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Wilkes University welcomes writers for Winter Reading Series and residency

WILKES-BARRE — The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing hosts its Winter Reading Series on campus at Wilkes University from Saturday, January 4 through Thursday, January 9.

Wilkes University hosts Writer Daniel Torday on April 10

WILKES-BARRE — The Wilkes University English Department will close its 2024 Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series with a reading by guest artist Daniel Torday at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in the Kirby Hall Salon.

Wilkes University hosts plus-size Hijabi model and award-winning author Leah Vernon

WILKES-BARRE — The Wilkes University English Department, as part of its Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series, will host a reading by guest artist Leah Vernon at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, in the Kirby Hall Salon.

Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence on display at Sordoni Art Gallery

WILKES-BARRE — This traveling exhibition of stunning bead-art from South Africa tells a luminous story of independence, migration and memory.

Hoffman’s Music and Comics opens new store in Wilkes-Barre

WILKES-BARRE - Hoffman’s Music and Comics, a client of the Wilkes University Small Business Development Center, celebrated its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the end of November.

Wilkes University Theatre to perform Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel”

WILKES-BARRE — Wilkes University Theatre takes audiences for a spin with a production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel” at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts.

Wyoming man Kevin Schiel creates tabletop game, receives consortium award

WILKES-BARRE — Kevin Schiel’s tabletop card game was created at the intersection of intellect and interest.The 28-year-old Wyoming man fashioned Planets as a culminating...

Awarded author Rivka Galchen to open Wilkes University’s Writers Series

WILKES-BARRE — Rivka Galchen finds inspiration all around her. Her stories are set in motion by both peripheral thoughts and grand concepts, and she...

Renowned photographer Lydia Panas shows raw portraits at Sordoni Gallery

WILKES-BARRE — Bringing out both the serene and the solemn of her subjects, Lydia Panas’ photography showcases raw and honest beauty and vulnerability in...

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