An origami workshop in which a modular Candy Cane will be produced is being offered at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society. The workshop will be held at the museum, Sunday, December 15, in three sessions, at 1:15 p.m., at 2:30 p.m., and at 3:45 p.m. Well-known artist Victoria Stetts
Charles Dickens’s holiday classic A Christmas Carol is now 181 years old. In addition to furious sales during the author’s lifetime, Dickens’s “ghostly little book” has spawned thousands of stage performances, along with countless radio and audio renditions (Audible alone offers more than 100 different readings). And as for the screen: Fred Guida’s A Christmas
The Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra presents their popular annual Holiday Jazz concert on Friday, December 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Trachte Music Center at Lycoming College. Tickets are $20 available at the door, and students with ID are free. Back by popular demand, the WCJO returns to the Deane Center in Wellsboro on Saturday, December
The Junior League of Williamsport is delighted to announce its Annual Holiday Auction, scheduled for Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 6:00 PM. The event will take place at the Community Arts Center, located at 220 W Fourth Street, Williamsport, PA. This festive evening will feature a variety of auction items, including exclusive experiences, unique gifts,
The holiday classic “The Nutcracker” will be presented once again at the Community Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 8. The production is presented by the St. John’s School of the Arts, Lycoming College, and the Community Arts Center. For over 30 years, the enchanting
The Williamsport Music Club invites the community to attend its Christmas Music by Candlelight program, to be presented at 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 8. Pine Street United Methodist Church, 441 Pine Street, Williamsport, will host this event, which has been held annually (with the exception of 2020, due to Covid-19) since the club’s organization
All the Christmas lights on Fourth Street have been erected and tied into the power circuits, according to reports from the lighting contractors. The Third Street lights are ready and in place, but they have not been hooked up to the power lines. This only leaves the Pine Street lights unaccounted for and they are
I get it — it is hard to give up flying with the eagles to go running with the chickens. To be a United States Senator is tremendously prestigious. To have won six statewide elections by significant margins is a great accomplishment. And to add to it, to be the son of one of Pennsylvania’s
Oh, by gosh, by jingle; it’s time for carols and Kris Kringle… … plus car rides and complaining kids! Yes, it’s that time of year … when so many folks head over the river and through the woods … on very long trips to grandmother’s house. And as in 2023, Webb’s resident book-lover herewith suggests
By Joseph W. Smith III This year’s annual holiday concert by the Repasz Band features a sleigh-full of seasonal songs: old and new; traditional and modern; quiet and rambunctious; hymns, carols, medleys and pop tunes — with a little bit of Batman and a bit more Walt Disney. Now nearing its 200th anniversary in 2031
The MLB/Little League Classic, held annually at Bowman Field since 2017, has seen its share of distinguished major league players, including Yadier Molina, Shohei Otani, Anthony Rizzo, and Bryce Harper, just to name a few. The latest to join this list pitched in this year’s Classic. He was Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers. He
“We’ve set the stage,” said Luciano Miceli. “Now it’s up to the merchants to give performance.” Mr. Miceli, vice president of Miceli Weed Kulik Inc., was interviewed by the Grit prior to the dedication of Williamsport’s Center City Mall. Mr. Miceli was one of the chief designers of the mall. John L. Heller, executive vice
