Artscene With Erika Funke

Gerardo Edelstein, Music Director & Conductor of the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, speaking with WVIA's Fiona Powell about the annual Holiday Concert on Friday, December 8, 2023, featuring a Broadway theme, with special guest soloists. The performance will take place at the Community Arts Center, 220 W. 4th Street in downtown Williamsport at 7:30 pm,. www.williamsportsymphony.org/

David Parmelee, General Manager of Little Theatre, Walter Mitchell Jr., Artistic Director & Asst. Director, & Director Mark Finkelstein, speaking about "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. This will be the first US production of a new adaptation by Justin Haigh, a Toronto-based playwright. The show runs from December 8 through 17, 2023--Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm & Sundays at 3 pm at The Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, 537 N. Main Street. www.ltwb.org/

Matthew Rupcich, Music Director & Conductor of the Arcadia Chorale, speaking about the 2023 holiday concert program titled, "A Christmas Rose," to be presented on Saturday, December 2 at 7:30 pm at St. Luke's Church, Wyoming Avenue in Scranton, & also on Sunday, December 3 at 3:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre on South Franklin Street. The audience will be invited to join in singing some favorite carols, and there will be a reception to follow. www.arcadiachorale.org/

Jeffrey L. Bowman, Co-founder and CEO of REFRAME. He's a two-time award-winning Wiley author & a former senior partner and managing director at Ogilvy & Mather in NYC. Bowman is a national arts and cultural consultant, & he was the keynote speaker for the ArtScene Conference at WVIA in September 2023. The panel discussion from the conference will air on Keystone Edition Arts on Monday, November 27th at 7 pm on WVIA TV. The show is available on the WVIA website and app---wvia.org/ For more information: www.GetReframe.com

Comedian Tom Papa talking about his affection for radio and his time on "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" on NPR. Papa is bringing his 2023 Comedy Tour to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA, on Saturday, December 2nd at 8:00 pm. www.shermantheater.com/ The interview was recorded before Papa's visit to Scranton in February 2023.

Artists Tim Hawkesworth and LaLa Zeitlyn, speaking about their work in connection with the current exhibition at the Circle Center for the Arts, home of the Wyoming Valley Art League, 130 Rear South Franklin Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre. The show runs through December 1, 2023. For more information: www.wyomingvalleyartleague.org/ and to learn about Tim & Lala's artist workshops: www.springhillsfarm.org/

Artists Tim Hawkesworth and LaLa Zeitlyn, speaking about their work in connection with the current exhibition at the Circle Center for the Arts, home of the Wyoming Valley Art League, 130 Rear South Franklin Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre. The show runs through December 1, 2023. For more information: www.wyomingvalleyartleague.org/ To learn about Tim & Lala's artist workshops: www.springhillsfarm.org/

Phil Ioanna, Business Manager, & Nick Driscoll, Director, speaking about the 100th anniversary of the Cino Paci Band in anticipation of a special celebration on Sunday November 26, 2023 at the F.M Kirby Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre at 2:00. The band will play, there will be a slideshow and a display of memorabilia. Admission is free, on a first-come, first served basis. www.kirbycenter.org/

Phil Ioanna, Business Manager, & Nick Driscoll, Director, speaking about the 100th anniversary of the Cino Paci Band in anticipation of a special celebration on Sunday November 26, 2023 at the F.M Kirby Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre at 2:00. The band will play, there will be a slideshow and a display of memorabilia. Admission is free, on a first-come, first served basis. www.kirbycenter.org/

Sarah Effertz, Executive Director of the Scranton Jazz Festival; James Olecki, Managing Partner and CEO of the Ritz Theater in Scranton, and Marko Marcinko, Founder and Music Director of the Scranton Jazz Festival Big Band, speaking about The Swingin' Jazz Nutcracker Suite on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at 6:00 pm, at the Ritz Theater, 222 Wyoming Avenue in downtown Scranton. Toys will be collected for the Women's Resource Center. www.scrantonjazzfestival.org/

Director Elizabeth Dowd, Actors Amy Rene Byrne & Aaron White, members of the BTE Resident Acting Company, speaking about the 2023 Holiday show to be presented by the Bloomsburg  Theatre Ensemble November 24 through December 28: "A Christmas Story." Shows are Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 3:00.  November 24 is a food preview at 2:00; December 2 at 1:00 is the Kathy Baas Sensory Friendly Performance. Shows take place at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street in downtown Bloomsburg. www.bte.org/

Rick Coulter, Music Director & Conductor of the Williamsport Symphony's Billtown Brass, speaking with WVIA's Fiona Powell about the ensemble's annual holiday concert on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 5:00 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 142 Market Street in Williamsport, coinciding with Victorian Christmas in Williamsport. www.williamsportsymphony.org/ www.victorianchristmaspa.com/

Theresa O'Connor, Director of the Artists for Art Gallery, speaking about the current exhibition, "The Moth Project 2023," that will run now through November 25th, with a special event on the closing evening at 6:00 with music and more. The Gallery is located at 101 Penn Avenue in downtown Scranton, and for more information: www.artistsforart.org/

Dr. David Heineman, Associate Professor in Communications Studies at Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg, speaking about his recent documentary film, "NEPA Doc" to be screened at the Campus Theatre in Lewisburg, PA, on November 15, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. www.davidheineman.net/

James Lansing, Curator, and Mark DeStefano, Member of the Board, speaking about the Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science and Art, in Scranton, PA. There will be a Community Day on Saturday, December 16, 2023, "Snow Much Fun," from 10 am to 5 pm and admission is free. The new Folk Art exhibition will open on December 20, and "Every four Years: Looking Back, Looking Forward" will run now through March 31, 2024. The Museum is located at 1901 Mulberry Street at Nay Aug Park. www.everhart-museum.org/

Angel Berlane Mulcahy, Director, and Lorenzo Medico of Artic Productions, speaking about Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company" that will run from November 10th through the 19th at the Milford Theater, 114 E. Catharine Street in Milford, PA. Shows are November 10, 11, 17 & 18 at 8 pm, with Sunday matinees November 12 & 19 at 2:00. For more information: milfordhospitalitygroup.com/company-a-musical-comedy/

Cody Mead, Founder and Artistic Director of the Bloomsburg Singers, speaking about the group's Fall concert on Friday, November 10, 2023, at 7:00 pm, at Wesley United Methodist Church on Market Street in downtown Bloomsburg. Admission is free. For more information: Facebook.com/TheBloomsburgSingers/

Dr. Larry Lipkis, Starner Professor of Music & Composer-in-Residence, at Moravian University in Bethlehem, speaking about the premiere of his new violin concerto, "Columbina". The piece is dedicated to the memory of Maestro Donald Spieth and is a salute to violinist Michael Montero, concert-master of the Moravian University Orchestra. Dr. Lipkis will lead the orchestra in a concert on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at 7:00 in Foy Hall on the Moravian campus. Also on the program, Tchaikovsky, Ravel and more. www.moravian.edu/

Brenda Grunza, CCS President, and Ann Maganiello, Music Director and Conductor, speaking about the opening of the 75th anniversary season of the Catholic Choral Society of Scranton with the annual Generations Sing concert on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at 4:00 pm, at the Houlihan-McLean Center on the campus of the University of Scranton. The CCS will be joined by a number of groups from area schools--elementary to college level. Admission is free. For more information: www.catholicchoralsociety.org/

Jove Graham, President of RiverStage Community Theatre, speaking about the upcoming production of "Puffs" by Matt Cox, running November 3rd through the 12th, with shows Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:30, at the GreenSpace Center, 815 Market Street in Lewisburg. www.riverstagetheatre.org/