The November First Friday art walk is nearly here and it’s shaping up to be another great night of local art and music. Thirty venues are scheduled to take part in the November First Friday, set for Friday, Nov. 6, from 6-9 p.m. New and notable this month are Aglio Restaurant, 341 N. Washington Ave., featuring watercolors by local artists; the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, 222 Mulberry St., hosting works...

Support the Children’s Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania during its Come Out for the Kids event on Monday, Nov. 2, from 5-8 p.m. at Trax in the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. There will be food and drink specials, basket raffles, entertainment and more. Donation is $10 and all proceeds to benefit child victims of abuse and neglect.

Following up on our list of the area’s best Haunted Houses, today we bring you a rundown of Halloween activities for the over-21 crowd at bars and nightclubs in and around the Electric City. Kildare’s will be hosting their “Kill”dare’s Haunted Pub Party on October 31. Featuring a $1,000 grand prize for the best costume, Bud Light pool table for second place, and a Bud Light foosball table for third place. Drink...

Every October, a wave of literary appreciation and indulgence makes its way to the Electric City. Inspiring the renewed love of reading is a book, chosen well in advance to appeal to the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. 2009 is no different, as the latest edition of Scranton Reads is now underway. This year’s book is the widely-acclaimed nonfiction work by Tim O’Brien, entitled The Things They Carried. The book...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s After School program will sponsor a Lights On Afterschool event on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m. at the central club location on 609 Ash Street, Scranton. It will be one of more than 7,500 such events around the nation that day. The event will highlight three of the significant contributions that after school programs make to this area: keeping kids safe and healthy,...

This Saturday, Dionysus Downtown, 244 Penn Ave., Scranton, will host a day-long Winefest from 1-9 p.m. Six flights of wines from around the world will be available. Taste for yourself how wines vary by region; experience the range of flavors that are found in different varietals. Tasting times are 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. iGourmet will participate, offering fine cheeses as a compliment to the wines. Tickets are...