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1. Songs From The Road Band to Perform This Friday, Feb. 7
2. 51 Youth to Perform “Frozen Junior” at Elkland This Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7 & 8
3. NEW – Golden Afternoons Trivia Contest with Mike Detweiler is Tuesday, Feb. 11
4. NEW – Song Selections to be Available Wednesday, Feb. 12 to Prepare for Auditions on Sunday, March 1 and Tuesday, March 3 for Hamilton-Gibson’s Production of My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra
5. NEW – Wellsboro Winter Celebration is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14, 15 & 16
6. NEW – Snow-mobility Weekend is Feb. 14, 15 & 16
7. “Out of Rushmore’s Shadow” is Friday, Feb. 14
8. Register Now for Free Deane Little Beans “Around The World” Program on Saturday, Feb. 15

Diane Eaton
dianetn@ptd.net
(570) 724-3800

SONGS FROM THE ROAD BAND TO PERFORM THIS FRIDAY, FEB. 7

At 7:30 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 7, The Songs From The Road Band will perform their original bluegrass, newgrass and Americana songs along with favorite cover tunes in the Deane Center’s Coolidge Theatre at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro. Members of this Asheville, North Carolina-based band are: (pictured from left to right) Mark Schimick on mandolin, James Schlender on fiddle, Sam Wharton on guitar and Charles Humphrey III on electric bass. Wharton and Schimick share the role of lead singer; all four sing harmony vocals. They released their Americana, bluegrass and classic country chart topping fourth album “Road to Nowhere” on July 23, 2018 and their fifth, “Waiting on a Ride” on July 31, 2019. Audience members can bring their favorite beverages and snacks. Admission is $20 at the door. For tickets and to reserve a table free, call (570) 724-6220 or visit https://www.deanecenter.com.

51 YOUTH TO PERFORM “FROZEN JUNIOR” AT ELKLAND THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, FEB. 7 & 8

Performances for the public of Disney’s “Frozen Junior” will be in the Clark Wood Elementary School Auditorium at 110 Addison Hill Road in Elkland at 7:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7 and 8. Admission at the door is pay-what-you-can.

Performances for select students will be given in the auditorium at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7.

The show’s beloved characters are played by the 51 third through ninth graders participating in Hamilton-Gibson’s Winter Theatre Arts Camp at Elkland. They are all residents of Northern Tioga School District communities.

The 11-day after school camp will end this Thursday, Feb. 6. Campers have been learning about all things theatre arts, from vocal training and improvisational acting to music, choreography, art, costuming and stage movement. Camp sponsor is the Deerfield Charitable Trust.

The show brings the magical land of Arendelle to life, onstage. Based on the 2018 Broadway musical, “Frozen Junior” expands on the emotional relationship between Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. Featured are all of the memorable songs from the 2013 animated film plus five new songs written for the Broadway production.

The cast includes: Braelynn Balada as Young Anna, Abygail Harlow as Middle Anna and Hannah Day as Anna; Jessalynne Erb-Jones as Young Elsa, Quinn Evans as Middle Elsa and Kyra Campbell as Elsa; Bryson Fuhrer as Hans; Carsyn Kemp as Kristoff; Darby Crance as Sven; Gabe Crance as Olaf; Eros Toombs as King Agnarr; Kendra Moises as Queen Iduna; Briceton Barber as Pabbie; Markenna Burdick as Bulda; Emma Walter as Oaken; Aiden Allen as Weselton; and Ben Schoonover as Bishop.

Members of the four singing groups are: Hidden Folk—Ellie Allen, Braelynn Balada, Briceton Barber, Taylor Bressler, Markenna Burdick, Jana Butler, Morgan Cilino, Jessalynne Erb-Jones, Dalton Farnsworth, Kellan Freeman, Lainey Hackett, Abygail Harlow, Faith Houghtaling, Logan Huntington, Natalie Mitchell, Lani Naylor, Sadie Plunkert, Bradyn Smith, Desirae Stickler, Alivia Townsend and Kenedy VanGorden; Oaken’s Family— Jennifer Bousquet, Isabella Bressler, Levi Geist, Noah Mattison, Braden Moon, Lillian Moon, Aedan Odell, Ben Schoonover, Abbey Schwartz, Jacob Stone, Johanna Terpstra, Eros Toombs, Emma Walter and Gabriella Walter; Snow Chorus—Jaylin Butler, Carolyne Dorn, Quinn Evans, Kendra Moises, Blaise Sargent, Lexi Smalley, Desirae Stickler and Emma Walter; Castle Staff—Almer Cruttenden III, Matthew Erb-Jones, Coralyn Pritchett and Gabriella Walter.

For more information, email hamgib@gmail.com or call (570) 724-2079.

GOLDEN AFTERNOONS TRIVIA CONTEST WITH MIKE DETWEILRR IS TUESDAY, FEB. 11

Mike Detweiler is hosting a trivia contest with questions about events, people and places from the 1940s through the 1970s during the Golden Afternoons program at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in the Deane Center lobby at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro.There will be prizes and free refreshments.

Golden Afternoons is free and open to people ages 55 and up.

Known as a trivia master, Detweiler has been leading trivia contests at Yorkholo Brewing Company and Restaurant in Mansfield for the past nine years and for the past several years for the Deane Center’s Golden Afternoons program.

“People always enjoy the contests and have a good time,” said Detweiler.”The goal is to have fun while taking a one hour trip down memory lane.” There will be 20 trivia questions about different things like TV and music, sports, history, science and art.

For more information, call the Deane Center at (570) 724-6220.

SONG SELECTIONS TO BE AVAILABLE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12 TO PREPARE FOR AUDITIONS ON SUNDAY, MARCH 1 AND TUESDAY, MARCH 3 FOR HAMILTON-GIBSON’S PRODUCTION OF MY WAY: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA

Hamilton-Gibson is holding auditions for “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra” at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 1 and Tuesday, March 3 in the Warehouse Theatre at 3 Central Avenue in Wellsboro. Needed are strong male and female solo vocalists.

“To audition, singers are asked to prepare two of the songs from a list that will be available on the Hamilton-Gibson website (www.hamiltongibson.org) and Facebook page beginning Wednesday, Feb. 12. “This is not about impersonating Frank Sinatra,” said HG Artistic Director Thomas Putnam. “Rather, it is a classy tribute to his musical style, his era and some of the 20th century’s most beautiful songs.”

The play is set in a 1950s nightclub and performed by singers who, with their vocal style, each bring out a facet of Sinatra. It is written for adult men and women who sing more than 50 songs recorded by “Old Blue Eyes”. Sinatra recorded 59 studio albums and 297 singles in his solo career spanning 54 years.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, May 15 and 16 and May 22 and 23 and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 17. For more information, call (570) 724-2079 or email hamgib@gmail.com.

WELLSBORO WINTER CELEBRATION IS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, FEB. 14, 15 & 16

The Wellsboro Winter Celebration is offering three days of winter indoor and outdoor fun, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14, 15 and 16.

“Out of Rushmore’s Shadow”, a living history presentation by Lou Del Bianco, master storyteller and entertainer, will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14 in the Deane Center’s Coolidge Theatre. Lou portrays his grandfather, Luigi Del Bianco. Speaking in the first person as Luigi, Lou talks about his grandfather’s unique contribution as the chief carver on Mount Rushmore, our nation’s greatest memorial. He also shares historic documents, photos and video. “This is the real story about the carving of Mt. Rushmore and how it happened,” Lou said. The program will be about an hour, including time for questions. It is appropriate for adults and youth, ages 10 to 17. For tickets, call the Deane Center at 570-724-6220.

The FFA Pancake Breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday morning.

By 9 a.m. on Saturday at 99 Main Street, four ice carvers will have created a throne for children and adults to sit on and have pictures taken by friends and relatives. Working in pairs, the carvers will then demonstrate their skills by creating six other ice masterpieces on the sidewalks in front of downtown Main Street businesses. The last sculpture will be finished by 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to watch the carvers work and ask them questions. It’s free.

Beginning at 11 a.m. on The Green, a park in the heart of downtown Wellsboro, the ice carvers will go head-to-head to earn bragging rights for creating the best ice masterpieces during three 20-minute heats. Audience members will pick the winner of each heat and the overall winner. It’s free.

Youngsters ages 4 to 12 are encouraged to sing, dance and act as they go “Around The World” with Lou Del Bianco at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Deane Center’s Coolidge Theatre at 104 Main Street. This nationally recognized children’s entertainer and six-time Parents Choice award winner has been working with youth of all ages since 1982. Register children now for this free program by calling the Deane Center.

Sample winter beers and enjoy free wine tastings.

The Chili with a Chance for Chocolate Taste-Off will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday with 15 chilis to taste at 15 downtown businesses. Pick up a passport for $5 to sample the chilis and vote on the winners as well as enter the drawing to win one or more of 15 baskets of chocolates, each valued at $25. Taste-off passports are available now at the Wellsboro Chamber of Commerce office at 114 Main Street. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the day of the event, passports will be available in front of Penn Oak Realty, Inc. at 65 Main Street.

From noon to 3 p.m. Saturday on The Green will be free family-friendly events. There will be a cross-skiing mini-clinic for beginners, snow golf, and at 2 p.m., a tubing contest for children and adults. Stop in at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall for free cookie decorating and hot chocolate for youngsters ages 1 to 12.

A “Live Eric Clapton Experience” presented by the Bell Bottom Blues, a six-member band, will be at the Deane Center Saturday night.

Sunday will feature brunch with music by Joe Callahan, free wine tastings and a free outdoor running/hiking challenge.

For a complete schedule, contact the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce at (570) 724-1926, email info@wellsboropa.com or visit www.wellsboropa.com and click on Wellsboro Winter Celebration.

SNOW-MOBILITY WEEKEND IS FEB. 14, 15 & 16

The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum is hosting Snow-Mobility Weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14, 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is 10 miles west of Galeton and 10 miles east of Coudersport at 5660 Route 6 in Ulysses Township.

For this weekend only, if there is enough snow, the museum will work with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to create a special 5-mile route for snowmobilers that starts at Thompson Road, south of Route 6 in the Susquehannock State Forest and ends on museum property. Way-finding signs and instructions will be placed along the route. Snowmobilers are urged to use extreme caution and watch for oncoming traffic when crossing Route 6 to get to the museum.

On Saturday, Feb. 15, Curt Weinhold, a museum board member, will lead a free, 4.5-mile cross-country skiing excursion. It will begin promptly at 9 a.m. at the trailhead near the DCNR Bureau of Forestry District 15 Office located at the top of Denton Hill (GPS address: 3150 2nd Street, Coudersport). Interested skiers should meet at the District 15 office at 8:45 a.m. The mostly downhill route will include Denton Hill cross-country ski trails and end at the museum.

Between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Feb. 14, 15 and 16, the museum will show a variety of documentary films on a continuous basis for free. Among the documentaries are: “The CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), A Peaceful Revolution;” “The Last Raft, a Story of Courage and Tragedy on the Susquehanna;” “Gifford Pinchot’s Conservation Legacy;” “Mira Lloyd Dock: A Beautiful Crusade;” “Straight Talk: the Ralph Abele Story;” “Voices of Pine Creek: An Oral History (Vols. 1 & 2)” and “America’s First Forest: Carl Schenck and the Asheville Experiment.”

All visitors, including snowmobilers and cross-country skiers, are welcome to warm up in the museum with free hot beverages available between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day. On Saturday only between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. will be an all-you-can-eat pancake brunch for $8 per person with all proceeds to benefit the museum and its educational programs. The brunch also includes two sausage patties and a choice of coffee, tea or cocoa.

Regular admission rates apply for entry into museum exhibits but there is no cost to enter for food purchases or to see the documentaries. Admission rates are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors 65 and older and $5 for youth ages 3 to 11.

For more information or to verify snow conditions, call the museum at (814) 435-2652.

“OUT OF RUSHMORE’S SHADOW” IS FRIDAY, FEB. 14

At 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, Lou Del Bianco, a master storyteller and entertainer, will give an “Intriguing” living history presentation “Out of Rushmore’s Shadow” in the Deane Center’s Coolidge Theatre at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro. In his one-man show, Lou portrays his grandfather Luigi Del Bianco (pictured on the side of Mount Rushmore). “This is the real story about the carving of Mount Rushmore and how it happened,” Del Bianco said. Through Luigi’s voice and historic documents, photos and video, the audience will learn about Luigi’s special relationship with “The Master” Gutzon Borglum who, with 400 workers, sculpted the colossal faces of four U.S. presidents on Rushmore and depended on Luigi to bring Abraham Lincoln’s eyes to life and save Thomas Jefferson’s face. And, the 25 years it took to get Luigi the recognition he deserved as chief carver in 2016, more than 45 years after his death in 1969. The program will be about an hour, including time for questions. It is appropriate for adults and youth, ages 10 to 17. Tickets are $15 and free for children 10 to 12. To reserve a seat for this very special show call the Deane Center at (570) 724-6220 or https://www.deanecenter.com.

Register Now for Free Deane Little Beans “Around The World” Program on Saturday, Feb. 15

On Saturday, Feb. 15, at 11 a.m., youngsters ages four to 12 can act, sing and dance their way “Around The World” with Lou Del Bianco (shown) at the Deane Center, 104 Main Street in Wellsboro. For this free, fun, interactive Deane Little Beans program, Del Bianco combines storytelling, theater and music. This nationally recognized children’s entertainer and six-time Parents Choice award winner has been working with youth of all ages since 1982. “Around The World” is open to youngsters on a first come, first served basis. Register children now by calling the Deane Center at (570) 724-6220.