The Guide
OUTDOORS LISTINGS: May 17 to 23, 2013
May 16
THIS WEEK: May 17 to 23, 2013Spring Bird Walk, a leisurely walk with naturalist Evan Mann. Florence Shelly Nature Preserve, Route 171 and Stack Road, Thompson. 7:30 a.m. Saturday. 727-3362.
CONCERTS LISTINGS: May 17 to 23, 2013
May 16
THIS WEEK: May 17 to 23, 2013Sue Yurkanin, the Christian singer from Dickson City. Ekklesia Christian Coffee House, River of Life Fellowship Church, 22 Outlet Road, Lehman Township. Tonight with food menu at 6,...
Boldly go on 'Star Trek's' latest, scintillating adventure
May 16
The warp drives on the USS Enterprise are, as usual, on the verge of meltdown in “Star Trek Into Darkness.” Luckily, the entertainment propulsion system for the sci-fi saga is roaring full throttle.
'Crazy,' meet 'structure'
May 16
Newlyweds Corie and Paul live five — or six, if you count the stoop — flights of stairs up in an aging New York City brownstone with a hole in the skylight, a neighbor who enjoys being eccentric, and plumbing that doesn't quite work the way you'd...
Wheels up for Roller Radicals Fundraiser will support local Derby ladies
May 16
It's not the roller derby of the '70s, with the intentional fighting, hitting and elbowing.But there are blockers and jammers, women do fall on their butts, and new players are called fresh meat.
BUYS LISTINGS: May 17 to 23, 2013
May 16
THIS WEEK: May 17 to 23, 2013Rummage Sale. Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department, 402 St. John's Road, Wapwallopen. 4 to 7 tonight; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. 868-6691.
STAGE LISTINGS: May 17 to 23, 2013
May 16
THIS WEEK: May 17 to 23, 2013Superior Donuts, Tracy Letts' comedy about a down-on-his-luck Vietnam draft dodger who owns the doughnut-shop hangout where a group of colorful characters search for their version...
KIDS LISTINGS: May 17 to 23, 2013
May 16
THIS WEEK: May 17 to 23, 2013The Marvelous Misadventures of Little Red Riding Hood, a children's theater presentation written by Kevin Costley. Music Box Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. 6 tonight; 1...
READS LISTINGS: May 17 to 23, 2013
May 16
THIS WEEK: May 17 to 23, 2013Andrea Gibson, the nationally renowned award-winning performance poet, author of six volumes and five recordings. The Century Club, 612 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. 7 p.m. Saturday. $15.
STILL SHOWING
May 16
42 — Brian Helgeland's film is pretty much all you could hope for in a Jackie Robinson film biography. Minus the excitement, which given how well-known Robinson's story is to baseball fans, is no cardinal sin. And the cast is more...
EAGLES! Spirits soar with sightings of majestic but still seemingly rare birds
May 16
If you went to school a generation or two ago, you very likely heard your teacher say something like this:
Saints be praised
May 16
Harrisburg-based Celtic rockers set for Scranton festival.
In the Urban Dictionary listing for Irish bands, you might find an entry similar to this one: “A band formed with the intention of receiving free drinks.”
OUTDOORS LISTINGS: May 10 to 16, 2013
May 9
THIS WEEK: May 10 to 16, 2013Warbler Weekend, guided hikes to learn bird identification by sight, sound and habitat. Pocono Environmental Education Center, 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry. Begins tonight and...
KIDS LISTINGS: May 10 to 16, 2013
May 9
THIS WEEK: May 10 to 16, 2013Family Story Time, for all ages. Pittston Memorial Library, 47 Broad St. 10:30 a.m. Saturday. 654-9565.
EXHIBITS LISTINGS: May 10 to 16, 2013
May 9
THIS WEEK: May 10 to 16, 2013Second Friday Art Walk, with music, art exhibits and special giveaways. Along Main Street in downtown Pittston. 5 to 9 tonight.
Throwing a Gatsby party
May 9
In recent years both the Osterhout Library in Wilkes-Barre and the Jason Miller Playwrights Project in Scranton have benefited from the proceeds of parties that celebrated a 1920s theme.
'No One Lives' through this spatter film — or do they?
May 9
In a remote roadhouse on a rural back road, the young couple (Laura Ramsey and Luke Evans), towing all their worldly possessions in a trailer for their cross-country move, are just settling in for dinner when the thugs arrive. And they're...
STILL SHOWING
May 9
42 — Brian Helgeland's film is pretty much all you could hope for in a Jackie Robinson film biography. Minus the excitement, which is no cardinal sin. PG-13 for thematic elements including language. 128 mins. 3 stars...
STAGE LISTINGS: May 10 to 16, 2013
May 9
THIS WEEK: May 10 to 16, 2013Cafe Murder, a comedic murder mystery and dinner theater with audience participation. Presented by the Nuremberg Community Players at Christ Lutheran Church, 467 Main St., Conyngham.
READS LISTINGS: May 10 to 16, 2013
May 9
THIS WEEK: May 10 to 16, 2013Book Signing, with Alison Roskos Treat, author of “One Traveler,” a historical novel set in the Civil War era and taking place mostly in Wilkes-Barre. Sue Hand's...
CONCERTS LISTINGS: May 10 to 16, 2013
May 9
THIS WEEK: May 10 to 16, 2013Cross I Bear, the nine-member local Christian group. Ekklesia Christian Coffee House, River of Life Fellowship Church, 22 Outlet Road, Lehman Township. Tonight with food menu at 6,...
BUYS LISTINGS: May 10 to 16, 2013
May 9
THIS WEEK: May 10 to 16, 2013Rummage Sale. Good Shepherd Polish National Catholic Church, 269 E. Main St., Plymouth. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to noon Saturday (Bag Day). 719-9100.
Class up your cultural life at Fiesta
May 9
Gaze into the inviting blue ocean waves in Lorraine Elias' prize-winning watercolor, and you may feel like you've joined the Plymouth artist on her vacation to a Hawaiian beach.
Putting on the art ritz
May 9
PITTSTON — Rose Randazzo believes nothing is happening in a downtown unless art is happening.That view provided some of the impetus for Randazzo, Pittston's Main Street manager, to organize the city's first art walk.
Doughnuts, characters all have something missing
May 9
Ah, doughnuts. For some they're a daily, coffee-break nosh. For others, a forbidden treat you might try to sneak.For Arthur, they're bread-and-butter, the wares he sells in the little shop his dad founded decades ago.






















