The Endless Mountains Theatre will host a night of short films produced by local filmmakers and shot entirely in Northeastern Pennsylvania on Saturday, November 1, at 7 p.m. Four films created by Community Film Project members will be shown: “Get Pumped!” by Jeff Fowler; “First Semester” by Tony DelRegno; “A Night On The Moon” by Bob Sweeney; and “A Witness Carol” by Danielle...

It was another great First Friday event last Friday in downtown Scranton with crowds of art-lovers at each venue enjoying local music and art. This month’s event also featured the grand opening of Greenbeing, an eco-friendly boutique, at 334 Adams Ave.; and Scranton residents turned out to support the new business. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church hosted a lively event with dancing dogs, paper mache animal sculptures...

The Scranton area’s art community continues to support bigger and better First Friday events each month. This month’s Oktoberfest-themed First Friday includes 26 venues across the downtown area. And it’s not just the number of venues – several venues this month are loaded with art and activities for visitors to enjoy. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 232 Wyoming Ave., will offer trained dancing...

We introduce you to another local resident driving the revitalization of the arts and culture in Scranton today with a profile of Scranton-area designer Lea Phillips. Phillips launched lealeawashere*, her line of handbags and accessories in October of 2007. She worked an office job at the time and, when presented a plain black binder by her supervisor, Phillips couldn’t resist taking it home and giving it a new...

Bingo will never be the same! Community Film Project members Jim Holeva (writer, star, executive producer) and Jeff Fowler bring a little creepin’ to Bingo Night with “The Wingman: Bingo Night Creepin’”. Keep Reading

It was another great First Friday art walk last week. New venues like the University of Scranton and Lackawanna College galleries, Dionysus Downtown and the Times-Tribune injected new energy into the monthly event. The Melberger Arts Center was crowded with parents and kids participating in the Hexagon Project which kicked off a month of Interdependence Day activities in Scranton. Anthology New and Used Books showed off...