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Theatre group plans outdoor performance of bestseller’s adaptation in Millville

With the Alvina Krause Theatres still shuttered for in-door patrons due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the professional regional theater group is moving to an outdoor venue. The Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble will present the stage adaptation of “Tiny Beautiful Things,” live in-person at the Greenwood Friends School in Millville beginning at 6:30 p.m. for three weekends, from May 21 through June 6. In order to safely socially distance the attendees, BTE is limiting the number of tickets available for each performance. Based on a 2012 national best-seller, “Tiny Beautiful ...

Piece from artist to benefit volunteer firefighters

Local artist Fred Gilmour is one of more than 80 artists from across the country who donated a piece of their artwork to be sold in an online auction from May 10 to May 15. The auction will feature art made of charcoal from the devastating wildfires in Colorado that burned more than 700,000 ...

Oscar-winning ‘Octopus Teacher’ tells compelling story with cinematic magic

For the first time in three decades, I did not watch the Oscars this year; yet I still found myself inextricably attached to the ceremony, since friends and I cued up “My Octopus Teacher” instead — a film that won Best Documentary right around the time we finished watching it. And while I don’t put much stock in the Academy’s choices anymore, that award was well deserved. This 2020 Netflix doc tells the utterly compelling story of Craig Foster, a documentary filmmaker who, having reached a point of total burn-out, sought a way to recharge — eventually committing to a ...

Cass and The Bailout Crew to debut original album

The original debut album “Room to Breathe” featuring various rock-influenced musical genres, by local band, Cass and The Bailout Crew, is hitting iTunes, Spotify, Apple and Amazon music platforms May 21. “All of the members come from different influences and you can hear that in the ...

‘Idol’ contestant ‘Beane’ to perform at CAC

The Community Arts Center, in collaboration with the Uptown Music Collective, will present a live concert at 7:30 p.m. May 8 featuring vocalist and songwriter Brennan “Beane” Hepler. Beane is fresh off of ABC’s “American Idol” stage, where he worked his way through a field of ...

Led Zeppelin tribute heads to Schuylkill Haven

For Williamsport fans of the Uptown Music Collective who may not have been able to catch their tribute to Led Zeppelin “Good Times Bad Times,” the UMC is taking the show on the road to Schuylkill County for an outdoor concert on the grounds of the Walk In Art Center May 15. According to a news release, this is a “bring your own chair” event. The gates open at 5 p.m. with the concert starting at 6 p.m. in the inner courtyard of the old Walkin Shoe Factory at the corner of Parkway and W. Columbia streets in Schuylkill Haven. “The inner parking area of this building was ...