97 BHT and The Mall at Steamtown exclusively welcomes Sara Bareilles to Center Court inside The Mall at Steamtown on Saturday, July 26^th at noon. Hear Sara perform with before she opens up for Maroon 5 and Counting Crows later that night at Toyota Pavillion at Montage Mountain. Sara is scheduled to perform a brief concert of songs from her current album Little Voice, which includes the hit Love Song plus an intimate question and answer session with 97 BHT!

The official pre-show is free and open to the public. Plus, listen to 97 BHT to score your passes to meet Sara at the mall! All thanks to Epic Records and 97 BHT!

Get ready for the Electric City Rumble! This Friday night at The Mall at Steamtown you’ll have a chance to meet World Wrestling Coalition’s star attractions The Good Ole Boys, Tommy Thunder, Vinnie Delicious and Nikolai Volkoff with a special appearance by the Exterminator in center court of The Mall at Steamtown from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. It all leads up to the big event Saturday night at the Scranton’s Old CYC when old time wrestling meets big time action! Bell time for the Electric City Rumble is 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets are now on sale at The Mall at Steamtown Guest Service Center.

Don’t miss the main event where Mayor Doherty inducts Nikolai Volkoff into the WWC Hall of Fame! Tickets are only $25 ringside and $15 general admission.

Relive the good old days of wrestling at the CYC right here in Scranton, PA and support the Lackawanna County College Athletic Department. This event proudly brought home to Scranton by The Mall at Steamtown, Electric City, 97.9X and JR93 and Lackawanna County College!

The Bunny will arrive once again in our beautiful center court garden at The Mall at Steamtown.  Join us bright and early Saturday morning as the bunny arrives at 10 a.m.  and will be joined by Zoe the Clown and the magic of Joe Raven!  The first 200 kids to visit the bunny will receive a free plush bunny.  Also make sure to visit guest services between March 1st and March 22nd to receive your FREE Bunny Ears (while supplies last).  Check www.themallatsteamtown.com for a full list of events for the month of March including our Easter Egg Scramble on March 16th and Kidsfest 2008 on March 29th!

Join us at The Mall at Steamtown this Saturday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. for Reading Time at the Mall. Guest readers scheduled to appear include Kim Supon, Magic 93’s Frankie in the Morning, Mayor Chris Doherty, Noreen Clark, John Davies, Jill Konopka, Cindy Reynolds, Eric Deabill, Paola Giangiacomo, Josh Holden, Colin Riccobon, and Kevin Derk.

Reading Time at the Mall is held each year to help promote reading to our children and to help promote parents and guardians to read to their children as well.

Wallenpaupack Area School District Art teacher Stephen G. Rishko has placed his paintings on display at The Mall at Steamtown. It’s a Rock n Roll Art Display featuring many well known rock n roll artists including Gerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, Ozzy Osbourne, James Hetfield, Howard Stern and many more. Twelve paintings in all are displayed throughout the mall in unused store fronts.

Stephen’s paintings are an energetic interpretation of his robust, self confidence of attitude, experience, and perseverance. He’s painting to get young people excited about the arts. Hopefully the next generation will see that paintings can energize the senses and this will persuade them to get more involved with the arts in general.

His paintings are on display at the mall during all regular mall hours.

The NEPA Miner’s Entertainment Team will be holding tryouts for the 2008 season squad on Saturday, January 26th at The Mall at Steamtown in Scranton, PA. This is a chance for any one interested in the opportunity to perform in front of thousands of fans and represent the Miners at community events throughout the year! All candidates must be 18 years of age and must be a high school graduate or at the minimum.

The audition sessions will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 26th at The Mall at Steamtown Center Court with all entrants receiving two hours of training on dance and cheer. Following a 1 hour break, the tryouts will begin at 1 p.m.

For more information visit www.NEPAMINERS.com

The Mall at Steamtown is proud to be a supporter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for 2008, as part of our partnership with the organization all coins dropped into the fountain on the lower  level outside of Boscov’s will be donated directly to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  In recent years The Mall at Steamtown has supported The Children’s Miracle Network raising thousands of dollars through the fountain fund.  The next time your shopping at the mall make a stop by the fountain, all coins dropped in the fountain are good for one wish each and will go a long way in helping to fight to save lives.

97 BHT and Magdon Music are bringing Life House to The Mall at Steamtown on Monday, January 14th! Life House will stop by The Mall at Steamtown to perform two or three songs absolutely FREE! Listen to 97 BHT for more details and find out what time Life House will be at the mall on Monday, then join AJ and the 97 BHT crew LIVE at The Mall at Steamtown, your place for free concerts and loads of fun!

I’m sure if you’ve been traveling through The Mall at Steamtown in the last two months you’ve seen the bright red 2008 Volvo in center court with “Win Me!” imprinted on it in big bold lettering. Well on Saturday, December 22nd that’s exactly what Miriah Vise of Drums, PA did. In fact she beat out 25 other contestants competing in the Are you Smarter than BHT? contest. Answering all types of questions from what’s 2 + 2 to recent pop culture events Miriah stuck it out to walk away with a 2 year lease on a 2008 Volvo courtesy of Santo Lincoln Mercury Volvo, The Mall at Steamtown and 97 BHT! Its the second time The Mall at Steamtown has given loyal shoppers and BHT listeners a chance at owning a car, last year a brand new Milan was given to the person who hung on the longest during the “Hands on the Milan” contest. Look for more contests and giveaways in 2008!

Drake Bell made his way to The Mall at Steamtown on Saturday, December 8th and left in his wake thousands of happy fans!  Hundreds lined up early with their golden tickets, winners from the many Drake Bell promos leading up to the event, and hundreds more joined them to get a sneak peak of Drake.  What they all got was an afternoon that was enjoyable for all.  Drake not only got through all 500 fans in line but made time to make sure that all the fans that didn’t have tickets got something special as well.  Drake didn’t sing one or two songs at the mall he sang a total of FIVE and fans enjoyed every one of them.  Drake also took time after his signing autographs to do a little Q & A with his fans.  While Drake was in town he promoted his new movie “Superhero” and also promised his fans that a new album is in the works!  It was a long day at the mall as Drake arrived on time at 12:30 and although Drake took a brief break to make some calls to the Children’s Miracle Network hospital he was back on stage until 5 p.m. Fans throughout the day were very courteous to not only Drake but to those around them making for an enjoyable and successful day.  The Mall at Steamtown, SPD, SFD and Lackawanna County DA’s office were all in attendance and extend a thank you to everyone in attendance.  Over 400 raffle tickets to win one of three autographed guitars supplied by The Mall at Steamtown and Magdon Music were sold, if you’d like a chance to win one of those guitars raffle tickets are available until Wednesday, December 12th at Mall at Steamtown Guest Services.  Pictures posted in the Flickr Feed and soon video from Drake’s performances at the mall!