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Festival to share bluegrass music

The Smoked Country Jam Bluegrass Festival will open its gates June 16. According to a news release, organizers are ready to welcome music lovers, young and old to the 17th annual event, billed as the Pennsylvania Wild’s premier bluegrass festival at the Quiet Oaks Campground near Route 144 and the village of Cross Fork. From June 17 to 19, Smoked Country Jam will present 22 national and regional performers playing over 40 hours of music during the 3-day music festival. Two highly award winning performers will headline this year’s festival. Traveling from western North Carolina ...

Acting, music, cinematography all excellent in ‘Quiet Place Part II’

I guess it’s fitting that a film with “place” in its title proves the famous real-estate mantra “Location, location, location!” “A Quiet Place Part II,” long-delayed sequel to the 2018 horror hit, features one visually arresting locale after another — from abandoned railcars and tunnels to sunset beaches, crumbling factories, sprawling bridges and spooky, spot-lit nighttime marinas. But that’s only one factor that makes this follow-up even better than its predecessor. “Part II” manages to be both a prequel and a sequel, opening with back-story on the invasion ...

Garden tours coming to Mifflinburg

Once again, the Mifflinburg Buggy Museum will be offering their annual garden tour on June 13, according to a news release. The garden tours will start at 1 p.m. and run until 5 p.m. Homes featured on the tour include: • The McGregor Home, 401 Market St. • The Holman House, 101 E. Chestnut St. • The Ward House, 836 Chestnut St. • The Miller Home, 257 Chestnut St. • The Greeney Home, 288 N. 8th St. • The John House, 6155 Pleasant Grove Road “In addition to the lovely gardens, each of these homes offers a unique glimpse into the architecture and history ...

Schedule set for playhouse

After COVID-19 forced the historic barn playhouse to go dark last summer, Millbrook is coming back this summer for its 58th season. David Leidholdt, producing artistic director, announces two major changes in the upcoming season’s format: all Millbrook shows will be presented on the Main Stage, and the “season” will be split between the “Summer” and the “Fall/Winter” productions. Summer shows • “Elephant & Piggie’s ‘We Are in a Play’ ” (June 19 & 26 at 10 a.m. and June 20 & 27 at 2 p.m.) — Billed as a vaudevillian romp, and geared primarily for a younger ...

Jane Austin play planned in Milton

What happens when Cupid’s arrow backfires? Christ Wesleyan Theatre Productions, thanks to Jane Austin’s classic, provides the answer in “Emma.” Billed as a “comical stage play,” “Emma” will be presented at 7 p.m. on June 10, 11 and 12, with a 2 p.m. matinee on June 12, in the auditorium ( Door No. 6), 363 Stamm Road, Milton. The parking lot is located directly in front of and beside the auditorium. In this adaptation by Michael Bloom, Emma Woodhouse, who prides herself as being a matchmaker with an impeccable track record, urges sweet Harriet Smith to reject a ...

Comedy coming to Wellsboro stage

Hamilton-Gibson is currently preparing for its second production in front of a live audience, “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” directed by Gabe Hakvaag of Wellsboro. Cast members are in rehearsals for performances at 7:30 p.m. on June 4, 5, 11 and 12 and 2:30 p.m. on June 6 and 13 in the ...