NEPA MUSIC NOTES: Give Up, Charming Beards, DeeKey, Spur, Mind Choir, Luna Soltera, and ECMC
It has been a few weeks since my last column, but with the Steamtown Music Awards, the Electric City Music Conference, the 12-week NEPA Scene Rising Talent open mic and talent contest starting up at The V-Spot in Scranton, and a death in my family keeping me away from the keyboard, it has been tough […]
Alumni play ‘A Night of Penn State Jazz’ at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 26
From a press release: Penn State alumni representing four northeast regional campuses will be offering “A Night of Penn State Jazz” at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Oct. 26. A pre-event mixer is planned for 6:30 p.m. when the doors open. The concert, featuring Penn State’s Centre Dimensions jazz ensemble, will begin […]
Off-Broadway comedy ‘Dixie’s Tupperware Party’ comes to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 4
From a press release: “Dixie’s Tupperware Party,” the hilarious show starring Dixie Longate that turned off-Broadway into Tupperware-mania and garnered a prestigious 2008 Drama Desk Award nomination, rolls into the F.M. Kirby Center on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Written by Kris Andersson, the production is playing in Wilkes-Barre as part of a tour […]
Legendary ‘Voice of Romance’ Johnny Mathis sings at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 5
From a press release: Legendary singer Johnny Mathis will return to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. with his Voice of Romance Tour, performing some of his greatest hits and personal favorites as part of the Wells Fargo Concerts and Comedy series. Tickets, which are $50, $75, and […]
Catch Pokémon music played by a live orchestra at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 2
From a press release: The Pokémon Company International and Princeton Entertainment announced today that the official Pokémon live orchestral concert, “Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions,” will perform at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $34.50, $39.50, $49.50, $59.50, and $69.50, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, […]
Grammy-winning country group Little Big Town plays at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 22
From a press release: After launching a historic sold-out year-long residency at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium, Grammy Award-winning vocal group Little Big Town announced today that they will bring their critically-acclaimed harmonies to arenas nationwide starting in early 2018 with The Breakers Tour. The highly-anticipated multi-city run will stop at the Mohegan Sun Arena at […]
Groovy! ‘Evil Dead: The Musical’ cuts into Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 30
From a press release: Starvox Entertainment announced today that the wildly popular horror comedy “Evil Dead: The Musical” is going back on tour and will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $13.13, $16.66, $26.66, $36.66, and $46.66 (Splatter Zone), plus fees, go on sale […]
Comedian Jeff Dunham gets ‘Passively Aggressive’ at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 30
From a press release: Record-breaking global comedy superstar Jeff Dunham is bringing his cast of characters on the road this fall through the spring of 2018. America’s favorite ventriloquist will tour North America on his 60-city Passively Aggressive Tour, which stops at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Dec. 30 […]
Grammy-winning classic rock band America plays at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 15
From a press release: It was announced today that Grammy-winning rock group America will visit the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 at 7:30 p.m., presented by Wilkes-Barre soft rock radio station Magic 93. Tickets, which are $45, $57, and $69, plus fees, go on sale this Thursday, Sept. 21 at […]
