TUNKHANNOCK — Lorne Clarke will be featured during Open Mic Night at 7 p.m. June 22 in the Dietrich Theater’s Peg Fassett Performance Studio.
This singer/songwriter has three albums of his own completed, and has for many years been this region’s foremost supporter and promoter of acoustic folk music. You can also see Clarke at the Gathering of Singers/Songwriters at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Dietrich Theater.
Clarke is a Canadian singer/songwriter who first began performing in the mid-1970s in the Toronto folk scene. He had worked a number of careers before choosing music for his profession. For more than 30 years, Clarke has been displaying his powerful singer/songwriter skills at festivals, clubs, house concerts and theatres across Canada and the United States.
Open to audiences and performers of all ages, musicians, poets, comedians and performers of all types are invited to share their talents on the Dietrich stage as part of Tunkhannock’s 4th Friday festivities. This free event is sponsored by the Dietrich Theater Fundraising Committee. Sign-ups are at 6:30 p.m. the night of the Open Mic. Next month’s Open Mic Night will take place on Friday, July 27 with sing/songwriter Dave Brown as the headliner. For information, call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500.
