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From the Executive Director
We appreciate the enthusiastic response to our last newsletter! In this issue, we return to our regular listing of events, and we have MANY for your consideration! For future reference, we will be archiving our newsletters on our web site. Just look for the link on the upper right.
Have you noticed a resurgence of interest in opera in Northeastern PA? Cinemark's hi-def broadcasts of live performances from the Metropolitan Opera continue to play to packed houses, Movies 14 in Downtown Wilkes-Barre has responded with a similar offering offering of four shows from the San Francisco Opera, and on Saturday the 15th at 8pm, the Kirby Center offers a live performance of Puccini's Madama Butterfly from the world-renowned Teatro Lirico D'Europa. If you've never seen an opera, I'd rate this as one of my top three choices for your first experience. Click here and go to the schedule for ticket information.
Future Met broadcasts at Cinemark include Wagner's epic, Tristan und Isolde and the fan favorite, Puccini's La Boheme. For more info on the schedule and to order tickets, go to the Met's Hi-Def site.
If you miss Butterfly on Saturday (or if you liked it a lot and want to see it again), you can pick it up at Movies 14 in April. Go here for the schedule of offerings and to buy tickets.
See you at the opera...
...or one of the MANY events on the County Cultural scene!
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Coming up SOON!
March 14 Wyoming Valley Art League Members Meeting with Guest Artist, Shawn Falchetti, Colored Pencil.
March 15 Workshop, Shawn Falchetti, Capturing Light using Colored Pencil on Sanded Papers.
Location: WVAL in Mid-town Village, South Main Street.
NB: Shawn's work is on display at Something Special, 23 W. Walnut St., Kingston (behind Abe's Hot Dogs on Wyoming Ave.), until March 28th. SS is open weekdays for breakfast (great new menu) and lunch.
Two for the Money
Expressions in Pastel and Batik exhibition: Whether using pastels to design an abstract painting or batik on rice paper with watercolor ink and paraffin, Joan Chisarick creates award-winning art. Widmann Gallery, Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center. Kings College. Reception: March 14, 6-8 p.m., free. The exhibit continues to March 28th.
Class Offering: The Actor Within
This class is designed for the adult student, either with or without theatre experience, who is interested in discovering the actor within! Activities will include theatre and creativity games and exercises to awaken a dormant imagination! Please come with an open mind and a good sense of humor. The class will culminate in a family and friends participation day.
Schedule: March 12th (TODAY! CALL NOW) through April 30th, Wednesdays 6:30 to 7:30 pm
Tuition: $125
Instructor: Corinna Sowers-Adler
Darte Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes University.
Call 408-4425 to register
150 Years of Treasures
Friday, March 14, 5:30pm
The Luzerne County Historical Society will hold an opening reception for their Sesquicentiennial exhibit of treaures from their collections at the Society's museum, 69 South Franklin St. (behind the Osterhout Library). Light hors d'ouvres & beverages provided. Free, donations always welcome.
Saint John's Passion
March 16 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saint John's Passion Musical Drama. This King's College Campus Ministry tradition, in cooperation with the Theatre Department, is a musical celebration and sacred enactment taken from the gospel of St. John. King's Theatre, Administration Building, free.
The Complete Beethoven Sonatas with Sophie Till & Ron Stabinsky
The Insalaco College of Creative Arts and Management Music Department, the Marywood University Cultural Affairs Committee, and the Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School present The Complete Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano featuring Sophie Till, violin, and Ron Stabinsky, piano.
The concerts will be recorded live for WVIA FM in three programs:
Sunday, 16 March 2008 at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, 12 April 2008 at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, 13 April 2008 at 2:00 P.M.
In the Marian Chapel of the Swartz Center for Spiritual Life, Loughran Hall, Marywood University
Concerts are free and open to the public.
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Not Quite So Soon
On Friday, April 18th at 8:00 pm, at the Marian Chapel in Loughran Hall, Marywood University, The Classical Guitar Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania presents distinguished artist, composer and master teacher, David Leisner in concert. Currently co-chairman of the guitar department at the Manhattan School of Music in New York, Leisner has introduced many important new works and has been a tireless advocate for neglected gems of the past. He has been acclaimed as "a triple-threat performer" by the New York Times and "a serious, exploratory and imaginative musician" by The Boston Globe. General Admission: $20, Members/Students: $15. For more information or directions, visit www.cgsnepa.org, or phone: 570-945-3729 or 570-348-6268, ext. 2530.
Third Friday Arts Walk
Held the 3rd Friday every month in downtown Wilkes-Barre and recently expanded to include a self-guided tour of Kingston venues too! This family event features galleries and cultural venues offering a variety of art exhibits, studio tours, spoken word, historical exhibits, entertainment, refreshments at most venues. Ride the free trolley in Wilkes-Barre (compliments of LCTA). Trolley departs from the Kirby Center at 5:00pm and completes a continuous loop every half hour until 7:30pm. Art Walk maps available at venues and on the trolley. For a list of this month's W-B venues go to the map or call 823-0518. For info on the Kingston venues go to www.wordpainting.com or call 328-8658.
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