Upcoming events in NEPA this week

If you live in Northeastern Pennsylvania (like all the cool kids do) here are some events coming up this week that you should check out:

Thursday, April 18: Northeastern Pennsylvania Writers' Collective presents the Third Thursday Poetry Readings. at The Vintage, 326 Spruce Street in Scranton. Admission is free and all are welcome. Readings begin at 8:30 PM. If you'd like to read some poetry, show up early to get on the list.

Thursday, April 18 through Saturday, April 20: Scranton Public Theatre presents A Spotlight on the Jason Miller Playwrights' Project. Two Dramatic Comedies, "Lou Gehrig Did Not Die of Cancer" by Jason Miller and "Taking Liberties with Peter Rozig" by K.K. Gordon, will be performed at the Olde Brick Theatre, 128 West Market Street in Scranton. Tickets are $12.50 for adults, $10.00 for students and senior citizens. Showtime is 8:15 PM. (Performances will also be held April 25-27.)

Friday, April 19: NEPA BlogFest, Spring 2013 edition, Rooney's Irish Pub, 67 South Main Street in Pittston starting at 6:00. Meet local bloggers and maybe even some candidates for office. Admission is free.

Sunday, April 21: Prose in Pubs @ The Vintage. Prose in Pubs temporarily relocates to The Vintage (see above for address) starting at 4:00 PM. Rae Bryant will be the feature.