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Ice and Spice Weekend coming to Tioga County

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Wellsboro is celebrating winter with Ice and Spice Weekend. According to a news release, next Saturday, Feb. 8, is Ice and Spice Weekend. Love will be in the air in downtown Wellsboro. Seven different ice sculptures symbolizing love and romance carved from 19 blocks of ice weighing 300 pounds apiece or 2.85 tons will be on display on sidewalks in front of Main Street businesses. Kyle Soltis, Eli Novak and Freddy Grosser will transport the ice from Elegant Ice to Wellsboro and assemble five of the seven ice sculptures. By 8:30 a.m. Feb. 8, the pre-carved Throne of Hearts created ...

Book review at library to examine Christiana riot

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Friends of the JV Brown Library will present a book review with Dr. Keith Shenberger from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., Feb. 7 in the Lowry Room on the third floor of the library’s Welch Family Wing. Shenberger will review Bloody Dawn —the Christiana Riot and Racial Violence in the Antebellum North by Thomas P. Slaughter, according to a news release. Snacks and bottled water will be available or participants can bring a bag lunch, if desired. The program will include a “Q&A” session until 1 p.m. The news release encourages anyone interested to reserve a seat by calling the library ...

WSO to be joined by celebrated pianist Byeol Kim at upcoming show

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The Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, led by Maestro Gerardo Edelstein, will present its “Marvels of Majesty” performance at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 11 at the Community Arts Center, 220 West Fourth St, according to a press release. The concert will feature the dazzling Piano Concerto in G major by Maurice Ravel, with celebrated pianist Byeol Kim; and Anton Bruckner’s majestic Symphony No. 7 in E Major. A special highlight of the evening will be the use of Wagner tubas, a unique brass instrument designed by Richard Wagner that adds a distinctive richness to Bruckner’s symphony, the ...

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The Lycoming College Art Gallery’s first show of the year will pay tribute to retiring President Kent Trachte and his wife, Sharon Trachte, with a special art exhibition featuring works from alumni who have been inspired and supported by the Trachtes’ vision and leadership during their tenure at Lycoming. The show will run Feb. 14-March 21, with an artist talk slated for at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 21. Alumni artists whose work will be displayed at the gallery include Sifa Blackmon, Rene Gortat, Brooke Long, Bill Mauro, Brian McGinniss, Christina Moliterno, Joe Troxler and Josh ...

South Williamsport students to present 'Cinderella'

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According to a press release, the South Williamsport Area School District theater department is set to present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella: Enchanted Edition,” a timeless fairy tale brought to life with dazzling music, enchanting characters and magical storytelling. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella: Enchanted Edition” is a fresh and whimsical adaptation of the classic fairy tale, inspired by the 1997 television movie starring Brandy and Whitney Houston. Featuring 100 South Williamsport Area School District students on and offstage, this enchanting musical ...

Weis Center to welcome dynamic a cappella quartet Kings Return

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According to a press release, the Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University will welcome the dynamic and soothing four-piece vocal group Kings Return at 7:30 p.m. Feb 8. The group takes pride in crafting a diverse, yet supremely cohesive, a cappella sound. “The blend of ...