Speak & See, 2.27.13-3.5.13

POETIC

Dietrich Theater (60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock: 570.996.1500)

Writing Your Hat Off: Creative Writing for Kids: Ages 10-16. March 5, 12, 19, 26, 4-5:30 p.m.

�??The Power of Story,�?� presented by Suzanne Fisher Staples: March 10, 3 p.m.

Creative Characters from Paper to Puppets: Ages 5-12. April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 4-5 p.m.

Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, PA, 570.346.7186, www.everhart-museum.org)

Everhart Reads Book Club: March 21, �??Bloodwork: A Tale of Medicine & Murder in the Scientific Revolution;�?� April 18, �??Dracula;�?� May 16, �??The Giaour;�?� June 20, Vampires in the Lemon Grove. To register call 570.346.7186.

King�??s College (133 North River St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5957 or kings.edu)

Campion Literary Society Writing Workshop: March 18, 7 p.m., Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center. Free and open to the public. Info: 570.208.5900, ext. 5487.

Campion Literary Society Open Reading: April 10, 7 p.m., Regina Court. Info: 570.208.5900, ext. 5487.

Pittston Memorial Library (47 Broad St., 570.654.9565, [email protected])

Craftastic Kids Craft Club: 3rd Sat. every month, 10 a.m. Grades 2-5. Call/email to register.
Crochet Club: Tues., 10 a.m., Thurs., 6 p.m. New members welcome.
Kids Science Club: First Sat. every month, 10 a.m. Grades 2-5. Call/email to register.
Lego Club: Meets Mondays, 4 p.m. Wait list only, call.
Page Turners Kids Book Club: First Thurs. every month. Grades 3-5.
Story Time: Toddlers Tues., 10 a.m. or Wed., 1:30 p.m.; Preschool Tues., 1:30 p.m. or Wed., 10 a.m.
Plymouth Public Library (107 W. Main St., Plymouth, 570.779.4775)
Adult computer lessons: Daily, call to register.
Story Time: Mon., 11 a.m. or Wed., 10:30 a.m. Toddlers/preschool children.

The Vintage Theater (326 Spruce St., Scranton, [email protected])

Open Microphone Poetry: March 21, 8:30 p.m.

West Pittston Library (200 Exeter Ave., www.wplibrary.org, 570.654.9847)

Book Club: First Tues., 6:45 p.m. Free. Informal discussion of member-selected books.
Weekly story time for children: Fri., 1 p.m. Free.

VISUAL

AFA Gallery (514 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton: 570.969.1040 or Artistsforart.org)

Gallery hours Thurs.-Sat., 12-5 p.m.

�??Visions of Music,�?� n exhibition of photographs by Allison Murphy and Dino Perrucci and an exhibit from David Green, local sculptor and artist: Both run March 1-30. Opening reception March 1, 6-9 p.m.

ArtWorks Gallery (502 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 570.207.1815, artworksnepa.com)

Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., noon-3 p.m., or by appointment.

Illuminations by Nina Davidowitz: Through March 30.

Converge Gallery (140 W. Fourth St., Williamsport, 570.435.7080, convergegallery.com)

�??Suspended in Time,�?� featuring traditional, landscape and cityscape paintings with a twist: Opening reception Feb. 28, 6-9 p.m. Runs through April 27.

Dietrich Theatre (downtown Tunkhannock, 570.996.1500)

Experience the Art of Calligraphy: Through Feb.

Everhart Museum (1901 Mulberry St., Scranton, PA, 570.346.7186, www.everhart-museum.org)

Admission $5 adults; $3 students/seniors; $2 children 6-12; members free.

�??The Blood is the Life: Vampires in Art & Nature:�?� Through July 2.
�??What�??s in the cloud? Bats on the Atlantic Coast:�?� On Display through July 2.
�??The Blood is the Life�?� Tour at Twilight: March 6, 6-8 p.m. $5, museum members; $10, non-members. Ages 16 and up.
Drawcorps Dracula: March 13, 6-8 p.m. Create a live mural inspired by vampires and dress as your favorite creature of the night. $5, museum members; $10, non-members. Ages 18 and up. Pre-registration and payment required.
Pysanky Workshop: March 20, 6-8 p.m. $25, museum members; $30, non-members. Ages 16 and up, pre-registration and payment required.
Vampires at the AFA Gallery, showing of the film �??Vampyr:�?? March 27, 6-8 p.m. Ages 18 and up.

Hazleton Art League (225 E. Broad St., Hazleton, hazletonartleague.org)

�??Woman�??s Work:�?� Through March 17. Opening reception March 2, 6-8 p.m.

Luzerne County Historical Society Museum (69 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.823.6244, [email protected])

�??The Miracle of the Bells�?� exhibit: Through March 15.

New Visions Studio & Gallery (201 Vine St., Scranton, www.newvisionstudio.com, 570.878.3970)

Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun., noon-6 p.m. and by appointment.

�??Not Your Average Art:�?� Opening reception March 1, 6-10 p.m. Runs through March 29.

Pauly Friedman Art Gallery (Misericordia University, 570.674.6250, misericordia.edu/art)

Gallery Hours: Mon. closed, Tue.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5 p.m.

�??Student Art Exhibition: Mixed Media:�??�?? March 13-23. Opening reception March 16, 2-5 p.m.

Pocono Arts Council (18 N. Seventh St., Stroudsburg. 570.476.4460. www.poconoarts.org)

Altered State: Photography Based Images: ARTSPACE Gallery, 18 N. Seventh St. Through Feb.

Sordoni Art Gallery (150 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre, 570.408.4325)

Gallery hours: Tues.-Sun., noon-4:30 p.m.

�??Flow,�?� a gallery that explores the many meanings associated with water through a selection of twenty-nine works drawn from the collection of the Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Schulman Gallery (2nd floor of LCCC Campus Center, 1333 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke, www.luzerne.edu/schulmangallery, 570.740.0727)

Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Annual Rossetti Exhibit: March 3-March 27.
A Collection of Two Masters, photography by Michael Molnar and Sam Cramer: April 5-May 2.
Annual Student Show: May 10-June 6.
Studio Views, paintings and drawings by the students of Georgiana Cray Bart: June 14-July 11.
A Vision of Three, featuring the work of Rob Hay, Ryan Ward, and Mark Webber: July 19-Aug. 8
Phone-tography, featuring art captured by cell phone photos: Aug. 16-Sept. 5.
Crayons and Care II, artwork by children of the Litewska Hospital in Warsaw, Poland: Sept. 13-Oct. 7.
Old Masters: Oct. 25-Nov. 28.
Annual Faculty/Alumni Exhibit: Dec. 6- Jan. 2

The Vintage Theater (326 Spruce St., Scranton, [email protected])

�??I CONstance,�?� an interactive installation created and facilitated by Constance Denchy: Opening reception March 1, 6-9 p.m. Runs through March 31.

Widmann Gallery (Located in King�??s College�??s Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center between North Franklin and North Main Streets, Wilkes-Barre, 570.208.5900, ext. 5328)

Gallery hours: Mon. through Fri. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sat. and Sun. as arranged. Free and open to the public.