Artscene With Erika Funke

Elizabeth Powers and Jahmeel Powers of the King's College Theatre faculty, speaking about their late friend Robert Anderson and his play "No It To Get" that he adapted as a gift for them. They will perform the piece at the 2023 Scranton Fringe Festival October 5th through the 7th in the Junior Ballroom at the Scranton Cultural Center. There will be shows October 5, 6 & 7 at 7:00 pm, with a Covid-safe matinee on Saturday at 2:00. www.scrantonfringe.org/

Dan Kimbrough, Artistic Director & Curator of "Taking Up Space," a film festival under the umbrella of the Scranton Fringe Festival, showcasing short films by BIPOC filmmakers on October 6, 2023 at 8:00 and October 7 at 3:30 and 8:00 pm at People's Security Theatre at Lackawanna College in Scranton. Admission is free. www.scrantonfringe.org/

Rose Randazzo Pizzuto, Chairperson of Scranton Tomorrow's Mural Arts Program, speaking about "The Office: The Story of Us" mural by Hagopian Arts, to be dedicated in a ceremony on Friday, October 6, 2023, at 5:30 pm, at 503 Lackawanna Avenue in downtown Scranton.  There will be a Meet and Greet with the artist to follow.  For more information: www.scrantontomorrow.org/theofficemural/

Dan Tompkins, Director of the North Branch Art Trail and Coordinator of the 27th annual Artists' Open House Weekend in Susquehanna County, PA, running October 7, 8, & 9, 2023, from 10 am to 5 pm each day. There will be 29 artists showing their work in 22 locations. For more information: www.artiststour.com/

Thomas Speicher, Writer/Video Producer | Public Relations and Marketing at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, speaking with WVIA's Fiona Powell about his children's book, "A Week with Waffles," illustrated by Marina Saumell. For more information: Tom.speicher@yahoo.com or 570-777-6444.

Darice Pauselius, Executive Director of the Pocono Arts Council, speaking about the organization and the 17th Annual Festival of Wood taking place on September 23, 2023--in conjunction with National Public Lands Day--and September 24, from 10 am to 4 pm each day at Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford, PA. For more information: www.poconoarts.org/

Zach Sprowls, Scranton-based pianist and composer, speaking about--and playing--his music in anticipation of the 2023 Scranton Fringe Festival where he will present his show "All Beginnings Are Hard," featuring piano and string trio. Performances will be held in the Jr. Ballroom at the Scranton Cultural Center on September 29 at 8:30 pm, September 30 at 2:00 and 8:30 pm and October 1 at 2:00. For more information: ZachSprowls.com/shows

Julie Esty, founder and artistic director of the Dearly Departed Players, speaking about the 2023 Dunmore Cemetery Tour they will present on October 1 and October 8, at the Dunmore Cemetery, 400 Church Street. The tour begins at 2:00 each Sunday afternoon, and admission is free. Facebook.com/TheDunmoreCemeteryTour

Composer Paul Salerni, the NEH Distinguished Chair in the Humanities and Professor of Music at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, speaking about a concert titled, "Disruption and Hope," to be presented in Baker Hall at the Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 7:30 pm. There will be pieces by Dr. Salerni, Domenic Salerni, Steven Sametz, Louis Karchin & Astor Piazzolla. For information on the performers and works: www.zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu/ For information on Dr. Salerni: www.paulsalerni.com/

Dr. Christopher Jackson, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, speaking about the 2023 Gala Anniversary Concert on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at Packer Memorial Church at Lehigh University in Bethlehem. PA, at 3:00, to mark the group's 125th anniversary. Performing will be the Bach Choir & Bach Festival Orchestra & national soloists, all under Dr. Jackson's direction. Featured will be the world premiere of a new scholarly edition of the Bach St. Matthew Passion in the version by Felix Mendelssohn. The concert will be recorded for general release. There will be a reception and dinner to follow as a benefit for the Choir. www.bach.org/

Conor Kelly O'Brien, Executive Director; Elizabeth Bohan, Managing Director--Co-Founders of the Scranton Fringe Festival, speaking about the 2023 Scranton Fringe taking place from September 28 through October 7 in and around Scranton. For more information: www.scrantonfringe.org/

Cheryl Boga, Director of Performance Music at the University of Scranton, speaking about a reunion jazz concert featuring trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and pianist Eric Reed on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 7:30 pm in the Houlihan McClean Center. Admission is free. www.scranton.edu/music

Neil Prisco, Director of Marketing at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Wilkes-Barre, speaking about the Fall 2023 Season and the wide-ranging events. For more information: www.kirbycenter.org/

Maureen McGuigan, Poet, Playwright, & Deputy Director of Arts & Culture for Lackawanna County, speaking about her new one-person theatre piece, "Remember You Must Die: A Comedy" to be presented at the 2023 Scranton Fringe Festival with shows October 5, 6 & 7 at 8:30 each night & also a matinee at 4:00 on the 7th, all in the Junior Ballroom of the Scranton Cultural Center. For more information: www.scrantonfringe.org/

Jon White-Spunner, Managing Director, & Aaron White, Member of the Resident Acting Company, speaking about the mortgage burning for the Alvina Krause Theatre in Bloomsburg and the opening of the 2023-24 Season of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble with a production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" in the Bloomsburg Town Park September 7 & 8 at 6 pm and September 9 at 4 pm. Admission is free. BTE will tour with the production to the Community Theatre League in Williamsport and to the River Stage Community Theatre in Lewisburg in the weeks to follow. For more information: www.bte.org/

Dana Feigenblatt, Director, and Larry Vojtko, Musical Director, speaking about the production of "Cinderella" by Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes Street in Swoyersville, PA. The show runs from September 8 to September 24, 2023. Curtain time Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 pm; Sundays at 3:00 pm. For the dinner option, the meals begin at 6:30 Fridays & Saturdays; at 1:30 on Sundays, www.musicbox.org/

Kathryn Maguet, Executive Director of the Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, speaking with WVIA's Fiona Powell about the Fall 2023 Season that begins on September 7th on the Weis Center Plaza.  For more information:   www.bucknell.edu/WeisCenter

Reverend Bill Carter, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit, PA, and jazz pianist and band leader, speaking about a tradition that is over 30 years old--the annual Labor Day weekend jazz service at the church at 300 School Street. This year the Presbybop Jazz Ensemble will perform music by the esteemed jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan. The service begins at 10:00 am and the public is invited. The event is also available online for viewing in real time or at a later date. For more information: www.fpccs.org/

Beth Burkhauser, Executive Director & Founder of the Interdependence Hexagon Project; Elizabeth Hughes, Director of Communications at The Earth Conservancy in Luzerne County; and Nancy Petalver, Art Educator in the Scranton School System, speaking about the Hexagon Project and its annual art exhibition to celebrate Interdependence Month. The show will open on September 1, 2023, and run through the month at ArtWorks, 236 Penn Avenue in downtown Scranton. Throughout September, a series of free hands-on environmentally-themed workshops will be offered. Registration is required. For more information: www.HexagonProject.org/

Kat Bolus, Community Reporter with the WVIA News Department, sharing a story from Honesdale in Wayne County, PA, about a public art project involving a street piano for the public to enjoy. www.wvia.org/news/local www.waynecountyartsalliance.org/