Archive for August, 2008

La Festa, Joe Biden & Dionysus: Scranton’s Labor Day weekend

The La Festa tents are up; the weather is set to be beautiful; and the Democratic vice-presidential nominee is on his way – it’s shaping up to be a great Labor Day weekend in Downtown Scranton. Keep Reading
August 29th, 2008 | Downtown | Keep Reading

Electric Theatre opens season with “Arms & the Man”

The Electric Theatre Company (formerly the Northeast Theatre) will soon open its 17th season with a production of George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man.” For the first play produced under its new name, the Electric Theatre Company chose this Shaw comedy that begins with a Swiss mercenary from the AustroSerbian army who finds refuge in the bedroom of a young upper class Bulgarian lady during a...
August 28th, 2008 | The Arts | Keep Reading

Scranton Cultural Center announces fall season

The Scranton Cultural Center, 420 North Washington Ave., just announced the line-up for its fall/winter season. Keep Reading
August 27th, 2008 | Downtown | Keep Reading

Big names coming to Scranton Comic Con

Some big names are scheduled to take part in the Scranton Comic Book Convention on Sunday, August 31, at the Clarion Hotel, 300 Meadow Avenue, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Keep Reading
August 26th, 2008 | Featured | Keep Reading

25+ More Resources for NEPA College Students

Here’s the second part of our series of resources for new and returning students at our local colleges. Today, the focus is on Wilkes University, King’s College, Misericorida University, East Stroudsburg University, Luzerne County Community College and the Penn State satellites. If you know of any resources we missed, be sure to comment below. Wilkes University Campus Map – The Wilkes interactive campus...
August 25th, 2008 | Featured | Keep Reading

Piazza dell’Arte e-book now available

The series of articles we published this summer profiling the artists featured on the new Piazza dell’Arte at Courthouse Square in Scranton have been collected in an interactive e-book available for download by clicking the link below. Piazza dell’Arte e-book.
August 22nd, 2008 | Featured | Keep Reading