Bolshoi ballerina says she fears for her safety

MOSCOW (AP) ? A leading ballerina of the Bolshoi theater says she wants to stay in Canada because of the threats she has received.

Svetlana Lunkina has told the Russian daily Izvestia that she asked the Bolshoi to extend her leave as she fears returning to Russia. The move by Lunkina, one of the Bolshoi's top dancers, follows an attack earlier this month on the theater's artistic director, Sergei Filin, who was badly burned when an unidentified masked assailant threw sulphuric acid in his face.

Lunkina said the threats she received were linked to a conflict between her husband and a business partner over a movie about Mathilde Kschessinskaya, a Russian prima ballerina famous for her talent as a dancer and for her liaison with Russia's last czar, Nicholas II.

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Engadget Expand speakers, Round Three: Space elevators, 7 Minutes of Terror, and more!

We've been announcing our speakers for Expand in San Francisco this March 16-17, doling out the good news a little bit at a time. Today we have a whole new batch of awesome to unveil:

• Yancey Strickler: Co-founder and Head of Community, Kickstarter
• Steve Cousins: CEO, Willow Garage
• Tom Rivellini: Mars Science Laboratory Entry Descent and Landing Lead Mechanical Engineer at NASA/JPL
• Michael Laine: President, LiftPort Group

In other words, come for the space elevators and crowdfunding, and stay for the 7 Minutes of Terror and sweet robots! And don't forget we'll also have drones, tricorders, Android consoles, founders, CEOs, builders, futurists and cool cats of all stripes in technology, science and beyond. We're working on the holograms and aliens, too. Seriously, you should come to Expand. It will be a good time!

And don't forget...

• If you're a company that would like to work with us on an exhibition or sponsorship level, please drop us a line at sponsors *at* engadget *dot* com (DIYers and small startups, please ask us about our new Indie Corner option)
• You have until February 8 to submit your project for a chance to win $20,000 in our Insert Coin competition!
• If you're interested in speaking at the event, please contact expand *at* engadget *dot* com to inquire.
• If you're a member of the media interested in covering Expand, please contact engadget *at* shiftcomm *dot* com for more information.

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This Family Lived Isolated for 40 Years and Never Even Heard of World War II

You've probably heard stories of Japanese soldiers who, stranded on some remote island in the Pacific, thought the war never ended. But the Lykovs' story is even more outlandish than that. Karp Lykov and his family never even heard of World War II—its beginning or its end. Nothing at all. In fact, they lived in the Siberian taiga without any human contact for four decades. More »

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Microsoft Office 365 Home Premium Arrives (Half A Decade Too Late)

In 2006, Google announced its first public release of what later became Google Docs, today known as Google Drive. It's 2013, and only now does it feel like Microsoft is fighting back. Microsoft today announced the reinvention of its Office flagship application for consumers, with the debut of Office 365 Home Premium. The service - yes, it's a subscription-based service - includes support for up to five devices, all the familiar Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, etc., etc. - as well as additional online storage in Sky Drive (20 GB), and 60 free minutes to use on Skype each month.

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NYC man found dead, bound with bag over head

By Shimon Prokupecz, NBCNewYork.com

Police are investigating the death of a 48-year-old man who was found tied up with a bag over his head at a home in Harlem Monday morning, a law enforcement official told NBC 4 New York.

Authorities said a woman visiting the home -- either a cleaning person or home health-care aide -- discovered the man in 87 Hamilton Place shortly before 10:30 a.m.

Police sources said the victim, identified as Charles Romo, was found on his knees on the bedroom floor with his hands tied behind his back, his legs tied with a belt and tape around his neck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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A neighbor told detectives she called police Sunday night after she heard screams from what she thought was an apartment on the first floor, police sources said.

The NYPD responded to her call and found nothing of concern on the first floor. The victim lived on the second floor, which police did not check out because of the nature of the emergency call, police sources told NBC 4 New York.

A medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Sand Hill Road?s True Belieber

Scott Hartley, a venture capitalist at Mohr Davidow, decided to completely overhaul his investment strategy today after returning from a trip to New York. Hartley, who is originally from Palo Alto, spent a few days in New York for meetings and an interview on Bloomberg TV. When he unlocked his Sand Hill Road office today, he found that his colleague Abhas Gupta had cheerfully Bieberized his new desk on the other side of Mohr Davidow?s office. While at first he was shocked, with a little reflection, it sunk in that the mobile-social wave is over, and that while enterprise is cool, the next wave of disruption is Bieber. “I have a belief that ‘Tech is a Horizontal Enablement Layer‘ that disrupts traditional verticals,” he said. “First, we saw this with the Internet in the 90s, then with mobile as a dominant form factor, and social as a proxy toward authenticity. We believe that the next wave will include Bieber, and we are well positioned in this space.” His colleagues and the firm’s LPs, while stunned by this sudden pivot, were understanding and said they felt confident in Hartley’s abilities to identify the very best early-stage teams in this new Bieberification wave. “The question is how will Bieber disrupt traditional verticals,” he said. “We’re investors in RockHealth, pioneers in the digital health category, and we’re actively seeking opportunities in the vertical disruption Bieber is applying on Sand Hill Road.” He’s working on partnering with Y-Bieber-cubator to source deal flow on companies that have evidence of Bieber-gagement, Bieber-tention, boyishly good looks and mesmerizing hair. He added: If I was your VC, I?d never let you go I can scale you places you ain?t never been before Baby take a chance or you?ll never ever know I got money in my hands that I?d really like to blow Swag swag swag, on you

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Evil Dead Remake Undergoes Cuts to Avoid NC-17

Evil Dead is shaping up to be a case study in how to remake a movie without pissing off its highly vocal fanbase. Sure, horror fans balked at the initial idea of a studio laying hands on their beloved Bruce Campbell classic, but those flames were quickly stamped out with news that Sam Raimi and Campbell were producers on the film. Then the footage started dripping out and the studio let fans fall in love with the jaw-dropping, tongue-splitting level of gore on display, and ever since they've been eating out of the film's blood-soaked hands.

We're sure this is only going to make matters worse: when the film was first submitted to the MPAA, it got slapped with an NC-17 rating.

First-time feature director Fede Alvarez confirmed the news on Twitter, answering a fan's question about the rating with, "Was proud of scoring a NC-17 when submitted! But we had to cut stuff out to get an R and get the film into theaters."

That's obviously both good and bad news for Evil Dead fans. On the one hand, Alvarez and company were clearly swinging for the fences and pulled it off. On the other hand, they went just a little too far for the MPAA and had to scale things back. We're sure that the extra footage (and who knows how much of it that entails) will be available on Blu-ray, but the question is how representational the?red-band trailer is of the final film.

There's no rating attached to it, so some of that footage may have been what warranted an NC-17. We'll have to wait until April 12 to find out for sure (or March, if you're going to catch the film at its SXSW world premiere), but as a reminder here it is:

Source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1926743/news/1926743/

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Berries may be healthful, but some health benefits of berries may not make it past your mouth

Jan. 28, 2013 ? Research has suggested that compounds that give colorful fruits their rich hues, especially berries, promote health and might even prevent cancer. But for the first time, scientists have exposed extracts from numerous berries high in those pigments to human saliva to see just what kinds of health-promoting substances are likely to survive and be produced in the mouth.

It's too early to name the best berry for health promotion based on this initial work. But the researchers have discovered that two families of pigments that provide berries with their colors, called anthocyanins, are more susceptible to degradation in the mouth than are the other four classes of these pigments.

The Ohio State University study also showed that bacteria living in the mouth are responsible for most of the breakdown of these compounds that occurs in saliva. Researchers are investigating whether it's the berry pigments themselves, or instead the products of their degradation, that actually promote health.

Scientists say that these early findings will contribute to the further development of confectionaries, gums and other delivery devices for the prevention and possibly the treatment of conditions such as periodontal disease and oral cancers.

The researchers exposed extracts of anthocyanin pigments from blueberries, chokeberries, black raspberries, red grapes and strawberries to the saliva collected from 14 people. Black raspberries, in particular, have been shown in numerous previous studies to have chemopreventive effects on tumors in the mouth, esophagus and colon, mostly in animal studies. Their high anthocyanin content has been linked to those benefits.

"All fruits are unique because their chemical composition, or fingerprint, varies," said Mark Failla, professor of human nutrition at Ohio State and interim chair of the Department of Human Sciences. "There are many different edible berries. Some might be better for providing health-promoting effects within the oral cavity, whereas others may be more beneficial for colonic health. We simply do not know at this time.

"Increased intake of fruits and vegetables is associated with decreased risk of some chronic diseases. An understanding of the metabolism of these compounds, and the relative activities of the compounds in the consumed fruit and their metabolic products, is needed to make scientifically sound dietary recommendations and to develop effective delivery vehicles for the mouth," Failla said.

The research is published in a recent issue of the journal Food Chemistry.

Failla and colleagues asked 14 healthy individuals between the ages of 21 and 55 years to collect saliva in the morning before they had eaten breakfast or brushed their teeth. Research participants later collected additional saliva samples before and after they had rinsed their mouths with an antibacterial liquid.

The five fruits selected for study allowed the scientists to test the six distinct families of the anthocyanin pigments. Researchers purified the anthocyanins from each berry type and added the extracts to saliva.

The extent of the pigment degradation in saliva was primarily a function of the chemical structure of a given anthocyanin, said Failla, also an investigator in Ohio State's Comprehensive Cancer Center and Food Innovation Center.

Two families of anthocyanins consistently degraded when exposed to saliva: delphinidin and petunidin. Four other families were more stable: cyanidin, pelargonidin, peonidin and malvidin.

"Our observations suggest that the bacteria within one's oral cavity are a primary mediator of pigment metabolism. The bacteria are converting compounds that are present in the foods into metabolites," Failla said. "One area of great interest is whether the health-promoting benefits associated with eating anthocyanin-rich fruits like berries are provided by the pigment itself, the natural combinations of the pigments in the fruit, or the metabolites produced by bacteria in the mouth and other regions of the gastrointestinal tract."

There is context for this study that further complicates the understanding of anthocyanins' benefits. Multiple studies have led to the conclusion that anthocyanins themselves are very poorly absorbed by the body.

"If anthocyanins are the actual health-promoting compound, you would want to design food products, confectionaries and gels containing mixtures of anthocyanins that are stable in the mouth. If, on the other hand, the metabolites produced by the metabolism of anthocyanins are the actual health-promoting compounds, there will be greater interest in fruits that contain anthocyanins that are less stable in the oral cavity," Failla said. "We lack such insights at this time."

The extent to which the anthocyanins were degraded varied among the 14 people whose saliva was used in the study. However, two families of anthocyanins consistently degraded the most in all volunteers. Failla said the observed variation among individuals is likely related to differences in the microbial community that resides in each person's mouth.

This research group is continuing the work, examining which bacteria are most involved in the metabolism of anthocyanins and testing the stability of the pigments in berry juices in the mouths of human volunteers rather than in test tubes containing their saliva.

This work was supported in part by the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.

Co-authors include Kom Kamonpatana of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Nutrition; Monica Giusti and Ken Riedl of the Department of Food Science and Technology; Chureeporn Chitchumroonchokchai of the Department of Human Nutrition; and Maria MorenoCruz and Purnima Kumar of the Department of Periodontology, all at Ohio State. All but MorenoCruz are also investigators in the Food Innovation Center.

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Detentions made in Brazil fire, funerals begin

SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) ? Brazilian police officials said Monday they've made three detentions and are seeking a fourth person in connection with a blaze that ripped through a nightclub in southern Brazil over the weekend, killing more than 230 people.

Inspector Ranolfo Vieira Junior said at a news conference that the detentions are for investigative purposes and those detained can be held up to five days. He declined to identify those detained or the fourth person sought, but the Brazilian newspaper Zero Hora quotes lawyer Jader Marques saying his client Elissandro Spohr, a co-owner of the club, had been held.

The paper also says police detained two band members who were on stage when the blaze broke out and were thought to have used pyrotechnics in their act.

A military brigade official said Monday the death toll now stands at 231 people in the early Sunday blaze in the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, a university town of about 260,000 people in southern Brazil. Many of the victims were under 20 years old, including some minors. Most victims died from smoke inhalation rather than burns.

Police have said they think the pyrotechnics ignited sound insulation on the ceiling, while witnesses have reported a fire extinguisher didn't work and that there was only one working exit. Many of the dead were also found in the club's two bathrooms, where they fled apparently because the blinding smoke caused them to believe the doors were exits.

"It was terrible inside ? it was like one of those films of the Holocaust, bodies piled atop one another," said police inspector Sandro Meinerz. "We had to use trucks to remove them. It took about six hours to take the bodies away."

Survivors and another police inspector, Marcelo Arigony, said security guards briefly tried to block people from exiting the club. Brazilian bars routinely make patrons pay their entire tab at the end of the night before they are allowed to leave.

"It was chaotic and it doesn't seem to have been done in bad faith because several security guards also died," Arigony told The Associated Press.

Firefighters responding to the blaze initially had trouble getting inside the Kiss nightclub because "there was a barrier of bodies blocking the entrance," Guido Pedroso Melo, commander of the city's fire department, told the O Globo newspaper.

Authorities said band members who were on the stage when the fire broke out later talked with police and confirmed they used pyrotechnics during their show.

Guitarist Rodrigo Martins told Radio Gaucha that the band, Gurizada Fandangueira, started playing at 2:15 a.m. "and we had played around five songs when I looked up and noticed the roof was burning."

"It might have happened because of the Sputnik, the machine we use to create a luminous effect with sparks. It's harmless, we never had any trouble with it," he said. "When the fire started, a guard passed us a fire extinguisher, the singer tried to use it but it wasn't working."

He confirmed that accordion player Danilo Jacques, 28, died, while the five other members made it out safely.

Survivor Michele Pereira told the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper that she was near the stage when members of the band lit some sort of flare that started the conflagration.

"The band that was onstage began to use flares and, suddenly, they stopped the show and pointed them upward," she said. "At that point, the ceiling caught fire. It was really weak, but in a matter of seconds it spread."

Police inspector Meinerz, who coordinated the investigation at the nightclub, said one band member died after escaping because he returned inside the burning building to save his accordion. The other band members escaped alive because they were the first to notice the fire.

Television images from Santa Maria showed black smoke billowing out of the Kiss nightclub as shirtless young men who attended the university party joined firefighters using axes and sledgehammers to pound at the hot-pink exterior walls, trying to reach those trapped inside.

Teenagers sprinted from the scene after the fire began, desperately seeking help. Others carried injured and burned friends away in their arms. About half of those killed were men, about half women.

Bodies of the dead and injured were strewn in the street and panicked screams filled the air as medics tried to help. There was little to be done; officials said most of those who died suffocated within minutes.

"There was so much smoke and fire, it was complete panic, and it took a long time for people to get out, there were so many dead," survivor Luana Santos Silva told the Globo TV network.

The fire spread so fast inside the packed club that firefighters and ambulances could do little to stop it, Silva said.

A community gym soon became a horror scene, with body after body lined up on the floor, partially covered with black plastic as family members identified kin.

Outside the gym, police held up personal objects ? a black purse, a blue high-heeled shoe ? as people seeking information on loved ones crowded around hoping not to recognize anything being shown them.

The party was organized by students from several academic departments at the Federal University of Santa Maria. Such organized university parties are common throughout Brazil.

Police Maj. Cleberson Braida Bastianello said by telephone that the toll had risen to 233 with the death of a hospitalized victim.

Brazil President Dilma Rousseff arrived Sunday to visit the injured after cutting short her trip to a Latin American-European summit in Chile.

"It is a tragedy for all of us," said Rousseff, who began her political career in the state where the tragedy took place.

Dr. Paulo Afonso Beltrame, a professor at the medical school of the Federal University of Santa Maria. said he was told the club had been filled far beyond its capacity. He had gone to the city's Caridade Hospital to help victims.

"Large amounts of toxic smoke quickly filled the room, and I would say that at least 90 percent of the victims died of asphyxiation," Beltrame told the AP.

"The toxic smoke made people lose their sense of direction so they were unable to find their way to the exit. At least 50 bodies were found inside a bathroom."

In the hospital, the doctor "saw desperate friends and relatives walking and running down the corridors looking for information," he said, calling it "one of the saddest scenes I have ever witnessed."

Rodrigo Moura, identified by the newspaper Diario de Santa Maria as a security guard at the club, said it was at its maximum capacity of between 1,000 and 2,000 people, and partygoers were pushing and shoving to escape.

Santa Maria Mayor Cezar Schirmer declared a 30-day mourning period, and Tarso Genro, the governor of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, said officials were investigating the cause of the disaster.

The blaze was the deadliest in Brazil since at least 1961, when a fire that swept through a circus killed 503 people in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro.

Sunday's fire also appeared to be the worst at a nightclub since December 2000, when a welding accident reportedly set off a fire at a club in Luoyang, China, killing 309 people.

In 2004, at least 194 people died in a fire at an overcrowded nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Seven members of the band playing at the club were sentenced to prison for starting the flames.

A blaze at the Lame Horse nightclub in Perm, Russia, killed 152 people in December 2009 after an indoor fireworks display ignited a plastic ceiling decorated with branches.

Similar circumstances led to a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people in the United States. Pyrotechnics used as a stage prop by the 1980s rock band Great White set ablaze cheap soundproofing foam on the walls and ceiling of a Rhode Island music venue.

The band performing in Santa Maria, Gurizada Fandangueira, plays a driving mixture of local Brazilian country music styles. Guitarist Martin told Radio Gaucha the musicians are already seeing hostile messages.

"People on the social networks are saying we have to pay for what happened," he said. "I'm afraid there could be retaliation".

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Associated Press writers Marco Sibaja contributed to this report from Brasilia, Brazil, and Stan Lehman and Bradley Brooks contributed from Sao Paulo.

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Twitter launches advertising services in Middle East

DUBAI (Reuters) - Twitter Inc launched advertising services in the Middle East and North Africa on Sunday as the social media firm seeks to exploit a tripling of its regional subscriber base following its widespread use during the Arab Spring protests.

Digital advertising is relatively undeveloped in the region, accounting for an estimated 4 percent of its total advertising spending, but a young, tech-savvy population and rising Internet penetration points to significant potential for growth.

"The two are interconnected - the rapid growth of our user base with the timing of why we want to help brands connect with that audience," said Shailesh Rao, Twitter vice-president for international operations.

Twitter does not provide a regional breakdown of its more than 200 million users worldwide, but Rao said its MENA subscriber base had tripled in the past 12 months.

The company has recruited Egypt's Connect Ads, which is ultimately owned by Cairo-listed Orascom Telecom Media and Technology, to launch advertising initially in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.

Pepsi and Saudi telecom operator Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) are among its confirmed clients, the company said.

Twitter says the products it promotes typically have an audience response rate of 1 to 3 percent, significantly higher than traditional advertising rate of 0.1 to 0.5 percent.

"Social media advertising is totally different because it relies on what people say. It's about two-way, not one-way, communication," said Mohamed El Mehairy, Connect Ads managing director.

(editing by Jane Baird)

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Donald Hornig, A-Bomb Scientist and Brown President, Dies at 92

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Dr. Hornig was a chemist on the Manhattan Project, science adviser to President Lyndon B. Johnson and a former president of Brown University.

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The World's Best First Class Airline Seats - Business Insider

In recent years, flying first class has lust its luxury luster, to the point where we're not even sure if it's still worth the money.

But for those who are set on having the best at 30,000 feet, it's good to know which airlines to choose.

For 15 years, the World Travel Awards have been selecting the "World's Leading Airline" for flying first class.

Etihad Airlines has won every year since 2008, including 2012. But the eight other nominees have great things to offer as well.

You'd be hard-pressed to find better service, better food, or more comfortable settings than in the first class cabins you're about to see.

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Wolf Pack Press : What Defines a Writer (Part One)

Carissa Smith, Creative Writing Editor
January 25, 2013
Filed under Creative Writing

I may be biased, but I would consider writing an art. As a writer, I suppose that makes me ? by extension ? an artist. I wouldn?t say I?m the perfect archetype, but there are many stereotypes I seem to fill being so involved in my craft. I?d go even further to say that, being so passionate about writing has made into the person I am.

If there?s one thing I?ve garnered most from writing, it is certainly perfectionism. No matter how many times I may revise a piece, nothing ever seems to click just right. The feeling of never being satisfied with my own work is definitely a challenge, but it has also driven me to want to go beyond mediocre.

I started story-creating when I was too young to even pick up a pencil. When I did begin to learn to write, the things I wrote on the paper may only have been words that carried vague ideas or feelings, but once I started I never stopped.

The determination and drive I had to convey my thoughts and the imagination trapped in my head, soon translated into the school realm. I was and have never felt completely accomplished with academics. I want the highest mark ? even the practically impossible full percentage ? possible. I want to be the best. I never really meant to be the competitive type. When it came to perfection, I only was worried about my only work and effort. I found though that there are two different ?perfects?. There is striving to push your own abilities as far as you can and that?s completely individualistic. The other sort of ?perfect? was not only excelling as much as you can yourself, but to achieve more than any other could do. I found that I gravitated towards the second ? go big or go home.

I was never confident that I would be better than everyone else. I could easily confess that there are plenty people out there that are smarter than me. However, that doesn?t stop me from at least trying. The goals I set hover above the clouds and seem not at all in reach, but I?ll still reach for them anyway.

With any artist, the lack of satisfaction is completely common. They can also be known for seeming withdrawn and I could vouch for that as well. It affects me most when I?m writing. Everything around me just seems to fade away and I am completely concentrated on what I?m writing. It?s a rare state, I admit. An artist?s ?muse? so to speak is very fair-weathered. It comes; it goes. It can even morph into something different if it chooses to. I have started writing out so many ideas and I can?t say many have been finished. Perhaps that?s another thing about artists. We?re rather finicky. We chase after things ? always in pursuit of something new; something fresh and unique.

Lack of attention span has always been a problem for me. That?s not to say that I can?t crack down and get things done. The perfectionism inside me that pushes me to complete anything that?s tossed my way would never let me off for that. What I am saying though, is that my mind never can solely think of one thing. I lose sleep at night, because my brain doesn?t want to shutdown. I race off on tangents and I can get distracted. My eyes can glaze over sometimes as I zone out. That may seem like a common teenage thing, but I can write full stories in my head in a mere period of a half an hour. Unfortunately, my memory seems to have the awful habit of forgetting some of the masterpieces I can dredge up, but that only makes me think of bigger and better ideas.

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Source: http://www.wolfpackpressonline.com/creative-writing/2013/01/25/what-defines-a-writer-part-one/

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Sourcing Manager - HigherEdJobs

Position Summary: Reporting to the Associate Director for Strategic Sourcing, the Sourcing Manager is responsible for effectively managing the supply and demand for a specific set of commodities, primarily Laboratory Equipment/Supplies/Chemicals and Computer Hardware/Software/Peripherals. This position is expected to be well informed of market trends and strategies for these commodities, and use data and analysis to make informed decisions to achieve ideal outcomes.

The Sourcing Manager partners with key stakeholders to understand the business strategy, identify the sourcing requirements for goods and services, perform industry and supplier analyses, execute competitive bidding processes, recommend options that optimize mix of cost and quality, select suppliers, and negotiate supplier pricing and terms.

This position will manage/facilitate contracting and negotiation, as well as supplier on-boarding. This includes negotiating payment terms and methods in support of Accounts Payable objectives. The Sourcing Manager will benchmark, measure, and manage supplier performance to ensure accurate pricing and effective levels of service.

This position serves as a liaison between the Office of Finance & Treasury, suppliers, and campus departments. The Sourcing Manager meets frequently with campus constituents to review business plans, identify savings and service opportunities, monitor contract compliance and facilitate the exchange of commodity and contract information.

Primary duties include the following:

• Develop effective sourcing strategies and action plans for new or improved supplier agreements as well as internal demand management and purchasing behavior changes. Collaborate with Sourcing Managers, campus customers, and other key stakeholders to produce best-in-class supplier contracts that will result in cost savings and operational efficiencies.
• Develop strategic sourcing business cases through detailed analysis of contracts, spend data, usage patterns, future demands, and benchmark data. The business cases must tell a compelling story related to the savings opportunity and potential change management considerations.
• Develop strategies and lead supplier negotiations. Analyze supplier proposals and recommend appropriate next steps in the negotiation process. Facilitate all formal activities related to competitive bidding events. Proactively promote the adoption and utilization of online competitive bidding technology where appropriate.
• Develop requests for proposals and manage the competitive bidding process.
• Collaborate with campus stakeholders to implement sourcing solutions including establishing the contract, on-boarding new suppliers, overseeing establishment of catalogues, and coordinating training and communication as part of the deployment.
• Manage the end-to-end supplier relationship, including quarterly reviews of supplier performance, contract compliance, and pricing.
• Meet quarterly with campus constituents to identify savings and service opportunities, monitor contract compliance and facilitate the exchange of commodity and contract information.
• Support the University's sustainability objectives and represents the Purchasing team on various institutional sustainability initiatives.
• Review, evaluate, and approve purchase orders within the departmental limits, including ensuring process and policy compliance.
• Route orders that exceed approval limit of $50,000 to the Associate Director for Strategic Sourcing for review and approval.
• Negotiate supplier pricing and terms, thoroughly calculate cost savings, and document purchase transactions in compliance with University policy and industry best practice.

Essential Qualifications: Position Requires:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience
• 5 to 7 years of experience in purchasing including strategic sourcing
• Advanced negotiation skills
• Strong understanding of legal terms and conditions
• Sourcing and contracting experience within the Laboratory Equipment/Supplies/Chemicals and Computer Hardware/Software/Peripherals commodities
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)
• Adept at working with large and complex datasets to gain insight
• Proficient with analytical, reporting, and dash boarding tools
• Experience with procure-to-pay technologies
• Experience managing compliance with internal and external policies/ requirements (e.g. Sponsored Research, Environmental\Health and Safety, Tax Reporting)
• Experience measuring supplier performance
• Experience with using automated purchasing applications
• Excellent project management skills
• Strong communication skills
• Proven ability to develop and maintain influential and collaborative relationships

Education Required: Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Qualifications: Preferred:

• CPM or CPSM certification
• Experience working in a higher education environment
• Experience with on-line bidding
• Experience with the PeopleSoft purchasing application

The final candidate is required to successfully pass a background check.

Princeton University is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Source: http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175713187

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WorkComp Watch: Large Deductible Workers Comp Not Always A ...

I just saw an online blog/press release kind of thing that suggested that large deductible Workers Comp insurance provides "Most Control For Managing Workers Comp". ?You can take a look at it here. Myself, I'm not so sure. ?Maybe that's because I've been retained as a consultant/expert witness by so many disgruntled employers who have found Large Deductible Workers Comp policies to be something more akin to a money pit than a management tool.

Large Deductible policies make the employer responsible for paying most claims out of pocket, (plus handling charges to the insurer) but leave all power and responsibility for handling and reserving and settling those claims with the insurance company. ?That means that the insurance company is now paying claims with someone else's money. ?So employers can be subject to some rude surprises when claims costs escalate beyond projections, and they are asked to kick in more money. ?And more money. ?And yet more money. ?So in many cases, employers can't really close the books on the costs of Workers Comp for any given year until three or four or five (sometimes more!) years later. ?And estimating what your cost of Workers Comp will be for an upcoming year becomes more of a crapshoot than ever.

Worse, Large Deductible policies are often mind-numbingly complex. ?Many of them utilize separate side agreements to spell out the details of what employers will actually owe the insurer, and those side agreements can make the standardized policy language look simple by comparison. ?I've been working with Workers Compensation insurance for more than thirty years, and some of the side agreements used by some carriers make my head hurt when I try to read them.

Let me put it this way: one of my hobbies is reading about science and cosmology. ?Explaining black hole physics is an easier matter than explaining some of these side agreements.

In some of the legal disputes I've assisted on, the insurers invariably say that the policyholder was a "sophisticated" insurance purchaser. ?That always makes me smile to myself, because the complexity of some of these side agreements is far beyond what any normal business person who isn't an insurance professional would likely understand. ?But let me assure you, the insurance company underwriters and lawyers who have drafted those side agreements have thought long and hard about the implications of all that dense prose. ?Their understanding of what these complicated unilateral contracts contain is normally far in excess of that of even an experienced insurance buyer.

Some side agreements completely negate the effect of experience modification factors in determining final premium. ?Others abandon the well established classification system for different workplace exposures that has been used since the earliest days of Workers Compensation insurance. ?And these fundamental changes are often poorly understand, if at all, when many employers purchase these policies.

Now, to be fair, not all Large Deductible policies end up badly for the employer. ?They can indeed offer genuine cost reductions for certain employers. ?But Large Deductible policies also do away with, to a very great extent, the standardization of Workers Comp insurance policies that many employers have come to rely upon. ?The details of the side agreements used can vary greatly, and so some Large Deductible policies may be well understood by an employer at the outset, while others can be as confusing as when I try to explain to my wife why you can't really ever see something cross the event horizon of a black hole. ?(She's a smart lady, but doesn't share my enthusiasm for general relativity.)

Large Deductible policies certainly have a place in the insurance universe. ?They can make sense for some larger employers. ?But not always. ?And the complexity and non-standardization inherent in these programs just about guarantees that my work as a consultant and expert witness, in cases involving premium disputes for these policies, is not likely to end any time soon.

Now, if you have a few minutes, would you like to hear about how the paradox of a person falling into a black hole may point to the reality of multiple universes? ?See, this is because an outside observer will see the unfortunate person falling into the black hole get vaporized, while the person himself will not experience any such vaporization at the event horizon (although later on things get rather unpleasant)...wait. ?Why are you gnawing your own arm off to escape? ?Would you rather talk about insurance?

Source: http://compcontrol.blogspot.com/2013/01/large-deductible-workers-comp-not.html

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Q&A: Picking Health Insurance For Your Newborn - Kaiser Health ...

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Source: http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Multimedia/2013/January/andrews-q-and-a-newborn-coverage.aspx

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RSA adds DR and crisis management to its product suite ...

RSA, the Security Division of EMC Corporation introduced two new additions to its RSA Archer product suite. The new addition is designed to help customers meet ever changing and comprehensive business continuity, disaster recovery and crisis management demands.

RSA Archer Business Continuity Management and Operations is a tightly integrated solution designed to address business continuity, disaster recovery and crisis management. Engineered to align with BS25999, NIMS and ISO 22301, it offers a standards-based approach to business continuity planning. Integration with other GRC processes such as enterprise risk management, incident management and third-party management helps allow companies to align recovery efforts with organizational objectives and priorities for enhanced visibility, accountability and reporting.

Offering a flexible platform, continuity professionals can efficiently execute business continuity and disaster recovery process changes while limiting the need to invest in costly professional services.

Additionally, RSA has also introduced the availability of the RSA Archer BCM Mobile App. As a key component in a GRC mobile strategy, the app is designed to augment hard copy plans and enable rapid response during a crisis situation by offering visibility into business continuity or disaster recovery plans and associated strategies, tasks, calling trees and requirements from most locations. In the event that a data center is not available, the RSA Archer BCM Mobile App is engineered to provide high availability, allowing the end user offline access to resources from the time the app was last synced. Additional capabilities including a Mobile App Toolkit built to enable customers to create and design custom applications including questionnaires and assessments will also be supported in a future release.

?Today nearly every business process depends on a digital infrastructure, but aligning business continuity and disaster recovery planning to the needs and risk levels of the business has been very challenging for IT professionals. By offering a broad solution that covers the entire process from designing and testing to mobile access, we?re working to make it easier to align risk and criticality with business continuity plans,? said Martin Goulet, Director Product Marketing, RSA.

The company stated that the new addition will support EMC?s overall mission of building trust in next-generation IT solutions by automating the approach to business continuity, disaster recovery and effective crisis management.

Source: http://www.cxotoday.com/story/rsa-introduces-integrated-new-dr-and-crisis-management-solutions/

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Weekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast Pennsylvania ...

CLUBS

ABINGTON VFW POST 7069, 402 Winola Road, Clarks Summit: Saturday, FullCircle.

ANDY GAVIN'S EATERY & PUB, 1392 N. Washington Ave.: today, Dashboard Mary Duo; Friday, Amanda Blest; Saturday, Mace in Dickson Trio.

BAZIL, 1101 Northern Blvd., Clarks Summit: Wednesdays, Marko Marcinko Jazz Quartet.

BELISSIMO, 223 Northern Blvd., Clarks Summit: Friday, The Wanabees; Saturday, Kevin Reilly.

THE BLUE SHUTTERS, Route 435 and Blue Shutters Road, Elmhurst Twp.: Friday, Marko Marcinko with Erin Malloy.

BLU WASABI, Route 6, Dickson City: Tuesdays, Solo-Tu.

BOMBAY CAFE, 80 S. Main St., Archbald: Friday, Never When; Saturday, Project 90s.

THE CLOCKTOWER AT LARUSSA'S, 590 Burke Bypass, Olyphant: Saturday, G2GO.

COOPER'S SEAFOOD HOUSE, 701 N. Washington Ave.: Friday, Dashboard Mary; Saturday, Doug and Sean.

COOPER'S WATERFRONT PUB, 304 Kennedy Blvd., Pittston: Friday, Eddie and the Dreamers; Saturday, Lipstyk.

GUBBIO'S UNIQUE ITALIAN RESTAURANT & BAR, 411 Chestnut St., Dunmore: Friday, J2; Saturday, James Barrett.

HEIL'S PLACE, 1002 Wheeler Ave., Scranton: Wednesdays, The Village Idiots.

HUB LOUNGE, Clarion Hotel: Wednesdays, Open Mic Night; Fridays and Saturdays, Wise Crackers Comedy Show.

JASON'S PUB & EATERY, 602 Grace St.: Friday, Kevin Vest; Saturday, See You Next Tuesday; Wednesday, Steve Kucharski.

JJ BRIDJES, 925 Northern Blvd., Clarks Summit: Friday, Wandering Aloud; Saturday, East Coast Trio.

LIVE ON LINDEN AT MULLIGAN'S, 519 Linden St.: today, Open Mic with Tom Osbourne; Friday, The Fallen; Saturday, Nathan Knott.

MANHATTAN DRIVE/BEST WESTERN PLUS, Dunmore: Friday, Millennium; Saturdays, The Girlz.

MARTINI GRILL & LOUNGE, 414 Spruce St.: Wednesdays, Paul Ardito.

MCGRATH'S PUB & EATERY, 112 E. Main St., Dalton: Saturday, Nowhere Slow.

MENDICINO'S PIZZA AND LOUNGE, Routes 502 and 435, Covington Twp.: Friday, Twist of Fate; Saturday, DJ Mike.

MERT'S, 302 Penn Ave.: Friday, 2 for Flinchin'; Saturday, The Chatter.

MINOOKA PUB, 2934 Birney Ave.: Friday, Take 3; Saturday, Asialena.

THE NEW PENNY, 1827 N. Main Ave.: Friday, See You Next Tuesday.

POOR RICHARD'S PUB, 125 Beech St.: Fridays and Saturdays, DJ Honey Do.

RUSTY NAIL, 732 S. Irving Ave.: Tuesdays, Open Mic Night with Random Chaos; Thursdays, DJ 10-4; Saturday, Take 3.

RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE, Mohegan Sun Casino, Wilkes-Barre: Fridays and Saturdays, Jim Waltich Jazz Trio.

SAMBUCA GRILL, 234 Penn Ave.: Fridays and Saturdays, Paul Ardito.

SKYTOP LODGE, Skytop: Saturdays, Doug Smith Orchestra.

STATIC LATIN DANCE CLUB, I-81, Scott Exit 199: Fridays and Saturdays, Latin DJs.

STATION SQUARE PIANO BAR & GRILLE, 400 Lackawanna Ave., Olyphant: today, Ron Morgan; Friday, Dueling Pianos: The Station Way; Saturday, Doo-Wop Night with DJ Tony Connor.

TOMAINO'S LOUNGE, Archbald: Friday, Mr. Echo Band; Saturday, Jeffrey James Band.

THE VSPOT, Providence Road: Sunday, benefit for Linda Snopek-Mancini featuring jugdish, Eric Rudy, Destination West, Hayze, The Switch and others.

WALDO'S TAVERN, 406 Green Ridge St.: today, open mic with Kevin Locker; Friday, Green Light Go; Saturday, karaoke with Lynn Fargo; Tuesday, Jackson Vee.

WELLINGTON'S, Clarks Summit: today, open mic; Friday, Chixy Dix; Saturday, Langan, Wags & O'Connor.

MUSIC

UNEXPECTED SONGS: with Sara Ferguson and Midge McClosky Friday, 2 and 8 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.; Shawnee Playhouse, 5 River Road, Shawnee on Delaware, $10/$15/$18.

ALZHEIMER'S BENEFIT: with open mic, Friday, 6 p.m. to close, Duffy's Coffee House, 312 State St., Clarks Summit, free, donations accepted. 586-6253.

FULL MARINE PETRELS, HONEYBEAR FOREST AND THESE ELK FOREVER: Friday, doors open 7 p.m., show 8 p.m., The Vintage Theater, 326 Spruce St., $7. Visit www.scrantonsvintagetheater.com. 507-9671.

PENNSYLVANIA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION DISTRICT 9 CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL CONCERT: Friday, 7 p.m., Blue Ridge High School auditorium, 5058 School Road, New Milford.

BLUE MOVIE: Friday, 9 p.m., Trios Restaurant, Route 590, Lake Ariel, $5, benefits Muscular Dystrophy Association. 698-9900.

THE FAB 3 AND DOUBLE CROSS: Saturday, buffet 7 p.m., show 8 p.m., Villa Maria II, 1310 Washburn St., $10. 347-8010.

METAL SHOW: with Without A Martyr, Afflictions, Where Horizons Meet, The Luddites and Humanity Remains; Saturday, doors open 7 p.m., show 7:30 p.m., New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., $7. Visit NewVisionsStudio.com. 878-3970.

FRANK SOLIVAN & DIRTY KITCHEN: Sunday, doors open 2 p.m., show 3 p.m., The Cooperage, 1030 Main St., Honesdale, $15 advance/$18 at door, benefits Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, email riverfolkconcerts@frontier.com. Visit www.riverfolkconcerts.vpweb.com. 845-252-6783.

SIMPLY GRAND CONCERT: RAGTIME FROM BARRELHOUSE TO BROADWAY: Sunday, 3 p.m., Sordoni High Definition Theater, WVIA Public Media Studios, 100 WVIA Way, Pittston, free. Visit www.wvia.org. 655-2808.

SHAWNEE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES: Pete Begley, Tuesday; Ron Richardson, Feb. 5; Randy Bigness, Feb. 12; all 7 p.m., Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, 100 Shawnee Inn Drive, Shawnee on Delaware. Visit www.shawneeinn.com.

WYOMING SEMINARY CIVIC ORCHESTRA: Tuesday, 8 p.m., Great Hall, Wyoming Seminary, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, free. 270-2192.

COMMUNITY CONTRA DANCE: with Smash the Windows, Feb. 2, 7 p.m., Church of Christ Uniting, 776 Market St., Kingston, $9 adults/discounts for families.; Visit folkloresociety.org.

AN EVENING WITH JEFF RAUGHT: Feb. 2, doors open 7 p.m., show 7:30 p.m., The Cooperage, 1030 Main St., Honesdale, donations accepted. Visit www.thecooperageproject.org. 253-2020.

CLASSICAL GUITARIST GOHAR VARDANYAN: Feb. 2, 8 p.m., Marian Chapel, Marywood University, $10/$15, email classicalguitar@echoes.net. Visit www.cgsnepa.org. 756-3347.

VIOLINIST RANDOLPH KELLY: Feb. 5, 8 p.m., Wyoming Seminary Great Hall, 228 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, free. 270-2192.

THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND: Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y., $39. Visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org. 800-745-3000.

NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA PHILHARMONIC: I'll Take Romance: Steve Tyrell, Feb. 8, 8 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave.; Feb. 9, 8 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre; Mendelssohn and Mozart Festival, March 8, 8 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center; Anne Hampton Callaway Sings the Streisand Songbook, April 12, 8 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center; April 13, 8 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center; Symphonie Fantastique, April 26, 8 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center; Maestro at The Movies: Action, Adventure & Academy Awards, June 8, 8 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center; $29-$60 adults/$15 students, email info@nepaphil.org. 270-4444.

CROCK POT ABDUCTION ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT: with Eye on Attraction, Down To Six, The Faceless Shadows and Ed Cuozzo of A Social State; Feb. 9, doors open 7 p.m., show 7:30 p.m., New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., $7/$10. Visit NewVisionsStudio.com. 878-3970.

FALCON MUSIC FEST: with MiZ and Mile High Club, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., Mellow Theater, Lackawanna College, $22.50, benefits Lackawanna College Student-Athlete book program. Visit www.eTix.com.

VALENTINE'S SPECTACULAR: with the Poets, Frankie & the Corvettes, Ashley & the Talents and Nicole Riasmus; Feb. 9, Genetti Manor, Dickson City. 383-0207 or 457-2808.

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS' BILL MEDLEY: Feb. 10, 7 p.m., Wiltsie Center at the Historic Castle, Hazleton, $27 to $52. Visit www.ticketmaster.com or www.wiltsiecenter.org.

NAT OSBORN BAND: Feb. 15, doors open 7:15 p.m., show 7:30 p.m., Boiler Room, Hawley Silk Mill, 8 Silk Mill Drive, Hawley, $16 advance/$20 at door. Visit www.silkmillharmony.com. 588-8077.

ST. VALENTINE'S MASSACRE 2013: with Terror on the Screen, AAYU, A Fighting Chance and Lila Ignite; Feb. 16, snow date Feb. 17, doors open 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m., New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., $7. Visit NewVisionsStudio.com. 878-3970.

BLIND MELON: Feb. 16, 8 p.m., Mount Airy Casino Resort, Mount Pocono, $55/$40. Visit mountairycasino.com.

HOMEGROWN MUSIC CONCERT: OTIS AND THE CLICKARD CONSORTIUM: Feb. 18, 8 p.m., Sordoni High-Definition Theater, WVIA Studios, Pittston, free. Visit www.wvia.org/hi-deftheaterentry. 655-2808.

RASCAL FLATTS CHANGED TOUR: with The Band Perry and Kristen Kelly, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m., Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Twp., $49.75/$59.75. Visit www.ticketmaster.com. 800-745-3000.

BRUCE COCKBURN: Feb. 23, 8 p.m., Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y., $49. Visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org. 800-745-3000.

EVERCLEAR: March 2, 8 p.m., Mount Airy Casino Resort, Mount Pocono, $55/$40. Visit mountairycasino.com.

ARTS AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Essence of Joy, Penn State Gospel Choir, March 3; Jazz for Kids, with Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet, April 14; First Presbyterian Church, 300 School St., Clarks Summit, free, donations accepted. Visit www.fpccs.org. 586-6306.

THE QUIETMEN: March 7, 7 p.m., Brooks Theatre, Keystone College, La Plume. 945-8000.

THE IRISH TENORS - LIVE: March 8, 8 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, $39.50/$59.50. 826-1100.

AN EVENING WITH GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS: March 10, 7 p.m., Wiltsie Center at the Historic Castle, Hazleton. Visit www.wiltsiecenter.org.

ROBERT DALE CHORALE: 28th annual NEPA Bach Festival, Organ Concert, March 16, 4 p.m., Elm Park United Methodist Church, 712 Linden St., Scranton, free-will offerings accepted; Chamber Music Concert, March 16, 8 p.m., St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 232 Wyoming Ave., Scranton; Choral Concert, March 17, 3 p.m., St. Luke's Episcopal Church; Pops Concert: A Night at the Oscars, with Doug Smith Jazz Trio, April 19, 8 p.m., Shopland Hall, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave.; $7/$12/$15/free for children under 12. Visit www.robertdalechorale.org. 871-0350.

SOLAS: March 16, 8 p.m., Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y., $42.50. Visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org. 800-745-3000.

CELTIC WOMAN: March 19, 7:30 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave.

THE LETTERMEN: March 22, 7:30 p.m., Lemmond Theater, Walsh Hall, Misericordia University, Dallas, $20/$35. Visit www.misericordia.edu. 674-6719.

TIM WARFIELD'S ORGAN BAND: March 22, 8 p.m., Mellow Theater, Lackawanna College, 501 Vine St. 955-1455.

ELECTRIC CITY LISTEN LOCAL CONCERT SERIES: April 5 and May 3, Shopland Hall, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave., $5.

NORTHERN TIER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SPRING CONCERT: April 6, 8 p.m., Honesdale High School, 459 Terrace St., Honesdale; April 13, 8 p.m., Tunkhannock Middle School, 200 Franklin Ave., Tunkhannock.

SUNDAYS WITH FRIENDS SERIES: violinist Jennifer Koh & pianist Benjamin Hochman, April 7; violinist Karen Gomyo & pianist Dina Vainshtein, May 5; Glenn Diceterow Farewell Concert, Sept. 29; pianist Jeremy Denk, Oct. 6; Lincoln Center Family Holiday Concert, Dec. 8; Event Gallery, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y., $42.50 each/series passes available. Visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org. 800-745-3000.

GABRIEL IGLESIAS: April 12, 8 p.m., Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Twp., $26/$36/$46. Visit www.ticketmaster.com. 800-745-3000.

THE FOUR FRESHMEN: April 20, 8 p.m., Mellow Theater, Lackawanna College, 501 Vine St. 955-1455.

SCOTTY MCCREERY: April 20, 8 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, $49/$75/$99. Visit www.kirbycenter.org. 826-1100.

ENDLESS MOUNTAINS BARBERSHOP CHORUS ANNUAL SHOW: April 27, Tunkhannock Area High School auditorium, Business Route 6, Tunkhannock. Visit www.harmonize.com/tunkhannock. 836-8595.

SHANDALEE MUSIC FESTIVAL: American Boychoir, April 28, 3 p.m., $10/$30; pianist Allen Yueh, July 24, 8 p.m., $10/$25; Afternoon of Chamber Music, July 28, 3 p.m., $10/$25; Event Gallery, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y. Visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org. 800-745-3000.

STEEP CANYON RANGERS: May 3, Event Gallery, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y., $35. Visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org. 800-745-3000.

CELTIC WOMAN: June 15, 8 p.m., Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y., $31.50/$39.50/$45/$60/$82.50/$101.50. Visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org. 800-745-3000.

HOT TUNA: June 20, 8 p.m., Event Gallery, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y., $56.50. Visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org. 800-745-3000.

STEVE MARTIN AND THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS: with Edie Brickell, July 2, 7:30 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, $59/$79/$95. Visit www.kirbycenter.org. 826-1100.

NATALIE MERCHANT WITH THE HUDSON VALLEY PHILHARMONIC: July 20, 8 p.m., Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y., $19.50/$39.50/$49/$65/$79.50. Visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org. 800-745-3000.

COUNTRY MEGATICKET SERIES: Tim McGraw "Two Lanes Of Freedom Tour," with Brantley Gilbert and Love and Theft, July 26; Blake Shelton "Ten Time Crazier Tour," with Easton Corbin and Jana Kramer, Aug. 11; Luke Bryan "Dirt Road Diaries Tour," with Florida Georgia Line and Thompson Square, Aug. 23; Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y. Visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org.

GOAT RODEO SESSIONS: with Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile and Aoife O'Donovan; Aug. 16, 8 p.m., Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y., $35/$49.50/$69/$99/$125. Visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org. 800-745-3000.

CATHOLIC CHORAL SOCIETY OPEN AUDITIONS AND REHEARSALS: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Marywood University IHM Center. 587-2753.

OPEN MIC: with Janice Gambo and Sarah Yzkanin, Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m., Mall at Steamtown center court. 343-3400.

SING IN THE WELSH LANGUAGE: first and third Saturdays of the month, 2 p.m., First Congregational Church, 500 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston, free. 905-9074.

Stage

'THE VIEW' WITH A SCRANTON ATTITUDE: Let's Hear It from the Girls, Friday; Let's Hear It from Both Sides, March 22; Let's Hear It from the Boys, April 26; cocktails 6 p.m., show 7 p.m., Shopland Hall Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave., $6. Visit www.ticketmaster.com. 344-1111.

OPEN MIC NIGHT: Friday, registration 6:30 p.m., open mic 7:15 p.m., Breaking Ground Poets 8:15 p.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, free. 996-1500.

ANIMAL FARM: National Players, Friday, 8 p.m., Buckingham Performing Arts Center, Wyoming Seminary, North Sprague Avenue, Kingston, free; question-and-answer session follows show. 270-2192.

BUSYBODY: Actors Circle, Friday, Saturday and Feb. 1-2, 8 p.m.; Sunday and Feb. 3, 2 p.m., Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road, $8/$10/$12; preview, today, 8 p.m., $6/$8. Visit www.actorscircle.com. 342-9707.

LES MISERABLES - STUDENT EDITION: Act Out Theatre Group, Friday to Sunday and Feb. 1 and 3, Riverside Junior-Senior High School, Taylor. 347-1753.

TWELVE ANGRY MEN: Friday and Saturday, Phoenix Performing Arts Center, Main Street, Duryea. 457-3589 or 991-1817.

UP AND COMING COMEDY SERIES: Saturday, with Lord Carrett and Bruce Cherry; Feb. 16, March 16 and April 13; cocktails/music 7 p.m., show 8 p.m., Shopland Hall, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave., $16. 344-1111 or 800-745-3000.

PECHA KUCHA NIGHT SCRANTON: Saturday, 7:30 p.m., The Vintage Theater, 336 Spruce St., $8/$10, email pechakuchascranton@gmail.com. Visit pechakuchascranton.whindo.com.

COMEDY NIGHT AT THE CAVERNA: with Father Paul Dudrich, Adam Lucidi and Chris Dubail, Saturday, 9 p.m., Caverna, 602 Church St., Jessup.

SINBAD: Sunday, 8:30 p.m., Cove Haven Resort, Lakeville, free with stay at resort/$75 show only. Visit www.CPResorts.com. 800-972-7168.

ANNIE: Music Box Players, Feb. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 22-23, bar opens 6 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m., show 8 p.m.; Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24, bar opens 1 p.m., dinner 1:30 p.m., show 3 p.m.; Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville; dinner and show $28/$32/$34, show only $16. 283-2195 or 800-698-PLAY.

AN EVENING OF ONE-ACT COMEDIES: Scranton Public Theatre, Feb. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 8:15 p.m., Olde Brick Theatre, Rear 128 W. Market St., $10. 344-3656.

ANDREW DICE CLAY: Feb. 2, 8 p.m., Mount Airy Casino Resort, Mount Pocono, $65/$50. Visit mountairycasino.com.

SPANK! THE FIFTY SHADES PARODY: Feb. 2, 8 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, $28.50/$36.50. Visit www.kirbycenter.org. 826-1100.

GIRLS NIGHT OUT WITH JEANNINE M. LUBY: Feb. 7, 7 to 9 p.m., Wall Street Deli, East Lackawanna Avenue, Olyphant, $20 advances only. Visit JeannineLuby.com.

MISS JULIE: Feb. 8-9, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 10, 2 p.m.; Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts, Marywood University, free.

THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: Feb. 8, 8 p.m., Mellow Theater, Lackawanna College, 501 Vine St., $25/$30. Visit www.etix.com. 955-1455.

THE LORAX: Feb. 9, 10 a.m., Monroe County Conservation District Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg, $3 members and children under 12/$5 nonmembers. Visit mcconservation.org. 629-3061.

RIFFING MYSELF: with "Mystery Science Theater 3000" star Joel Hodgson and screening of MST3K "Pod People," Feb. 9, meet-and-greet 6 to 6:45 p.m., doors open 6:30 p.m., show 7 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave., $18 general admission/$30 with meet-and-greet.

FOR THE BENEFIT OF MISS JENNIE GOURLAY: Feb. 9, 7 p.m.; Feb. 10, 3 p.m.; Foundation Room, Columns Museum, 608 Broad St., Milford, $30, email pikemuse@ptd.net. Visit www.ForJenniesBenefit.com. 296-8126.

THE 39 STEPS: King's College Theatre Department, Feb. 14-16 and 21-23, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 17 2 p.m.; George P. Maffei II Theatre, Administration Building, King's College, Wilkes-Barre. $7/$12. 208-5825

AVENUE Q THE MUSICAL: Phoenix Theatrics, Feb. 15-16 and 22, 8 p.m.; Feb. 17, 2 p.m.; Feb. 24, 2 and 7 p.m.; Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409 Main St., Duryea, $12, recommended for ages 13 and older.

TWELFTH NIGHT: Wyoming Seminary Middle-School Players, Feb. 15-16, 7:00 p.m., Lower School Amato Auditorium, 1560 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, donations accepted for charity. 270-2192.

CABARET OF BROKEN DREAMS: Feb. 15, 8 p.m., Vintage Theater, 326 Spruce St., $12. Visit at www.ourcabaret.com. 800-838-3006.

ROCK OF AGES: Feb. 15, 8 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, $35/$52.50/$62.50. 826-1100.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY: Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Feb. 15-17, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple; Dinner at the Theatre, Feb. 15-16, 6 p.m.; Gothic Weekend, with admission to Everhart Museum exhibit, Feb. 15-17, $60/$70/$85/$95/$125. 342-7784.

DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY: Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern Pennsylvania; Feb. 20-21, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 22, 8 p.m.; Feb. 23, 4 and 8 p.m.; Feb. 24, 2; Shopland Hall, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave., $40. 800-745-3000.

OPEN MIC NIGHT: Feb. 22, registration 6:30 p.m., open mic 7:15 p.m., K.K. Gordon 8:15 p.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, free. 996-1500.

CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG: Feb. 22; Young People's Theater, 10 a.m., $7; 7 p.m., $20/$30; F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre. Visit www.kirbycenter.org. 826-1100.

UNDER THE BIG TOP: After School Theatre Arts students, Feb. 23, 11 a.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, $5, all ages. 996-1500.

AFTER SCHOOL THEATRE ARTS: lessons, Wednesdays and Thursdays through Feb. 23, 3:15 to 5:30 p.m., for middle and high school students, free; show, Feb. 23, 11 a.m.; Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 996-1500.

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS: Feb. 24, 3 p.m., Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Twp., $15 and up. Visit www.harlemglobetrotters.com or www.ticketmaster.com. 800-745-3000.

ANNUAL WINTER BOOK SALE: Feb. 26-28, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Valley Community Library, 739 River St., Peckville. 489-1765.

TWO DUMB DOGS: Phoenix Kids, March 1-3, Phoenix Performing Arts Center, Main Street, Duryea. 457-3589 or 991-1817.

STOMP: Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern Pennsylvania, March 5-6, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple. 342-7784.

SESAME STREET LIVE: ELMO'S SUPER HEROES: March 14, 7 p.m.; March 15, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; March 16, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; March 17, 1 and 4:30 p.m.; Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Twp., $12 opening night, $13/$17/$22/$30/$60 remaining times. Visit www.sesamestreetlive.com. 800-745-3000.

SENIORS OF THE SAHARA: Actors Circle, March 14-17, 22-24, Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road.

AMERICA'S GOT TALENT LIVE: ALL-STARS TOUR: March 16, 8 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, $29.50/$49.50/$89.50. Visit www.kirbycenter.org. 826-1100.

OPEN MIC NIGHT: registration 6:30 p.m., open mic 7:15 p.m., featured performer 8:15 p.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, free. 996-1500.

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE: NY Gilbert & Sullivan Players, March 22, 8 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, $29/$38/$58.

CATHY RIGBY IS PETER PAN: Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern Pennsylvania, April 5-7, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple; Dinner at the Theatre, April 5-6, 6 p.m. 342-7784.

BILL COSBY: April 5, 8 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, $37/$55/$75/$125. Visit www.kirbycenter.org. 826-1100.

THE TIMES-TRIBUNE CHILDREN'S SERIES: The Little Engine That Could Earns Her Whistle, April 6, 11 a.m., Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave., $8; Wiggles and Giggles Craft Workshop, 10 a.m., $4.

ROMEO AND JULIET: Young People's Theater, April 9, 10 a.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, $7.

RON WHITE: A LITTLE UNPROFESSIONAL: April 11, 7:30 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, $41.75/$51.75, for mature audiences. Visit kirbycenter.org or ticketmaster.com. 800-745-3000 or 826-1100.

HAIR: Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern Pennsylvania, April 15-16, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple. 342-7784.

TOM KNIGHT PUPPET SHOW: April 17, 1:30 p.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, free. 996-1500.

JIM HENSON CO.'S PAJANIMALS: April 17, 6 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, $19/$34. Visit kirbycenter.org.

ANNIE: Phoenix Kids, April 19-28, Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409 Main St., Duryea.

AUNTIE MAME: April 24 and 26-27, 7 p.m.; April 25, time to be announced; April 28, 3 p.m.; Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. 996-1500.

A LECTURE BY JOAN RIVERS: April 27, 8 p.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, $39/$47.

THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS: Young People's Theater, May 3, 10 a.m., F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, $7.

DREAMGIRLS: Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern Pennsylvania, May 10-12, 2013, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple; Dinner at the Theatre, May 10-11, 6 p.m. 342-7784.

A CHORUS LINE: Phoenix Theatrics, May 10-25, Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409 Main St., Duryea.

THE POCONOS TONIGHT SHOW: Fridays, doors open 7 p.m., Paradise Stream Resort, Mount Pocono, $15/free for resort guests; dance party, follows show until 1 a.m. Visit www.CPResorts.com. 800-972-7168.

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NORMAN ROCKWELL'S 323 SATURDAY EVENING POST COVERS: on display through Feb. 28; Tuesdays to Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m.; Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, Misericordia University, free; lectures, with Thomas C. Daly, Rockwell Museum curator of education, today, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Lemmond Theater, Walsh Hall; reception, today, follows 7:30 p.m. lecture, Pauly Friedman Art Gallery. 674-6250.

POINTS OF ATTRACTION: works by Scot Kaylor, on display through Saturday, Afa Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave.

GALLERY TALK: with featured artist Lynn Gano, Sunday, 2 p.m., B & B Art Gallery, 222 Northern Blvd., South Abington Twp. Visit www.bnbartgallery.com. 585-2525.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AMERICAN VERNACULAR: works by D.B. Stovall, on display through Tuesday, Camerawork Gallery, Marquis Gallery, 515 Center St.

DAVID KOEPKE: on display through Jan. 31, Gallery 1406, Wayne County Public Library, 1406 Main St., Honesdale. Visit www.waynelibraries.org.

ONE SHOT PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY: works by Dave Guman, on display through January, Amendolaro, 410 Spruce St.

SOLSTICE - A CELEBRATION: works by various artists, on display through January, ArtWorks Gallery & Studio, 503 Lackawanna Ave.

IMAGINATION: works by UNC Shutterbugs, on display through January, Chocolate Creations, Ferrone Winery, Caf? Trio & Realty Network Commercial Group, 400 Spruce St.

DIGITAL DISPLAY: works by George G. Penyak, on display through January, Grand Lobby, Radisson at Lackawanna Station hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave.

IN WITH THE NEW: works by Sarah Edwards, on display through January, Pierre's Fine Clothing and Accessories, 406 Spruce St.

TRAVIS CALVERT: on display through January, POSH at the Scranton Club, 404 North Washington Ave.

WINTER AT THE RITZ: works by Harold Zabady and Kyle Rebar, on display through January, Wendell & Co. Interior Design & Antiques, 222 Wyoming Ave.

THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE: VAMPIRES IN ART & NATURE: on display Feb. 1-July 2, Maslow Galleries, Everhart Museum, 520 Vine St. 346-7186.

FANBOY FEBRUARY: works by Gary Bird, Kevin Callen and Shane Schilling; on display Feb. 1-23, New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., free; opening reception, Feb. 1, 6 to 10 p.m., free. Visit www.newvisionsstudio.com. 878-3970.

TOWARD A PHENOMENOLOGY OF SPACE/ARTIFACTS FROM THE FORMER BLACK MILITANT GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB: works by Krista Svalbonas and Charles McGill, on display Feb. 1-23, AFA Gallery, 514 Lackawanna Ave.; opening reception, Feb. 1, 6 to 9 p.m.

ILLUMINATIONS: works by Nina Davidowitz, on display Feb. 1-March 30, ArtWorks Gallery & Studio, Lackawanna Avenue; opening reception, Feb. 1, 6 to 9 p.m.; second reception, with drawings by Nina Davidowitz, March 1, 6 to 9 p.m.

WATERCOLOR & PHOTOGRAPHY - A GREAT MIX: works by Gary & Nancy Embich, opening reception, Feb. 2, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monroe County Conservation District Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Visit mcconservation.org. 629-3061.

REDESIGNING REALITY: works by Ryan Frania, on display through Feb. 15; Mondays to Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, as arranged; Widmann Gallery, Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, King's College, Wilkes-Barre, free. 208-5900, ext. 5328.

A CLOSER LOOK: photography by Lawrence Lang, on display Feb. 25-April 5, Widmann Gallery, Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, King's College, Wilkes-Barre; meet-the-artist reception, March 15, 6 to 8 p.m., free. 208-5900, ext. 5328.

DELAWARE WATER GAP SOUVENIRS AND POSTCARDS: on display through winter, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area park headquarters, River Road, Bushkill. Visit www.nps.gov/dewa. 426-2452.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALYSSA AMORI: on display through March, Glenburn Twp. Municipal Building, 54 Waterford Road, Glenburn Twp. 969-6029 or 575-4482.

ART WALK: second Friday of the month, 5 to 8 p.m., downtown Clarks Summit venues.

ART WALK: third Friday of the month, downtown Wilkes-Barre.

WATERCOLORS: by Jeff Lewis, permanent display, Linda Kays Restaurant, Sanderson Avenue.

SELECTIONS FROM THE MASLOW COLLECTION: ongoing exhibit; Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m.; Maslow Study Gallery for Contemporary Art, Shields Center for Visual Art, Marywood University.

WATERCOLOR AND MIXED MEDIA: by Bill Woelkers, ongoing exhibit, First Liberty Bank & Trust, 108 N. Washington Ave.

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ST. PATRICK PARADE ASSOCIATION OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY FUNDRAISER: today, 5:30 p.m., Kildare's Irish Pub, 119 Jefferson Ave., $20.

ROAD TO FREEDOM: today, 8:30 p.m., Lemmond Theater, Walsh Hall, Misericordia University, Dallas, free. Visit www.misericordia.edu. 674-6400.

EOTC'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION KICK-OFF RECEPTION: Friday, 3 to 5 p.m., EOTC Seventh Avenue Center, 431 N. Seventh Ave. 348-6484.

FEEL GOOD FUNDRAISER: Friday, 5 to 8 p.m., Backyard Ale House, 523 Linden St., $20, benefits United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

DELAWARE HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY/EAGLE INSTITUTE GUIDED EAGLE-VIEWING BUS TRIPS: Eagle Tours with PPL on Lackawaxen River, Saturday, 8 to 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 to 4 p.m., snow date Sunday, PPL Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center, Hawley, free, email pplpreserves@pplweb.com, 253-7001; Eagle Tour with NEPA Audubon Society, Feb. 2, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., snow date Feb. 3, Lackawaxen Field Office, $13, email jeanbob@ptd.net, 676-9969; Eagle Tours: Sullivan County, Feb. 9, 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m., snow date Feb. 10, Lackawaxen Field Office, $12.50, email info@delawarehighlands.org, 226-3164 or 845-583-1010; Eagle Tour: Marion "Becky" Finch Memorial Excursion, Feb. 16, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., snow date Feb. 17, Lackawaxen Field Office, $10, email info@delawarehighlands.org, 226-3164 or 845-583-1010; registration required. Visit www.DelawareHighlands.org/Eagles.

POCONO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER ACTIVITIES: cross-country skiing, Saturday, 9 to 11 a.m., and Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m., $10/$20; Ecozone! Afternoon, Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m., $5, adult accompaniment required; Winter Wonderland Walk, Sunday, 10 a.m. to noon, free for members/$5 nonmembers; Eco Book Club, "The Control of Nature" by John McPhee, Sunday, 1 to 2:30 p.m.; eagle watches, Feb. 2-3, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., $25, registration required; 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry. 828-2319.

MONROE COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT ACTIVITIES: animal tracks program, Saturday, 10 a.m., $5 nonmembers/$3 members and children under 12; Eagle watches at upper Delaware River, Feb. 1, 8 and 15, depart 8:30 a.m., return 5:30 p.m., $14 members/$20 nonmembers, registration required; groundhog program, Feb. 2, 10 to 11:30 a.m., $3 members and children under 12/$5 nonmembers; snowshoe hike at Skytop, Feb. 3, meet 12:45 p.m. at environmental education center, $5 members and children under 12/$8 nonmembers, snowshoe rental $6/$10, registration required by Feb. 1; Homeschool Program: Winter Plants, Feb. 7, 2 to 4 p.m., $3 members/$6 nonmembers, registration required by Feb. 4; Intermediate Winter Fly Tying Course, Feb. 9 and 16, 9 a.m. to noon, free, $15 material cost., 236-1734; winter bog walk, Feb. 10, 1 p.m., bog parking lot, Cherry Lane Road, Tannersville, $3 members, Nature Conservancy members and children under 12/$5 nonmembers, registration required by Feb. 8; Tapping Trees, Feb. 16, 10 to 11 a.m. $3 members and children under 12/$5 nonmembers; Owling at Kettle Creek, Feb. 23, 10 a.m. to noon, $3 members/$5 nonmembers; Annual Public Maple Sugaring Day, March 2; maple sugaring program for scout groups, March 9, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., $5/$3, registration required by March 6; Monroe County Conservation District Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. Visit mcconservation.org. 629-3061.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Lawrence Catholic Church Trinity Center, Franklin Street, Great Bend, $6. 879-4333 or 465-3393.

CLIFFORD TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY ANNUAL WINTER BAR-B-QUE: Sunday, 11 a.m., fire station, 1035 Route 106, Clifford, $9.

ANNUAL MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTHEAST PA AUCTION: with rock and mineral specimens, fossils, geology books and handmade jewelry; Sunday, 1 p.m., Moosic Presbyterian Church basement, 618 Main St., Moosic; specimen donations accepted, email avidyak@aol.com. 687-3070.

WYOMING COUNTY READS: RAGTIME: Ragtime from Barrelhouse to Broadway, concert bus trip to WVIA, Sunday, departs 1:30 p.m. from Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, concert 3 p.m., free, reservations required, 996-1500; book discussions, Literary Analysis: Plot, Setting, Characterization, Imagery, Symbolism, Tone, Feb. 6; The Inevitability of and the Human Response to Change, Feb. 13; Finding Peace in Chaos: Can Culture and Value Survive in a Technological World, Feb. 20; Escaping Our Prisons: Why Ragtime is Significant Today, Feb. 27; all 7 p.m., Tunkhannock Public Library, free; Relive Ragtime, Feb. 22, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Kitson & Co. Gallery, 34 E. Tioga St., free; "Ragtime" film screening, March 6, 2 and 7 p.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., free, 996-1500.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY CHILDREN'S LIBRARY ACTIVITIES: Story Sleuths, Monday, 3:30 p.m., ages 7 to 12, 520 Vine St., registration required. 348-3000, ext. 3015.

HERE. THERE. EVERYWHERE.: science exhibit, on display through Monday, Hawley Public Library, 103 Main Ave., Hawley, free. 226-4620.

HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS SERIES FILM SCREENINGS: "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," Wednesday, rated PG; "Saturday Night Fever," Feb. 6, rated R; 2 and 7 p.m., Cinemark 20 and XD, Moosic. Visit www.cinemark.com.

CAMPION LITERARY SOCIETY OPEN READINGS: Jan. 31 and Feb. 19, 7 p.m., Gold Room, Administration Building, North River Street, King's College, Wilkes-Barre. 208-5900, ext. 5487.

SECOND PARTY WITH THE PROS: with Cecil Fielder, Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams, Sparky Lyle, Chris Chambliss and Larry Bowa; Feb. 1, VIP admission 5:30 p.m., general admission 6 to 9 p.m., Electric City Trolley Museum, 300 Cliff St., $50/$150. Visit KRWFoundation.org. 903-2041.

BALLROOM ONE OPEN HOUSE AND FREE CLASS DEMOS: Feb. 1, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., second floor, 209 N. Washington Ave.

VIRST VRIDAY: Feb. 1, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave.

HIKING THROUGH THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESENTATION: Feb. 2, 11 a.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, free. 996-1500.

NINTENDO 64 GAME TOURNAMENT: Feb. 2; Super Smash Brothers, 3 to 5 p.m.; GoldenEye 007, 5 to 7 p.m.; New Visions Studio & Gallery, 201 Vine St., $10 participants/free for spectators. Visit NewVisionsStudio.com. 878-3970.

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS' SECOND ANNUAL THANKS 4 FIGHTING AWARENESS NIGHT: Feb. 2, 7:05 p.m., Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Twp., benefits Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, email csipsky@wbspenguins.com. 970-3607.

NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH ACTIVITIES: Tooth Fairy Day, Feb. 3, 2:30 p.m., Lackawanna County Children's Library, 520 Vine St., and Feb. 9, noon to 2 p.m., Wayne County Library, 1406 N. Main St., Honesdale; character visits, Feb. 9, 9 to 11 a.m., McDonald's, Old Forge, and noon to 2 p.m., McDonald's, Keyser Avenue, Scranton, and Feb. 16, noon to 2 p.m., McDonald's, Tunkhannock. Visit www.scrantondental.org.

TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD CHURCH'S MYASOPUSNA FESTIVAL: Feb. 3, noon to 4 p.m., church banquet hall, Bliss and Center streets, Nanticoke; dinner, 12:30 to 2 p.m., $10 by Sunday/$13 after Sunday. 735-4654 or 824-3880.

TASTES OF WAYNE: FIRST WEDNESDAYS: Feb. 6, The Red Schoolhouse, Routes 670 and 247, Mount Pleasant Twp., visit www.theredschoolhouse.com, 448-2130; March 6, Trackside Grill, 734 Main St., Honesdale, 253-2462; benefits Wayne County Historical Society. Visit WayneHistoryPA.org.

CRYSTAL CABIN FEVER: Feb. 8-24; Mondays to Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., $12/$7/free for children under 3 for event only, $15/$10 event and factory tour; ice-carving competitions, Feb. 9 and 23, noon to 4 p.m., and Feb. 10 and 24, noon to 3 p.m.; Sculpted Ice Works, 311 Purdytown Turnpike, Lakeville. 226-6246.

CAMPION LITERARY SOCIETY WRITING WORKSHOPS: Feb. 8, 3:30 p.m., Room 117, Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, King's College, Wilkes-Barre, free. 208-5900, ext. 5487.

WINTER IN THE CITY COCKTAIL PARTIES: Feb. 8, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Electric City Trolley Museum, 300 Cliff St., $20, benefits Scranton Tomorrow and Main Street Scranton Initiative. Visit www.scrantontomorrow.org. 963-1575.

POCONO GREYHOUND ADOPTION MEET & GREET: Feb. 9, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Petco, Wilkes Barre Twp. Commons. Visit www.poconogreyhound.com. 856-0377.

MARDI GRAS WINE TASTING: Feb. 9, 5 to 8 p.m., La Salle Academy gym, Dundaff Street, Dickson City, $10 designated drivers/$15 advance/$20 at door, 21 and older. 489-2091.

THIRD ANNUAL NEWLYWED/NOT SO NEWLYWED GAME: Feb. 9, dinner 6 p.m., game 7 p.m., Irish Cultural Society, 1301 Beech St., $20. 347-3746.

UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA'S 13TH ANNUAL MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION: Feb. 9, 6 to 10 p.m., Radisson at Lackawanna Station hotel, $70, benefits Angel's Attic. Visit www.uncnepa.org.

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES LADIES AUXILIARY CHINESE AUCTION: Feb. 9, auction 7 to 9:30 p.m., DJ 8 to 11 p.m., 493 Meridian Ave., benefit Geisinger Community Medical Center Cardiac Rehab. 862-1209.

FEBRUARY: THE MONTH FOR DANCE FILMS & DANCE LESSONS: "The Tango Lesson," Feb. 10; "Singin' in the Rain," Feb. 17; "Shall We Dance," Feb. 24; all 1 to 4 p.m.; films, Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock; dance lessons, Father Nallin Hall, East Tioga Street, Tunkhannock; $10 per movie/lesson. 996-1500.

USA DANCE NEPA CHAPTER 3016 MARDI GRAS DANCE PARTY: Feb. 10, doors open 4:30 p.m., dinner 5:30 p.m., Fiorelli's, 1500 Main St., Peckville, $25 members/$30 nonmembers by Feb. 4; mail checks for USA Dance Inc. with membership number to Joseph Szumski, 725 Spring Ave., Avoca, PA 18641. 457-2709.

PIROHI AND CLAM CHOWDER SALE: Feb. 13, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. John's Byzantine Catholic Church, 310 Broadway St., $7.50 per dozen pirohi/$7.50 per quart of clam chowder by today. 343-8820 or 344-3282.

22ND ANNUAL DIVERSITY INSTITUTE DINNER: with poet Timothy Seibles, Feb. 14., cocktails at 5:30 p.m., dinner 6:15 p.m., Muth, Huntzinger and Alden Trust Rooms 217-219, Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall, Misericordia University, Dallas. 674-6217.

INTERNATIONAL DINNER: ITALY: Feb. 14, 5:30 or 6:30 p.m., St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, 320 Mifflin Ave., $19.95 by Feb. 8. 343-5151.

ST. MARY'S CENTER VALENTINE'S HAPPY HOUR: Feb. 15, 5:30 to 8 p.m., 320 Mifflin Ave., $15 advance/$20 at door. 343-5151.

ICE FESTIVAL EVENTS AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Barbara Cohen Trio, Feb. 15, 6 to 7:30 p.m., sanctuary; art show, Feb. 15, 5:30 to 8 p.m., and Feb. 16, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. session room; Abington Piano Academy student performances, Feb. 16, 11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., sanctuary and fellowship hall; Chili Cafe, Feb. 16, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fellowship Hall; juggler Rob Smith, Feb. 16, 2 p.m., sanctuary; art show for congregation, Feb. 17, 9 a.m. to noon; ice sculpture display, Feb. 15-17; First Presbyterian Church, 300 School St., Clarks Summit, free, donations accepted. Visit www.fpccs.org. 586-6306.

DANCE FOR HOPE: A "FEEDING HOPE" BENEFIT FOR NATIONAL EATING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH: Feb. 15, doors open 9 p.m., music 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Trax Platform Lounge, Radisson at Lackawanna Station hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., $5, benefits National Eating Disorders Organization.

PANCAKE SUPPER: Feb. 16, 4 to 7 p.m., South Gibson United Methodist Church, 4982 State Route 2067, South Gibson, $7/$5, benefits Children's Sunday School Missions. 279-0076.

THIRD ANNUAL BLUE RIBBON GALA: Feb. 16, 6 p.m., Scranton Hilton and Conference Center, $125, benefits Marley's Mission.

COSTUMED INTERPRETER GINA MARIE ALEO: Thomas Jefferson program, Feb. 17, 2 p.m., Lackawanna Historical Society, Catlin House, 232 Monroe Ave., email lackawannahistory@gmail.com. 344-3841.

LACKAWANNA AUDUBON SOCIETY EVENTS: Wildlife and Environment of Southern Africa presentation, Feb. 17, 2:30 p.m., Anthracite Heritage Museum, McDade Park, 586-5156; Harveys Lake and Sordoni field trip, Feb. 23, 945-5226; A Lifetime of Birds photographic presentation, March 17, 2:30 p.m., Anthracite Heritage Museum, McDade Park, 586-5156.

LEARN HOW TO MAKE UKRAINIAN PYSANKY: Feb. 17 and 24, 2 to 4 p.m., SS. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church Parish Hall, 207 River St., Olyphant, $15, reservations required. 383-0319.

WEST PITTSTON LIBRARY EVENTS: For Me, For You, For Later Story Time Series, Working at a Job & Earning Money, Feb. 22; Spend, Share, Save, March 6; book club, first Tuesday of the month, 6:45 p.m., free; weekly story time, Fridays, 1 p.m., free. 654-9847.

SIXTH ANNUAL SKI FOR THE CURE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY: Feb. 23, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jack Frost Ski Area, 1 Jack Frost Mountain Road, Blakeslee, benefits Northeastern Pennsylvania Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. 443-8425, ext. 2503.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY HEART BALL: Feb. 23, 6 p.m., Radisson at Lackawanna Station hotel, 700 Lackawanna Ave., $175, benefits American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, email julanne.hogan@heart.org. Visit www.heart.org/scrantonpaheartball. 822-9438, ext. 3462.

PINK ELEGANCE ON PARADE FASHION SHOW: Feb. 24, 1 p.m., Radisson at Lackawanna Station hotel, $15/$40 by Feb. 9, benefits Northeast Pennsylvania Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. 947-5852.

DINNER BY DESIGN: March 2-3, noon, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave.; preview party, March 1, 7 p.m.

SWIM-GYM: March 8 and May 10, 6 to 8 p.m., Greater Carbondale YMCA, 82 N. Main St., $10, for people with autism 13 and older. 267-7820.

52ND ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE: March 9; Mass, 10 a.m., St. Peter's Cathedral; parade, 11:45 a.m., Wyoming Avenue and Mulberry Street. Visit StPatParade.com.

ST. PATRICK'S PARADE DAY PARTY: March 9, noon, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave., free.

THE POWER OF STORY: Pakistan and Afghanistan trip presentation by author Suzanne Fisher Staple, March 10, 3 p.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, free. 996-1500.

THE MENU: March 11 and April 15, cocktails 6 p.m., show 7 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave., $7.

15TH ANNUAL SOCIETY OF IRISH WOMEN DINNER: March 16, Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave.

10TH ANNUAL COLON CANCER AWARENESS SAVES UNLIMITED ADULT LIVES DAY: March 21, $5/$15, benefits Northeast Regional Cancer Institute colorectal cancer screenings for low-income and un- and underinsured people. Visit www.cancernepa.org. 800-424-6724.

REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS OF NORTHEASTERN PA PRESENTATION: March 23, 11 a.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, free, all ages. 996-1500.

SPRING 2013 FILM FESTIVAL: April 5-18, Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, $8/$9; Opening Night Gala, April 5, doors open 5:30 p.m., $35, reservations required. Visit www.dietrichtheater.com. 996-1500.

AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION CLIMB THE ARENA: April 6, registration noon, climb 1 p.m., Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Twp.

DEEPSTACKS POKER TOUR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA POKER OPEN SERIES: April 6-13, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Plains Twp., $1,100 buy-in. Visit DeepStacks.com, DeepStacks360.com and mohegansunpocono.com.

HELEN KELLER DAY 84TH ANNUAL FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON: April 7, St. Mary's Center, Mifflin Avenue, benefits Lackawanna Branch PA Association for the Blind. 342-7613.

PHILADELPHIA BUS TRIP TO THE BARNES: April 11, departs 7 a.m., returns 10 p.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, $135, reservations required. 996-1500.

AN EVENING WITH PRIIT VESILIND: of National Geographic Magazine, April 16, 7 p.m., Evans Hall, Hibbard Campus Center, Keystone College, La Plume. 945-8000.

EVENING OF FINE FOOD AND WINE: April 28, 5:30 p.m., Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave.

LUZERNE COUNTY HEART BALL: May 4, 6 p.m., Westmoreland Club, 59 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, $150, benefits American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, email julanne.hogan@heart.org. Visit www.heart.org/wilkesbarrepaheartball. 822-9438, ext. 3462.

FRANKLIN INSTITUTE SCIENCE SERIES: Energy, May 6; The Scientific Method, May 7; Motion and Machines, May 8; Flight, May 9; Hot and Cold, May 10, 10 a.m., Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave.

GREY TOWERS MANSION TOURS: daily, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Grey Towers National Historic Site, 122 Old Owego Turnpike, Milford. 296-9630. Visit www.greytowers.org or www.fs.fed.us/gt.

HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SCRANTON GHOST WALKS: daily, 7 and 8 p.m., $15/$20, reservations required. Visit scrantonghosttours.com. 383-1821.

ABINGTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY ACTIVITIES: Caring Hands Group, Mondays, 1 p.m., grade seven to adults; Families Helping Families, Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., adults; Scrabble, Thursdays, 1 p.m., adults; 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit. Visit www.lclshome.org/abington.

PITTSTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY EVENTS: crochet club, Tuesdays, 10 a.m., and Thursdays, 6 p.m.; toddler story time, Tuesdays, 10 a.m., or Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m.; preschool story time, Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m., or Wednesdays, 10 a.m.; Page Turners, kids book club, first Thursday of the month, 4 p.m., grades three to five; kids science club, first Saturday of the month, 10 a.m., grades two to five, free; kids craft club, third Saturday of the month, 10 a.m., grades two to five, free; 47 Broad St., Pittston. 654-9565.

HAWLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES: role-playing game, Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m.; Music and Movement, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.; story time, Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m.; Read with Tess, Wednesdays through summer, 3 to 5 p.m.; Read with Twiggy, Thursdays, 3 to 5 p.m.; parent/child workshop, Fridays, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.; 103 Main Ave., Hawley. 226-4620.

CRAFT NIGHT: Tuesdays, 7 p.m., The Vintage Theater, 326 Spruce St., free, donations accepted. Visit www.scrantonsvintagetheater.com. 507-9671.

DORFLINGER GLASS MUSEUM: Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m., White Mills. Visit www.dorflinger.org. 253-1185.

TROLLEY EXCURSIONS: Thursdays to Sundays, 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 and 3 p.m., Electric City Trolley Museum, 300 Cliff St. 963-6590.

WRITER'S GROUP: Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Dietrich Theater, 60 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, free, 18 and older. 996-1500.

MUSEUM WITHOUT WALLS: activities for children, first Thursday of every month, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Ben-Mar Restaurant, 89 N. Main St., Carbondale, $10 per child. Visit www.theAHDC.com. 282-1771.

PIKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY EVENTS: The Columns mansion tours, Fridays, 6 to 8 p.m.; museum, Wednesdays and Fridays, 6 to 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. Visit www.pikecountyhistoricalsociety.org.

NEPA WRITERS COLLECTIVE CRITIQUE GROUP: Saturdays, 1 to 3 p.m., The Vintage Theater, 326 Spruce St., free, donations accepted. Visit www.scrantonsvintagetheater.com. 507-9671.

ARTISANS AND FARMERS MARKET: Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Penn Security Bank parking lot, Main Street, Moscow, free. Benefits North Pocono Cultural Society. 842-4133.

HOUDINI MUSEUM TOUR AND MAGIC SHOW: open weekends by reservation, 1 to 4 p.m., 1433 N. Main Ave. Visit houdini.org.

HISTORY MYSTERY TOUR & MAGIC WORKSHOP: year-round, 10 a.m., Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave.

A DAY AT THE CULTURAL CENTER: year-round, 10 a.m., Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, 420 N. Washington Ave.

Source: http://thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles-people/entertainment/weekend-your-guide-to-entertainment-in-northeast-pennsylvania-1.1433916

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