NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film "The Sound of Music" and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history, has died. He was 91.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Trebek, who presided over the beloved quiz show "Jeopardy!" for more than 30 years with dapper charm and a touch of school-master strictness, died Sunday. He was 80.
SELINSGROVE — Former Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil will perform at a new outdoor entertainment venue on Airport Road in Monroe Township on Sept. 6.
PARIS (AP) — Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of "Gone With the Wind," but also a two-time Oscar winner and an off-screen fighter who challenged and unchained Hollywood's contract system, died Sunday at her home in Paris. She was 104.
BLOOMSBURG — Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble's Alvina Krause Theatre will remain dark until at least mid-January.
Pan Benatar's show became the fourth grandstand show at the Bloomsburg Fair to be postponed, fair officials announced.
Hallmark wants to make your self-quarantine a little merrier.
All Valley school districts will remain open and district officials will continue to implement hygiene protocols according to 16 Valley school superintendents following recommendations from health and emergency management officials.
Don't expect to hear many cheers during upcoming episodes of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.
SUNBURY — Comedian Jeff Dunham will hit the stage at Spyglass Ridge Winery on June 13.
SELINSGROVE – We see our female neighbors at voting booths and never even bat an eye. A play written by Susquehanna University faculty seeks to show how women in the early 1900s would envy our good fortune.
LEWISBURG – A jazz quartet made up of seasoned and renowned musicians who are also well-respected university music faculty, will perform a free recital tonight centered on a topic that has been the group’s primary focus over the last eight years: civil rights activism.
The Steve Miller Band will highlight the 11th season of the "Backyard Summer Concert Series" at Spyglass Ridge Winery.
Swordfights, poetry and a 17th-century French romance will take the stage beginning, appropriately, on Valentine’s Day in Lewisburg.
Schools may be closed Monday in observance of President’s Day, but there are still ample opportunities for learning.
If you like square dancing or contra dancing, you might like the dance form where those dances originated — English country dancing.
Passengers will set sail during a dinner theater at Richfield Life Ministries this weekend.
For 15 years, the Arts Center of the Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA has offered art classes about as varied as art can be.
What set this play apart when it first ran in 1980 was that it was about eight women, a group that included the leader, the peacemaker, the housewife, the one fighting cancer, etc.
Let laughter and dancing lead to romance this Valentine’s weekend with a rare midwinter night of comedy and live music right here in the Susquehanna Valley.
Couples looking for a romantic night out this Valentine’s Day weekend can spend it in Downtown Sunbury.
FEB. 13
Put a little sparkle in your winter by strolling through downtown Lewisburg and Hufnagle Park to see 36 glittering ice sculptures. While you’re there, take advantage of the variety of entertainment options.
Feeling a little closed in and needing to stretch your legs? Join the runners and strollers on a 5K-route through downtown Lewisburg on Saturday.
The beauty of handmade crafts will offer visitors to Lewisburg’s Ice Festival a chance to come in from the cold and do some shopping.
The 2020 #ValleyMusicals season kicks off with a show geared for the whole family as Line Mountain High School stages “Seussical the Musical” this weekend.
Auditions for the annual “Get Real” annual Christian Singing Competition begin Feb. 6.
John Németh was only 10 years old when he knew what he wanted to do with his life.
At last, a wintertime gala where it’s perfectly fine to pair a warm scarf or gloves with that glamorous evening dress. Go ahead and put on the ritz … and the snow boots and muffler too.
Night to Shine — a special needs prom sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation — is being held Friday at the Sunbury Bible Church. Nearly 120 people ages 14 and older with special needs are expected to participate.
Washingtonville will host a “History Circle” and other fun events this weekend as community members prepare for the borough’s sesquicentennial celebration this spring.
With more than 80 years of shows and dance while performing from all over the world, the Tamburitzan ensemble mixes folk and cultural dance style to produce their performance.
Well-known Valley musician Bret Alexander is scheduled for a kidney transplant on Feb. 18, and his family is looking for assistance to offset medical costs.
Daily Item reporter Francis Scarcella sits down with Valley musician and songwriter Jack Pyers for our latest One on One.
Still a senior at Danville High School, Gina Bonomo recently received her first lesson from Broadway via the audition process for the show “Mrs. Doubtfire.”
The Great American Outdoor Show is coming back to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg.
This Saturday, if you’re willing to overcome the winter doldrums, brave the cold and test your fortitude, the inaugural Ironmen Ice Plunge is looking for participants, as well as those who simply want to come out and cheer them on.
Hordes of history-minded hunters, hobbyists, reenactors and collectors will descend on The 18th Century Artisan Show at the Best Western Country Cupboard Inn north of Lewisburg on Friday and Saturday.
Grab some friends and relax with good food, drink and music, all while helping support families who want to stay near the hospital where their seriously ill children are being cared for.
A different kind of play will explore the randomness of death while randomly selecting the roles the actors themselves play for each performance. An exhibit at the Danville Business Alliance will give people a backstage look at how plays are produced.
Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole is a global touring and recording artist whose genre-crossing work strives to “prompt the Native into action and engage our psyche.”
The 32nd Annual Early Bird Sports Expo — which runs today through Sunday at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds — will also be the last.
Naomi Niskala was only three years old when she began training to be a professional classical musician. But the journey started even before that.
When we think of the people from the Appalachian Mountains, we don’t tend to remember their European roots, which influenced their culture and music. That influence can be seen and heard in an upcoming concert.
The students of Uptown Music Collective this Saturday will present the music of the legendary Elton John and Billy Joel for the non-profit school’s annual fundraising performance.
Winter blues, begone! Because their Summer Concert Series did so well, Selinsgrove Projects, Inc., has decided to offer similar events throughout the winter, but indoors, where people can gather together in cozy warmth.
Contemporary jazz musician Allison Miller and her group, Boom Tic Boom, will perform 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bucknell University’s Weis Center.
After a 42-year career with the Bloomsburg Theater Ensemble, one of Laurie McCants’s favorite roles is the unnamed Gravedigger in “Hamlet.” The reason it’s a favorite says a lot about McCants.
NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film "The Sound of Music" and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history, has died. He was 91.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Trebek, who presided over the beloved quiz show "Jeopardy!" for more than 30 years with dapper charm and a touch of school-master strictness, died Sunday. He was 80.
SELINSGROVE — Former Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil will perform at a new outdoor entertainment venue on Airport Road in Monroe Township on Sept. 6.
PARIS (AP) — Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of "Gone With the Wind," but also a two-time Oscar winner and an off-screen fighter who challenged and unchained Hollywood's contract system, died Sunday at her home in Paris. She was 104.
BLOOMSBURG — Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble's Alvina Krause Theatre will remain dark until at least mid-January.
Pan Benatar's show became the fourth grandstand show at the Bloomsburg Fair to be postponed, fair officials announced.
Hallmark wants to make your self-quarantine a little merrier.
All Valley school districts will remain open and district officials will continue to implement hygiene protocols according to 16 Valley school superintendents following recommendations from health and emergency management officials.
Don't expect to hear many cheers during upcoming episodes of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.
SUNBURY — Comedian Jeff Dunham will hit the stage at Spyglass Ridge Winery on June 13.
SELINSGROVE – We see our female neighbors at voting booths and never even bat an eye. A play written by Susquehanna University faculty seeks to show how women in the early 1900s would envy our good fortune.
LEWISBURG – A jazz quartet made up of seasoned and renowned musicians who are also well-respected university music faculty, will perform a free recital tonight centered on a topic that has been the group’s primary focus over the last eight years: civil rights activism.
The Steve Miller Band will highlight the 11th season of the "Backyard Summer Concert Series" at Spyglass Ridge Winery.
Swordfights, poetry and a 17th-century French romance will take the stage beginning, appropriately, on Valentine’s Day in Lewisburg.
Schools may be closed Monday in observance of President’s Day, but there are still ample opportunities for learning.
If you like square dancing or contra dancing, you might like the dance form where those dances originated — English country dancing.
Passengers will set sail during a dinner theater at Richfield Life Ministries this weekend.
For 15 years, the Arts Center of the Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA has offered art classes about as varied as art can be.
What set this play apart when it first ran in 1980 was that it was about eight women, a group that included the leader, the peacemaker, the housewife, the one fighting cancer, etc.
Let laughter and dancing lead to romance this Valentine’s weekend with a rare midwinter night of comedy and live music right here in the Susquehanna Valley.
Couples looking for a romantic night out this Valentine’s Day weekend can spend it in Downtown Sunbury.
FEB. 13
Put a little sparkle in your winter by strolling through downtown Lewisburg and Hufnagle Park to see 36 glittering ice sculptures. While you’re there, take advantage of the variety of entertainment options.
Feeling a little closed in and needing to stretch your legs? Join the runners and strollers on a 5K-route through downtown Lewisburg on Saturday.
The beauty of handmade crafts will offer visitors to Lewisburg’s Ice Festival a chance to come in from the cold and do some shopping.
The 2020 #ValleyMusicals season kicks off with a show geared for the whole family as Line Mountain High School stages “Seussical the Musical” this weekend.
Auditions for the annual “Get Real” annual Christian Singing Competition begin Feb. 6.
John Németh was only 10 years old when he knew what he wanted to do with his life.
At last, a wintertime gala where it’s perfectly fine to pair a warm scarf or gloves with that glamorous evening dress. Go ahead and put on the ritz … and the snow boots and muffler too.
Night to Shine — a special needs prom sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation — is being held Friday at the Sunbury Bible Church. Nearly 120 people ages 14 and older with special needs are expected to participate.
Washingtonville will host a “History Circle” and other fun events this weekend as community members prepare for the borough’s sesquicentennial celebration this spring.
With more than 80 years of shows and dance while performing from all over the world, the Tamburitzan ensemble mixes folk and cultural dance style to produce their performance.
Well-known Valley musician Bret Alexander is scheduled for a kidney transplant on Feb. 18, and his family is looking for assistance to offset medical costs.
Daily Item reporter Francis Scarcella sits down with Valley musician and songwriter Jack Pyers for our latest One on One.
Still a senior at Danville High School, Gina Bonomo recently received her first lesson from Broadway via the audition process for the show “Mrs. Doubtfire.”
The Great American Outdoor Show is coming back to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg.
This Saturday, if you’re willing to overcome the winter doldrums, brave the cold and test your fortitude, the inaugural Ironmen Ice Plunge is looking for participants, as well as those who simply want to come out and cheer them on.
Hordes of history-minded hunters, hobbyists, reenactors and collectors will descend on The 18th Century Artisan Show at the Best Western Country Cupboard Inn north of Lewisburg on Friday and Saturday.
Grab some friends and relax with good food, drink and music, all while helping support families who want to stay near the hospital where their seriously ill children are being cared for.
A different kind of play will explore the randomness of death while randomly selecting the roles the actors themselves play for each performance. An exhibit at the Danville Business Alliance will give people a backstage look at how plays are produced.
Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole is a global touring and recording artist whose genre-crossing work strives to “prompt the Native into action and engage our psyche.”
The 32nd Annual Early Bird Sports Expo — which runs today through Sunday at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds — will also be the last.
Naomi Niskala was only three years old when she began training to be a professional classical musician. But the journey started even before that.
When we think of the people from the Appalachian Mountains, we don’t tend to remember their European roots, which influenced their culture and music. That influence can be seen and heard in an upcoming concert.
The students of Uptown Music Collective this Saturday will present the music of the legendary Elton John and Billy Joel for the non-profit school’s annual fundraising performance.
Winter blues, begone! Because their Summer Concert Series did so well, Selinsgrove Projects, Inc., has decided to offer similar events throughout the winter, but indoors, where people can gather together in cozy warmth.
Contemporary jazz musician Allison Miller and her group, Boom Tic Boom, will perform 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bucknell University’s Weis Center.
After a 42-year career with the Bloomsburg Theater Ensemble, one of Laurie McCants’s favorite roles is the unnamed Gravedigger in “Hamlet.” The reason it’s a favorite says a lot about McCants.
