“Line Items,” a new exhibit by Philip A. Dente will open at the Melberger Arts Center Gallery, 123 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, on Friday, June 6, from 6-8:30 p.m. The exhibit will run through August 1. Hours at the MAC Gallery are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Weekend hours are available by appointment; call 570-239-2459 or 570-343-2300 ext. 0. Visit the MAC site for more information.

Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe hit the ground running on their most relevant album in fifteen years or so with “Living Well Is The Best Revenge”- possibly the rawest and punkiest they have sounded since Chronic Town back in ‘82 (Alternate descriptions: 1. It really puts the “rapid” back in rapid eye movement, 2. Accelerate indeed!). Things slow up to more traditional R.E.M. speed with the Monster-ous...

The latest initiative in efforts to revitalize the arts and cultural life of the Greater Scranton area was unveiled Monday night with the formal introduction of the Lackawanna County Council on Arts, Culture and Education to the community. According to Maureen McGuigan, Deputy Director of Arts and Culture for the county, the council will advise county officials on ways to best serve Lackawanna County in the area of arts...

The Electric City Renaissance continues with the Renaissance at 500. Governor Ed Rendell was in town this morning to help break ground on the redevelopment project happening on the 500 block of Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, called the Renaissance at 500. Renaissance at 500 will include 16 new condominiums located in eight turn-of-the-century buildings, boutiques and a landscaped park. Rendell announced $15 million in state...

Some of you may have noticed some unusual advertisements for Wilkes University on local billboards and television seeming to target individual students from area high schools. Keep Reading

Save the date for the first annual Mini-Thon dance-a-thon sponsored by the Boys & Girls Club of NEPA and the United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA on Friday, Nov. 7, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. at Lackawanna College Student Union (The Former CYC). The event, featuring twelve hours of fun movement and music, will benefit kids in the Greater Scranton area. There will be teams and individual entrant categories. More information...