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Millbrook’s annual fundraiser brings hundreds together

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MILL HALL -- With a chill in the air on Saturday paired with sunny skies that brightened the fall foliage, everything seemed to come together perfectly for the 21st Annual Brews in the Barn at Millbrook Playhouse this weekend. Hundreds took to the barn, and a portion of outdoor space provided by Haywood’s on the Green, to support the playhouse’s mission to bring live arts to the community while enjoying delicious chili and beer. According to volunteer organizers, the event brought in over 400 patrons with 100 volunteers helping pull off the decades-old event. The event saw a ...

Applique class coming to historical museum

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Interested people are invited to learn the heritage technique of applique by starting an EAGLE block designed by Ricki Moler. According to a news release, she will be teaching this at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Nov. ...

Flying Ivories to play in Billtown

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The Valley of Williamsport PA Scottish Rite will host The Flying Ivories Dueling Pianos fundraising event on Nov. 15. Doors open at 1 p.m. with the show from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Howard Memorial Theater at the Scottish Rite. “Get ready to sing along, laugh out loud, and experience live entertainment like never before,” a news release said. “The Flying Ivories Dueling Pianos bring an electrifying blend of music, comedy, audience participation, and nonstop fun to the stage, transforming an ordinary afternoon into an extraordinary entertainment experience.” Featuring talented ...

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Pennsylvania College of Technology recently welcomed guests to a reception for “Paul Lehr: A Hidden Universe” at The Gallery at Penn College. Eighty of the approximately 100 visitors also attended a lecture offered by the late artist’s daughter, Diana Lehr. Diana is a multidisciplinary artist based in Hawaii and Pennsylvania. Her practice includes painting, light-based sculpture and time-based media. Diana believes the paintings included in her father’s exhibit represent some of his strongest work. Although much of Paul’s science-fiction artwork from the late 1950s through ...

Weis Center to present free world music and dance performance

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LEWISBURG – According to a press release, the Weis Center for the Performing Arts will present a free performance of “Ori: An Exploration of Brazilian Dance and Music” at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Weis Center Concert Hall. There will be a pre-performance artist talk with Jaruam Xavier ...

Gravity and Other Myths returning to Weis Center

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LEWISBURG — The Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University will welcome contemporary cirque ensemble Gravity and Other Myths at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Weis Center Concert Hall, a press release said. The performance, which is 60-minutes in length without an intermission, ...