Arts

The Wilkes University English Department will open the Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series with author Alison Bechdel at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Bechdel is the creator of The Secret to Superhuman Strength, Are You My Mother? A …

Wilkes University Theatre will take audiences for a spin with a production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel at 8 p.m. on Nov. 16, 17 & 18, and 2 p.m. on Nov. 18 & 19, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Carousel opened at Broadway’s …

Framing Moments: Photography from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA) will open at the Sordoni Art Gallery on Tuesday, Nov. 7, and run through Sunday, Feb. 4. Framing Moments offers a distinct and inclusive overview of photography in the United States and beyond. Curated by Deborah Willis, the exhibit features …

The James Jones First Novel Fellowship awarded first place and $10,000 to Catherine Carberry, Woodstock, New York, for her novel, Bitter Tropic. Her work was selected from 637 submissions to the competition co-sponsored by the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University and the James Jones Literary …

As a child, Melissa Carestia displayed her passion for art through drawing, coloring and taking photos with disposable cameras. Through school and a career that included non-profit development and college marketing, Carestia realized she didn’t want to make art for a living, but wanted to help others make art. Now …

Wilkes University Theatre opens the doors to supernatural hijinks and hilarity with its production of Blithe Spirit at 8 p.m. on Oct. 5, 6 and 7, and 2 p.m. on Oct. 7 and 8, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. The Noel Coward comedy offers an …

Wilkes University will host the third annual LitFest, sponsored by the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing, from June 17 to 22 as part of the program’s annual June residency. The celebration of the written word features literary readings and book signings from program alumni, faculty and guest artists.  …

The Creative Center for the Arts will feature the world premiere of “A Ticket to the Circus” by playwright Bonnie Culver. Directed by Michelle Danner and starring Anne Archer, the one-woman show is based on the memoir of the same name by Norris Church Mailer, the sixth and last wife …

The Wilkes University English Department will conclude the 2023 Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series with a reading by Amy E. Earhart at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, in the Kirby Hall Salon. Earhart is an associate professor of English and affiliated faculty of Africana Studies at Texas A&M …

Five Wilkes University theatre majors were selected among thousands of applicants to audition at the highly selective Southeastern Theatre Conference convention in Lexington, Kentucky the first week in March. Jack Flynn of Doylestown, Kasey Karoll from Stewartstown, Madeline Meier of Mobile, Alabama, Jahel Duran-Diaz of Galloway, New Jersey and Jay’na …