Taking Back Sunday plays with Scranton’s Menzingers at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on July 1
From a press release: It was announced today that platinum-selling emo rockers Taking Back Sunday, who are currently on tour celebrating the band’s 20th anniversary, will perform at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Monday, July 1 at 8 p.m. Philadelphia punk rock band The Menzingers, who got their start in their hometown of Scranton, […]
Peculiar Slurp celebrates 1st year in Scranton with food specials and entertainment May 20-25
From a press release: Gene and Miranda Philbin, a husband and wife team from Pittston, started Peculiar Culinary Company back in 2012 by hosting pop-up dinners and catered special events around Northeastern Pennsylvania. They added a food truck in 2015 and traveled as far as Allentown and Easton for festivals and other events. After several […]
Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre extends contract with Penguins, names new general manager
From a press release: The Luzerne County Convention Center Authority announced today that they have come to terms on contract extensions with the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins and SMG Management, keeping both organizations at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township for the foreseeable future. “The Luzerne County Convention Center Authority was […]
Will Beekman moves from F.M. Kirby Center to Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Kirby announces promotions
From a press release: It was announced today that Will Beekman, who spent the last five years serving as the executive director of the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, has accepted the position of general manager at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township. Correspondingly, the Kirby Center has announced promotions for three […]
‘Chances Are’ singer Johnny Mathis will return to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on July 25
From a press release: It was announced today that the legendary “Voice of Romance,” singer Johnny Mathis, will return to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, July 25 at 7:30 p.m. to perform some of his greatest hits and personal favorites. Tickets, which are $48.50, $78.50, $102.50, and $128, plus fees, go on […]
‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Broadway musical hits Act Out Theatre in Dunmore May 17-26
From a press release: Act Out Theatre Group is taking on two of America’s most notorious outlaws in the Broadway musical “Bonnie & Clyde,” running from Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 26 in Dunmore. At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas […]
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Basket Case’ director and star will meet fans at NEPA Horror Film Festival on Oct. 13
Following its first guest announcement last month, the NEPA Horror Film Festival is making its second celebrity guest announcement today exclusively on NEPA Scene. “Basket Case” writer/director Frank Henenlotter and the star of this twisted trilogy of cult classic films, Kevin Van Hentenryck, will both appear at the festival when it returns to the Circle […]
Blink-182 and Lil Wayne play together with Neck Deep at Hersheypark Stadium on July 5
From a press release: Multi-platinum, award-winning artists Blink-182 and Lil Wayne have announced they’ll be hitting the road together for the first time ever on a co-headlining tour across North America this summer. Welsh pop punk band Neck Deep will join them on all dates as special guests. Produced by Live Nation, the massive 38-city […]
Legendary rock band Journey comes to Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Oct. 1
From a press release: One of the most popular American rock bands of all time, Journey, is coming to Bethlehem this fall, playing massive hits like “Don’t Stop Believin’” at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $99, $129, and $159, plus fees, go on sale this […]
Talk to actor Anthony Michael Hall live at ‘Breakfast Club’ screening at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 17
From a press release: It was announced today that actor Anthony Michael Hall will appear at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre for a screening of everyone’s favorite coming-of-age dramedy, “The Breakfast Club,” followed by an interactive discussion and Q&A with “the Brain” himself, on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $25, […]
