Times Leader
Your St. Paddy’s Day run-up might include The Tartan Terrors, who return to the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe for rousing concerts of Celtic music and comedy on March 7 and 8, then step out for Wilkes-Barre’s St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 15.
THIS WEEK: FEB. 29 to MARCH 6, 2008
Medieval Film Festival with screenings of four films, snacks and lunch. Beers Lecture Hall, School of Arts and Sciences, East Stroudsburg University. Saturday with coffee and doughnuts at 9 a.m.; “The Warlord” (1965) with Charlton Heston at 9:20 a.m.; “The Black Rose (1950) with Tyrone Power at 11:30 a.m.; lunch at 1:30 p.m.; “Excalibur” (1981) with Nigel Terry at 2 p.m.; and “The Lion in Winter” with Katharine Hepburn and Peter O’Toole at 4:30 p.m. Come for one film or stay the entire day. Free and open to the public. 422-3385.
MidWinter Festival with ethnic foods and crafts. Holy Resurrection Cathedral, 591 North Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. A performance by the Eastern European dance troupe the Tamburitzans follows on Sunday afternoon at the Mellow Theater in Scranton. 822-5452.
Be Positive! Do Something Positive Day, a rally with children’s author and motivational speaker Mark Hoog in celebration of the day set aside to do something positive for another person, non-profit organization or charitable cause to make the world a safer, better and more positive place. Genetti’s Best Western Hotel, 77 East Market St., Wilkes-Barre. Saturday at 1 p.m. Free and open to the public. 823-6152.
Winter Lecture Series with Dr. Josephine Dunn in a presentation “Alive to the Call: Women and History in Northeastern Pennsylvania.” Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. Saturday at 1 p.m. 888-693-9391 or nps.gov/stea.
Feathered Films, a screening of the nature documentary “March of the Penguins.” Presented in conjunction with the Everhart Museum’s exhibit of “Flocks and Feathers: Birds in Science, Culture and Art.” Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington St., Scranton. Saturday at 3 p.m. Free. The series continues with films on April 26 and May 24. 344-1111 or 346-7186.
An Evening in Tuscany, the 5th annual wine-tasting fund-raiser with hors d’oeuvres, desserts, silent and live auctions and a raffle. Tunkhannock Public Library, 220 West Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Saturday, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Limited amount of tickets available. $35. 836-1677.
New England Contra Dance with music by Un-Bowed. Church of Christ Uniting, 190 Sprague Ave., Kingston. Saturday at 7:30 p.m. No partner or previous experience necessary. $8, $20 per family. 333-4007.
Polka Sunday with music by John Stevens & Doubleshot. VFW Hall, 403 Main St., Dupont. Sunday, 2 to 6 p.m. $12. 654-9104 or 655-0760.
Jazz It Up! The Philadelphia Flower Show, the annual horticultural extravaganza with 10 acres of inspired gardens spotlighting a New Orleans theme. With jazz sounds of the French Quarter, walled courtyards, cast-iron balconies with flowering vines, an archway of floating piano keys, larger-than-life musical instruments and musically infused waterfalls. Also: lectures, demonstrations, gardening advice from the experts and the Flower Show Marketplace with 140 shops. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St., Philadelphia. Opens Sunday and continues through March 8 with hours Sundays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; March 8, 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. $28 opening day, $24 weekdays, $26 weekends. 215-988-8800 or theflowershow.com.
Cooking with Lidia, a live two-hour cooking event with PBS cooking-show host Lidia Bastianich (“Lidia’s Italy”). Followed by a meet and greet catered by Keystone College’s Culinary School students and a book signing. WVIA Theater, 100 WVIA Way, Pittston. Tuesday at 6 p.m. $250 donation to WVIA includes DVD and signed cookbook; $350 per couple. Limited seating; reservations at 602-1123.
Pre-St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail Party, a fund-raiser for Serving Seniors with music by Jim Buckley’s Jazz Trio. St. Mary’s Center, 320 Mifflin Ave., Scranton. March 7, 5:30 to 8 p.m. $25. 344-3931.
Ready, Set, Vote!!! A discussion of voting regulations along with opportunities to register or pick up absentee ballots. With guest speaker local activist Tim Grier. B.F. J’Eat Non-Smoking Pub, 306 Front St., Hanover Section of Nanticoke. March 7, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Free food. 972-0072.
Cabin Fever Craft Day Workshops. Select one or more craft projects or games during this family-oriented day at Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 1000 Turkey Hill Road, Stroudsburg. March 8, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Included: string art, pap-mache farm animals, kites, bean-bag toss and more. Registration by March 5. 992-6161 or quietvalley.org.
Winter Lecture Series with Commonwealth speaker Paula Holoviak in a multimedia presentation “Ukrainian Immigration to the Anthracite Region.” Also: a performance of Ukrainian folk songs by the Kazka folk ensemble. Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. March 8 at 1 p.m. 888-693-9391 or nps.gov/stea.
Miners Night Out, the 2nd annual event to introduce area football fans to the Northeastern Pennsylvania Miners minor-league football team. With a silent auction, a buffet dinner and music by Shallow. Regal Room, 216 Lackawanna Ave., Olyphant. March 8 at 6 p.m. 489-1901 or nepaminers.com.
Spring Basket Bingo with door prizes, food and refreshments. St. Stanislaus Church, 38 West Church St., Nanticoke. March 9 with doors at 11 a.m. and games at 1 p.m. $1. 735-1750.
Ham Bingo. Corpus Christi Church Hall, Market Street, Glen Lyon. March 9 with doors at noon and early bird game at 1 p.m. $2 includes free door prize coupon. Also: raffles, bake sale and refreshments. 474-1031 or 736-7394.
Charter Day with an afternoon of family activities, displays and talks on the anthracite heritage, refreshments and free admission to the museum in celebration of King Charles II’s charter granting William Penn the tract of land known today as Pennsylvania. Anthracite Heritage Museum, McDade Park, off Keyser Avenue, Scranton. March 9, noon to 5 p.m. 963-4804.
Charter Day with activities to celebrate the charter granted to William Penn that created Pennsylvania. Included: the songs, ballads and poems of the anthracite coal miners performed by living-history performers the Breaker Boys, signature quilt squares by the Eckley Stitchers, period arts and crafts projects for children, a scavenger hunt, coal-mining displays and free admission. Eckley Miners Village, nine miles east of Hazleton off Route 940. March 9, noon to 5 p.m. 636-2070 or eckleyminers.org.
Home Show Bingo with prizes from Lia Sophia, Longaberger, Beijo handbags, Tastefully Simple, Mia Bella candles, Tupperware, Home Interiors, Pampered Chef and Mary Kay. St. Leo’s/Holy Rosary Church, 33 Manhattan St., Ashley. March 9 with doors at 1 p.m. and games at 2 p.m. $20. 822-8788.
Polka Sunday with music by the Golden Tones. VFW Hall, 403 Main St., Dupont. March 9, 2 to 6 p.m. $12. 654-9104 or 655-0760.
Monster Jam. Racing and freestyle competition by monster trucks in an event sanctioned by the U.S. Hot Rod Association. Wachovia Arena, 255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Township. March 14 at 7:30 p.m.; March 15 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; March 16, 2 p.m. $21.50, $19.50, $6.50. 693-4100 or ticketmaster.com.
Ye Olde Irish Pub Crawl. Eat, drink, sing, dance and be merry at the 12th annual Irish celebration in the Poconos. Meet 10:30 a.m. March 15 at Robert Christian’s Pub, Route 940, Blakeslee, to board a luxury bus for a seven-hour tour of Irish pubs including the Mountain’s Edge, Murph’s Loft, Da’s Pub, the Village Squire and the Jonas Hotel. Registration fee ($25) due by March 7. 646-0433 or 646-6600.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Scranton’s version of Mardi Gras with bagpipers, bands, floats and marchers. Begins at Wyoming and Mulberry streets and winds through Lackawanna Avenue and Spruce Street. March 15 at 11:45 a.m. Followed by a post-parade party with Causeway, a Philadelphia-based Irish band at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington St., Scranton. Details at stpatparade.com.
Winter Lecture Series. William Withuhn of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History presents “A Day in the Life of a Steamtown Train Crew.” Steamtown National Historic Site, 300 Cliff St., Scranton. March 15 at 1 p.m. 888-693-9391 or nps.gov/stea.
St. Joseph’s Celebration, the annual salute to Poland’s patron saint with a family-style dinner and music by Joe Lastovica and Polka Punch. After Five Supper Club, 280 Main St., Dickson City. March 15 at 5:30 p.m. $30. Sponsored by the Polish Union USA. 823-1611.
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance with music by Ron Edwards and Magic Moments. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4909 Home Association, 403 Main St., Dupont. March 15 with dinner buffet at 7:30 p.m. and dancing 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. $23. Ticket deadline is March 14. 654-9104.
Federation Day, the annual community event with game booths, bake sale, raffles and more. Sponsored by the Federated Women’s Clubs of Luzerne County with proceeds benefiting the Lands at Hillside Farms Project KinderGarden. Boscov’s Department Store, 15 South Main St., Wilkes-Barre. March 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 823-4141.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the annual “Wearin’ of the Green” as downtown Wilkes-Barre salutes the patron saint of Ireland in a march along South Main Street to Public Square. March 16 at 2 p.m. 208-4149.
St. Patrick and St. Joseph Dance with music by Joe Lastovica & Polka Punch. VFW Hall, 403 Main St., Dupont. March 16, 2 to 6 p.m. $12. 654-9104 or 655-0760.
St. Patrick’s Dance with music by King Henry & the Showmen. VFW Post #283, 257 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. March 16, 5 to 9 p.m. $13, $25 per couple. 457-6652, 842-1725 or 498-9795.
Irem Shrine Circus, the 59th annual presentation by the Nobles of the Uniformed Units of Irem. The Hamid Circus brings its exotic cats, flying trapeze artists and ponderous pachyderms to the 109th Field Artillery Armory, 280 West Market St., Kingston. March 24-25 at 1:30 and 7:15 p.m.; March 26-28 at 10 a.m. and 7:15 p.m.; March 29 at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 and 7:15 p.m. $18, $14, $11, $10, $6. 714-0783.
Dyngus Day (Easter Monday) Dance with music by Eddie Derwin & the Polka Naturals. VFW Hall, 403 Main St., Dupont. March 24, 7 to 10:30 p.m. $12. 654-9104 or 655-0760.
Careers in the Arts, a talk by fine-art appraiser and “Antiques Roadshow” personality Kathleen Harwood who discusses life in the art world and possible careers aside from painting and teaching. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 60 Church St., Montrose. March 27, 7 to 9 p.m. 278-9082.
Spring Fling Dinner Dance with music by Sounds of Music Entertainment. Proceeds benefit the Kosciuszko Foundation Fund. Dupont Hose Company, 308 Main St., Dupont. March 29, 6 to 11 p.m. $20. 696-1974 or 655-1893.
Night at the Races, sponsored by the Forty Fort Lions Club. Independent Fire Hall, 166 South Sprague Ave., Kingston. March 29 with doors at 6:30 and post time at 7 p.m. 287-9212.
Community Day at the Everhart, a day of family-oriented activities such as fly-tying, weaving and pysanky demonstrations, guided tours of the exhibit “Flocks and Feathers: Birds in Science, Culture and Art” and a presentation on Chinese Kingfisher feather jewelry. Everhart Museum, 1901 Mulberry St., Nay Aug Park, Scranton. March 30, 1 to 4 p.m. 346-7186 or everhart-museum.org.
Frances Slocum: Child of Two Americas, a film about the young settler who was abducted by Indians at the age of 5 and found 60 years later living as a prosperous Miami Indian matriarch. Dietrich Theater, 60 East Tioga St., Tunkhannock. March 30 at 2 p.m. $5. 996-1500.
Basket Bingo, with themed baskets plus a super jackpot for a hamper basket set. St. Anthony/St. George Church, 315 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre. March 30, 2 p.m. with doors at 1 p.m. $15 for 15 regular games. 283-1783.
Polka Sunday with music by the Pennsylvania Villagers. VFW Hall, 403 Main St., Dupont. March 30, 2 to 6 p.m. $12. 654-9104 or 655-0760.
Wines of the World, a six-week introduction to the wine industry along with samplings of international wines. With wine consultant Dick Murphy of New York City. Sponsored by Misericordia University at CuVenee Restaurant, Dallas Shopping Center, Route 309, Dallas. Meets Mondays, beginning March 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. $75. Registration required. 674-6289 or 654-0932.
