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Pop country star LeAnn Rimes plays acoustic show at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Nov. 9

Pop country star LeAnn Rimes plays acoustic show at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Nov. 9
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From a press release:

It was announced today that Grammy award-winning pop country star LeAnn Rimes will bring her acoustic LovE is LovE Tour to Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m.

Tickets, which are $36 for regular seating or $40 for premium seating, go on sale next Thursday, Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets, the Penn’s Peak box office (325 Maury Rd., Jim Thorpe), and Roadies Restaurant and Bar (325 Maury Rd., Jim Thorpe). Penn’s Peak box office and Roadies Restaurant ticket sales are walk-up only; no phone orders.

LeAnn Rimes has sold more than 44 million albums, won two Grammy Awards, three Academy of Country Music Awards, and 12 Billboard Music Awards. Rimes is the youngest recipient of a Grammy and was also the first country recording artist to win in the Best New Artist category.

Over the course of her 20+ year career and 19 albums, Rimes has had countless top hits on the dance, pop, and country charts, including “Can’t Fight the Moonlight,” which went No. 1 in 11 countries, and “How Do I Live,” which is the second longest charting song ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Most recently, the powerhouse vocalist garnered her second No. 1 Billboard dance hit with “LovE is LovE is LovE” from her latest album, “Remnants.” The track that has been an anthem for equality and is also featured in the upcoming Steven Soderbergh feature film “Logan Lucky” starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, and Daniel Craig, out in theaters nationwide on Aug. 18.

Rimes is also an accomplished actress and author, including writing two children’s books, “Jag” and “Jag’s New Friend,” as well as the novel “Holiday in Your Heart” and the inspirational book “What I Cannot Change.”

She has long-supported a variety of charity organizations, including advocating for the National Psoriasis Foundation, the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes, StandUp for Kids, and The Trevor Project, an organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.