CONCERTS

Marywood University’s music, theatre, and dance department will host its Senior Wind Band Celebration 10th Anniversary performance on Saturday, Jan. 25 in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts on the University’s campus. The Celebration Band will begin at 7 p.m. led by conductor Lauren Reynolds. At 7:30 p.m., Patrick Erwin will conduct the Celebration Band. The evening will conclude with the Honor Band taking the stage at 8 p.m., led by conductor Donald Schofield. The Wind Band Celebration Festival Concerts include numerous local and regional students from the following high schools: Abington Heights, Blue Mountain, Blue Ridge , Crestwood, Dallas, Delaware Valley, Dunmore, East Stroudsburg (North and South), Eldred Central, Elk Lake, Greater Nanticoke Area, Hazleton Area, Honesdale, Lackawanna Trail, Lakeland, Mountain View, NEPA Homeschool, North Pocono, North Schuylkill, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Port Jervis, Scranton, Susquehanna Community, Tunkhannock, Valley View, Wilkes-Barre Area, Wyoming Area Secondary, and Wyoming Valley West. For more information, call 570-348-6268, or email dromines@marywood.edu.

MOVIES

Winter Fest Preview Day — Thursday, Feb. 6 at 1 and 6 p.m. at the Dietrich Theater. Admission: Free. Discounted concessions. Do you want to get a better idea of what the Dietrich’s Winter Fest 2020 movies are about? See the trailers that hooked us and made us choose them. Join us for this pre-event for the Dietrich’s Winter Fest 2020 and screen all 21 movie trailers of the films featured in festival. For more information please call 570-836-1022 ext#3.

OTHER ARTS EVENTS

Coffee, Chocolate and Cinema — The second in a noon movie series will feature “Waking Ned Devine,” the story of a man who dies with a winning lottery ticket in his hands and his whole village tries to hide his death to claim the ticket. Open to the public, $3 donation suggested. Jan. 22 at noon at The Gathering Place, 304 S. State St., Clarks Summit, Pa. For information, visit www.GatheringPlaceCS.org or call 570-881-7612.

The Waverly Community House, 1115 North Abington Road, introduces its new Performing Arts program for children. The program is offered to children in grades 2 through 5 and no prior experience is required. The 10-week program takes place on Wednesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. beginning on Jan. 22 and will culminate with a performance of Disney’s “Jungle Book” on Saturday, April 18. Directing the show is Matthew Grotzinger, a Scranton School District elementary music teacher and Waverly resident. Cost is $150 per student (a $15 discount is offered to children currently enrolled in the CommKids Program) and is due by January 13, 2020. Registration forms are available at waverlycomm.org or by visiting The Comm Office. Questions may be directed to vivian@waverlycomm.org.

Join The Waverly Community House and its Artist-In-Residence Merissa Garrison for an evening of wine and painting on Thursday, Jan. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. in The Comm auditorium. No prior experience is needed. The fee of $35 per person includes canvas, paint and instruction by Merissa. Students are asked to bring their own refreshments and to register in advance. Participants must be 21 years old. To register, visit the website: www.waverlycomm.org or call The Comm office at 570-586-8191, extension 2. The Waverly Community House is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and is located at 1115 North Abington Road.

Everhart Connects: Stitching It All Together at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock. Friday, Jan. 24 and 31 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Instructor: Peg McDade. For ages 55+ Cost: free, materials provided. Supported by: the Everhart Museum and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation, Take a trip through fibers, fabric, and stitches with nationally-known Fiber Artist Peg McDade as you explore your experiences and memories of home, locale and place. Peg will help you plan a very individual fiber artwork, demonstrate skills you may need to complete it during class time or at home, and will bring a wide variety of textiles, yarns, canvas and hand tools to class for your selection and use. All experience levels welcome. Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 to register.

Coffee, Chocolate and Cinema — A noon movie, “Forrest Gump,” will be shown at the Gathering Place, 304 S. State St., Clarks Summit, on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The public is invited and a $3 donation is requested. For more information, visit www.gatheringplacecs.org or call 570-881-7612.

Hiking Through the Natural Beauty of Pennsylvania — Saturday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. at the Dietrich Theater. Presented by: Jeff Mitchell. Admission: Free. This presentation will showcase Pennsylvania’s beautiful parks and natural areas, including hiking trails and water-ways, with a focus on locations in northeastern PA. During this presentation, audience members will explore hidden waterfalls, expansive vistas and isolated wild areas. Books by Jeff Mitchell will be available for sale at the presentation. All proceeds benefit the Dietrich Theater. For more information, call 570-836-1022 ext#3.

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