F.M. Kirby Center powers through flood damage with restorations underway

WILKES-BARRE – Although the restoration hasn’t slowed the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts down, they’ve been recovering from significant flood damage to the building’s lower level.

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#OnTheStacks – Bill Corcoran Jr.: Almost Dying & Leaving My Family Business | Ep.200

Join OnTheStacks for a special milestone celebration for the 200th episode, where roles are reversed, as Bill Corcoran Jr. takes the guest seat on his own show for the first time since its inception in 2020.

Motionless In White reveals Apocalypse Fest 2.0 for Halloween Night

WILKES-BARRE — Motionless In White is back for round two of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Apocalypse Fest, appropriately slotted for Halloween Night. Muahahah!

Eat treats and earn prizes with Visit Luzerne County Ice Cream Trail

WILKES-BARRE – Visit Luzerne County (Luzerne County Convention & Visitors Bureau) has launched a new Visit Luzerne County Ice Cream Trail, just in time for summer.

Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz returns to downtown this weekend

WILKES-BARRE – For the first time in nearly 13 years, the city hosts The Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz throughout multiple venues the weekend of Friday, May 3.

ArtsQuest announces FINAL Musikfest 2024 headliner

BETHLEHEM — ArtsQuest announces the final Musikfest 2024 headliner, Sugar Ray and Tonic, will be taking on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on Friday, August 2. This Musikfest headliner is presented by 100.7, WLEV.

Locals Only: So Much Hope, Buried. prepping for May album drop

So Much Hope, Buried comes out with a new album, I’d Be Lying to Say I’m Not Weak, on May 17 and they’ll be working hard this spring/summer to spread the word. The debut song from the upcoming release just hit the radio on 979X’s Locals Only.

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Playa Bowls celebrates Wilkes-Barre grand opening May 4

WILKES-BARRE– Playa Bowls, the nation’s leading superfruit bowl shop specializing in bowls such as acai and pitaya, oatmeal, chia, smoothies, juices, cold brew and more, officially opens their newest location on Saturday, May 4 at 11:00 a.m.

Eat treats and earn prizes with Visit Luzerne County Ice Cream Trail

WILKES-BARRE – Visit Luzerne County (Luzerne County Convention & Visitors Bureau) has launched a new Visit Luzerne County Ice Cream Trail, just in time for summer.

Mohegan Pennsylvania & Runaway Train Brewery debut official Party on the Patio beer

WILKES-BARRE — This year marks the 15th anniversary of Northeast Pennsylvania’s iconic outdoor concert series, Party on the Patio and, to mark the occasion, Mohegan Pennsylvania and Runaway Train Brewery have collaborated on the special Party On The Patio Lager with Lime craft beer.

Take-out Clarks Summit: Three New Restaurants in a Row

CLARKS SUMMIT — There’s a plaza on the strip of Northern Blvd in Clarks Summit that’s home to three new restaurants for the town: Benny’s of Clarks Summit, Jalapeño’s Authentic Mexican Grill, and Jimmy John’s.

Manning Farm Dairy prepares for peak ice cream season

Manning’s Ice Cream is truly an NEPA staple, right alongside BBQ Middleswarth chips and Old Forge pizza. For four generations and counting, Manning Farm Dairy has provided quality ice cream and milk products to Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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Motionless In White reveals Apocalypse Fest 2.0 for Halloween Night

WILKES-BARRE — Motionless In White is back for round two of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Apocalypse Fest, appropriately slotted for Halloween Night. Muahahah!

Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz returns to downtown this weekend

WILKES-BARRE – For the first time in nearly 13 years, the city hosts The Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz throughout multiple venues the weekend of Friday, May 3.

ArtsQuest announces FINAL Musikfest 2024 headliner

BETHLEHEM — ArtsQuest announces the final Musikfest 2024 headliner, Sugar Ray and Tonic, will be taking on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on Friday, August 2. This Musikfest headliner is presented by 100.7, WLEV.

Locals Only: So Much Hope, Buried. prepping for May album drop

So Much Hope, Buried comes out with a new album, I’d Be Lying to Say I’m Not Weak, on May 17 and they’ll be working hard this spring/summer to spread the word. The debut song from the upcoming release just hit the radio on 979X’s Locals Only.

The War and Treaty headlines the 2024 Levitt National Tour

BETHLEHEM — Mark your calendars for a night of phenomenal live music as the multi-GRAMMY nominated duo The War and Treaty, selected as this year’s headliner of the 2024 Levitt National Tour, will perform at the Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks on Friday, July 26.

Lineup announced for July’s Rockin’ the River concert series

WILKES-BARRE — Alan K. Stout, executive director of Visit Luzerne County, stood at the podium at the Millennium Circle at River Common and said it best.

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