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Workshop on planting petunias planned

During the free Golden Afternoons program at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 in the Deane Center lobby at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro, the men and women attending will each plant one petunia plug in a 4.5-inch square black plastic flower pot and take it home. According to a news release, different ...

Josephine Peck: Millionaire wife, club woman and grieving mother

A beautifully done quilt, hanging on the wall in the Thomas Taber Museum on West Fourth Street, shows a snowy winter scene at 1075 West Fourth Street, on the corner of Susquehanna Street, as it may have looked prior to 1876. In the quilt, a mother and two girls are walking up the sidewalk ...

Lycoming College senior films to screen at Community Arts Center

According to a press release, the film and video arts department at Lycoming College will present its annual Senior Film Screening at 7 p.m. on April 10 at the Community Arts Center, 220 West Fourth Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and theater seating is free and open to the public. Students participating in the screening decide on the genre and content of their films under the guidance of their thesis professor, Leah Bedrosian Peterson, professor of film and video arts and chair of the department at Lycoming College. They write, cast actors, scout locations, film, edit and produce ...

Repasz Band to present ‘A Night at the Opera’

Folks of a certain age might recall “Night at the Opera” as the name of a best-selling Queen record — the one with “Bohemian Rhapsody” on it. For those a bit older, that title also invokes the Marx Brothers’ classic comedy from 1935. But Lycoming County music fans this spring, it means another exciting free concert by the world-famous Repasz Band. Slated for 7:30 p.m. on April 8 at the Community Arts Center, “A Night at the Opera” presents a broad range of opera selections — from lesser-known gems to more familiar tunes like “Figaro” and “Barber of ...

Congressman hosting student art competition

U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Dallas, recently announced his office’s 2025 Congressional Art Competition. Each spring, Members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor the nationwide Artistic Discovery Contest, providing a platform to recognize and encourage the artistic talents of high school students across the country. According to a news release, Meuser invites high school artists from Pennsylvania’s 9th District to showcase their creativity for a chance to have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year and featured on House.gov’s Congressional Art Competition ...