On Saturday, Feb. 28, two great local organizations will team up when Scranton’s Vintage Theater highlights the short films of the Community Film Project. Keep Reading

Save the date for the third annual Donors Rock Concert schedule for Thursday, April 16, 2009, at 6 p.m. at Molly Brannigans in downtown Scranton, PA. The event will benefit Gift of Life, a non-profit organ and tissue procurement organization located in Philadelphia. Funds raised will be used for a housing unit being developed for the families of transplant recipients, helping to offset medical expenses for transplant...

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade through downtown Scranton is just weeks away. Here’s all the information you’ll need to enjoy a full day of celebrating Irish culture. Keep Reading

Scranton’s own The Sw!ms recently announced that their new full-length album, “Itemlord,” will be released on March 24. Along with that announcement came news of the Sw!ms Official Fan Guild forming this spring offering: “Cool prizes! Rockin Newsletter! Special Options!” “Itemlord” is just about to hit shelves and the band is already tracking another full-length with temp drummer...

Next Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, downtown Scranton wine bar Dionysus Downtown, 244 Penn Ave., will host a POWER! Outage from 6-8 p.m. It’s a chance to mingle and network with other local professionals working to enhance the economic and cultural assets of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Guest speaker will be Dionysus owner M.J. Dougherty. The event is free for current POWER! members and $10 for non-members. RSVP to power.scranton01@gmail.com.

Today we introduce you to an up and coming comedy troupe based in the Scranton area, The Future of Funny. The group was co-founded by locals John Walton and Kevin Lepka but has grown to include a network of comedians from across Northeastern Pennsylvania. The Future of Funny hones its acts by performing regularly at open mic nights on Wednesday nights at The Clarion Hotel Hub Lounge, Meadow Avenue, Scranton, at 8:30...