First Posted: 5/5/2014

POETIC

Barnes & Noble Wilkes-King’s Booksellers (7 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.4700)

Special events:

• Nature & Pet Portraits of Diane Grant Czajkowski: May 11-May 30. May 16, 7-7:45 p.m., meet the artist/photographer.

Dietrich Theater

(60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock: 570.996.1500)

• “Wyoming County: Our Beginnings Exhibit:” June through July, during scheduled movie times or by appointment. Free for all ages.

Movie Showings:

• “A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet:” May 10, 10 a.m.

• “The Anonymous People:” May 14, 7 p.m.

Keystone College

• The Gathering 2014: July 17-20.

The Osterhout Free Library

(71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, www.osterhout.info, 570.821.1959)

• Basic computer classes: May 3, 10, 17, 31, June 14, 21, 28. Limited to 10 students.

• “The Osterhout Free Library: 125 Year Legacy of Public Service” documentary showings: May 15, 6:30 p.m.; May 16, 2 and 6:30 p.m.

• Pasta dinner fundraiser: May 17, 4-7 p.m. Takeouts available after 3 p.m. Walk-ins welcome. $8, adults; $4, children 8 and under.

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.

• “Identity & the Struggle between the Culture of Human Rights & the Mafia:” May 9.

The Vintage Theater

(326 Spruce St., Scranton, info@scrantonsvintagetheater.com)

• Poetry Open Microphone: May 15, 8 p.m.

• The Darling Core: May 16, 8 p.m.; May 17, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.

• Vintage Theater Ensemble Stage Reading: May 25, 4 p.m.

• Comedy Show: Every last Saturday of the month, 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Wilkes University event

KIDS FIRST! Film Festival:

• “Of Land and Sea:” June 15, 3 p.m.

• “Never Give Up:” July 20, 3 p.m.

• “We Are the World:” Aug. 17, 3 p.m.

VISUAL

AFA Gallery

(514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton: 570.969.1040 or Artistsforart.org)

Gallery hours Thurs.-Sat., 12-5 p.m.

• 2014 May Members’ Show: May 1-24. Opening reception May 2.

• The Vicinity of Objects: May 1-31. Opening reception May 2.

ArtWorks Gallery

(502 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 570.207.1815, artworksnepa.com)

Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., noon-3 p.m., or by appointment.

• “A Riot of Color”: May 2 – 29.

The Butternut Gallery & Second Story Books

(204 Church St, Montrose, 570.278.4011, butternutgallery.com). Gallery hours: Wed.-Sat., 11a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., 12 p.m.-4 p.m.)

• Sixth annual exhibit: Focus, Exploring our Regional Sense of Place: Opening reception May 17. Through June 8.

Converge Gallery

(140 W. Fourth St., Williamsport, 570.435.7080, convergegallery.com)

• ArtNow NY: Through July 5.

Dietrich Theatre

(downtown Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500)

• Classic Movie Series: “Lawrence of Arabia”: May 7, 1 and 7 p.m. $5.

• The Anonymous People – Movie Event: May 14, 7 p.m. Free.

• Dietrich Classic Movie Series: “The Wizard of Oz”: May 21, 1 and 7 p.m. $5.

• Dietrich Classic Movie Series: “Arsenic and Old Lace”: June 4, 1 and 7 p.m. $5.

• Dietrich Classic Movie Series: “Spartacus”: June 18, 1 and 7 p.m. $5.

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.

• D-Day 1944, “Accept nothing less than full victory!”: Open now.

Everhart Reads @ Library Express (Steamtown Mall), all begin 6 p.m.:

• 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

Hazleton Art League (225 E. Broad St., Hazleton, hazletonartleague.org)

• Taka Kobayashi Exhibit: Through May 11.

Loyla Science Center, University of Scranton

• “TAG: Works by Susan Scranton Dawson and You:” Through May 16.

Marywood University

(Shields Center for Visual Arts, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. 570.348.6278, gallery@marywood.edu, www.marywood.edu/galleries)

Marquis Art & Frame (122 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.0518)

Gallery hours Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Kindred Expressions: May 16, 5-8 p.m. through May 16. (Second Floor Gallery.)

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.

• “Pablo Picasso: 25 Years of Limited Edition Creamics from the Rosenbaum Collection:” May 10-Sept.21.

Schulman Gallery

(2nd floor of LCCC Campus Center, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke, 570.740.0727, luzerne.edu/schulmangallery)

• Annual Student Exhibit: May 2, 6-8 p.m. Through June 5.

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.

The Vintage Theater

(326 Spruce St., Scranton, info@scrantonsvintagetheater.com)

• “Three Generations” Exhibit: May 14, 6-9 p.m. Free to the public.

• Vintage Movie Night: “Duck Soup:” May 29, 7 p.m.

University of Scranton

Hope Horn Gallery

(Hyland Hall, University of Scranton, 570.941.4214)

Gallery Hours: Sun.-Fri., noon-4 p.m.; Wed., 6-8 p.m.

• The University of Scranton Student Exhibition: Through May 9.

Weinberg Memorial Library, University of Scranton

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration Art Exhibit: May 1-31.

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.

• Annual King’s Communications Media Student Exhibition: Through May 23.

The Wyoming Valley Art League

(47 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, wval.org, 570.288.1020)

• “Unlocking Silent Histories” May 13, 7-9:30 p.m. Open to the public.

• Fine Arts Fiesta: May 15-18. (Public Square, Wilkes-Barre.)

• Life Dtawing Class: May 25, June 22, 1-4 p.m., $8, members; $10, non-members; adults only.

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