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New Magical Cirque Christmas brings magic, acrobats, and more to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 20

New Magical Cirque Christmas brings magic, acrobats, and more to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 20

From a press release: The F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre will celebrate the holiday season with “A Magical Cirque Christmas” on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m., featuring 2018 “America’s Got Talent” finalists Duo Transcend. The trapeze team will be joined on stage by a magician, speed juggler, acrobats, and more. Tickets, which are $38, […]

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Moscow Ballet’s ‘Great Russian Nutcracker’ marches back to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 14

Moscow Ballet’s ‘Great Russian Nutcracker’ marches back to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 14

From a press release: This holiday season, Moscow Ballet’s “Great Russian Nutcracker” will return to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $28, $38, $48, and $68, plus fees, are on sale now and available at the Sundance Vacations Box Office at the Kirby Center (71 […]

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Take your ‘Low Rider’ to see War at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on March 22

Take your ‘Low Rider’ to see War at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on March 22

From a press release: Known for hit songs like “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” and “Low Rider,” Long Beach, California funk band War, who headlined the 2011 Scranton Jazz Festival, will return to Northeastern Pennsylvania for a show at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Friday, March 22, 2019 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are […]

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New Kids on the Block bring MixTape Tour with Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, and more to Hersheypark Stadium on July 6

New Kids on the Block bring MixTape Tour with Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, and more to Hersheypark Stadium on July 6

From a press release: Multi-platinum-selling pop group New Kids on the Block unveiled a totally rad lineup of ’80s and ’90s hitmakers today for their highly anticipated 2019 tour. NKOTB appeared on the “Today Show” to reveal The MixTape Tour with very special guests Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, and Naughty by Nature. The five iconic […]

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Young cast of ‘Addams Family’ musical haunts Act Out Theatre in Dunmore Oct. 19-28

Young cast of ‘Addams Family’ musical haunts Act Out Theatre in Dunmore Oct. 19-28

From a press release: Act Out Theatre Group will present “The Addams Family” in the company’s new home in Dunmore from Friday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 28. Artistic Director Dan Pittman of Plymouth leads this cast of workshop participants ages 13-18 through a musical comedy that is sure to have audiences laughing. “’The Addams […]

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New book ‘Well-Behaved Taverns Seldom Make History’ tours Pennsylvania pubs with rebellious histories

New book ‘Well-Behaved Taverns Seldom Make History’ tours Pennsylvania pubs with rebellious histories

From a press release: The insurrectionist past of the Wooden Keg Tavern in St. Clair is one of many exciting stories that comes to life in “Well-Behaved Taverns Seldom Make History: Pennsylvania Pubs Where Rabble-Rousers and Rum Runners Stirred up Revolutions,” a new book from Sunbury Press in Mechanicsburg. Author M. Diane McCormick takes a […]

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Shinedown, Papa Roach, and Asking Alexandria play at Giant Center in Hershey on March 1

Shinedown, Papa Roach, and Asking Alexandria play at Giant Center in Hershey on March 1

From a press release: Not long after performing with Godsmack in Scranton, multi-platinum rock band Shinedown has announced the first dates of their 2019 Attention Attention World Tour, which includes a stop at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday, March 1 at 7 p.m. The United States headlining shows kick off this winter on […]

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‘Wake Up with the Arts’ at free breakfast and talk at Trolley Museum in Scranton on Oct. 5

‘Wake Up with the Arts’ at free breakfast and talk at Trolley Museum in Scranton on Oct. 5

From a press release: Matthew Serio, program director of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, will be the featured speaker at the free “Wake Up with the Arts” breakfast, set for Friday, Oct. 5 at the Electric City Trolley Museum on the property of the Steamtown National Historic Site in downtown Scranton from 8:30 a.m.-10:30 […]

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Comedian Kathleen Madigan performs at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on March 23

Comedian Kathleen Madigan performs at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on March 23

From a press release: It was announced today that award-winning comedian Kathleen Madigan will bring her Hot Dogs and Angels Tour to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $25.50, $35.50, and $45.50, plus fees, go on sale this Friday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. […]

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Life of John F. Kennedy commemorated in photos at Everhart Museum in Scranton Sept. 28-Dec. 31

Life of John F. Kennedy commemorated in photos at Everhart Museum in Scranton Sept. 28-Dec. 31

From a press release: A new exhibition commemorating the private life and public trajectory of President John F. Kennedy will be on view at the Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science, and Art in Scranton on Friday, Sept. 28 through Monday, Dec. 31, with a reception and tour on Wednesday, Oct. 10 that includes an […]