Local Art

Fine Arts Fiesta set for May 15 through May 18 in Public Square

WILKES-BARRE — Have you ever pictured yourself as “Mona Lisa,” that mysterious lady that Leonardo da Vinci painted so long ago?

Act Out Theatre Group to present ‘Oklahoma!’

TAYLOR — Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry because Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” is coming to Act Out Theatre Group for two weekends.

Harford woman preserves community history at Soldier’s Orphan’s School

HARFORD — The history of Harford is rich and goes back over 200 years. Due to the hard work of some of the town’s passionate community members, much of that history can still be observed today!

The 8th Annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival returns with 90 world class films

JIM THORPE – The 8th Annual Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival (JTIFF) returns Thursday, May 1, through Sunday, May 4, at Mauch Chunk Opera House with four unforgettable days of groundbreaking cinema, electrifying live music and unforgettable parties to the historic Victorian town.

Patsy Cline musical coming to BTE Mainstage

BLOOMSBURG —The biographical musical, “A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline,” will run on the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble Mainstage from Thursday, May 1, through Sunday, May 4.

Art and technology take over Wilkes-Barre at SOMA Night Lights

WILKES-BARRE — SOMA Night Lights will be a celebration of art and technology in the South Main Street (SOMA) Arts District of Wilkes-Barre on Friday, April 25, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Act Out Theatre Group to present ‘Miss Nelson is Missing!’

TAYLOR — The students in Room #207 are a mischievous bunch. They don’t sit still, they don’t know how to be quiet, and they certainly don’t listen to their teacher, Miss Nelson. But what happens when Miss Nelson is absent and a substitute teacher must lead the students of Room #207?

Circle Centre for the Arts reveals Members Spring Juried Exhibit on Third Friday

WILKES-BARRE — On Wilkes-Barre’s Third Friday for April, Circle Centre for the Arts for the Wyoming Valley Art League unveils the Spring Members Juried Exhibit.

12 new art banners to be installed May in Hawley

HAWLEY — Paint the Town, Hawley announced the winning artwork in the Viewer’s Choice voting is “Cozy Winter Studio Dreams” by artist Catiebelle Bulmer. This vibrant painting will be reproduced on one of the 12 new art banners to go up in the town of Hawley.

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