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Read MoreMagical Theatrical Tour – Another Tempest
Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 at 5pm Circle Centre for the Arts | The Wyoming Valley Art League and Teatro Benefito present a staged reading of THE MAGIC OF THEATRE: ANOTHER TEMPEST suggested donatation: $12. $10 seniors, students – snacks & drink provided. ATTENTION: Shakespeare, Beatles and Fun-Lovers Join us as the BODACIOUS BARD and the FAB FOUR combine for a “Magical Theatrical Tour” Playwright Robert Andrew Anderson’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST. Music Director Jason Smeltzer will provide the accompaniment, to songs of The Beatles, on his enchanting Theremin – along with Jeff Brozena on the Tabla . Set on an island so enchanting that the previously deceased “evil witch” Sycorax, Caliban’s mother, comes back to life to become Prospero’s hilarious—and bawdy—onstage nemesis. All to Benefit RUTH’S PLACE, the only homeless shelter for women in NEPA. Shakespeare’s elegant verse and the Beatles’ music & lyrics – all mixed together? Why not? This is 2014, after all: the 450th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare and the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ discovery of America: a perfect fit, we call it. (Other influences: George Burns, Phyllis Diller, Harpo Marx, Idina Menzel, Samuel Beckett—in other words: anything goes!) So don’t hold back: join us in the celebration—and the fun—as a cast and crew, featuring some of your favorite NEPA personalities, will be donating their time and effort for a great...
Read MoreKyle Kinsman TALK October 1st – 7pm
Wednesday, October 1st, at 7pm – WVAL building (REAR of 130 S. Franklin Street) Kyle Kinsman will host a presentation which tells four short stories about architects whose work contributed to the architecturally significant body of structures that characterize downtown Wilkes-Barre, PA. The 4 tales weave an imagined architectural dialogue between the four architects across a century of high caliber building design in the Wyoming Valley, all in an effort to illustrate the unique assets our community already has that can support the re-formation of a very special sense of place – and an affordable, globally-connected-yet-locally-rooted quality of life – to regional and super-regional...
Read MoreOctober 17th – Juried Member’s Show – Opening Reception
October 17th – Opening Reception Join us, October 17th from 5 – 8pm, for the Wyoming Valley Art League’s Annual Fall Juried Member’s Show. Awards will be presented in 4 categories along with Best of Show. The public is invited to attend. The first floor gallery continues with Kyle Kinsman’s installation of “A Distant Mirror” – as seen through an architect’s eye – a limited photographic record of unique architectural places in Wilkes-Barre’s central historic district, 1865 – 1965. Wyoming Valley Art League / Circle Centre for the Arts building 130 S. Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre, PA (accessible from South Main Street, to the rear of Bell Furniture)...
Read MoreBerkshire Asset Management 3rd Friday Sponsorship
A special THANKS goes out to Berkshire Asset Management for being a sponsor of The Wyoming Valley Art League’s Third Friday’s gallery shows and refreshments. If you or your business would like to donate to The Circle Center for the Arts / Home of The Wyoming Valley Art League – please email us at wyomingvalleyartleague@gmail.com. We are a nonprofit...
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