VENUE INFORMATION

 

 

Lackawanna College has brought life back to one of the architectural and cultural gems of the region by restoring the elegant auditorium on its main campus in downtown Scranton. The theater, which dates to 1923, had a distinguished history. Blessed with fine acoustics and enhanced by lavish decor, it was the scene of concerts, operas and musicals and home to a variety of world famous performers such as Sergei Rachmaninoff, Marian Anderson, John Phillip Sousa and Allan Jones in its early years

Directions

From Upstate New York:

• Take Interstate 90 West to exit 6, I-481S.
• Follow I-481 to exit 16A, bear left onto I-81S.
• Follow I-81S to exit 185, Central Scranton Expressway.
• This is a long ramp. The ramp will come to a fork. Bear left, towards downtown Scranton.
• Get in the right lane for Jefferson Avenue.
• Follow Jefferson through a total of 3 traffic lights.
• The 4th traffic light is the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Vine Street.
• Turn left onto Vine Street.
• Go straight through the first light. Lackawanna College is on your immediate right.

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From the Holland Tunnel, New York City and Northern New Jersey:

• Go South on Holland Tunnel (portions toll) to New Jersey.
• Go West on Holland Tunnel, to local road.
• Go south on local road to NJ Turnpike Extension (I-78).
• Go Northwest on NJ Turnpike Extension (I-78) to New Jersey Turnpike Exit 58.
• Go Northeast on New Jersey Turnpike to I-280 (exit 15).
• Go Northwest on I-280 to I-80 West.
• Follow I-80 West into Pennsylvania.
• Merge from I-80 West onto I-380 North towards Scranton (exit 45A).
• Follow I-380 to I-81S.
• Follow I-81S to exit 185, Central Scranton Expressway.
• This is a long ramp. The ramp will come to a fork. Bear left, towards downtown Scranton.
• Get in the right lane for Jefferson Avenue.
• Follow Jefferson through a total of 3 traffic lights.
• The 4th traffic light is the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Vine Street.
• Turn left onto Vine Street.
• Go straight through the first light. Lackawanna College is on your immediate right.

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From Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey:

• Pick up I-676 West to I-76 West. (Go west on I-76 towards Norristown to I-476 North (exit 28).
• Follow I-476 North (476 is the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike) through Allentown to Wyoming Valley Exit 115.
• Follow I-81N to exit 185, Central Scranton Expressway.
• This is a long ramp. The ramp will come to a fork. Bear left, towards downtown Scranton.
• Get in the right lane for Jefferson Avenue.
• Follow Jefferson through a total of 3 traffic lights.
• The 4th traffic light is the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Vine Street.
• Turn left onto Vine Street.
• Go straight through the first light. Lackawanna College is on your immediate right.

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From Pittsburgh and Western PA:

• Pickup I-80 East.
• Follow I-80 East to I-81N (exit 38A).
• Follow I-81N to exit 185, Central Scranton Expressway.
• This is a long ramp. The ramp will come to a fork. Bear left, towards downtown Scranton.
• Get in the right lane for Jefferson Avenue.
• Follow Jefferson through a total of 3 traffic lights.
• The 4th traffic light is the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Vine Street.
• Turn left onto Vine Street.
• Go straight through the first light. Lackawanna College is on your immediate right.

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From Harrisburg, Maryland and points south:

• Follow I-83 North to I-81North.
• Follow I-81N to exit 185, Central Scranton Expressway.
• This is a long ramp. The ramp will come to a fork. Bear left, towards downtown Scranton.
• Get in the right lane for Jefferson Avenue.
• Follow Jefferson through a total of 3 traffic lights.
• The 4th traffic light is the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Vine Street.
• Turn left onto Vine Street.
• Go straight through the first light. Lackawanna College is on your immediate right.