They’ll be rockin’ and wailin’ the blues when the Billtown Blues Association holds its “Fall into the Blues” event on Sunday, November 15, from 4 until 9 p.m. at the Genetti Hotel. “FITB is the most important event by the BBA as it is our only fundraising concert. A portion of these funds will help
The Uptown Music Collective recently announced its upcoming performance season, featuring a trio of distinctly themed productions that celebrate the music of 1976, the biggest country hits of the ’90s and the iconic rock sounds of ’80s hair bands. Each year, the area’s premier nonprofit school of music, in collaboration with exclusive level partner UPMC,
It is the 50th anniversary of the year that reshaped the sound of rock music, and to celebrate, the Uptown Music Collective will bring that landmark year roaring back to life with its first concert of its 2026-27 performance season, “WUMC: The Spirit of ’76 – The Year That Defined Radio Rock.” Featuring the Collective’s
To celebrate National Family Literacy Month this November, the Lycoming County Library System (LCLS) is hosting a free, interactive literacy program across all six member libraries. These one-hour sessions blend reading, music, movement, and art to foster learning and strengthen family connections. National Family Literacy Month was established in 1994 by the National Center for
The Loyalsock Township High School drama program is preparing to bring its annual fall production to the stage later this month. “Enter the Body” is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14, with a matinee performance scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Written by American playwright Stacey Rose, “Enter the
The Lycoming County Commissioners met on October 29th to address a crisis affecting some of the community’s most vulnerable residents. Saving Grace Shelter and Family Promise have both closed, leaving the county with virtually zero emergency shelter beds for women and children. Saving Grace Shelter closed in September after a prospective buyer walked away from
Whether it would possible and advisable for Montoursville to accept the Konkle property at 300 Broad Street as the location for a public library under the provisions of a will of Mrs. Joan Konkle has been studied and discussed through a thorough investigation conducted by the Montoursville Rotary Club. In a recent conference attended by
Their ranks are thinning, and they might be a little rounder around the middle from the times in which their youths were “touched with fire,” but their patriotic ardor hasn’t faded, and they will be stepping off at the annual Lycoming County Veterans Day Parade this Saturday, November 7, in Hughesville at 2 p.m. or
“From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli,” the United States Marine Corps has always been in the forefront of the nation’s wars. To highlight and honor that heritage of service and patriotism, the Williamsport Detachment #388 Marine Corps League will hold its Annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Bald Birds Brewing Company,
The Lycoming County Commissioners met on October 22nd to approve rate increases that will hit residents’ and businesses’ wallets, retire a long-serving county official, and secure state funding for probation and parole services. Starting January 1st, 2027, trash and recycling rates will increase. The commissioners approved a $5 per ton increase across the board. Municipal
The thousands who saw Williamsport’s Armistice Day Parade Tuesday evening probably didn’t notice the resemblance of six of the participants in different divisions of the line, but it was learned today that marchers included a grandmother, her sons and two grandsons. The six were Mrs. Frank Lyons of the War Mothers, her sons, William, a
