Arts and entertaiment calendar, week of May 22, 2013

On May 26, join the Breaking Ground Poets at the Dietrich Theater as they present their annual Breaking Ground Poets Poetry Slam. In this live competition, members of the Breaking Ground Poets will perform original poetry over the course of three rounds before a panel of...

The Lakeside Players think Grace Episcopal Church Parish Hall is the perfect venue for their latest production, “The Hallelujah Girls.”

The Abington Community Library will be closed Saturday, May 25, Sunday, May 26, and Monday, May 27 in observance of theMemorial Day holiday. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 28 (9 am to 9 pm).New Fiction for Adults

Carmel Ardito, director, choreographer and owner of The Carmel Ardito School of Dance in Moscow and Peckville will celebrate her 50th anniversary instructing dance. In celebration the 50th anniversary, the dance school is hosting “The Golden Gala,” May 31, 9...

The Dietrich Children's Theatre recently delighted families and young children at the theater with their stage version of “Peter and the Wolf.” It was absolutely enchanting! I loved the music, colorful set and costumes, of course, the beautiful story.

Clarks Summit-based Ghostlight Productions will present its fifth annual Shakespeare in the Park production with the light-hearted “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” giving the Bard's classic comedy a modern-day makeover with a “real housewives”...

Winner #145: Beth Koehler, of Clarks GreenAnswer#145: The Moore Building on the corner of State and Claremont Streets, Clarks Summit

Abington Heights Middle School students participated in the Third Annual Tastes of the World program May 16, at the school's cafeteria and multi-purpose room. The event, which was funded by Abington Heights Educational Improvement Organization, included ethnic...

Leadership Lackawanna will host “Murder in the Gallery”- A Murder Mystery Dinner Party May 31 at The Scranton Cultural Center at Masonic Temple at 5:30 p.m.

The Clarks Summit United Methodist Church Choirs will perform a dinner theater entitled, “Land of the Lost and Found” June 1 at 5 p.m., in the church Fellowship Hall. The story takes place in a school, where a new student, Moira, is entering for the first...

Abington Heights High School hosted an Arts Festival May 16, which included original exhibits from art students, performances from music students, work on display from the photography class and quilts created by the family and consumer science classes quilts.

La Plume– Keystone College is seeking jazz lovers of all ages who would like to participate in the college's sixth-annual Jazz Institute to be held July 29-August 2 on campus.

Children are invited to have fun and learn while exploring the wonders of nature at the Endless Mountains Nature Center's Nature Day Camp this summer.

Patty Nestorick, Hobby Lobby recently assisted a large group of patriotic folks at the Abington Community Library create a festive deco mesh red, white and blue wreath for the upcoming Memorial Day and Fourth of July holidays.

Dietrich Open Mic Nights continue to attract a wide variety of performers, and the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock is proud to welcome Nygel Metcalfe as May's feature. As always, Dietrich Open Mic Night will first offer the stage to the community.

DALLAS— Misericordia University is offering rising high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to experience and learn more about exciting professions in a series of eight Career Exploration Camps in June.

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In its truest form, “The Geneva Project: Truth” is a story of adventure, friendship and self-discovery, written by author Christina (Jones) Benjamin, formerly of La Plume.

An easygoing gorilla named Ivan is the narrator of this year's Newbery Award winner, “The One and Only Ivan,” written by Katherine Applegate. It is a recent addition to the middle grade (ages 8 – 12) fiction collection at the Abington Community...

This week's question: Who directed the new movie “The Great Gatsby”?Last week's answer: Gwyneth PaltrowLast week's winner: Olive Darling, of Clarks Summit

Have you ever wondered what kind of music a duck would make? Or could your grandfather sound like a bassoon? Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev pondered these questions during his 1936 symphony for children – “Peter and the Wolf.” And the Dietrich...

This weekend promises to be busy at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock, with two plays scheduled for May 18 and 19.

If the lime green “What the Fork” food vendor truck parked outside the Clarks Summit Borough Building didn't turn the heads of drivers passing by on State Street Friday evening, May 10, the walking banana did.

The Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville, will host performances of “The Marvelous Misadventures of Little Red Riding Hood” May 17 at 6 p.m., May 18 at 1 and 5 p.m., and May 19 at 1 p.m.

The Misericordia University Under the Stars Summer Arts Festival's annual Jazz in July concert is bringing one of New York City's up-and-coming jazz musicians to northeastern Pennsylvania on Monday, July 8 when Emily Asher's Garden Party with guest Bria...

Grammy Award-winner Boz Scaggs will bring the unmistakable blend of his blues, rock and jazz music to the Wells Fargo Amphitheater as he headlines the annual Misericordia University Under the Stars Summer Arts Festival Saturday, July 13. The festival also includes the...

Timmy Walsh and his fundraising organization Camera for a Cure recently participated in the First Friday Art Auction, held at the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple. Walsh donated two photos that raised nearly $250 combined. All proceeds were donated to the...

On June 22 and 23, 2013, Scranton's historic Tripp House will be the setting for a two-day event hosted by PocoNotes entitled “The Faces and Voices of The Blues…Too.” It will showcase the photography of acclaimed documentary photographer, Jim...

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Member of the Clarks Summit Arts Committee, a newly formed non-profit arts organization under the auspices of the Abington Professional and Business Association, invite anyone with a passion for art and music to see what's new at the downtown Clarks Summit Second...

Clarks Summit artist, Leon Vieria is 60 years young and enjoys painting “pictures that are pleasant to view.”

In a trip-planning mode? Need solid advice? The Abington Community Library has just added 2013 editions of European guidebooks by travel writer Rick Steves. Head of his own company, Through the Back Door, Steves is also known as a host of travel shows on both public...

To quote Aldo Leopold from his book “A Sand County Almanac,” “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. These essays are the delights and dilemmas of one who cannot.” Little did he know that his writings, published after...

Approximately 60 Our Lady of Peace School students will take the stage as cast members in the school's production of “Annie Jr.” May 10 and 11, at Clarks Summit Elementary School, Grove Street.

An art exhibition titled “For the Senses…” featuring artists Jeff Kuratnick, of Clarks Summit, Katie Larsen-Lick, of Mountain Top and Mary-Beth Korutz-Killian, of Plymouth, will be displayed at Marquis Art and Frame, Second Floor Gallery, 122 South Main...

How well do you know the streets where you live? The Abington Journal puts your powers of observation to the test with our “Pieces of the Abingtons” contest. Every other week within the paper, we'll feature a photograph of a landmark, architectural...