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WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Diane McGee, Times Leader Media Group advertising director, said the Times Leader is a leader in hosting job fairs for Northeast Pennsylvania.

Four days after the Confederate army bombed Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, S.C., that launched the American Civil War on April 12, 1861, 18-year-old Sylvester Dana Rhodes of Plains Township enlisted in the U.S. Union Army in Wilkes-Barre.

NEWPORT TWP. — You say you want a revolution? Local musician John Ferrato, best known as a member of Strawberry Jam, might have something in mind.

NESCOPECK TOWNSHIP — The Briggs Farm Blues Festival will return for its 28th year with a pre-party on Thursday night. That will kick off a weekend of blues music, which will be played by local, regional and national artists on the Main and Back Porch stages.

The New York Times’ list of the 100 best films of the 21st century so far has now been released. It is a list that was compiled by the ballots of esteemed filmmakers from across the industry, and, I must say, I find the list quite favorable.

For the past year or so, I’ve been enthralled by this passage from Nick Davis’ book “Competing with Idiots: Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, a Dual Portrait”:

OLD FORGE — With a King Tut coffin and hieroglyphic mural designs, Black Earth Magical Cafe is like being inside a pharaoh’s home — or final resting place. Paintings on the wall depict dogs as pharaohs, just some of the Egyptian-themed restaurant and sanctuary’s decorations.

DALLAS — Blank Space – The Taylor Swift Tribute, is coming to The Greens at Irem Clubhouse Pavilion in Dallas on Saturday, July 6.

HAZLETON — The City of Hazleton is partnering up with Visit Luzerne County to present the inaugural Rockin’ the Mountain music series at City View Park for three Friday nights in summer 2024.