At The Dietrich

By
Hildy Morgan

So. How is it possible that we spend months (and months and months) working on festival and then poof! it’s over. But wait…how can that be? How can it be over so quickly?

Sigh.

Okay, so write and tell me what you liked best. My favorites were Starting Out In The Evening, The Rape of Europa, Lars and the Real Girl and The Savages. In that order. Super films. (Not that the rest of them weren’t – but these were the ones I simply loved!)

I love gala night so much – it’s a chance to talk to so many people who I don’t get to chat with otherwise. And I love to see the folks who attend the rest of the films because everyone always has a comment to make about them. What they liked. What they didn’t. Festival films are such wonderful conversation starters. I have to say that I wish I hadn’t opened with The Diving Bell and The Butterfly – it was just too sad. Yeah, yeah – I know it was a testimony to the human spirit – after all, he did write a book by blinking his one eye – but still, it was heavy and claustrophobic and…and…. so French. The mistress and the sudden ending and , I don’t know, whatever makes a French movie French. And I didn’t think it went at all well with wine and great food and soooo delicious desserts!

But except for that (and the line we will be getting rid of or else) the festival was as always, simply lovely, and I am sorry it’s over so soon.

But on the bright side, we have the most wonderful concert for you on Sunday afternoon. (And if you want to have a truly remarkable Sunday, go to the Lizza Gallery first to see their opening and then come to the Dietrich.) We have Jay Steveskey, guitarist, and Edward Wargo, flutist, in concert on April 27 at 3:00 p.m.. These were the two men who performed at Trial By Jury and they are simply magnificent. It will be a wonderfully varied program – something for everyone. Do try to make time in your busy lives to take an hour off and come to hear something glorious – something that will take you out of yourselves completely and get you in touch with the sublime.

Don’t forget that on Saturday afternoon we are showing The Jungle Book and the movie and the popcorn and soda are underwritten by the Kintner family in loving memory of their precious “Jeeterbug.” What a lovely gift to give in memory of a dear child -- the gift of laughter to other young children. The loss of a beloved child is one of the gravest burdens we must bear in this life, and to reach out to others to help bear the grief is a great and noble thing. Thank you, Kintner family. What a deeply kind thing you are doing.

So I have some good movies for you this week. In the Evans we have “21,” – the sharp, edgy film about a group of M.I.T. students who take their mathematical skills to Las Vegas and break the bank. But, life not being simple, it’s a complex and interesting story. It’s broken 100 million at the box office, so it’s a winner.

In the Murray we have “Run Fat Boy Run” by the Brits who did Hot Fuzz. Funny and poignant.

And for the ladies – “The Other Boleyn Girl” about the sister of Ann, beloved of King Henry, which, historically speaking, wasn’t such a great thing to be. Great costumed period piece – can’t wait to see it!

And that’s it for the week. Enjoy these wondrous days. Walk your dog (or your cat). And wee Roxie wants to thank everyone who has asked about her health. She wants you to know she’s fine now and can swim all the way across the pond! After the geese. Who are not amused.

See you at the Dietrich.

Live at The Dietrich

By
Erica Rogler

Only one more day of the film festival! It is always a little sad for us when the festival wraps up, but we will have a full day of festival movies tomorrow including The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, Lars and the Real Girl (I am told it is a “must-see”.), Live and Become, and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.

Looking to this weekend we will plenty of entertainment including special movies and music! On Saturday, April 26th at 1:00 pm, the Dietrich will have a fun event for families and children. We will be showing the Walt Disney favorite “The Jungle Book”. Admission is free as well as popcorn and soda. How nice! Reservations are required for the showing and can be made by calling the Dietrich at 570-996-1500. “The Jungle Book” showing is in memory of “Jeeterbug” from the Kintner family. We hope to see you there.

We are also delighted to be bringing you an afternoon of classical music on Sunday, April 27th at 3:00 pm with our Steveskey – Wargo Flute and Guitar concert. As I write this I am listening to a sampling of Jay Stevesky’s guitar music from his website. It is so relaxing and soothing to listen to. What talent! If you would like to take a listen to his music, visit www.jaysteveskey.com. Edward Wargo is also an excellent flutist. For this special concert event, the duo plans to play the music of Bach, Mozart, Granados, Tarrega, Piazzolla, and Villa-Lobos. I can’t think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased in advance by calling 570-996-1500 or at the door.

In just a week we will be on our way to Ellis Island. We have a couple of seats remaining for those who would still like to make a reservation. I am looking forward to seeing so many exhibits of Ellis Island artifacts, photographs, interactive displays, and oral histories. I also hope to see the Ellis Island Living Theater and the documentary "Island of Hope, Island of Tears".

Coming up in June we will start up our summer camp series with Theater and Visual Arts Camp and Acting Camp with Amy Colley and Michaela Moore. In Far Out Fairy Tales Theatre & Arts Camp, campers will be able to become a hero, a fairy, a sea monster or a mythical creature of their own choosing as they make up characters and myths. Students will create sets, costumes, and tons of art projects that are all about fantasy and imagination. Far Out Fairy Tales will be held on Monday – Friday, June 23 – 27 from 10 am – noon for ages 5 to 12 and 1:30 – 2:30 pm for ages 3 to 5. The Dietrich will also host a Theater and Visual Arts Camp in July and one in August.

Michaela Moore will also be teaching Acting Camps for Kids. Children ages 6 –11 will be able to use their imagination and learn all about acting through theater games, improvisation, storytelling, play making, character creation and more! Students will create their own characters and stories while learning how much theater is. A casual performance will end each week. The first acting camp will be held Monday – Friday, June 23 –27 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm and the second camp will be held on August 11 – 15 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 for more information about these camps.

More than the Movies at the Dietrich Theater

Acting Camp for Kids, ages 6 -11

Use your imagination and learn all about acting through theater games, improvisation, storytelling, play making, character creation and more! Students will create their own characters and stories while learning how to act and how much fun theater is. a casual performance will end each week.

Camp 1: Monday - Friday, June 23 - 27 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm. Camp 2: Monday - Friday, August 11 - 15 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm.

Admission: $50

Instructor: Michaela Moore, All About Theatre

All About Pottery & Sculpture, ages 5 -12

Students will learn hand building techniques including coil and slab construction, glazing techniques, and experience using the potter's wheel.

Thursdays, May 8, 15, 22, 29 from 4:00 - 5:30 pm.

Admission: $35

Instructor: Steve Colley

All Kinds of Sculpture Camp

Create sculptures using an assortment of media including string, paper, clay & recyclables.

Monday - Friday, July 21 - 25. Ages 5 -8: 10:00 - 11:30 am. Preschoolers: 12:00 - 12:45.

Admission: Ages 5 -12: $50. Preschoolers: $35

Amy Colley

Ballroom Dancing for Beginners

Learn how to waltz and fox trot in this introductory ballroom dancing class for adults.

Saturdays, April 5 - May 3 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm.

Admission: $30 per person

Instructor: Connie Kintner

Cuddly Characters for Mommy & Me

Little ones will use soft materials to bring to life their own chuddly characters in the company of their moms, dads, or grandparents. For ages 3 - 5.

Fridays, May 2, 9, 16, 23 from 10:30 -11:15 am.

Cost: $30

Instructor: Amy Colley

Cuddly Characters for Preschoolers

Preschoolers will use soft materials to bring to life their own cuddly characters. For ages 3 - 5.

Thursdays, May 1, 8, 15, 22 from noon - 12:45 pm.

Admission: $30

Instructor: Amy Colley

Dance! Dance! Dance!, ages 2 - 17

Learn different styles of dance with Judy Weist of Stage Door Dance Studio. No dance experience is required. Special needs students invited. Call for info.

July 7, 8, 9. Ages 2 - 4: 9:00 - 10:00 am. Ages 5 -7: 10:30 - 11:30 am. Ages 8+: noon - 1:00 pm.

Admission: Free

Instructor: Judy Weist, Stage Door Dance Studio

Decorative Painting, ages 16 and up

Learn decorative painting techniques while creating decorative pieces for your home or to give as gifts. Preregistration required. Call 570-996-1500 to sign up.

Wednesdays from noon - 3:00 pm. April 30. May 14, 21, 28. June 11, 18, 25. July 16, 23, 30. August 13, 20, 27.

Admission: $20/class plus the cost of painting surfaces

Instructor: Eileen Balboa

Dig Art!

Create and explore seeds, leaves, bugs, and more! Investigate the world around you this July at the Dietrich. Based on the Everhart’s exhibit, Art of the Land, learn about and be inspired by the plants, animals, ground, and sky that make up our Pennsylvania terrain.

Mondays, July 7, 14, 21, 28. Ages 5 - 8: 10 - 11 am. Ages 9 - 12: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm.

Admission: Free

Instructor: Everhart Museum Educator

Digital Arts Camp, ages 8 - 13

Explore the arts through claymation, robotics, and special effects.

Monday - Friday, July 14 - 18 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

Admission: $50

Instructor: Rand Whipple of Box of Light Theatre.

Fantastical Inventamania Camp

Join us as we go on a Dr. Suess-like adventure where we learn all about inventions. We will create characters, stories and amazing inventions! We will learn about innovations that have changed our world and talk about what wonderful inventions we would like to invent in the future!

Monday - Friday, July 14 - 18 from 10:00 to noon

$50

Amy Colley and Michaela Moore

Far Out Fairy Tales Theatre and Arts Camp

Enter the world of fantasy and storytelling! Become a hero, a fairy, a sea monster or a mythical creature of your very own invention while we make up characters and myths! We will create sets, costumes, and tons of art projects that are all about fantasy and imagination!

Mondays - Fridays, June 23 - 27. Ages 5-12: 10:00-noon. Ages 3-5: 1:30-2:30

Ages 5-12: $50, Preschoolers: $35

Amy Colley and Michaela Moore

Golden Days of Radio Players Group

Do you remeber old time radio? Did you always wonder how all the sound effects were made...like a door opening and closing or someone walking on gravel? Or wonder how it would feel to stand in front of a microphone and read the lines of the characters you are playing? Or to act like a hero or a villiam? Or use your voice to sound very old or very young? Join us and you will learn and experince all of this and more. Oh, did I mention that we always have a lot of fun putting a show together to be played for an audience? Laughter is expected.

Tuesdays, April 1 - May 13 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.

Admission: Free

Instructor: Valerie Paulus

Intergenerational Quilting - Spring

"Reflections" - Learn quilting techniques as you experiment by designing a quilt with mirrors. This bold quilt design will add a dose of kaleidoscope magic with its sense of excitement and movement.

Wednesdays through May 28 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm.

Admission: $6 per class, materials provided.

Instructors: Peggy Lane, Terry Keller, and Ingrid Rogler

Intergenerational Quilting - Summer

"Tea Gardens" - Learn quilting techniques as you create a charming tea cup quilt that will bring back memories of clinking cups and giggles of childhood friendships. Learn how to use fabrics to create different effects. For ages 13 and up.

Wednesdays, June 11 - July 30 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm.

Admission: $6 per class; materials provided.

Instructors: Ingrid Rogler, Peggy Lane, and Terry Keller

Jammin' in a Jugband, ages 13 - adult

Join Timothy Walker and David Driskell, PCA rostered artists, as you create and make music with homemade instruments such as a washboard, washtub bass, spoons, whistles, saws, and a jug, as well as the conventional guitar, banjo, clarinet and saxophone. Find out that music is fun!

July 21, 22, 23, 25 from 1:00 - 2:15 at the Dietrich. Tuesday, July 22 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm at Tunkhannock's Senior Center

Admission: Free

Timothy Walker and David Driskel, PCA rostered artists

Jammin' in a Jugband, ages 6 - 12

Join our jugband as you create and make music with homemade instruments such as a washboard, washtub bass, spoons, whistles, saws and jug, as well as the conventional guitar, banjo, clarinet, and saxophone. Find out that music is fun!

July 21, 22, 23, 25 from 10:00 - 11:15 am.

Admission: Free

Instructors: David Driskell and Timothy Walker

Jewelry for Kids - Glass Fusing

Students will learn about glass fusing as they design and create two glass pieces which can be turned into jewelry - pendants or pins!

Tuesday, July 8th from 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

Admission: $25, materials provided.

Instructor: Esther Harmatz

Jewelry Making - Glass Fusing, ages 16 and up - filled up

This class will be a very basic introduction to the process of small piece fused glass work. Each student will create a fused glass item which will be finished, polished, and wire wrapped.

Mondays, May 5 and 12 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.

Admission: $60, materials provided.

Instructor: Esther Harmatz

Knit a Hat, ages 10 through adult

Learn how to knit a hat using round knitting needles. Choose from three hat styles. All materials are included.

Tuesdays, July 29 & August 12 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.

Admission: $20.

Instructor: Sarah Sidorek

Mehoopany Mixed Media, ages 5 -12

Students will learn about famous artists and create their own works using materials including clay, tempera, watercolors, collage, etc at the Mehoopany Outreach Studio (87 Main Street; Mehoopany, PA)

Wednesdays from 4:00 - 5:30 pm. Session 2 - May 7, 14, 21,28.

Admission $35 for each session of four classes.

Instructor: Steve Colley.

Mount Olympic Theater & Visual Arts Camp

Learn all about the Olympics, its orgins in ancient Greece and Beiing China in this unique camp that arrives just in time for the summer Olympics. Become an Olympic hero or super talented gymnast while creating a fabulous play! Plus make medals, trophies, laurel wreaths, togas, torches, and flags to celebrate this wonderful tradition and our fantastic country! Tons of fun and lots of learning! For ages 5 -12

Monday - Friday, August 11 - 15. Ages 5 -12: 10 am - noon. Preschoolers: 1:30 - 2:30 pm.

Admission: Ages 5 - 12: $50. Preschoolers: $35.

Instructors: Amy Colley & Michaela Moore.

Move Over Mr. Spielberg: Digital Film Making

Learn how to create your own digital films using a digital camera and a computer. Using everything from clay actors to human ones, the class will edit, score, and output a short film in the course of a week. Script Writing Workshop - July 7, 8, 10 at 6:00 - 7:30 pm.Instructor: Ann Vitale. Admission: Free.Write a script for your digital film and be ready to start filming in your Move Over Mr. Spielberg project.

Monday - Friday, July 14 -18 from 6:00 - 8:30 pm.

Admission: $50.

Instructor: Rand Whipple, Box of Light Theatre

Open Studio for Painting, Drawing & Pottery

Students of all ages and levels of experience will have the opportunity to work at their own pace and with the medium of their choice.

Tuesdays from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Session 3 - April 29, May 6, 13, 20. Session 4 - June 3, 10, 17, 24. Session 5 - August 5, 12, 19, 26.

Admission: $15 per class or $50 for four classes.

Instructor: Steve Colley

Photography Workshop

Improve your photogrpahy skills with an experienced instructor. Students will meet a the Dietrich each week and then proceed to a variety of locations to photograph. Gain practical shooting experience along with personalized instruction.

Wednesdays, May 7, 14, 21, 28 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Saturday, June 7 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm.

$75

Instructor: Kenny Ganz, Steamtown Historic Site Photographer

Pottery & Sculpture, ages 13 to adult

This class is designed for students of all levels of experience. Students will work on pottery wheels and learn hand-building and sculpture techniques.

Mondays from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Session 3 - April 28, May 5, 12, 19. Session 4 - June 2, 9, 16, 23. Session 5 - June 30, July 14, 21, 28. Session 6 - August 4, 11, 18, 25.

Admission: $50, materials provided.

Instructor: Steve Colley

Quilting for Kids - Spring

"Mamma Kitty" - Learn quilting techniques as you create a cat quilt. These quilted scrap cats hanve one orange ear, the other purple. For ages 6 and up

Wednesdays through May 28 from 3:30 - 5:00 pm.

Admission: $6 per class, materials provided.

Instructors: Terry Keller, Peggy Lane and Ingrid Rogler.

Quilting for Kids - Summer

"Tea for Two" - Learn quilting techniques as you create a charming teac cup quilt. Come with a friend, be a mom and me team, or bring any family member. Work on a quilt together or make your own. We'll end the class with a tea party.

Wednesdays, June 11 - July 30 from 3:30 - 5:00 pm.

Admission: $6 per class.

Instructors: Terry Keller, Peggy Lane, and Ingrid Rogler.

Woodwinds Master Class

David Driskell, a classically trained clarinet player, will conduct a woodwinds master class for all ages. Call the Dietrich at 570-996-1500 to register.

Monday, July 21 from 2:30 - 3:30 pm.

Admission: Free

Instructor: David Driskell

Writers' Group

Come and read your work or listen and be inspired. Learn the craft of writing as you write. All genres and levels of writing are welcome.

Thursdays from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Meetings are ongoing.

Admission is free.

group format - no instructor

Yoga for Kids, ages 8 and up

Explore yoga postures, relaxation, and breathing techniques with Melissa Russo, certified yoga Ed. instructor, that will help calm the body, strengthen muscles, and stretch your mind. Bring a yoga mat or beach towel.

Wednesdays, July 30, August 6, 13, 20 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm.

Admission: $35.

Instructor: Melissa Russo

Yoga for You

This class will teach and reinforce the basic yoga poses (asanas)which gently stretch and strengthen the body. Attention will be given to breathing and alignment in postures. Call 570-996-1500 to confirm dates. Please bring yoga mat or beach towel.

Wednesdays, 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Call 570-996-1500 for class dates.

Cost: $10 per lesson. Children are free.

Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor: Melissa Russo