Songs on the Wind: August & September

September 10, 2026

Astute readers may have realized that August came and went without my usual Songs on the Wind column — sorry for that! Here are some songs for September as we head into the fall — and some for August that would have been included if I hadn’t gotten a bit too busy. The Shannon’s Home — Xandria A late summer banger if ever there was one, this is symphonic metal at its purest — perhaps the best iconic “Nightwish song” in recent years. It’s uplifting, smooth, bombastic, gets stuck in your head and mixes in just the perfect amount of darkness and spice along the way to ...

Can true horror really make it on Broadway? A stage version of ‘Paranormal Activity’ hopes so

September 10, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Movie producer Jason Blum, who has revolutionized the modern horror genre, gets invited, as you might expect, to tons of plays billed as scary. “Everyone is always saying if you could make a play and give the audience the feeling they have in a horror movie, it would be ...

Deadline approaching for entries in PRC ‘Lens on Litter’ photo contest

September 10, 2026

National Cleanup Day 2026 is Saturday, Sept. 19, and September is National Cleanup Month! This event is the largest single day cleanup event in the country bringing together volunteers in service to their communities and a healthier environment. Do your part by organizing a cleanup and entering your photos in the Pennsylvania Resources Council’s 2026 Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Photo Contest. The contest is designed not to glorify litter, but to call attention to the careless and illegal act of littering, and how it threatens the environment across the Commonwealth. Photos must be ...

For Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, ‘Practical Magic 2’ heals old wounds

September 10, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman view “Practical Magic” very differently today than they did when they made it 28 years ago. In 1998, the film received mixed reviews and had a modest box office performance. It has since become a cult favorite, embraced by a new ...

Even snakes have to audition for the opera at the Met. Princess the boa constrictor got the part

September 10, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Pretty much everyone on stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York must audition — even the snake who will briefly take center stage in an upcoming adaptation of a Mozart classic. In charge of deciding who gets the s-s-s-s-starring reptilian role is Zoe Ziegfeld, a ...

KCSD art teacher to exhibit work in Williamsport

September 3, 2026

WILLIAMSPORT — Keystone Central School District art teacher, Jenn Wilson, will have a large collection of works on display during September and October at The Tria Prima Tea Company in Williamsport. Located in downtown Williamsport, The Tria Prima is a small-batch tea and bake shop ...