Join us for the third installment of WVIA Wednesdays at the Everhart as Lisa Mazzarella hosts a special free preview screening of the PBS show All Creatures Great and Small on Wednesday, January 8 from 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. WVIA Wednesdays at the Everhart is a free monthly screening series programmed in partnership with WVIA Public Media especially for senior citizens. One Wednesday afternoon per month, a PBS documentary tied into the Everhart’s mission of natural history, science, art, and humanities will be screened in the Museum’s galleries. While the event is free, space is limited and registration is required. For more information on the WVIA Wednesdays at the Everhart series, and to register, click here.

To coincide with the Everhart’s new exhibition Through the Darkness to the Light: Photographs from Along the Underground Railroad, which has been extended through January 12, the Everhart is hosting EJ Murphy, Project Coordinator for the Waverly Community House’s Destination Freedom: Underground Railroad Walking Tour for a discussion on the Underground Railroad and 19th century abolitionist movement This event is free, and registration is not required.

Embark on a culinary adventure with our Wild Game Dinner experience, presented in partnership with Lupo Rosso! For this one-of-a-kind evening, guests will indulge in exotic flavors expertly crafted into mouth-watering dishes within the setting of the Everhart’s natural history galleries. In addition to the alluring dinner menu, there will also be drinks and a bourbon tasting. Elevate your taste buds and support the Everhart’s mission by registering today! This is a 21+ event.

The Everhart is pleased to announce that we are kicking off the Everhart Express bus trip series in 2025 with a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, back by popular demand! The Everhart Express is a hassle-free excursion to some of the world’s finest museums and cultural attractions, all within a day trip of Scranton. The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The cost includes the bus trip, admission toThe Met, and tip for the driver. For more information, and to register, click here.

The Everhart is teaming up with the Underground Miners to host a special presentation to help close out Anthracite Mining Heritage Month and the exhibition Northeastern Pennsylvania Coalfields: Preservation, Praise, Promise. Chris Murley and Banks Ries of the Underground Miners will hold a video screening and discussion about the closure of one of the last operating deep anthracite mines in NEPA: “The 7-Foot Slope” in New Philadelphia. This will also be one of your last opportunities to view the Everhart Museum’s featured installation Northeastern Pennsylvania Coalfields. After the presentation, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., there will be tours of the Brooks Coal Mine Tour directly behind the Everhart Museum. Admission is FREE for both the presentation and the tour, but seating is limited, so please register in advance.