker, and others.

There will be performances October 12th at 7:30 pm at

Covenant Presbyterian Church, 550 Madison Avenue in Scranton,

October 13th at 3:00 pm at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church,

35 S. Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre, and on October 18th at

7:30 pm at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in

Stroudsburg. For more information: www.arcadiachorale.org/

Seth Golden, Director, and Marcie Riebe of Diva Theater, Narrator,

speaking about the staged reading of "Extremities" by playwright

William Mastrosimone on October 11 & 12, 2024, at 8:00 each

night, at The Olde Brick Theater, 126 W. Market Street in

Scranton, presented by Diva Theater as a benefit for

Ruth's Place in Wilkes-Barre & Diva. A free will offering

will be accepted at the door. The play is for mature

audiences. For more information: Facebook.com/DivaTheaterScranton The National Domestic Violence Hotline #

is 800-799-7233

Kimberly Crafton, Coordinator for the Greenhouse Project's

Honeybee & Harvest Day on October 6th, and Camille Dantone, Community & Family Programs Manager at the Everhart Museum, speaking about two special programs in Nay Aug Park in Scranton. The Everhart's third annual

Rakin' in the Fun Community Day will be held on Saturday,

October 5, 2024, from 11 am to 5 pm on the Museum

grounds at 1901 Mulberry Street in Scranton. Admission

is free. https://everhart-museum.org

The Greenhouse Project at 200 Arthur Avenue will host

its 4th annual Honeybee & Harvest Day on Sunday, October 6th, from noon to 4 pm. There is no admission charge.

www.scrantongreenhouse.org/

Dan Kimbrough, Artistic Director of the aking Up Space Film Festival, presented by Park Multimedia, the Black Scranton Project and the Scranton Fringe Festival, showcasing the work of BIPOC filmmakers, on Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th at 7:00, with a free reception before the Friday evening screening. The event will be held at the Electric City Trolley Museum, 300 Cliff Street in Scranton. Admission is free.

www.scrantonfringe.org/

Director Allen Bonk, Assistant Technical Director, Staff Designer/Audio Engineer at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, speaking about "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett to be presented October 3rd, 4th & 5th at 7:30 each evening, with a 2:00 matinee on October 5th, followed by a talkback session.

The production takes place in the George P. Maffei II heatre at 133 North River Street on the King's College campus.  For more information: www.kings.edu

Rose Randazzo, Chair of the Mural Arts Program of Scranton Tomorrow, and Eric Bussart, Mural Artist, speaking about the special event to dedicate the new mural, "The Big Band" at 217 Wyoming Avenue in downtown Scranton on Friday, October 4, 2024 at 5:30 pm. There will be a chance to meet the artist and to listen to the Scranton Jazz Festival Big Band under the direction of Marko Marcinko, with the Vince Brust Dancers.  For more information: www.scrantontomorrow/muralart or https://ericbussart.com/.

Simone Daniel, director, and Elizabeth Powell, cast member,

speaking about the premiere of the new play "Mimosas" by

Ruth Connors, as part of the 2024 Scranton Fringe Festival.

The production is presented by the Maslow Family Graduate

Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University and will run

October 3 & 4 at 8:00 pm; October 5 at 4:30 and 8:00 pm.

at the Shakes Space in the Marketplace at Steamtown,

300 Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton. The play is rated R.

For tickets and information: scrantonfringe.org/

Barbara Spellman Shuta and Kate Bohan, speaking about the

Lackawanna Historical Society's Genealogy Forum

and the Genealogy for Beginners workshop they will

offer with Tom Price on four Saturdays in October 2024.

The sessions will be held at the Albright Memorial Library,

500 Vine Street in Scranton from 9:30 am to Noon.

Attendees need to commit to all 4 installments.

There is a modest fee to cover costs for materials.

For information and to register:

Ronnie Harvey, General Theater Manager & Film Booker

at the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga Street in Tunkhannock,

speaking about the 2024 Fall Film Festival that will run

from September 20th through October 10th, with 20 films

to be screened in 21 days. The Opening Night Gala

takes place on Friday, September 21st with 2 movies

and refreshments from regional establishments.

For more information: www.dietrichtheater.com/

570-836-1022

Ronnie Harvey, General Theater Manager & Film Booker

at the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga Street in Tunkhannock,

speaking about the 2024 Fall Film Festival that will run

from September 20th through October 10th, with 20 films

to be screened in 21 days. The Opening Night Gala

takes place on Friday, September 21st with 2 movies

and refreshments from regional establishments. Doors open

at 5:30 pm. For more information: www.dietrichtheater.com/

570-836-1022