This message was posted by the proprietors of the Vintage Theater in Scranton today:
It is with bittersweet sentiment that the Vintage Theater will be saying goodbye to 119 Penn Avenue! Due to circumstances beyond our control we will be holding the last event in the current location on First Friday, June 1st 2012. As we look for our new home, upcoming events may be moved to other locations, we will be sure to keep you all informed. Anyone who is interested in helping us through this transition is encouraged to contact us as soon as possible. Look for updates on how you can help!We thank you so much for your support as we continue to move onward and upward! We hope to see you all at our remaining few events on Penn Av!
The Vintage Theater has served as the venue for many Blogging-related events in the past year, including the Bloggers' Roundtable, the Bluekey Tweetup, Pecha Kucha Night, and the Scranton StorySlam. Proprietor Conor O'Brien always provided a welcoming atmosphere and a highly versatile multi-functional art space. While we will miss the Vintage Theater, we look forward to seeing what Conor has planned next!
For my own personal history with the Vintage Theater, go here.
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Showing posts with label Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Culture. Show all posts
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Luck Report
So many possible lead-ins. "Down on your luck?" "You've gotta ask yourself a question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk?" None of them really appropriate. So here instead is an excerpt of The Luck Report's Mission Statement:
The Luck Report is a blog and podcast dedicated to exploring social and intellectual issues--news, politics, pop culture and pseudoscience--that are of critical importance to individuals and society. Established by Kenny Luck, author and journalist, The Luck Report provides news and information through commentary and interviews.
Luck, M.A., a former adjunct composition faculty member at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, brings his knowledge and experience about writing, education and politics to this web platform with the hope of creating edifying original content. Topics include:
Politics
Pop Culture
Pseudoscience & Superstition
Media & News
Education
While espousing a progressive worldview, Luck is committed to responsible, evidence-based form of news making. His core values--liberal education, science-based skepticism and progressive politics--helps inform his stories and articles.
The Luck Report
http://www.theluckreport.com/
So grab your rabbit's foot, rub some bald guy's head, and if your personal astrologer says it's OK, head on over to The Luck Report!
The Luck Report is a blog and podcast dedicated to exploring social and intellectual issues--news, politics, pop culture and pseudoscience--that are of critical importance to individuals and society. Established by Kenny Luck, author and journalist, The Luck Report provides news and information through commentary and interviews.
Luck, M.A., a former adjunct composition faculty member at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, brings his knowledge and experience about writing, education and politics to this web platform with the hope of creating edifying original content. Topics include:
Politics
Pop Culture
Pseudoscience & Superstition
Media & News
Education
While espousing a progressive worldview, Luck is committed to responsible, evidence-based form of news making. His core values--liberal education, science-based skepticism and progressive politics--helps inform his stories and articles.
The Luck Report
http://www.theluckreport.com/
So grab your rabbit's foot, rub some bald guy's head, and if your personal astrologer says it's OK, head on over to The Luck Report!
Friday, February 03, 2012
artsonfirefestival
Here's a blog we were notified of via email:
artsonfirefestival is the blog of the Arts on Fire Festival, which is being held June 1, 2, and 3 at the Scranton Iron Furnaces.
http://artsonfirefestival.wordpress.com/
So what's the Arts on Fire Festival? From the "About" page:
The Arts on Fire Festival idea emerged in September 2009 at the Wake Up with the Arts Breakfast sponsored by the Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department. Artists and organizations convened to discuss what they wanted to see happening in Lackawanna County. Several people mentioned an arts festival. Bob Savakinus, Lackawanna County Arts, Culture and Education member and current Chair of the Arts on Fire Committee, desired to see more events at the underutilized Scranton Iron furnaces. It so happened that Keystone College had received that year a Lackawanna County ARTS Engage! grant for high school iron sculpture program with the culminating pour taking place at the iron furnaces in the summer. These three elements were the catalyst for the Arts on Fire Festival and instantaneously people began to talk to each other about creating an industrial arts festival at the furnaces that would showcase the area’s history, but celebrate its creative future in the arts.
Check out this blog, and keep your schedule clear for June 1, 2, and 3!
artsonfirefestival is the blog of the Arts on Fire Festival, which is being held June 1, 2, and 3 at the Scranton Iron Furnaces.
http://artsonfirefestival.wordpress.com/
So what's the Arts on Fire Festival? From the "About" page:
The Arts on Fire Festival idea emerged in September 2009 at the Wake Up with the Arts Breakfast sponsored by the Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department. Artists and organizations convened to discuss what they wanted to see happening in Lackawanna County. Several people mentioned an arts festival. Bob Savakinus, Lackawanna County Arts, Culture and Education member and current Chair of the Arts on Fire Committee, desired to see more events at the underutilized Scranton Iron furnaces. It so happened that Keystone College had received that year a Lackawanna County ARTS Engage! grant for high school iron sculpture program with the culminating pour taking place at the iron furnaces in the summer. These three elements were the catalyst for the Arts on Fire Festival and instantaneously people began to talk to each other about creating an industrial arts festival at the furnaces that would showcase the area’s history, but celebrate its creative future in the arts.
Check out this blog, and keep your schedule clear for June 1, 2, and 3!
Friday, January 06, 2012
Casa de Lola
A few weeks ago an blog was submitted to nepablogs@gmail.com that raised a few eyebrows - including the eyebrows of the anti-spam filters on my email system, which flagged it as suspicious.
Hello my name is Nathalie Sousa and I am the Editor of Casa de Lola – House of Cool, a portal for the creative community and home to all art lovers. The blog is a space dedicated to anything that is creative and thoughtful, a.k.a. cool. Through the eyes and words of our collaborators, you will find weekly inspiration from film and music to lifestyle and travel combined with straightforward, entertaining journalism.
Please check us out at www.casadelola.com and lets collaborate with each other.
Thank you so much in advance!
Best,
Nathalie Sousa
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Casa-de-Lola-House-of-Cool/201902956508196
Every once in a while we will receive a submission of a legitimate blogsite that has nothing to do with Northeastern Pennsylvania. It isn't written by someone who lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania, or used to live in Northeastern Pennsylvania, or isn't written about Northeastern Pennsylvania. You only have to meet one of those three criteria, though we have made exceptions in the past. But this blog didn't seem to meet any of the criteria: it appeared to be based outside of the area, maybe outside of the country, and the phone number attached to the email had an out-of-state area code. It all looked pretty fishy, so I set the matter aside for later.
...and sort-of never got around to following-up on it.
Fortunately Nathalie did follow-up on the matter earlier this week. This time she explained that she has recently moved into NEPA and is trying to establish a local readership for her blog. The international connections are legitimate, as is the out-of-state cell phone number. So what we have here is a blog that is both national and international in scope, being written by a recent arrival to our area.
From their "Who We Are" page:
A group of creative minds with distinct backgrounds and native languages sharing the same curious approach to the new and exciting things that life across the globe has to offer. We come together under the House of Cool domain to share our findings.
To see a cool, international blog based (in part) right here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, check out Casa de Lola - House of Cool (http://www.casadelola.com/).
Hello my name is Nathalie Sousa and I am the Editor of Casa de Lola – House of Cool, a portal for the creative community and home to all art lovers. The blog is a space dedicated to anything that is creative and thoughtful, a.k.a. cool. Through the eyes and words of our collaborators, you will find weekly inspiration from film and music to lifestyle and travel combined with straightforward, entertaining journalism.
Please check us out at www.casadelola.com and lets collaborate with each other.
Thank you so much in advance!
Best,
Nathalie Sousa
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Casa-de-Lola-House-of-Cool/201902956508196
Every once in a while we will receive a submission of a legitimate blogsite that has nothing to do with Northeastern Pennsylvania. It isn't written by someone who lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania, or used to live in Northeastern Pennsylvania, or isn't written about Northeastern Pennsylvania. You only have to meet one of those three criteria, though we have made exceptions in the past. But this blog didn't seem to meet any of the criteria: it appeared to be based outside of the area, maybe outside of the country, and the phone number attached to the email had an out-of-state area code. It all looked pretty fishy, so I set the matter aside for later.
...and sort-of never got around to following-up on it.
Fortunately Nathalie did follow-up on the matter earlier this week. This time she explained that she has recently moved into NEPA and is trying to establish a local readership for her blog. The international connections are legitimate, as is the out-of-state cell phone number. So what we have here is a blog that is both national and international in scope, being written by a recent arrival to our area.
From their "Who We Are" page:
A group of creative minds with distinct backgrounds and native languages sharing the same curious approach to the new and exciting things that life across the globe has to offer. We come together under the House of Cool domain to share our findings.
To see a cool, international blog based (in part) right here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, check out Casa de Lola - House of Cool (http://www.casadelola.com/).
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Food, Wine and Culture
At nearly the very northwesternmost corner of Northeastern Pennsylvania is Troy, Pennsylvania, home to the blogger of the Food, Wine and Culture blog (http://foodwineandculture.wordpress.com/). From her "About" page:
Welcome to my Food, Wine and Culture Blog! As with most things in life, my blog is influenced by the community that I grew up in and the communities that I have lived in. So far, that mostly includes the US Mid Atlantic region. I’ve been fortunate enough to have traveled to Italy, Calgary, Cape Breton, Aruba, California and so many more. And the foods, wine and culture of these locations have also left their mark – but in the end, I find the strongest influences continue to be those from the PA Northern Tier and NY Southern Tier.
A native of the PA Northern Tier, I left for college saying that I would not be back. But after four great years of college at the University of Maryland, and a number of years living and working in the Baltimore-DC area, the desire to be back in the Northern Tier found me home again.
For information on Food, Wine and Culture, not just in NEPA but also in Central PA, the Northern Tier, and even Upstate New York (particularly the Finger Lakes region), be sure to check out the Food, Wine and Culture blog!
Welcome to my Food, Wine and Culture Blog! As with most things in life, my blog is influenced by the community that I grew up in and the communities that I have lived in. So far, that mostly includes the US Mid Atlantic region. I’ve been fortunate enough to have traveled to Italy, Calgary, Cape Breton, Aruba, California and so many more. And the foods, wine and culture of these locations have also left their mark – but in the end, I find the strongest influences continue to be those from the PA Northern Tier and NY Southern Tier.
A native of the PA Northern Tier, I left for college saying that I would not be back. But after four great years of college at the University of Maryland, and a number of years living and working in the Baltimore-DC area, the desire to be back in the Northern Tier found me home again.
For information on Food, Wine and Culture, not just in NEPA but also in Central PA, the Northern Tier, and even Upstate New York (particularly the Finger Lakes region), be sure to check out the Food, Wine and Culture blog!
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