A local man has written a movie, which he has started filming and for which he is meeting with a number of production companies. Samuel O. Campbell says he hopes to film the project here in Williamsport. Titled “Steadfast,” Campbell describes the project as “a gripping thriller ...
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 ...
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 ...
Now nearly 200 years old, Williamsport’s world-famous Repasz Band has announced a new Endowment Fund to help the group continue its popular slate of free local concerts. “Never before has the band’s existence to continue been directly threatened,” said Repasz treasurer and past ...
LEWISBURG — Bucknell University’s Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome classical ensemble Neave Trio at 2 p.m. March 30 in the Weis Center Concert Hall, 525 Weis Drive, a press release said. There will be a pre-performance Q&A with the artists from 1:15-1:45 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium. When at the Weis Center, Neave Trio will perform: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Five Negro Melodies for Piano Trio, Op. 59 No. 1; Bedřich Smetana’s Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor, Op. 15; and Astor Piazzolla’s “Estaciones Porteñas.” Since forming in 2010, the ...
The Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra will again present the WCJO Jazz Fest on March 28 and 29 at Lycoming College’s Trachte Music Center, a press release said. The annual Jazz Fest is a weekend of concerts and events offering exciting educational opportunities and celebrating our area’s ...
