First Posted: 5/12/2014
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: Through 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:
• “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 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.
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: Through May 24.
• The Vicinity of Objects: Through May 31.
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”: Through May 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)
• 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.:
• June 12: “D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II” by Stephen E. Ambrose
Loyla Science Center, University of Scranton
• “TAG: Works by Susan Scranton Dawson and You:” Through May 16.
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. (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:” Through Sept. 21.
Pocono Arts Council
(18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg. 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org)
• Art on Main celebration: May 17, 3-8 p.m.
Schulman Gallery
(2nd floor of LCCC Campus Center, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke, 570.740.0727, luzerne.edu/schulmangallery)
• Annual Student Exhibit: Through June 5.
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
Weinberg Memorial Library, University of Scranton
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration Art Exhibit: Through May 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)
• 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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