PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 12, 11/17/15
A young wild card entered the final week of the NEPA Scene’s Got Talent open mic and talent competition on Nov. 17 and won the audience vote with a stunning first-time performance at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant. Clarks Summit singer/songwriter Alyssa Lazar sang her own music as well as a cover of […]
Comedian and ‘Mike & Molly’ star Billy Gardell performs at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Feb. 27
From a press release: Comedian Billy Gardell, best known for his role as Officer Mike Biggs on the hit CBS television series “Mike & Molly,” will perform stand-up at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $35, go on sale this Friday, Dec. 4 at 10 […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 11, 11/10/15
A crowd-favorite over the last few weeks of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent was finally given his due on Nov. 10, winning the audience vote at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant with another soulful performance. Olyphant singer/songwriter Bradley Maurice Kingsley has been playing a mix of bluesy original songs and covers, including a duet […]
Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco performs at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on April 1
From a press release: Saying what we’re all thinking has always been Sebastian Maniscalco‘s specialty. Except when he says it, it’s a whole lot funnier. The comic distinguished by The New York Times as possessing his “own kind of panache” has announced that his new 2016 “Aren’t You Embarrassed? Tour” is coming to the Sands […]
Comedy show in Clarks Summit raises money for new tractor at Indraloka Animal Sanctuary on Dec. 1
From a press release: Laughing to raise money sounds, well, funny, but that’s precisely the point of this year’s #GivingTuesday event for Indraloka Animal Sanctuary at Everything Natural in Clarks Summit. Every year following Thanksgiving, malls, stores, and online sales around the nation begin the mad countdown to Christmas, selling, selling, selling. But #GivingTuesday is […]
PHOTOS: NEPA Scene’s Got Talent, Week 10, 11/03/15
Yet another young musician came in and shook up Season 2 of NEPA Scene’s Got Talent on Tuesday, Nov. 3, winning the audience vote with a unique dual drumming act at Thirst T’s Bar & Grill in Olyphant. 14-year-old Roaring Brook Township resident Tanner Snyder, known as the DrummerBoy, and his teacher, Zhach Kelsch, from […]
Comedian Don Rickles slings jokes and insults at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on May 12
From a press release: Don Rickles is one of comedy’s most famous funnymen. In fact, he is a comedic living legend. For over 55 years, he has appeared in top showrooms and concert halls throughout the U.S. and internationally, and he’ll be performing at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at […]
Comedian Joe Piscopo pays tribute to Frank Sinatra with concert at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Dec. 12
From a press release: Television, film, radio, commercials, theater, nightclubs – they’re all fields in which Joe Piscopo has won the acclaim and affection of millions. For over 25 years, he has proven to be one of show business’ brightest lights, and he’ll shine when he celebrates Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday with a tribute performance […]
MTV Comedy Jam & Afterparty features stand-up from TV comedians in Scranton on Nov. 12
From a press release: Three MTV personalities will be coming to downtown Scranton on Thursday, Nov. 12 to headline a night of comedy at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel. “Girl Code” star Esther Ku and “Wild ‘N Out” stars Rip Michaels and Jacob Williams will be performing live stand-up comedy at the MTV Comedy Jam […]