Comedian Tom Papa talking about his affection

for radio and his time on "Wait Wait Don't Tell

Me" on NPR. Papa is bringing his 2023 Comedy

Tour to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA,

on Saturday, December 2nd at 8:00 pm.

www.shermantheater.com/

The interview was recorded before Papa's

visit to Scranton in February 2023.

Artists Tim Hawkesworth and LaLa Zeitlyn, speaking about their

work in connection with the current exhibition at the Circle Center

for the Arts, home of the Wyoming Valley Art League, 130 Rear

South Franklin Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

The show runs through December 1, 2023.

For more information: www.wyomingvalleyartleague.org/ and

to learn about Tim & Lala's artist workshops:

www.springhillsfarm.org/

Artists Tim Hawkesworth and LaLa Zeitlyn, speaking about their

work in connection with the current exhibition at the Circle Center

for the Arts, home of the Wyoming Valley Art League, 130 Rear

South Franklin Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre. The show runs through December 1, 2023. For more information: www.wyomingvalleyartleague.org/ To learn about Tim & Lala's artist workshops: www.springhillsfarm.org/

Phil Ioanna, Business Manager, & Nick Driscoll, Director,

speaking about the 100th anniversary of the Cino Paci Band

in anticipation of a special celebration on Sunday November 26, 2023 at the F.M Kirby Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre at 2:00.

The band will play, there will be a slideshow and a display

of memorabilia. Admission is free, on a first-come,

first served basis. www.kirbycenter.org/

Phil Ioanna, Business Manager, & Nick Driscoll, Director,

speaking about the 100th anniversary of the Cino Paci Band

in anticipation of a special celebration on Sunday November 26, 2023 at the F.M Kirby Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre at 2:00.

The band will play, there will be a slideshow and a display

of memorabilia. Admission is free, on a first-come,

first served basis.

www.kirbycenter.org/

Sarah Effertz, Executive Director of the Scranton

Jazz Festival; James Olecki, Managing Partner

and CEO of the Ritz Theater in Scranton, and

Marko Marcinko, Founder and Music Director of the

Scranton Jazz Festival Big Band, speaking about

The Swingin' Jazz Nutcracker Suite on Sunday,

November 26, 2023, at 6:00 pm, at the Ritz Theater,

222 Wyoming Avenue in downtown Scranton.

Toys will be collected for the Women's Resource

Center. www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/

Director Elizabeth Dowd, Actors Amy Rene Byrne & Aaron White, members of the BTE Resident Acting Company, speaking about the 2023 Holiday show to be presented by the Bloomsburg  Theatre Ensemble November 24 through December 28: "A Christmas Story." Shows are Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 3:00.  November 24 is a food preview at 2:00; December 2 at 1:00 is the Kathy Baas Sensory Friendly Performance. Shows take place at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street in downtown Bloomsburg. www.bte.org/

Rick Coulter, Music Director & Conductor

of the Williamsport Symphony's Billtown Brass,

speaking with WVIA's Fiona Powell about

the ensemble's annual holiday concert on

Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 5:00 at

St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 142 Market

Street in Williamsport,

coinciding with Victorian Christmas in

Williamsport. www.williamsportsymphony.org/

www.victorianchristmaspa.com/

Theresa O'Connor, Director of the Artists for Art Gallery,

speaking about the current exhibition, "The Moth Project 2023,"

that will run now through November 25th, with a special

event on the closing evening at 6:00 with music and more.

The Gallery is located at 101 Penn Avenue in downtown

Scranton, and for more information:

www.artistsforart.org/

Dr. David Heineman, Associate Professor in Communications Studies at Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg, speaking about his recent documentary film, "NEPA Doc" to be screened at the Campus Theatre in Lewisburg, PA, on November 15, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.

www.davidheineman.net/