Many Northeast Pennsylvania ensembles found new ways to share their talents this holiday season.
When the coronavirus pandemic left them unable to hold in-person concerts and fundraisers as usual, they moved their efforts online. Hereâs how you can stream these local performances from the safety of quarantine.
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The Scranton Shakespeare Festival put together a virtual variety show featuring a series of holiday music videos by festival alumni and Northeast Pennsylvania natives alongside host and season regular Conor McGuigan. Proceeds benefit the festivalâs upcoming 10th season. The show will be available to download until the new year.
Details: Tickets cost $20 for an individual download, $40 for a family download and $15 for the album only.
Wilkes University
December 22, 2020|Submitted by: Gabrielle D Amico
The late faculty member has been conferred the title Professor Emeritus and is the recipient of the inaugural Arthur J. Hoover Legacy Award.
Musician, mentor and friend. These are just some of the words used to describe the late Dr. Steven Thomas by Wilkes University faculty, students and alumni. Now, the University has added two distinctions to honor his long-lasting impact on the campus community: the title of Professor Emeritus and his designation as the first recipient of the Arthur J. Hoover Legacy Award.
Dr. Thomas, professor of music and chair of the Division of Performing Arts, passed