Thursday, August 27, 2009

Wrestling With Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City by Anthony Flint (2009)

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On August 4th, The New York Times Book Review published a review and excerpt from a book about Scranton native (and Central High School al...
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Monday, August 24, 2009

Woody Allen's "Whatever Works" (With Production Design by Wilkes-Barre Native Santo Loquasto) Coming to DVD and Blu-Ray October 27th

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Keeping in tradition on smaller windows between theatrical releases and video releases, Woody Allen's latest comedy Whatever Works wil...
Monday, August 10, 2009

"The Magic of Scranton" by Anne Supsic from Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer (August 9, 2009)

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The cover of the travel section of Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer (August 9th, 2009, N1, N6) features an article by Anne Supsic titled...
Monday, August 03, 2009

The Crepes of Wrath: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery With Recipes by Tamar Myers (2001)

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My esteemed colleague (and Queen of Local History) Judi K. is working her way through the Tamar Myers PA Dutch Mysteries with recipes and ...
Thursday, July 23, 2009

The Penny Pinchers Club by Sarah Strohmeyer (2009)

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My kickin' colleague Michele L. just finished reading Sarah Strolmeyer's latest novel The Penny Pinchers Club and discovered a Sc...
Saturday, July 18, 2009

Melona Hardin, AKA "Jan" From The Office, to Be in Scranton Saturday, July 25th for "Office Tour" and Screen Her Film "You"

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Melora Hardin , who plays Jan on the NBC sitcom The Office (set, of course, in Scranton ), will return to Scranton on Saturday, July 25th...
Thursday, July 16, 2009

Scranton, Pennsylvanians, Begat! Finian's Rainbow Returning to Broadway This October

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Scranton, Pennsylvanians, BEGAT! After a 4-day limited run at City Center in New York this past March, the Tony-Award winning classic musi...
Monday, July 13, 2009

The Hand That Rocks The Ladle: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery With Recipes by Tamar Myers (2000)

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My stupendous colleague (and fellow reader and lover of mysteries) Judi Keller has discovered yet another Scranton reference (her third ) ...
Monday, July 06, 2009

Teacher Man: A Memoir by Frank McCourt (2005)

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My superlative colleague Evelyn Gibbons alerted me to a Scranton reference in Pulitzer Prize -winning author Frank McCourt's 2005 mem...
Monday, June 22, 2009

Eat, Drink, and Be Wary by Tamar Myers (1998)

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My delicious colleague, Judi Keller , has told me about yet another reference to Scranton in Tamar Myers's popular culinary mysterie...

Albright Memorial Library (Including Updates from Entertainment Blog) Now on Twitter

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The Reference Department at Albright Memorial Library, the creators of this blog, is now on Twitter. Any new entries to the Scranton & ...
Monday, June 15, 2009

WB Native Santo Loquasto Reteams With Woody Allen for New Comedy "Whatever Works"

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Production designer and Wilkes-Barre native Santo Loquasto has reteamed with legendary writer/director Woody Allen for the new comedy Wha...
Saturday, June 06, 2009

"The Office" Tours of Scranton Every Saturday Through August 29th

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Every Saturday through the summer, The Office Convention will be sponsoring tours of Scranton that highlight landmarks featured on the hit...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Scenes From "Blue Valentine" Filmed in Reference Department at Albright Memorial Library (Wednesday, May 13th, 2009)

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On Wednesday, May 13th, 2009, the Reference Department at Albright Memorial Library was used as a location to film scenes for the upcoming...
Friday, May 08, 2009

Participants Wanted For Upcoming Greg Matkosky Documentary on The Scranton Sirens, Scranton in the 1920s

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WVIA filmmaker Greg Matkosky ( Stories From The Mines ) is currently seeking people to be interviewed on-camera for his upcoming documenta...
Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Between A Wok and A Hard Place: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery With Recipes by Tamar Myers (1998)

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My delicious colleague and fellow avid reader Judi Keller informed me a popular food mystery by author Tamar Myers includes a reference to ...
Monday, May 04, 2009

Video Clip of Vivien Leigh Singing "Wilkes-Barre, PA" from Broadway musical Tovarich (1963)

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Here is an unexpected find from YouTube --A black-and-white TV clip of Vivien Leigh (with Byron Mitchell ) performing the song Wilkes-Barr...
Thursday, April 30, 2009

Scranton Native Wins Over $120,000 So Far on Jeopardy This Week

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Congratulations to Scranton native and former Dunmore resident Liz Murphy , who has won a total of $121,302 dollars on her five consecutiv...