Ronnie Harvey, General Theater Manager & Film Bookerat the Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga Street in Tunkhannock,speaking about Winter Fest 2025 featuring 21 films in21 days. The series opens on Friday, February 21stand continues through March 13th. There will be aspecial presentation on Saturday, March 1st at 10:30 am,"Exploring Nearly 100 Years of Cinema and the AcademyAwards" with Professor John Tindell. Admission is free.www.dietrichtheater. com/ 570-836-1022

Christopher Jackson, Artistic Director & Conductor of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, speaking about the annual Greg Funfgeld Family Concert takingplace on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at 3:00 atthe Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University inBethlehem. The program this year is dedicatedto a Youth Choirs Festival with special guests,The Westminster Choir under Donald Nally.www.bach.org

Jamie Smith, photographer & founder of The Social Fabric Collective, Olivia Deluca, participant in a SFC photography workshop; Valeria Sartor, chef and Olivia's mother, speaking in anticipation of the opening of Olivia's solo photo exhibition "AVP to MVD," February 21, 2025 & running through March 14th at the Circle Center for the Arts , Rear 130 S. Franklin St. in downtown Wilkes-Barre. There will be an artist's reception on Thursday, February 27th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. www.socialfabriccollective.org/events The Spring Photography Class offered by The Social Fabric Collective will begin on March 25th and run on Tuesdays from 4:00 to 6:30 through June 3rd. Formore information: www.socialfabriccollective.org/

Dave Reynolds, Professor & Chair of the Department of Theater at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, and John Toussaint, student/actor; speaking about the current production of the musical "Something Rotten!" at the Maffei Theatre on the King's campus, running from February 20 through March 1, 2025, with shows Thursdays, Fridays &Saturdays at 7:30 and a Sunday matinee on February 23rd at 2:00.For information: www.kings.edu

Mark Riccetti, Jr, Executive Director of the Luzerne County Historical Society, and Board Member Jenn Ochman, speaking about a special two-part program on Thursday, February 27, 2025, to mark Black History Month. There will be a ceremony in the City Cemetery of Wilkes-Barre at the gravesites of local USCT members. At 7:00 that evening, Tim Hodge of the Confederation of Union Generals will portray Captain Robert Smalls, an enslaved African-American who became a hero for the Union during the Civil War. The Soulful Springs Gospel Choir will perform, and there will be art works by C. Edgar Patience on display. The event will be held at The Grand Hall on River Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre.Admission is free. www.luzernehistory.org/

Steven Sametz, award-winning composer, conductor, Ronald J. Ulrich Professor at Lehigh University, & artisticdirector of The Princeton Singers, speaking about a concertprogram titled, "When Morning Comes" on Sunday, February16, 2025, at 4:00 pm in Baker Hall at the Zoellner Arts Centeron the Lehigh campus in Bethlehem. There will be apre-concert talk at 3:00. www.zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu/or www.stevensametz.com/. The program will also be presentedon February 15th at 6:00 pm at Trinity Church Princeton.

Gabe Hakvaag, Director, and Actors Nikki York & Sarah Elswick, speaking about "Miss Holmes Returns" by Christopher M. Walsh, to be presented by Hamilton-Gibson Productions February 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30 pm & February 23, 2025, at 2:30 pm, at the Warehouse Theatre, 3 Central Avenue in Wellsboro. There will be an opening reception following the performance on February 14th. www.hamiltongibson.org 570-724-2079

Members of the Wyoming Valley Barbershop Harmony Chorus speaking about their organization and singing here at the WVIA Benco studio: Marian Holehan, tenor; Jason Kuzmak, lead; Tom Roberts, bass & Lou Volpetti, baritone. They have activities year-round--their main concert is on June 29, 2025, at the Kirby Center for Creative Arts on the campus of Wyoming Seminary in Kingston; also their December Holiday Concert; and their February Singing Valentines. New members are welcome. For more information: https://www.singwb.com/ or 570- 285-4810

Gerardo Edelstein, Music Director & Conductor of the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, speaking about a concert titled, "Marvels of Majesty," on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 7:30 pm, at the Community Arts Center, 220 West Fourth Street in Williamsport. Featured works: Piano Concerto in G by Ravel & Symphony No. 7 by Bruckner. For information: https://www.williamsportsymphony.org/ or https://www.CACLive.com/

Mark Biedlingmaier, art collector & graduate of the University of Scranton, Darlene Miller-Lanning, Director of the Hope Horn Gallery at the University, and Carol Maculloch, Director of Planned Giving, speaking about the second of a two-part exhibition series: "Hudson River & Delaware Valley: Selections from the Mark Biedlingmaier Collection," running from February 3 through March 14, 2025. There will be a Collectors' Lecture on February 7th at 5:00 in the Kane Forum of Leahy Hall, 243 Jefferson Avenue. That will be followed by a Gallery Reception at 6:00 on the Fourth Floor of Hyland Hall, 301 Jefferson Avenue. https://www.scranton.edu/