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Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra to perform annual holiday concert twice

The Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra will present its popular annual “Holiday Jazz Concert” twice, according to a press release. The first performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20 in the Trachte Music Center at Lycoming College. The second will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts,104 Main Street, Wellsboro. The concert will include big band holiday favorites, including: Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra’s “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” Gordon Goodwin’s “The Little Drummer Boy,” the Overture from Shorty Roger’s ...

Big band jazz performance coming to Wellsboro

WELLSBORO — If you love to dance, you’re in luck! The Starliters Big Band will hold a performance at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts, 104 Main St., a press release said. “For this performance, we are putting together big band arrangements of swing, Latin and polka dance tunes, as well as popular, classic holiday songs and a few contemporary arrangements,” said Bill Denson, one of the group’s founders. Big bands originated during the early 1910s and dominated jazz in the early 1940s when swing was most popular. This ...

SVC to usher in holidays with ‘Candlelight Christmas’

SUNBURY — The Susquehanna Valley Chorale’s “Candlelight Christmas” performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 and 3 p.m. Dec. 15 at Zion Lutheran Church, 15 South 5th Street, according to a press release. The beloved performance features the 100-year-old tradition of Nine Lessons and Carols. The SVC ensemble includes over 70 members. The performance will be accompanied by Elizabeth Asmus (harp), David Cover (organ), the Commonwealth Brass, and percussion, as well as a traditional candle lighting to conclude the performance. William Payn serves as conductor and music ...

Legendary comedian Brian Regan takes the CAC stage this weekend

When he was an up-and-coming comedian, Brian Regan used to walk around with a piece of paper and pen everywhere he went, making sure to jot down any funny observation or situation that might make for good material in his stand-up routine. Decades later, not too much has changed. Sure, ...

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Award-winning bluegrass group Sister Sadie coming to Weis Center

LEWISBURG — According to a press release, the Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University will welcome award-winning bluegrass ensemble Sister Sadie at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 15. “Sister Sadie is a wildfire of raging hot bluegrass combined with breathtaking instrumental drive ...