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Live United in Music

An event that shouldn’t be missed — Live United in Music II, featuring The Music of Sir Elton John, will be held at the Community Arts Center on April 19. Presented by UPMC, the concert will benefit the Lycoming County United Way. This is the second benefit concert in the region that will ...

Juried exhibition to feature works that challenge contemporary issues

The Lycoming College Art Gallery will present 13 finalists as part of its 2022 International Juried Exhibition. With a focus on addressing contemporary issues and concerns, the call for entries invited works that used traditional materials in unusual ways, explored non-traditional processes, ...

Valley Players to hold auditions for TBD springtime production

SUNBURY — The Valley Players Community Theater Organization invite you to audition for its next production. Auditions will be held March 7 and 8 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at The Packer House, 24 N. Third St., Sunbury. Performances of the dinner theater show will be at the Packer House on May 6, 7, 13 and 14. “We have two scripts in mind, and the turnout for auditions will help us determine which show we’ll do,” director Joyce Hendricks noted. “Both plays are excellent showcases for the talent we know is out there in our region.” The first play possibility is “Delval ...

Millbrook Playhouse seeks actors for summer 2022

MILL HALL — “Camelot,” “Rent” and “Misery” are just a couple of the shows Millbrook Playhouse has planned for its 2022 season, and cast members are needed. Open auditions are slated for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 12 at the Sloan Fine Arts Center, Lock Haven University, 401 N. Fairview St., Lock Haven. Additional tryouts will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. March 13. The playhouse, 258 Country Club Lane, Mill Hall, has presented professional summer stock for theatregoers in Clinton, Lycoming, and Centre counties for more than 50 years. Producing Artistic Director David ...

Public television plans to commemorate Agnes flooding

This June marks the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Agnes’s devastation of Northeastern Pennsylvania. WVIA will commemorate the day with Agnes 50, a multiplatform initiative that will explore the events of June 23, 1972, as well as the response in the years after. According to a news release, the initiative will include the original documentary film Agnes 50: Life After the Flood, focusing on different communities that were affected by the flood. Excerpts from the documentary will air on WVIA’s social channels in the weeks leading up to the broadcast premiere on Thursday, June 23rd ...

Theater group to present murder mystery

This is a murder that may baffle even the famous detective Hercule Poirot. It’s December, 1935, and the dastardly deed is a grisly “Murder On The Orient Express.” With a new adaptation by Ken Ludwig (best known for his farcical comedies), the Community Theatre League presents the regional premiere of the classic murder mystery “Murder On the Orient Express. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 4 and 5, and 10 and 12, with 2 p.m. matinees on Feb. 6 and 13, 2022 at the downtown theatre, 100 W. Third St., Williamsport. Directing one of Dame Agatha Christie’s ...