The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., has announced a new reservable Student Study Room available for patron use. According to a news release, the space is in the second-floor teen/tween area and includes a table and chairs for up to 4 people. Wi-Fi is available in the room, and there ...
The 76th season of the Wellsboro Community Concert Association will continue with a performance by The Gibson Brothers at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 16 in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts, 104 Main St., Wellsboro. On stage will be the Gibson brothers - Eric on banjo and Leigh on guitar. Both are singers and songwriters. Performing with them will be Eric Barber on bass. “Barber is sometimes called ‘the third Gibson brother.’” a news release said. “He joined the Gibson Brothers band, one of the premier bands in bluegrass, in 1993.” Kelley Gibson, ...
The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will host Matthew Carl, speaking on Peter Herdic and the health resort of Minnequa Springs at the Taber Coffee Hour, at 10 a.m., Nov. 14 in its Community Room. The program is free and open to the public. According to a news release, Herdic was a visionary and a key player in the development of Williamsport. Shortly after the Civil War, his attention was drawn to Bradford County where he would build and open a fabulous hotel and health resort along the Northern Central Railroad. This presentation will feature Matthew ...
The Community Giving Foundation and First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania recently partnered to host Elevate2, a groundbreaking new regional nonprofit conference held in mid-October at Bucknell University. “Designed to empower nonprofit leaders across six counties in the ...
The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., recognizes November as National Family Literacy Month. National Family Literacy Month is organized by the National Center for Families Learning. This month-long observance celebrates the role that literacy programs play in empowering ...
I planted my garlic last week, and after tucking the 30 plump cloves into their bed, my thoughts turned to protecting them from freezing temperatures and stealth animals that dig them up every year and leave them on the soil surface to mock me. So, this year, I laid bird netting over the ...
