New Montage Mountain Moosic Festival takes over Scranton water park on Aug. 18
From a press release: Once the annual Camp Bisco and Peach Music Festival come and go in July, Montage Mountain Waterpark will host a brand new, smaller-scale event, the Montage Mountain Moosic Festival, on Saturday, Aug. 18 with live music and all-day access to the water park attractions. Festival-goers can float in the lazy river, […]
City of Scranton shuts down new Lackawanna Music Festival at 2 different venues
After the city of Scranton temporarily shut down live public events at Back Breakers Training Center on Tuesday due to safety concerns, the brand new Lackawanna Music Festival was set to move its inaugural event to the nearby Irish Wolf Pub in downtown Scranton with only minor changes to its scheduled lineup on Saturday, July […]
PHOTOS: Scrantastic Spectacular fireworks and people on Courthouse Square in Scranton, 07/03/18
The day before Independence Day, the Scrantastic Spectacular took over Lackawanna County Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton for the seventh year on Tuesday, July 3, filling thousands of locals with patriotic pride as some of the region’s biggest fireworks burst in the sky. Not even temperatures reaching past the 90s could keep people away during […]
City halts Back Breakers events, Lackawanna Music Festival moves to Irish Wolf Pub in Scranton July 7-8
The city of Scranton has temporarily shut down live public events at Back Breakers Training Center due to safety concerns with the venue, forcing the small professional wrestling facility to put any wrestling shows and concerts on hold for the time being, according to Back Breakers. Back Breakers began hosting all-ages concerts in its upstairs […]
Gov’t Mule channels Pink Floyd for rare ‘Dark Side of the Mule’ set at Peach Music Festival in Scranton on July 21
From a press release: Southern rock jam band Gov’t Mule, in recognition of the 45th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd’s legendary signature album “The Dark Side of the Moon,” will interpret some of Pink Floyd’s most iconic and beloved songs from throughout the legendary band’s career during their “Dark Side of the Mule” […]
Scranton Iron Furnaces host Pink Floyd laser show, ’80s tribute, and rock concerts this summer
From a press release: Last month, local concert production company DamnMillennial! Promotions revealed that they will present a series of outdoor shows at the Scranton Iron Furnaces in downtown Scranton. The first one was announced was the Alt 92.1 Furnace Frenzy headlined by the Dirty Heads on Saturday, July 21, and now three more shows […]
Marywood University in Scranton hosts free summer concerts at new amphitheatre Aug. 12-26
From a press release: Marywood University’s Music, Theatre, and Dance Department has announced several free summer concerts and performances at the newly built Calabro Delfino Amphitheatre at the Learning Commons that are open to the public. On Sunday, Aug. 12 at 6:30 p.m., vocalist Nicole Rasmus, accompanied by Marty Ort on piano, will perform a […]
Comedians Artie Lange, Rich Vos, and Bob Levy perform at Ritz Theater in Scranton on Sept. 21
From a press release: Comedian, actor, radio/podcast host, and author Artie Lange will be back in Scranton for a night of stand-up comedy at the Ritz Theater in downtown Scranton with Rich Vos and the Reverend Bob Levy on Friday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. Presented by Laugh Out Lepka’s Comedy and DamnMillennial! Promotions, “The […]
Pulitzer-winning cancer drama ‘Wit’ comes to Providence Playhouse in Scranton July 12-22
From a press release: Community theatre group Actors Circle will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Wit” by Margaret Edson at the Providence Playhouse in Scranton on Thursday, July 12 through Sunday, July 22. Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., an esteemed scholar of the 17th century poetry, uses her command and love of language to dramatize her experiences […]
