Saturday, July 20, 2013

Author Sebastian Junger To Speak in Scranton Thursday, October 3rd; Referenced Scranton in His Book "War"

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The 2013 selection for the Matthew F. Flynn Library Lecture Series American Masters Lecture is Sebastian Junger ,  the bestselling au...
Saturday, July 06, 2013

Gasland Part II, Directed By Wayne County Native Josh Fox, To Premiere on HBO Monday, July 8th

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Gasland Part II , directed by Emmy -winning and Oscar -nominated documentary filmmaker Josh Fox , will have its television premiere Mond...
Saturday, June 29, 2013

The Fringe ("Season Five, Episode Three: "The Recordist") (October 12, 2012)

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The hit sci-fi TV show The Fringe recently wrapped its fifth and final season on FOX .  Near the beginning of the third episode of the...
Monday, April 01, 2013

Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani (2004); Author To Speak In Scranton Thursday, April 18th

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Bestselling author Adriana Trigiani will be the first speaker in the 2013 Matthew F. Flynn Library Lecture Series on Thursday, April 18t...
Monday, March 04, 2013

Long Gone Daddies by David Wesley Williams (2013)

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  Barb Williams, who has regularly contributed Scranton references to the blog, emailed me recently to tell me her husband David Wes...
Monday, February 04, 2013

Wilkes-Barre Native Douglas Carter Beane Writes Two Broadway Shows Opening Spring 2013

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Wilkes-Barre native and two-time Tony nominee Douglas Carter Beane will be having a busy Spring, as two shows penned by Beane (a mu...
Thursday, December 20, 2012

John Henry Hopkins, Jr, Composer (1820 - 1891)

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In addition of Winter Wonderland by Honesdale native Richard B. Smith , I've recently learned that another traditional Christmas c a...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Argo (2012)

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Brian Fulton , Librarian at The Times-Tribune and all-around groovy guy, went to see Argo , the critically-acclaimed movie directed by an...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

Saturday Night Live (Saturday, October 13, 2012)

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Four years ago, Saturday Night Live presented a hilarious skewering of the Vice-Presidential debate between Joe Biden ( Jason Sudeikis) a...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Atlas Shrugged Part II Opens Friday; Will It Mention Scranton?

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Part II of the Atlas Shrugged film adaptation opens Friday, October 12th at Cinemark in Moosic .  The novel includes a brief Scranton ref...
Thursday, October 04, 2012

Scranton Natives Amy Wilson and Julie Kramer Write, Produce and Star in "The Best of Everything" in NYC

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Opening tonight in New York is the theatrical adaptation of the 1958 Rona Jaffe novel The Best of Everything ( later adapted into a ...
Friday, September 28, 2012

"Remembering the Scranton Sirens" Documentary Wins Emmy

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Congratulations to the creative team behind the documentary Remembering the Scranton Sirens , which recently won an Emmy award for B...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Pittston/Scranton Native Jay Parini To Sign Books at University of Scranton Saturday, September 29th

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The University of Scranton’s Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library will present the 2012 Royden B. Davis, S.J., Distinguished Autho...
Saturday, August 11, 2012

I Hate Everyone...Starting With Me by Joan Rivers (2012)

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It's weird how these things happen. Last night I was reading Joan Rivers's new book and randomly thought, "I haven't u...
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Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Free Tickets Now Available For Upcoming Library Lecture Tuesday, August 7th

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Free tickets for the next Library Lecture are now available at all Lackawanna County Libraries. John Anthony Gilvey , author of "...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

John Anthony Gilvey, Author of "Jerry Orbach: Prince of the City," To Speak at Library Lecture Series Tuesday, August 7th

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Author John Anthony Gilvey , author of Jerry Orbach: Prince of the City , will be the next presenter in the Matthew J. Flynn Librar...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012

"Touring The City With Fresh Eyes" From The New York Times, Friday, May 4, 2012

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Check out page C37 of this past Friday's New York Times (May 4, 2012) for an article on the Jane Walk Tours, founded in 2007 and name...
Monday, April 23, 2012

Jay Parini, Native of Pittston and Scranton, Will Receive University of Scranton Award in September

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It has recently been announced that award-winning poet and author Jay Parini will receive the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award ...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Actor Paul Dano, Who Has Roots in Scranton, To Appear At Pocono Community Theater Friday, April 27th

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Actor Paul Dano , who has roots in the Scranton area, will be attending a screening of his latest film Being Flynn , co-starring Robert DeN...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Brian L. Patton (AKA The Sexy Vegan) (1978 - )

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My friend and colleague Michele L. told me recently that a popular YouTube sensation turned bestselling cookbook author is a native of H...