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La Festa Italiana Set for Labor Day Weekend
For Italians and anyone who enjoys great food, lively entertainment and the Italian culture and spirit, all roads lead to Scranton on Labor Day weekend. La Festa Italiana will be held August 30 through September 2 on Courthouse Square in Scranton. Hours are Friday, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Monday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
“Burning Man-Style” Music & Arts Festival Returns This August, Just 90 Minutes Outside of NYC
Music festival season is in full swing here in NYC, and if you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind experience to make a weekend trip of, you’ve got to try out Elements Music & Arts Festival. Back again for 2024, this weekend getaway is a 4-day camping experience that brings together some of dance music’s biggest artists and most dedicated fans for a musical journey like none other. Learn all about this incredible festival below: Elements Music & Arts Festival is a premier immersive electronic festival in the woodlands of the Poconos, that welcomes over 100 of dance music’s largest artists for a “Burning Man-esque” type of festival. The immersive multi-day camping experience brings some of music’s biggest fans into a wooded festival ground to enjoy multiple stages of EDM, large-scale interactive art installations, art workshops and demonstrations, wellness programs, workshops and talks, theme camps, and so much more. It’s renowned for its community vibe, which similar to Burning Man, puts emphasis on a sense of community (or “PLUR”) and sustainability through inclusion and socialization with other people there for the music.
JamBase’s Festivals For Everyone Contest Winner Selects Elements Music & Arts Festival 2024
In May, JamBase ran its biggest contest ever in conjunction with the Festivals For Everyone campaign and Find Your Fest tool launch. The winner of the contest won a trip to a festival of their choice anywhere in the world. JamBase had more than 5,000 entries and over 2,500 festivals to choose from!
From Newton, Massachusetts, to Scranton: John Krasinski and B.J. Novak Together for Decades
There are so many actors from New England who have made it big. From Adam Sandler to Seth Myers, Sarah Silverman, Dan Brown, Stephen King, Mandy Moore, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Rachel Dratch, the list goes on and on. I have to think, however, that The Office deserves a Dundee Award for the most cast members from Massachusetts. Two of them are even from the same city.
Restaurant inspections from Monroe County, July 15-21
These establishments in Monroe County were inspected between July 15 and 21, according to Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture records. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture provides this disclosure: "Please remember that any inspection is a 'snapshot' of the day and time of the inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term cleanliness of an establishment. Also, at the time of the inspection, violations are recorded but are often corrected on site...
Scranton Tomorrow wraps up Summer of Scranton with Dog Days event on Biden Street
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — Saturday, Scranton Tomorrow's Summer of Scranton will be wrapping up with the Dog Days of Summer event. From 10am-4pm, Biden Street and Adams Avenue will have a variety of different small businesses, including Northern Light Espresso Bar, offering deals, sidewalk sales, and special products for dogs during the event.
FOX56 Community Calendar through July 27
NORTHEAST & CENTRAL Pa. (WOLF) — Here’s what’s happening in your community with FOX56’s Sam Durante:. Wednesday begins the annual Laporte Fireman’s Carnival which kicks off with the fireman’s parade. There’s food, vendors, a DJ plus bounce houses and fire trucks rides. Gates open daily at 5.
Exploring the Frazetta Art Museum in Monroe County
If you’re looking for information about visiting the Frazetta Art Museum in Monroe County, you’re in the right place!. The museum, located in East Stroudsburg, houses the largest collection of Frank Frazetta original paintings and drawings in the world. Renowned for his work on comic books, paperback covers,...
Local artist to paint mural celebrating jazz history at Scranton Jazz Festival
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — We're just over a week away from the 19th annual Scranton Jazz Festival. That's Aug. 2 to 4 downtown. It includes three days of New Orleans-inspired music, with more than 80 musicians spanning over 20 venues at the Artisan Marketplace. Some are already gearing...
Seth Ellison’s “Lost in Paradise” Exhibit at Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s Friedman Art Gallery
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Friedman Art Gallery will host a new solo exhibition by artist Seth Ellison entitled “Lost in Paradise.” Featuring a variety of Ellison’s paintings, the exhibit will run from August 18 through October 25. The exhibit is free and open to the public weekdays from...
From Scranton to the Met: opera singer gives back to local arts program
During a two-week intensive course in performing and visual arts, children sing together each morning to warm up their voices. One day, they had the opportunity to warm up with an opera singer. Thomas Capobianco was in this very program as a kid. A 2009 graduate of Scranton High School,...
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