Baseball season is finally approaching. After a long and cold winter, it is now time to get ready for some classic entertainment and spend some quality time outdoors with your family and friends, courtesy of our national sport. Scranton has a twenty year history on that field. The Scranton Wilkes-Barre Red Barons came to fruition in 1989 as a reference to the early minor league franchises in the area, the Scranton Red...

First Friday Scranton’s 2011 Art Auction is coming!  This year’s auction will be held on Friday, April 8th, 2011 at the MAC Gallery, 123 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton. Proceeds from the art auction will benefit the non-profit, volunteer-driven First Friday Scranton organization and will help support their monthly art walks and local artistic initiatives. Please come and support those who have so generously donated...

Scranton’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is fast approaching!  It is time for those with Irish heritage to take pride in their lineage and it is also a time for those who may not actually be Irish to channel the enthusiasm that pours into the streets of Scranton once a year. 2011 marks the impressive 50th Anniversary of the event. The Saint Patrick’s Parade Association was formed in 1962 as an offshoot...

The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple is an intriguing building.  It is certainly one of the most glorious pieces of architecture to be found in Scranton, Pennsylvania.  Originally built as the Masonic Temple and Scottish Rite Cathedral, the building is significant as an example of the work of Raymond M. Hood (1881-1934), a prominent architect of the 1920′s and early 1930′s, and as a unique...

The annual Clarks Summit Festival of Ice officially begins Thursday, February 17th at 7:00 pm with a parade to welcome this year’s ice sculptures.  It is the perfect time of year to find some beauty amidst all of this snow and freezing temperatures.  The 2011 Festival falls on the centennial of the Clarks Summit Borough, so visitors will also get the opportunity to see photographs on how the town has changed in...

One of the most positive programs in Scranton would surely be the First Friday art walks.  These events are held on the first Friday of every month at galleries and businesses around downtown Scranton.  It has become a wonderful way for our local talent to showcase their work.  For the rest of us who may not have been blessed with artistic talent, we are able to view the many artists, musicians and businesses combined...