The combination of First Friday and the return of the Rooftop Party made for an entertaining Friday evening in downtown Scranton. There was music in the air nearly everywhere you stopped – either from the Rooftop Party band, Music for Models, or from any of the numerous musical acts performing at First Friday venues around the downtown. For a photo slideshow of First Friday and the Rooftop Party, click on the “Gallery”...

The 300 block of Adams Avenue in Scranton is hosting a green-minded block party, “Re:Cycle on Adams,” on Saturday, June 20, from noon to 8 p.m. Re:Cycle on Adams is dedicated to the local community, sustainability and promoting alternative transportation and will feature Scranton-area musicians, vendors and children’s activities. Participating musicians include Cabinet, Das Black Milk, Kid Icarus, Nicole...

This weekend, Tunkhannock’s little theater, the Dietrich, will get a bit bigger with the opening of its new expansion project including two new screens. The Dietrich will break in its new screens with first-run screenings of “Land of the Lost” and “The Hangover.” The two additional screens give the Dietrich a total of four screens on which to offer the newest Hollywood releases along with...

It’s going to be a great summer for First Friday art walks and it all begins this Friday in downtown Scranton from 6-9 p.m. This month, 23 downtown businesses and galleries will be displaying the works of local artists. It’s going to be one of the most musical months ever with the following local musicians scheduled to perform: Billy Rogan and The Rev. Nathan Brady Crain at Northern Light Espresso Bar, 536...

The first annual Chef Schiavone Bocce Tournament and Barbecue is scheduled for June 28 at Nay Aug Park. It’s sure to be a fun day at the park for the whole family. The event will benefit the restoration of the Butch Schimelfenig Pavilion at Nay Aug. Registration begins at 9 a.m.; the barbecue starts at noon. If you come to play, entry fee for the bocce tournament is $100 per team, comprised of one captain and three...