First Posted: 2/10/2014
POETIC
Lady Jane’s Salon Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Reading salon dedicated to romance fiction, first Thursday of every month at Bartolai Winery (Route 92, Harding).
• March 6, 6:30 p.m.
King’s College
(133 North River St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5957 or kings.edu)
• Campion Literary Society Open Readings: Feb. 19, 6-8 p.m., Gold Room, Administration Building.
The Osterhout Free Library
(71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, www.osterhout.info, 570.821.1959)
• Teen Night: Wednesdays from 6-7:30 p.m. Come watch a movie, play games, enjoy snacks or do a craft.
• One More Row, knit and crochet group: Every other Saturday. While One More Row is not a formal class, we do teach. To learn to knit, bring a 5mm (size 8) knitting needle and any color of medium Worsted weight yarn. To learn how to crochet, bring a 5.5mm (size 1) crochet hook and any color of medium Worsted weight yarn.
• Love your Library Night at the WBS Penguins: Feb. 16, $19, $22, $24 includes game ticket, hot dog, chips and soda. Call 570.208.5415 for more info.
• Socrates Cafe Discussion Group: Feb. 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
• Franklin St. Sleuths Book Discussion: Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m. “Killing in the Hills” by Julia Keller.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre
(Old Route 115, Lehman)
• Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education Spring Film and Discussion Series partnering with R/C Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 in Downtown Wilkes-Barre to host a film and discussion series exploring Five Great Books, Five Great Films: Casino Royale, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, The African Queen, and Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone, Thursdays at 7 p.m. from March 20-April 24. For more info contact Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education at 570.675.9253 or wbce@outreach.psu.edu.
Pittston Memorial Library
(47 Broad St., 570.654.9565, pitmemlib@comcast.net)
• Read to specially trained therapy dogs on the second Saturday of every month beginning at 10 a.m. Please call the library to register.
• Crochet Club: Tuesdays at 10 a.m., Thursdays at 6 p.m.
• Lego Club: Mondays at 4 p.m. No need to register.
• Grandparents Support Group: Fourth Monday of each month at noon.
• TAG, Teen Advisory Group, meeting: Feb. 13, 6 p.m. New members welcome.
• Adult book club: Feb. 17, 6:30 p.m. “The Giver” by Lois Lowry.
• Science Club: Feb. 20, 4 p.m. Kids 7 and up. Call to register.
University of Scranton
Schemel Forum, all run from noon-1:30 p.m. $20, per person; $30 per couple; $110, entire series; $160, entire series per couple. To register contact Emily Brees at 570.941.6206 or Emily.brees@scranton.edu.
• “Obama & the World in Historical Perspective:” March 3.
• “Nasser’s Egypt & the Origins of the Arab Spring:” March 14.
• “Identity & the Struggle between the Culture of Human Rights & the Mafia:” May 9.
West Pittston Library
(200 Exeter Ave., 570.654.9847, wplibrary.org)
• Book Club: First Tues., 6:45 p.m. Free. Informal discussion of member-selected books.
• Weekly story time for children: Fri., 1 p.m. Free.
Wyoming County Reads 2014
Feature books are “The Scarlet Letter” and “A Thousand Splendid Suns.” Discussions are held Feb.12, 19, 26, March 5, 12, 7 p.m., Tunkhannock Public Library. Discussion leader Bill Chapla and special guests Dr. Len Gougeon and Suzanne Fisher Staples. Dietrich Theater will host a “Women’s Forum: Violence Against Women in Northeastern Pennsylvania” March 16, 3 p.m.
VISUAL
AFA Gallery
(514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton: 570.969.1040 or Artistsforart.org)
Gallery hours Thurs.-Sat., 12-5 p.m.
• “The work of Judith Kitzman”
• “Art of the City”
Camerawork Gallery
(Downstairs in the Marquis Gallery, Laundry Building, 515 Center St., Scranton, 570.510.5028. www.cameraworkgallery.org, rross233@aol.com)
Gallery hours Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• “The Middle of Nowhere:” March 7-30. Artist reception March 7, 6-8:15 p.m.
Converge Gallery
(140 W. Fourth St., Williamsport, 570.435.7080, convergegallery.com)
• “Objects to Place,” featuring Chad Andrews: Through Feb. 22.
Dietrich Theatre
(downtown Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500)
• “Pictures in Wood” by artist Dennis Gold: Through February.
Everhart Museum
(1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, PA, 570.346.7186, everhart-museum.org)
Admission $5 adults; $3 students/seniors; $2 children 6-12; members free.
• everhART 101: Feb. 22, March 1, 8, 10 a.m.-noon. $25, museum members; $30, non-members. Grades 3-6. Classes inspired by upcoming D-Day 1944 exhibit.
• Everhart Wonder Club: Session 2, “Jazz It Up: Creating Artwork Inspired by the 1940s,” April 4, 11, 25, May 2, 9, 3:30-5 p.m. $25, museum members; $30, non-members. Grades 4-6.
• Early Explorers for pre-K: Mondays through April 28, 1-1:45 and 2:15-3 p.m. Ages 3-5. $25, museum members; $30, non-members.
• D-Day 1944, “Accept nothing less than full victory!”: Open now.
Everhart Reads @ Library Express (Steamtown Mall), all begin 6 p.m.:
• Feb. 13: “The Monuments Men” by Robert M. Edsel
• March 13: “Suite Française” by Irène Némirovsky
• April 10: “Dr. Suess Goes to War” by Richard H. Minear and “Hipster Hitler” by James Carr & Archana Kumar
• May 8: “Assignment in Brittany” by Helen MacInnes
• June 12: “D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II” by Stephen E. Ambrose
The Gallery at Penn College
(Pennsylvania College of Technology, One College Avenue, Williamsport)
• “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Samara: A Mid-Century Dream Home:” Through March 29. Lecture by Jack Quinan, founder of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy and a renowned architectural historian, presented Jan. 16 at 3:30 p.m. in Klump Academic Center Auditorium.
Laura Craig Gallery
(307 Linden St., 570.963.7995, lauracraiggalleries@aol.com)
• Brian Keeler: Recent Works
The Linder Gallery at Keystone College
(570.945.8335, keystone.edu/lindergallery)
• Fine arts faculty exhibit: Through March 10.
Marywood University
(Shields Center for Visual Arts, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. 570.348.6278, gallery@marywood.edu, www.marywood.edu/galleries)
MAHADY GALLERY
(Hours: Mon/Thur/Fri, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues/Wed 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat/Sun 1-4 p.m.)
• Recent Acquisitions, features recent additions to the Permanent Collection that include paintings, prints, sculpture, and works on paper.: March 10-23.
• “The Space Between Us Is Not Distance:” Through Feb. 28. Artist talk Feb. 19, 3 p.m., Suraci Gallery.
• Senior ART Exhibition: April 12-27. Opening reception April 12, 2-4 p.m.
SURACI GALLERY
(Hours: Mon/Thur/Fri, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues/Wed 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat/Sun 1-4 p.m.)
• Ever-changing Light, Recent Landscape Paintings by Collier B. Parker, March 22-May 3. Artist’s Reception March 22, 6-8 p.m.
MASLOW STUDY GALLERY FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
(Hours: Mon/Thur/Fri, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues/Wed 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat/Sun 1-4 p.m.)
• Selections from The Maslow Collection.
Marquis Art and Frame
(515 Center St., Scranton, 570.344.3313)
• “A Desperate Imagination,” by metal sculptor Thomas McCabe: Through March 2.
Pauly Friedman Art Gallery
(Misericordia University, 570.674.6250, misericordia.edu/art)
Gallery Hours: Mon. closed, Tue.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m.
• “Classical Masters: The Grandeur of Rome:’’ Through March 2.
Pocono Arts Council
(18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg. 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org)
• Spring for the Arts, a live and silent auction in support of the Pocono Arts Council: March 15, 6 p.m., Terraview at Stroudsmoor Country Inn.
Schulman Gallery
(2nd floor of LCCC Campus Center, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke, 570.740.0727, luzerne.edu/schulmangallery)
Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• “The Art of Illustration Exhibit:” Through Feb. 20.
• “Behind the Art: Oil Rub/Colored Pencil Technique Demonstration:” Feb. 13, 5:30-6:45 p.m.
Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University
(150 S. River St., Stark Learning Center, 570.408.4325)
Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun., noon-4:30 p.m.
• “A World Apart: The Legacy of George Gabin:” Through May 11.
Verve Vertu Art Studio
(Misericordia University, 570.674.6250, misericordia.edu/art)
• Exhibit: Through April 2014.
Widmann Gallery
(Located in King’s College’s Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center between North Franklin and North Main Streets, Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5900, ext. 5328)
Gallery hours: Mon. through Fri. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sat. and Sun. as arranged. Free and open to the public.
• “Spirited Energy,” works by Michael Hiscox: Through Feb. 24.
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