Mark Stavish of northeastern PA, authority on Western spiritual traditions, speaking about winter & welcoming the new year. He is author of 26 books including "The Path of Alchemy," "Kabbalah for Health & Wellness" and "Egregores".

For more information: facebook.com/mark.stavish.5

Dr. Allan Austin, Professor of History, & Dr. Patrick Hamilton, Professor of English, at Misericordia University in Dallas, PA, coauthors of the study, "All New, All Different? A History of Race & the American Superhero," issued by the University of Texas Press, speaking about trends in pop culture in 2022. Their podcast on pop culture is titled,

"Even More Mashed Up," at mashedup.podbean.com/

Hank O'Neal, writer, photographer, & jazz producer, speaking about his recent book, "Sincerely, Ty Cobb--A Baseball Memoir" issued by TCU Press, centering on the correspondence the teenager had with baseball great, Ty Cobb. The volume is richly illustrated with period photos and images of vintage baseball cards. www.prs.tcu.edu/

Part Two of a Two-Part series.

Hank O'Neal, writer, photographer, & jazz producer, speaking about his recent book, "Sincerely, Ty Cobb--A Baseball Memoir" issued by TCU Press, centering on the correspondence the teenager had with baseball great, Ty Cobb. The volume is richly illustrated with period photos and images of vintage baseball cards. www.prs.tcu.edu/

Part One of a Two-Part series.

Bret Alexander, musician, songwriter, editor, producer and original member of the band The Badlees, speaking with WVIA's Creative Director Neil Prisco about the band's new album, the first in 20 years with the original personnel. The concert to celebrate the release has been rescheduled until March 25, 2023 at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. For more information: www.kirbycenter.org and www.badlees.com

Matthew Hinton, playwright, poet, editor and Coordinator of Writing at Misericordia University, speaking about his "Playroom" project, produced by Gaslight Theatre over an eight-year period. Hinton's own one-acts for the series have been issued as a collection titled, "Playroom," by Blue Moon Plays, and he will be part of an alumni panel at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre on January 11, 2023, at 6:30 at the Sordoni Art Gallery in connection with the semi-annual residency of the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing, www.wilkes.edu/

Mary Beth Voda, Author & Independent Historian, speaking about the Frank Capra holiday classic, "It's a Wonderful Life," that was inspired by a story written by Philip Van Doren Stern titled, "The Greatest Gift." Stern was born in Wyalusing, PA. The Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga Street in Tunkhannock, will continue its annual tradition of presenting free screenings of "It's a Wonderful Life," Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 2:00, 7:00 & 8:00 pm. For more information:

www.dietrichtheater.com/

Dr. Alan Baker, Artistic Director & Conductor of the Lyric Consort of NEPA, speaking about the annual holiday performance, "A Lyric Consort Christmas," on Friday, December 16, 2022, at 8 pm, at St Luke's Episcopal Church on Wyoming Avenue in downtown Scranton.

www.lyricconsort.com/

Michael Bradshaw Flynn, Artistic Director of the Scranton Shakespeare Festival, and Jonathan Stephens, Managing Director, speaking about the original pantomime, "Snow White & the 7 Scrantonians," to be presented by the company at their new performance space at the Mall at Steamtown, with shows December 15-18, 2020; Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm, with matinees at 2:00 on Saturday and Sunday. For more information: www.scrantonshakes.com/

Reverend Allison Carnahan with Scott Atherton and Bruce Candlish, musicians, speaking about "A Service of Lessons & Carols" to be presented by St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Main & Iron Streets, in Bloomsburg, PA. on Sunday, December 18, 2022, with prelude music by The Brass Menagerie at 4:40 and the service at 5:00 pm. A free will offering will be accepted. www.stpaulsbloomsburg.diocpa.org/