Glam metal band Warrant plays Rock 107 Birthday Bash at The Woodlands in Wilkes-Barre on April 4
From a press release: Scranton classic rock radio station Rock 107 has announced that Los Angeles glam metal band Warrant will headline its annual Birthday Bash at The Woodlands Inn in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday, April 4. In addition to door prizes, giveaways, drinks, and a birthday cake (maybe even a “Cherry Pie”), opening the 38th […]
Multi-platinum rock band REO Speedwagon plays at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Sept. 21
From a press release: It was announced today that chart-topping, multi-platinum classic rock band REO Speedwagon is rolling into Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Friday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $53 for regular reserved seating or $58 for the pit (standing room only), go on sale next Friday, March 2 at […]
Pa. Pain and Addiction Summit addresses opioid epidemic in Wilkes-Barre with NY Mets’ Dwight ‘Doc’ Gooden on April 20
From a press release: Leaders at the forefront of battling the opioid crisis will present at Wilkes University’s Pennsylvania Pain and Addiction Summit at Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, April 20. New York Mets All-Star pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden will deliver the keynote address, detailing his road from addiction to recovery. During the […]
Lackawanna County Arts & Culture roundtable series produces Art for Community Progress report
From a press release: Today, the Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department and the Scranton Area Community Foundation jointly released Art for Community Progress, a report generated from a series of Art for Social Change roundtables sponsored by the two organizations and conducted in mid/late 2016 in Scranton. The report provides a series of recommendations […]
Indie rock band Manchester Orchestra performs at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on June 5
From a press release: It was announced this week that Atlanta indie rock band Manchester Orchestra will bring their A Black Mile to the Surface Tour, named after their latest album, to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Tuesday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $22 in advance or $27 the day of […]
Chart-topping rockers Imagine Dragons ‘Evolve’ at Hersheypark Stadium on June 16
From a press release: Today, multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons released a new single, “Next to Me,” and revealed the summer dates of their Evolve Tour, which returns on June 5 in Hartford, Connecticut and will hit Boston, Toronto, New York, and Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey on Saturday, June 16 at 7 p.m. […]
Pa. Paralympians Stephanie Jallen and Tyler Carter return to coach Camelback Adaptive Ski Camp
From a press release: Young Paralympians Stephanie Jallen of Kingston and Tyler Carter of Topton returned last week to Camelback Mountain Resort’s Adaptive Ski Camp, the place where they first learned to ski. The annual five-day residential camp in Tannersville trains aspiring athletes with disabilities in a challenging but supportive environment. The camp, which is […]
Marywood presents musical ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ in Scranton March 2-3
From a press release: Marywood University’s Music, Theatre, and Dance Department will present its spring production of the award-winning musical “Sunday in the Park with George” on Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts on the university’s campus in Scranton. Opening on Broadway in […]
Styx and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts kick off 35th annual Musikfest in Bethlehem on Aug. 3
From a press release: Soon after their stop at the Giant Center in Hershey, it was announced today that classic rock legends Styx and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts will kick off Musikfest’s 35th anniversary, headlining the first night of the Bethlehem festival on the Sands Steel Stage on Friday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. […]
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia reunites after 32 years at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on April 18
From a press release: For 32 years, fans have been clamoring for a reunion. The wait is over. No longer able to turn a deaf ear to the unceasing requests from fans and the media alike, Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Willie Wilcox, and Ralph Schuckett are reuniting as Todd Rundgren’s Utopia for their first North […]
