ArtScene 2021

Tom Alexander, native of northeastern PA, composer, writer & broadcaster, and Peter Alexander, director, writer, editor, producer, are father & son from a multigenerational family of film professionals.
They speak about that family heritage, the legendary Forty Fort Theater in the Wyoming Valley, and their working partnership in making films.  For more information: www.alexanderproductions.com/

Tom Alexander; Peter Alexander; March 15 2021

Howard Grossman, Fundraising Director of the Pittston Memorial Library & Board Member of the Wyoming Valley Art League, speaking about the approval in 2021 of a new arts advisory board by the Luzerne County Council, to be made up of between 5 and 7 members, looking to be implemented in 2022.  www.luzernecounty.org   
For information on the Art League: www.wyomingvalleyartleague.org/

Howard Grossman; December 23 2021

Artist Helen Lavelle, President & CEO of Lavelle Strategy Group of Scranton, speaking about her work as a fine artist dedicated to making the world a better place.  The conversation was originally broadcast in July of 2021 at the time of an exhibition of her work at the Art e Fekts 
Gallery in Pittson, PA.  www.helenlavelleartist.com/

Helen Lavelle; December 27 2021

Dr. Stephen Whittaker, Professor in the Department of English & Theatre at the University of Scranton, speaking about Bob Dylan to mark the singer-songwriter's 80th birthday on May 24, 2021.
The conversation was rebroadcast as part of ArtScene's year-end
retrospective.
www.scranton.edu/

Stephen Whittaker; December 28 2021

Jeremiah Downes,  Director of Theatre for Summer at Sem at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, PA.  There will be an Open House and Performance Event on Saturday, January 8, 2022, on the campus, with masterclasses at 1:00 pm and the performance at 3:30 in the Kirby Center for Creative Arts, 260 North Sprague Avenue. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.  For information: www.summeratsem.org/

Jeremiah Downes; December 29 2021

Jennifer "Jenny" Hill, Performance Artist, Writer, & Arts Educator, speaking about her most recent book of poetry, "Year in the Blanks" and about creating a performance piece without words, all while her mother was coping with the onset of dementia.
For more information: www.actsofjennius.com/
The interview was broadcast in February of 2021 and is part of the
ArtScene year-end retrospective series.

Tom Alexander; Peter Alexander; March 15 2021

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