Joel Guldin, music educator, organizer &chair of the annual Les Brown Big Band Festival,and David Minnich, Les Brown's cousin & FestivalCommittee member, speaking about the 17th annual Les Brown Big Band Festival, April 24through April 26, 2025. The 5th annual FilmFestival will be held April 24th at 7 pm at thePine Grove Movie Theater, 213 S. Tulpehocken.Admission is free. The Les Brown Dance will be held on April 25th from 6 to 10 pm with the M&J Big Band at the Wiconisco Fire Hall.On April 26th, it's the Les Brown Big Band Festivalat Williams Valley High School in Tower City from2 to 4 pm. For more information:www.lesbrownfest.org/

Dr. Bill Conlogue of Northeastern PA, English Professorand Author, speaking about his most recent book titled,Working Watersheds: Water and Energy in the LackawannaValley, issued by Temple University Press.For more information: tupress.temple.edu/

Melisse Brunet, Music Director & Conductor, & Chason Goldschmitz, Executive Director,both of the Northeastern PA Philharmonic, speaking about the upcoming Masterworksconcert featuring Carmina Burana by Carl Orff; Dvorak's Carnival Overture & DoloresWhite's "Give Birth to the Dream." The performance will take place on Friday, April25, 2025, at the FM Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Public Square in downtownWilkes-Barre, at 7:30 pm. For information & tickets: www.nepaphil.org/ 570-270-4444

Jerry Wemple, poet, nonfiction writer & editor, Professor of English at the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania—Bloomsburg campus,speaking about his new collection, with Anne Dyer Stuart, titled, "Rivers,Ridges & Valleys: Essays on Rural Pennsylvania" issued by CatamountPress. There will be a reading with writers from the volume on Friday,April 25, 2025, at 7:00 pm, at Brewski's Coffee & Bar, 22 E. Main Streetin Downtown Bloomsburg. For information: www.sunburypress.com/

Dr. Rick Hoffenberg, Director of Choral Activitiesat Marywood University in Scranton, speakingabout the Spring concerts of the MarywoodChamber Singers to be held on Sunday,April 27, 2025, at 3:00 at St. John the EvangelistChurch, 35 William Street in Pittston.Also Sunday, May 4 at 2:00 in the Marian Chapelat Marywood University in Scranton.www.marywood.edu/

Selinda Kennedy, distinguished ceramic artist,speaking about her work in anticipation of the2025 Lewisburg Arts Festival, presented bythe Lewisburg Arts Council. Kennedy has beenchosen as the Featured Artist for this year'sFestival, which will take place onSaturday, April 26th. From 9 am to 4 pm,she can be found at her booth near4th & Market Streets.In addition, her work will be spotlightedin a month-long exhibition at The Gallery,15 North Water Street, in Lewisburg.The show is free and open to the public.A show titled "Pennsylvania Inspiration"with work by Selinda Kennedy andNella Storm will run from April 17through May 24 with a reception onFriday, April 18— includingremarks by the artists at 6:00 pmwww.lewisburgartscouncil.com/Kennedy Redware/Facebook.com/

Selinda Kennedy, distinguished ceramic artist,speaking about her work in anticipation of the2025 Lewisburg Arts Festival, presented bythe Lewisburg Arts Council. Kennedy has beenchosen as the Featured Artist for this year'sFestival, which will take place onSaturday, April 26th. From 9 am to 4 pm,she can be found at her booth near4th & Market Streets.In addition, her work will be spotlightedin a month-long exhibition at The Gallery,15 North Water Street, in Lewisburg.The show is free and open to the public.A show titled "Pennsylvania Inspiration"with work by Selinda Kennedy andNella Storm will run from April 17through May 24 with a reception onFriday, April 18— includingremarks by the artists at 6:00 pmwww.lewisburgartscouncil.com/Kennedy Redware/Facebook.com/

Patrick Hamilton, Professor of English at MisericordiaUniversity in Dallas, PA, speaking about his new bookGeorge Perez, about one of the most importantsuperhero artists of the 1970s & 1980s.The book was issued by the University Press ofMississippi and for information: www.upress.state.ms.us/Dr. Hamilton & Dr. Allan Austin are featured on theweekly WVIA podcast, "Pop Shop", heard Saturdaysat 6 pm and available online at wvia.org/popshop

George Saunders, author of 12 books, including thenovel, Lincoln in the Bardo, winner of the 2017Man Booker Prize, speaking about his work inanticipation of a visit to NEPA. He will be the featured guest as part of the WilkesUniversity English Department's AllanHamilton Dickson Spring Writer's Series, onTuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7:00 pm, at theDorothy Dickson Darte Center for the PerformingArts, 239 S. River Street in Wilkes-Barre.The event is free and open to the public.Online registration is required: wilkes.edu/dickson

Poet Marjorie Hafer Maddox, Professor Emeritus ofEnglish & Creative Writing at the Lock Haven campusof Commonwealth University, speaking about--andreading from--three new books: Seeing Things;Small Earthly Space (with Karen Elias) andHow Can I Look It Up When I Don't Know HowIt's Spelled. There will be a book launch inWilliamsport for Seeing Things on April 12,2025, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, at Otto Bookstore.On Earth Day, there will be a launch withKaren Elias at the Bellefonte Art Museum--Tuesday, April 22nd from 6 to 8 pm.For more information: www.marjoriemaddox.com/