Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania — Mansfield’s Fall Choral Collage to be presented at Steadman Theatre on Sunday

October 13, 2022

MANSFIELD — The annual Fall Choral Collage will be presented at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Steadman Theatre on the Mansfield campus of Commonwealth University, according to a recent press release from the college. The event is free and open to the public. The Choral Collage presents each of the campus choral ensembles: Grace Notes (sopranos and altos), Steadman Singers (tenors and basses), Chamber Singers, Festival Chorus and Concert Choir in their first major appearances of the season. Peggy Dettwiler, director of choral activities, will lead the program, which will feature a wide ...

St. Nell’s presents: The Plus-Ones — A night of comedy at the Pajama Factory

September 29, 2022

What do you get when you cross a New York City-based show-runner with a pandemic that shuts down half the world? New comedy shows in Williamsport, apparently. Emily Flake, a writer, illustrator, performer and New Yorker cartoonist from Brooklyn, added Williamsport to her world view in 2020 ...

World War II veteran to lead free concert at Community Arts Center as part of Liberty Band Festival in Williamsport

September 29, 2022

The brutal battle of the Ardennes Forest took place more than 80 years ago during World War II; there aren’t many men still alive who fought and served during those freezing weeks late in 1944. But one of them will conduct a concert at the Community Arts Center on Oct. 9. Still active at ...

Lycoming College theater kicks off new season with environmentally-focused play, ‘Odin’s Horse’

September 29, 2022

Lycoming College will open the 2022-23 theater season with “Odin’s Horse,” a modern drama written by Robert Koon in 2006. This environmentally-focused play will be directed by Dr. Leslie Gulden, visiting assistant professor of theater, and will take place at the Mary L. Welch Theatre, Oct. 5-8 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available to purchase by calling the box office at 570-321-4048 or online at www.bigtickets.com/events/lycoming-college. “I am very excited about this production because it’s a show that I have wanted to direct for a long time,” said Gulden. “I thought ...

Community Arts Center hosts Masters of Illusion for a magical night in Williamsport

September 22, 2022

Some of the world’s greatest illusionists will be working their magic at the Community Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 1. Magicians Dan Sperry, Michael Turco and Naathan Phan have all appeared on the CW Network’s hit television series, “Masters of Illusion.” The family fun show has ...

Burnt Toast: Bullfrog Brewery’s first musical guest reconvenes for night of bluegrass

September 15, 2022

Among the torch-bearers of bluegrass music in Pennsylvania, Burnt Toast will reunite to celebrate their title as first ever live band to play the Bullfrog Brewery. Although much has changed since 1996, the upcoming show at the brewery on Friday, Sept. 23, from 8 to 11 p.m. will be a step ...