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Artpost Awareness hosts concert June 14

MILL HALL — Artpost Awareness will be hosting a concert on June 14 from 4-6 p.m. at the Porter Township Community Building, 36 Spring Run Road, Mill Hall. The concert features The Twisted Racquet-tears, a 5-piece string band that plays a wide variety of familiar music offerings, including gospel, Americana and most anything from the 1940s to now. The Twisted Racquet-tears is the featured music group on the 1st and 3rd Fridays at the STEP center. Admission is free, but a free-will offering will be collected to support Artpost Awareness, a 501(c) whose mission is to bring art and ...

Stephen King on ‘The Life of Chuck,’ the end of the world and, yes, joy

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen King ’s first editor, Bill Thompson, once said, “Steve has a movie camera in his head.” So vividly drawn is King’s fiction that it’s offered the basis for some 50 feature films. For half a century, since Brian De Palma’s 1976 film “Carrie,” Hollywood ...

Where’s Marty McFly’s guitar? Search is on for ‘Back to the Future’ prop four decades later

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in “Back to the Future” and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-traveling back to the 1980s. The guitar, in real life, wasn’t as lucky. Filmmakers went looking for the instrument while making the movie’s 1989 sequel, but even now it’s nowhere to be found. Four decades after the blockbuster film debuted, the guitar’s creator has launched a search for the iconic Cherry Red Gibson ES-345. Gibson, which is based in Nashville, is asking ...

Repasz Band launches summer schedule

Nine free concerts in less than a month. That’s what Williamsport’s world-famous Repasz Band has lined up for the summer of 2025. Venues and occasions include local parks, annual festivals, summer holidays, nearby nursing homes, a national convocation in Gettysburg—and even two ...

What to watch for at the Tony Awards, Broadway’s biggest night

NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-nine shows on Broadway got Tony Award nominations this season, but not all will walk away with a trophy — and the box office attention they usually bring. Here are some key things to know as Broadway’s biggest night approaches, including how to watch, who is poised to make history, what old favorite gets to take a victory lap and how you can see George Clooney on Broadway from the comfort of your couch. When are the Tony Awards? The Tonys will be broadcast to both coasts on Sunday, June 8, from 8-11 p.m. Eastern/5-8 p.m. Pacific, live from Radio City ...