ArtScene, with Erika Funke as the host/producer, is a daily short program which brings attention to the area's arts and cultural events. Join her weekdays at 11:00am for interviews, reviews and commentaries on films, books, jazz, and classical music. Let Erika's ArtScene help you plan your weekend!

ArtScene with Erika Funke

Author Margaux Murray, EAL Teacher in the Selinsgrove Area School District, speaking about her recent novel, "A Meric's Tale", the first in her Young Adult Fantasy series. 
"A Meric's Tale" is published under the name "Margs Murray" and it is available in paperback and as a audiobook through
many online booksellers.

Margaux Murray; March 22 2021

Filmmaker David Romberg, assistant professor of film studies at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, speaking about his new documentary film, "The Man of the Monkey", set on an island off the coast of Brazil. The movie will be available for free viewing beginning Thursday, April 15 running through April 29, 2021, as part of the Miami Jewish Film Festival.
watch.eventive.org/mjff/play/600ba…9e57c1de05871ac
www.davidromberg.com/
www.manofthemonkey.com/

David Romberg; April 13 2021

Brandon Hanks, Founder & Artistic Director of Rebel Stages in Stroudsburg, and David Parmelee, General Manager of the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, speaking about the Rebel Stages production of the award-winning musical revue "Ain't Misbehavin" at the School of Visual & Performing Arts in Stroudsburg on June 19, 2021 at 8 pm & June 20 at 3 pm.  Then at the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre on June 26 at 8 pm and June 27 at 3 pm.
www.rebelstages.com/       www.ltwb.org/

Brandon Hanks; David Parmelee; June 17 2021

Artist James Malenda speaking about his work in precious & non-precious metals & enameling, in anticipation of the 26th annual Artists' Open House Weekend in Susquehanna County, PA--October 8, 9 & 10, 2022. Hours 10 to 5 daily.  22 artists working in different media will be taking part.  For information and a tour map--www.artiststour.com/

James Malenda; September 30 2022

Dr. Steven Sametz, award-winning composer, conductor, &
Ronald J. Ulrich Professor of Music at Lehigh University
in Bethlehem, PA, speaking about the spring concerts
of Lehigh University Choral Arts, marking his retirement
after 45 years.  The program is titled, "I Have Had 
Singing," featuring the German Requiem by Brahms,
and there will be two performances:
Friday and Saturday, May 3 & 4 2024 at 8:00 each night,
in Baker Hall at the Zoellner Arts Center on the Lehigh
campus.  www.stevensametz.com/
www.zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu/

Steven Sametz; April 24 2024

Peterson Toscano, master storyteller, writer, podcast host and producer, community activist & Biblical scholar, speaking about his various projects in anticipation of an event on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 4:00 pm at the Albright Center for the Arts, 450 Chestnut Street in Sunbury. The program is part of the Storyteller Art & Music series and it is titled, "Not Your Grandma's Bible Storytime."
Admission is free and it is presented by Sunbury Revitalization, Inc.
The Sunbury Sandwich Stroll will be held on Saturday June 8th on
Main street.  www.sunburyrevitalization.org/  
www.petersontoscano.com/

Peterson Toscano; April 26 2024

Arturo Sandoval, award-winning trumpeter, pianist, composer, conductor, educator; and Marko Marcinko, band leader, jazz musician, educator, native of NEPA, speaking about the 2024 Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz, a 3-day event beginning Friday, May 3 at 5:30 pm with an opening reception & performance by the Joe Michaels Trio at the FM Kirby Center for the Arts on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. Admission is free. That's followed by an evening Jazz Walk throughout the downtown area.  There'll be morning jazz on Saturday, May 4th at the Abide Coffee House at 9:30;  Saturday evening at 6:30, it's the great trumpeter Arturo Sandoval with the Cavalcade of Jazz Big Band under the direction of Marko Marcinko in the Chandelier Lobby of the Kirby Center, with tunes by Sandoval, Dizzy Gillespie and more. On Sunday, May 5th at 11:00 am, there will be a jazz brunch with the Jost Project at the Mary Stegmaier Mansion on South Franklin Street.www.wilkesbarrecavalcadeofjazz.org/ www.kirbycenter.org/

Arturo Sandoval; April 29 2024

Dr. Joel M. Graham, Director of Bands at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre,
speaking about the Spring Concerts of his two groups:
The Wilkes University Jazz Ensemble will perform "Jazz Band Time Machine"
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 7:30 pm at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center 
on the campus.  Admission is free.
The Wilkes University Civic Band will present "Music of the Silver Screen"
on Wednesday, May 1st at 7:30 pm also in the Darte Center, and admission is
free.  www.wilkes.edu/

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Seth Resnick, acclaimed photographer, writer and educator, speaking about his life and work in anticipation of a program titled, "Unleashing Creativity: Mastering the Art of Visual Storytelling" as part of the Social Fabric Collective's Artist Lecture Series at the Circle Center for the Arts in downtown Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.  There will be a reception at 5:00 pm in the Maffei Galley, and the lecture will begin at 6:00. Admission is free. Reservations are suggested: www.socialfabriccollective.org/events  For information about the artist: www.sethresnick.com/

Seth Resnick; May 1 2024

Artist Herb Simon, retired member of the Wilkes University art faculty, speaking about the current show titled, "A Retrospective of Works on Paper" at the Mainstreet Galleries, 370 Pierce Street, Kingston, PA, running through November 7, 2018.
www.mainstreetg.com

Herb Simon; October 31 2018

Artist Bob McCormick speaking about his new paintings inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson. The exhibition is titled, "Emily's Light" at the Artspace Gallery, 221 Center Street, Bloomsburg, PA, running January 17 through February 22, 2019.  
Laurie McCants of BTE will offer a talk-back & reception at the gallery following performances of her original play inspired by Emily Dickinson, "Industrious Angels" 1/31, 2/1, 2/3 at the Alvina Krause Theatre across the street from Artspace.  Bob McCormick will be on hand for those sesssions.  www.artspacebloomsburg.com

Robert McCormick; January 18 2019

Award-winning Poet J.C. Todd from Philadelphia speaking about German artist Kathe Kollwitz and reading from her collection of poems inspired by "Peasant War", a series of Kollwitz etchings at the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, PA, through March 1, 2019.  Todd will present a reading in the gallery January 23 at 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.
J.C. Todd is visiting Wilkes as a guest of the English Department.
www.wilkes.edu/sordoniartgallery
For information about J.C. Todd's new chapbook, "The Damages of Morning" issued by Moonstone Press, www.moonstoneartscenter.org

J.C. Todd; January 23 2019

Jennifer Ochmann, Coordinator of the 15th Annual Civil War Ball on Saturday, April 13, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to Midnight, at the Century Club, 612 Jefferson Avenue in Scranton.  There is an optional buffet supper at 10:00 pm.  The event is hosted by the Lackawanna Historical Society.
Other events include:  A Titanic Dinner on Friday, April 12 from 6:30 to Midnight, at the Mary Stegmaier Mansion, 156 S. Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre;  A Ragtime Brunch at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, Sunday, April 14 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and more.
For information: www.scrantoncivilwarday.com  570-344-3841

Jennifer Ochmann;  April 10 2019

Director Dan Pittman and Actors Molly Butler & Lily Smith speaking about the musical "Bonnie & Clyde" to be presented by Act Out Theatre Group at 150 East Grove Street in Dunmore, PA, May 17-26, 2019, with shows Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
www.actouttheatre.com

Dan Pittman; Molly Butler; Lily Smith; May 15 2019

Photographer Jamie Smith, Executive Director of the Social Fabric Collective, Lataisha Jenkins of the Wilkes-Barre Area STEM Academy/Meyers, and Rebekah Lane, Home-School Student from Forty Fort, speaking about the 2019 Spring Cancer Conversation Challenge" that is the theme of the semiannual photography workshop for high school students through the Social Fabric Collective in NEPA.
The SFC will have a tent at the Fine Arts Fiesta May 16-19, and a reception for their Spring 2019 Photography Exhibit on Tuesday, May 21 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.  The event is free and open to the public
at T.W. Shoemaker Art, 312 Wyoming Avenue in Wyoming, PA.
www.socialfabriccollective.org

Jamie Smith; Lataisha Jenkins; Rebekah Lane; May 16 2019

Jamie Smith, Founder of the Social Fabric Collective; Nikki Moser, Asst Prof at Marywood; Jessica Suda Baab, Artistic Dir of KISS Theater; Lisa Reynolds, Asst Prof at Wilkes, speaking about the SFC-produced project, "Changing the Narrative" featuring an photography exhibit and lecture by award-winning artist/educator Richard Ross of California on October 2, 2019 at 5:00 pm at the Luzerne County Courthouse, 200 North River St in Wilkes-Barre.  There is no admission fee.  The show will run through October 17.  Ross will also coordinate the SFC Juvenile Justice & Art Education Community Forum on October 3 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the THINK Center, 7 South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre.  Admission is free but online registration is required.  www.socialfabriccollective.org

James Malenda; September 30 2022

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