Recently community members joined authors and staff at Otto Bookstore for the Big Reveal of the Children's Reading Tree, painted by Mandi Engel in the children’s corner of Otto Bookstore. Engel said she was a self-taught artist, and this is her “second or third mural at Otto’s” and ...
A patriotic evening of music and poetry is in store for Williamsport residents at 7 p.m., Nov. 19, when the Williamsport Music Club presents “United to Make American Music” at Pine Street United Methodist Church, 441 Pine St., Williamsport. Ann Kaufman, vice president of the Williamsport Music Club, is the chair of this month’s program, which will feature a number of selections to honor veterans and their service. According to a news release, after the opening welcome and remarks by the president, the audience will participate in the reading of “The Federation Collect,” a ...
At 7:30 p.m., Nov. 29, in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts, 104 Main St., Wellsboro, Stage Fright and special guests will recreate The Last Waltz, the famous farewell concert given on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 1976 by the Canadian-American roots rock group The ...
The Lycoming County Library System recently announced that it has received a $11,023.92 grant from the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania’s Williamsport Lycoming Competitive Grant Cycle. The grant will fund the installation of a book walk in Trout Run Park, 10294 Lycoming Creek Road, aimed at promoting family reading, community engagement, and outdoor recreation. A book walk is an innovative literacy initiative that displays an illustrated children’s book page-by-page along a walking path. This will be the first book walk in rural Lycoming County. The James V. ...
Since 2009, the YWCA Northcentral PA has honored inspiring women and young ladies who uplift communities through their hard work and dedication. This year, the 16th Annual Women of Excellence Awards Ceremony will be from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Community Arts Center. The Women of ...
The Williamsport Civic Chorus invites the public to explore contemporary holiday music at 3 p.m., Nov. 24 at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 1400 Market St., as part of the city’s Victorian Christmas festivities. “The chorus performed Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass and the Lake Isle in the Spring of 2022, to the delight of both audience and singers,” a news release said. “We return to this masterful composer this holiday, singing his lush, evocative interpretations of traditional carols.” Conrad Susa’s approach to his holiday suite has a distinctly Southwestern American style, ...
