The annual Scranton Jazz Festival will return to downtown Scranton on August 1-3, 2008, with three days full of live entertainment by some of the area’s most talented musicians. Headlining the fourth annual Scranton Jazz Festival will be Spyro Gyra, The New York Voices, jazz legend Phil Woods, The Marko Marcinko Latin Jazz Quintet, J.D. Water, bluesman Clarence Spady, The Scranton Jazz Festival Big Band and more. The...

One of the most dramatic examples of the revitalization of downtown Scranton is the work being done at the Lackawanna County Courthouse. Among the improvements unveiled there recently is the new Piazza dell’Arte which pays tribute to Scranton natives who achieved national and international success in the arts and humanities. Keep Reading

Help kick off the 2008 Transplant Games with a torch run through downtown Scranton. Keep Reading

The June First Friday event in downtown Scranton celebrated people who have overcome cancer with artwork created and inspired by survivors. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church hosted “Spaces for the Spirit: In Celebration of Cancer Survivors,” a photography exhibit by John Levandoski, as well as a photo display of cancer survivors by Ray Carlier. They also displayed a mural created by 12 local cancer survivors under the...

Lackawanna County Concerts on the Square, a series of weekly live concerts planned throughout the summer, kicked off today with a performance by John “Guido” Phillips at the Piazza dell’Arte, Courthouse Square, downtown Scranton. The concerts will feature a lineup of some of the area’s finest musical talent performing in a wide variety of styles. The shows will all be held on Courthouse Square, Scranton, from...

Gyros, galaktobouriko, mousaka and dolmades – the annual Greek Festival has returned to Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 505 North Washington Avenue, Scranton. For more than 35 years, the Greek Festival has given Scranton residents an opportunity to sample delicious handmade Greek specialties. You can take out or eat in, with a tent and picnic tables set up next to the church. You can also call ahead to have your...