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Originally Posted by weluvpa
Ok what is there to do in Scranton for those under the age of 60 and older then 10?
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If you really need it spoon fed to you, see the music, art and stage section:
CLUBS
ABBEY GALE'S PUB, 729 Oak St.: Friday, Chuck Paul; Saturday, Malcolm and Lewis Duo.
AMICI, 1300 Morgan Highway, Clarks Summit: Wednesdays, Marko Marcinko Jazz Group; Friday, Music For Models; Saturdays, Chris Gratz.
BURNS PARKER HOUSE CAFE, 12 E. Parker St.: Saturday, Marilyn Kennedy.
CLAM DIGGERS, Days Inn, Route 6, Dickson City: today, I.M. Legend; Friday, Eye 81; Saturday, Hostel Authority; Wednesday, DJ Mongo.
COOPER'S SEAFOOD HOUSE, 701 N. Washington Ave.: today, Lo Fives Duo; Friday, Crimson Tears; Saturday, Wally and the Paupacks; Sunday, Wannabees.
COVE HAVEN RESORTS: Cove Haven Resorts: Friday, Group Du Jour; Saturday, The Byrd Pressley Band; Sunday, Somethin' Else; Paradise Stream Resort: Friday, Wildfire; Saturday, Group Du Jour; Sunday, The Byrd Pressley Band; Pocono Palace Resort: Friday, Harold Melvin's Bluenotes; Saturday, Wildfire.
EHRHARDT'S WATERFRONT RESORT, Hawley: Friday, Rick Horvath.
G'S WOOD GRILL, 1829 Bundy St.: Thursdays, Tony Costa Trio.
GIBBLES LOUNGE, 600 E. Drinker St., Dunmore: today, Eric from Tribes.
MANHATTAN DRIVE, Holiday Inn-Scranton East, 200 Tigue St., Dunmore: Friday, Millenium; Saturday, The Girlz.
MCGRATH'S, Dalton: today, Aaron Bruch; Friday, Dashboard Mary; Saturday, McNothing.
MERT'S, 302 Penn Ave.: Friday, The Underground Saints; Saturday, Breathing Easy.
MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT, Mount Pocono: The Cabana Bar: Friday, The Banjo Rascals; Saturday and Sunday, The Banjo Rascals and The Hometown Boyz; Gypsies Nightclub and Lounge: Friday, Learn to Salsa with Charansalsa; Saturday, DJ Mike Mittman; Red's Bar: Friday through Sunday, Bud Noble.
NEW PENNY, 1827 N. Main Ave.: Friday, The Steel Knives; Saturday, Joker.
POOR RICHARD'S, 125 Beech St.: Saturdays, DJ Honey Do.
RADISSON AT LACKAWANNA STATION HOTEL, 700 Lackawanna Ave.: Saturdays, Tony Costa Trio.
SKYTOP LODGE, Skytop: Saturdays, Doug Smith Orchestra.
STATIC NIGHT CLUB, I-81, Scott Exit 199: Fridays and Saturdays, DJ Rocken Bob.
TOMAINO'S LOUNGE, Archbald: Friday, DJ Devil Dog with karaoke.
VFW POST 4909, Dupont: Sunday, Polka Sunday.
WELLINGTON'S, Clarks Summit: today, Jonny D.; Friday, Haulin' Oats; Saturday, J-2; Sunday, Jammin with Mike.
WHISTLES PUB & EATERY, Franklin Avenue: Thursdays and Sundays, karaoke with DJ Tony Piazza; Saturday, Grace's Downfall.
fireworks
ROTARY CLUB OF THE ABINGTONS ANNUAL FIREWORKS CELEBRATION: July 2, begins at dusk; rain date, July 3, Abington Heights Middle School.
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION: July 3, 5:30 p.m., featuring music and children's games; fireworks at dusk; raindate, July 6, Honesdale Central Park,
TUNKHANNOCK ROTARY CLUB'S FIREWORKS SHOW: July 3, Tunkhannock Area High School Memorial Field.
INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS: July 4, 9:15 p.m.; rain date, July 5, Lake Wallenpaupack.
15TH ANNUAL FAMILY DAY CELEBRATION: featuring live entertainment and vendors, July 5, begins 7 p.m.; fireworks at 9:30 p.m., Veteran's Memorial Stadium, Jessup.
MUSIC
SUMMER FESTIVAL OF PARK EVENTS: Jazz Connection with Norm Sullivan, today; The Dan Hubbard Band, Monday; Irish Balladeers, June 24; Wayne Choralaires, June 28; Gypsy Jazz Quintet, July 1; Flashback, July 5; Hickory Rose, July 8; Northeast Barbershop Chorus, July 12; The Pharm, July 15; Indigo Brass Moon Band, July 19; Old Time Fiddlers, July 22; Them Again?, July 26; Stanky and the Cadets, July 29; concerts at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted; free-will offerings accepted.
CLASSIC VOICES: Saturday, 7 p.m., St. James-St. George Episcopal Church, 398 Washington Ave., Jermyn, donations accepted.
MINI KISS: Saturday, 9 p.m., Gypsies Nightclub and Lounge, Mount Airy Casino Resort, Mount Pocono, $20.
JUNE MUSIC SERIES: Organist Nancy Post, Sunday, 10 a.m.; Clarinetist and Vocalist Rebecca Santoro-Heitzel, June 27, 10 a.m., Providence United Presbyterian Church, 1145 Providence Road.
NAY AUG PARK CONCERT SERIES: Fortunes, Sunday, 1 p.m.; Hyde Park, June 27; Ringgold Pops Orchestra, July 4, 10:30 a.m.; Jim Welch Dixieland Band, July 4; Bill Arnold Band, July 11; Gene Dempsey Orchestra, July 18; Se A Cabo, July 25; Joe Stanky and The Cadets, Aug. 1; Music Festival featuring West 3rd Street and others, Aug. 8, 2 to 8 p.m.; Fran Burne Quintet, Aug. 15; Mark Montella Quartet, Aug. 22; Doug Smith's Dixieland All-Stars, Aug. 29; concerts begin at 2 p.m. unless otherwise noted, Nay Aug Park Bandstand.
URIAH HEEP AND MARK FARNER: Sunday, 7 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre, $35/$47.50.
ANDRE RIEU: Monday, 7:30 p.m., Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
CRYSTAL BAND OF SCRANTON CONCERTS: June 24, 8:15 p.m., Northeast Fair, PIttston Twp.; June 26, 2:30 p.m., Wesley Village, Plains; July 3, 8 p.m., Honesdale Central Park; July 21, 7 p.m., Petersburg Corners, Scranton; July 29, 6 p.m., St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception Bazaar, Wilkes-Barre.
BENEFIT SACRED CONCERT: "Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of Priests," featuring St. Peter's Cathedral Choir and Chamber Orchestra and vocalists Thomas Mark Fallon, Jim Cerminaro and Kathryn Whitaker, June 25, 7 p.m., St. Peter's Cathedral, $5/$15. 344-7231.
MARK LINDSAY: June 26, 6 p.m., Gypsies Nightclub and Lounge, Mount Airy Casino Resort, Mount Pocono, $35/$50.
MICKEY DOLENZ: June 26, 9 p.m., Gypsies Nightclub and Lounge, Mount Airy Casino Resort, Mount Pocono, $35/$50.
JACK WOODBRIDGE: album release performance, June 26, 8 p.m., St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 232 Wyoming Ave., $20/$25/free for children.
PocoNotes - It's About The Music!.
GIDEON GAITANO: June 27, 7 p.m., Shavertown United Methodist Church, 163 N. Pioneer Ave., free-will offering accepted. 675-3616.
FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: Ken McGraw and the Ebony & Ivory Band, June 27; Tom Heinze and Marywood Wind Band, July 11; Tom Heinze and Marywood Jazz Ensemble, July 18; Tom Heinze and Marywood Wind Band, July 25, concerts begin 7:30 p.m., Memorial Commons, Marywood University.
SUMMER CONCERT: Sparks Gospel Singers, June 27, 7 p.m., Shepherd's Grove Pavilion, East Benton Methodist Church, free-will offering accepted. 563-1873.
HOT SUMMER FUN CONCERT SERIES: Pat Benetar, June 27, $24.99/$34.99; Bowzer, July 2, $15.99/$19.99; Huey Lewis, July 16, $24.99/$34.99; Randy Travis, Aug. 20, $15.99/$19.99; Foreigner, Aug. 29, $21.99/$29.99, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
TANGO POWER RETURNS: A CONCERT CABARET: featuring the music of Carlos Gardel and Astor Piazzolla, June 28, 6 p.m., Brennan Hall, University of Scranton. 941-7816.
CAROLE KING AND JAMES TAYLOR: June 28, 7:30 p.m., Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
STAGE
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2: Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m., Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville, $16/$18.
THE ADDING MACHINE: Friday, Saturday and June 25-26, 8 p.m.; June 27, 2 p.m., Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, Duryea, $12.
MARGHERITA'S WEDDING: June 25-27 and July 8-11; wedding begins Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 6:15 p.m., followed by reception; Sundays at 2:30 p.m.; weddings held at Carbondale City Hall, receptions held at Corner Bistro Dinner Theater, $28.
INTO THE WOODS: June 25-26, 7:30 p.m.; June 26-27, 2 p.m., KISS Theatre Co., Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre.
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: June 26, 7 p.m., Riverside Park, Tunkhannock, free.
THE WIZARD OF OZ: July 2-4, 9-11 and 16-17, 8 p.m.; July 18, 2:30 p.m., Ritz Company Playhouse, 512 Keystone St., Hawley.
HAUNTED! MIND MYSTERIES & THE BEYOND: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 7 p.m., Houdini Museum, 1433 N. Main Ave.
ART
2010 GRADUATE MFA EXHIBITION: through June 25, Mahady Gallery, Marywood University.
STUDENT ART EXHIBITION AND RECEPTION: June 26, 6 to 8 p.m., Afa Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave.
PERCEPTIONS IN MANHATTAN: photography by Carl Backlund, through June 28, Camerawork Gallery, 515 Center St.
THE ART OF THE TILE: tile mural-making workshop by Jeff Kuratnick, through June 29, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple.
DOGS WITH JOBS: photography of working dogs, through June, Anthology Books, 515 Center St.
REMNANTS OF THE PAST: AN INSIDE LOOK AT DECAYING ARCHITECTURE: photography by Amanda E. Czankner, through June, Creedon's Flower Shop, 323 N. Washington Ave.
ROUPA NOVA: paintings by James Penedos, through June, Afa Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave.
FIRE AND RUST: ceramics by Jeff Kuratnick and photography by Jana Scott, through June, ArtWorks Gallery & Studio, 503 Lackawanna Ave.
THE CUTTING EDGE: paper cuttings by Jack White, through June, STAR Gallery, second floor, The Mall at Steamtown.
BECOMING STRANGERS: paintings by Ryan Bossert, through July 2, Electric Theatre Company, 326 Spruce St.
ROOTS & RHYTHM MUSICAL ART COLLECTION: through July 3, Hanson Gallery, 1037 Main St., Honesdale.
OUR TOWN: photography exhibit, through July 24, Wyoming County Courthouse Art Gallery, Tunkhannock.
ANCIENT BRONZES OF THE ASIAN GRASSLANDS: through Sept. 6, Everhart Museum, Nay Aug Park.
MIGRATION: A JOURNEY FROM BHUTAN TO SCRANTON: through Sept. 6, Everhart Museum, Nay Aug Park.
FOR EVERY SEASON: FOLK ART IN DAILY LIFE AND CELEBRATION: Sept. 24-Dec. 31, Everhart Museum, Nay Aug Park.
WATERCOLOR AND MIXED MEDIA: by Bill Woelkers, ongoing exhibit, First Liberty Bank & Trust, 108 N. Washington Ave.
ETC.
ABINGTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY EVENTS: 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit: Tom Yurasits Magic Show, today, 7 to 8 p.m.; Everhart Outreach Program, Tuesday, 2 p.m.; Bead Bash, Wednesday, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Angela Lambert Nature Program, June 24, 7 to 8 p.m.; Fourth Fridays Acoustic Music, June 25, 6 to 8:30 p.m.; Twilight Madness, June 26, 7:30 p.m.; Weather Program for Children, June 30, 1:15 p.m.
ANTHOLOGY NEW AND USED BOOKS EVENTS: 515 Center St.: Everhart Reads book group, today, 6 p.m.; Thinking Woman's book group, Monday, 5:30 p.m.; Jane Austen book club, June 24, 6 p.m.; poetry reading, June 25, 7:30 p.m.; Guerrilla Photography Club, first Thursday of the month, 6 p.m.; Socrates Cafe, June 17 and 24, 6 p.m.; writers group, Saturdays, noon to 2 p.m. 341-1443.
NORTHEAST FAIR 2010: featuring rides, animals, contests, food and entertainment, preview night today; official opening today, through June 27, Pittston Twp. Visit
Home or 654-2503.
BOOK SALE: Friday, noon to 4 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Valley View Elementary Center Peckville.
LACAWAC SANCTUARY EVENTS: 94 Sanctuary Road, Lake Ariel: Animals of the Poconos, Saturday, 2 to 3:30 p.m.; Father's Day Paddle, Sunday, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Habitats, Tuesday, 10 a.m. to noon; Pocono Naturefest, June 26, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Pennsylvania's Bats, June 30, 7:30 p.m.
ARTS ON FIRE INDUSTRIAL ARTS FAIR: featuring iron pour, arts and crafts vendors, live music, displays and tours, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Scranton Iron Furnaces.
SPECIAL EXCURSIONS TO HISTORIC IRON FURNACES: Saturday, departs every half hour beginning 10:30 a.m., Lackawanna County ELectric City Trolley Station and Museum.
SUMMER SOLSTICE EVENT: Saturday, 5 p.m. to midnight, Everhart Musuem, $85/$100 per person.
YOGA IN THE PARK: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nay Aug Park, free, donations benefit victims of the Gulf oil spill.
CLASSIC CARS AND CRITTERS FESTIVAL: featuring live music and animals, Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lazybrook Park, Tunkhannock. Visit
Endless Mountains Nature Center, nature education and outdoor recreation for all ages.
POCONO GREYHOUND ADOPTION MEET AND GREET: retired racing greyhounds and their families, Saturday, noon to 2:30 p.m., Petco, Dickson City. 856-0377.
LAKE WALLENPAUPACK EVENTS: Discover Life Under a Log, Saturday, 10 to 11:30 a.m. 729-7288; Family Paddling Program, June 26, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. To register, 253-7076.
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - ENDLESS MOUNTAIN RAILS: hosted by Lackawanna and Wyoming Railway Historical Society, Saturday through June 26, featuring train rides and exhibits, Steamtown National Historic Site. Visit
www.endlessmountainrails.com.
VILLA CAPRI CRUISERS: Annual Father's Day show, Sunday, gates open at 8:30 a.m., Nay Aug Park; Reunion Car Show, Sept. 5, begins at 9 a.m.; cruise nights, third Friday of the month, May through September, McDonald's, Route 590, Hamlin.
AN EVENING WITH BUDDY VALASTRO: THE CAKE BOSS: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre, $25.50/$35.50/$45.50.
ALBRIGHT MEMORIAL LIBRARY EVENTS: "Swing Time," Wednesday, 2 p.m.; Murder Mystery Night, June 25, 6 p.m.; Socrates Cafe, June 23, 6:30 p.m.; Twilight Saga Party, June 29, 5:30 to 8 p.m.; Urban Art Lessons, July 6, 8 and 13, 2 to 4 p.m.; songwriting workshop, July 20 and 22, 2 to 3:30 p.m.; Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon: July 27, 6 to 8 p.m.; It's All in the Act! workshop, Aug. 3 and 5, 6 to 8 p.m.
LACKAWANNA COUNTY CHILDREN'S LIBRARY EVENTS: 520 Vine St.: Grandparents Club, June 24, 2:30 p.m., all ages; ZooMobile, June 29, 5 to 7 p.m., all ages. 348-3000, ext. 3015.
HIKES WITH NATURALIST JANE FRYE: PPL Reserve, Hawley, June 24, 9 a.m.; Lake Scranton Wildflower walk, June 26, 10 a.m.; Hugh Moore Park senior citizen outing, July 1 9 a.m.; Raymondskill Falls and Cliffs, July 11; Lackawanna River Trail senior citizen outing, July 15, 9 a.m.; Wildflower Walk at Lake Scranton, July 17, 10 a.m.; Varden Conservation Area sneior citizen outing, July 29, 9 a.m., meet 9:15 a.m. unless otherwise noted. 343-1544.
NORTHEASTERN GROUP OF SIERRA CLUB OUTING: Summer Family Walk around Lake Scranton, June 26, meets 9:30 a.m., 819-2147.
DIETRICH THEATER EVENTS: 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock: The Gingerbread Man, June 26, 11 a.m., free; Faces of Tunkhannock photo exhibit, June 26-July 31; bus trip to Everhart Museum, July 10, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., $10; Adaptation: Another Form of Translation?, July 17, 9 a.m., $20; Gathering of Singers and Songwriters 9, Aug. 25, 7:30 p.m., $5. 996-1500.
MUSIC, ART AND WINE FESTIVAL: featuring live music, artwalk and wine tasting, June 26, downtown Carbondale. 282-4044, ext. 13.
HOMEOWNER'S GUIDE TO SOLAR ELECTRICITY: June 26, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Lackawanna State Park. 945-7110.
ANNUAL CALLI MEMORIAL CAR SHOW: featuring flea market, vendors and live music, June 27, opens 9 a.m., Fleetville Fire Company grounds, Route 407, benefits Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
WWE PRESENTS SMACKDOWN: June 29, 6:45 p.m., Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, $15/$25/$35/$45/$65.
STEAMTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE EXCURSIONS: to Moscow, July 3, 7, 17 and 31; Aug. 7, 14 and 21; Sept. 4-5; Oct. 2, 9, 16-17, 24, 30; Nov. 26-27; Dec. 4, departs 1 p.m., returns 3 p.m.; to Tobyhanna, July 24, Aug. 28, Oct. 3, 10 and 23, departs 11 a.m., returns 3 p.m.; Pumpkin Express, Oct. 2, departs 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., returns 1 and 4 p.m.; Holiday Express, Nov. 26-27 and Dec. 4, departs 11 a.m., returns 2 p.m.
JEFFERSON TWP. VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY EVENT: Community Yard Sale, July 3 and 4, Station 29, 405 Cortez Road, Mount Cobb. 689-2829.
DANCING WITH THE NEPA STARS: featuring local celebrities, July 9 and Aug. 13, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, $16.
ESCAPE FROM WYOMING RE-ENACTMENT: featuring 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment and others, July 10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; July 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hitchcock Road, Mount Cobb. Visit
24th Connecticut Militia Regiment.
AUDUBON FESTIVAL: July 17-18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wallenpaupack School complex, $4/free for children 12 and under. Visit
Welcome to the Audubon Art & Craft Festival.
CELEBRATE OUR RIVER DAY: featuring live music, environmental activities, river float and more, July 24, 3 to 8 p.m., Riverside Park, Tunkhannock, free.
VICTORIAN FASHION SHOW AND TEA: July 25, 1 p.m., The Colonnade, 401 Jefferson Ave., $30. Benefits American Cancer Society. 587-5264.
OLYPHANT QUEEN CITY NIGHTS: annual picnic featuring parade, live entertainment and vendors, July 29-July 31.
WALLY LAKE FEST: featuring open market fair, parade and outdoor activities, Aug. 27-29, downtown Hawley.
SCRANTON LIMITED TRAIN RIDES: historic diesel locomotive, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 2:15 p.m.; historic steam locomotive, Thursdays through Sundays, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., and 1:30 and 2:15 p.m., Steamtown National Historic Site, $3.
WHISTLE STOP EXCURSION FOR RAILFEST 2010: Sept. 4, departs East Stroudsburg, 9:45 a.m.; departs Cresco, 10:15 a.m., to Steamtown National Historic Site
SUMMER ARCHITECTURAL WALKING TOURS OF DOWNTOWN SCRANTON: sponsored by Lackawanna Historical Society, Saturdays through October 30, 11 a.m., departs from Lackawanna College, $3. 344-3841.
SCRANTON GHOST WALKS: Mondays through Fridays and Sundays through November, $15. Call 383-1821 for meeting times and places. Visit
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