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Lots of stars in 2020’s local theater scene

For over a dozen years, I drafted a list of the “Most Notable, Nifty, and Nicely Staged Plays and Musicals” of the past year. And from the approximately 30 shows attended, the list was pared down to my favorite 12 — or in a few rare cases, to a baker’s dozen. But that was before ...

Country music legend Charley Pride dies at 86

NEW YORK (AP) — Charley Pride, country music's first Black star whose rich baritone on such hits as "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" helped sell millions of records and made him the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86. Pride died Saturday in Dallas of ...

‘Hosea’ earns 3.5 star rating out of 4

“Hosea” is a brief Old Testament book in which God shocks both his readers and his prophet by ordering him to marry a sexually promiscuous woman. It’s also the name of a thoughtful and absorbing new movie that transfers this story to 21st-century Oklahoma — where the smitten Henry ...

Penn College architecture students’ designs exhibited online

A restaurant in Argentina, an aquarium in Ireland and a resort in Singapore are just a few of the awe-inspiring architectural design concepts created by Pennsylvania College of Technology students and available for viewing in an online exhibit titled “Architecture & Sustainable ...

Under the radar holiday movies

With the holidays upon us and many people stuck inside, this might be the perfect time to kick back with some seasonal cinema. But my specialty these days is under-the-radar movies — so we’ll avoid the usual roster that includes George Bailey, Mt. Crumpit, Kris Kringle and perhaps even ...

Art league to host figure drawing workshop

The Bald Eagle Art League invites the public to a special figure drawing workshop in which anyone can participate, at 7 p.m., Dec. 3, in the community room of the Taber Museum. Mickey Mapstone, a retired Williamsport Area art teacher and professional artist, will lead the workshop. “We ...