Art in Context Feature Lecture: Meditations on Nature by John Paul Caponigro

Sordoni Art Gallery 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre

John Paul Caponigro is a pioneer among visual artists working with digital media. His art has been exhibited internationally and purchased by numerous private and public collections including Princeton University, the Estée Lauder collection, and the Smithsonian. John Paul combines his background in painting with traditional and alternative photographic processes…

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Second Saturday Family Hour: Landscape Building

Sordoni Art Gallery 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre

Landscapes Within focuses on nature and how we see it. Join the Sordoni Art Gallery to create your own 3D landscape made of mountains, trees, rivers, and whatever else you decide! Jan Lokuta, from the Wilkes-Barre Riverfront Parks Committee, will present coloring sheets exploring the landscapes of the Wyoming Valley.…

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The Art of Om: Sound bath with Michelle Smith & Lorraine Elick

Sordoni Art Gallery 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre

Registration required. Email melissa.carestia@wilkes.edu Allow yourself to dissolve into a headspace of presence with the sounds and vibrations of the Tibetan singing bowls. In this practice, Michelle Smith and Lorraine Elick will strike singing bowls on your body and around the room to help you taste the bliss of a…

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Art in Context: Glaciers in Pennsylvania: Evidence from Geologic Mapping and Lake Sediments by Dr. Matthew Finkenbinder

Sordoni Art Gallery 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre

Pennsylvania has been partially covered by ice sheets at least four times during the last 2.6 million years. The most recent period of glaciation, the last ice age, had its peak around 21,000 years ago when parts of northwestern and northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) were ice covered. As the ice advanced…

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The Art of Om: Sound bath with Michelle Smith & Lorraine Elick

Sordoni Art Gallery 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre

Registration required. Email melissa.carestia@wilkes.edu Allow yourself to dissolve into a headspace of presence with the sounds and vibrations of the Tibetan singing bowls. In this practice, Michelle Smith and Lorraine Elick will strike singing bowls on your body and around the room to help you taste the bliss of a…

Free

Second Saturday Family Hour: Plants, Pollinators, and Pennsylvania – Oh My!

Sordoni Art Gallery 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre

Let’s get growing! Join the Sordoni Art Gallery to create seed bombs and your own bug hotel. Pollinator-friendly seed bombs will help you start your garden of Pennsylvania-native species and bug hotels will welcome pollinators and other beneficial insects into your garden. Don’t forget to join us for storytime at…

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