Added on 02/10/2021
NEPA Scene Staff
coronavirus , Harrisburg , Jim Thorpe , Mauch Chunk Opera House

From a press release: Like all Northeastern Pennsylvania music venues, the Mauch Chunk Opera House shut down last March due to the coronavirus pandemic, and it only reopened briefly for a 50 percent capacity show in July before closing again for the rest of the year. With the COVID-19 vaccine rolling out now and government […]
Added on 07/02/2020
NEPA Scene Staff
coronavirus , Jim Thorpe , Mauch Chunk Opera House , Philadelphia , tribute

From a press release: The Peach Music Festival in Scranton has been postponed until 2021, but anyone who loves that music can attend the reopening of the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Friday, July 10. Steal Your Peach, a tribute to both The Allman Brothers Band and the Grateful Dead, will be […]
Added on 02/28/2020
NEPA Scene Staff
Jim Thorpe , Mauch Chunk Opera House , stand-up comedy

From a press release: Canadian comedian, actor, and talk show host Tom Green, best known for “The Tom Green Show” on MTV and his strange style of comedy, will perform two back-to-back stand-up shows at the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Sunday, April 5 at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tickets, which […]
Added on 12/01/2019
Rich Howells
blues , Bones Bar , Border Bar , Christmas , Danville , Dunmore , Jim Thorpe , Marketplace at Steamtown , Mauch Chunk Opera House , metal , Nanticoke , Pittston , Plains , punk , River Street Jazz Cafe , Scranton , Stage West , Wilkes-Barre

As everyone shops and prepares for the holidays, local musicians are planning some festive concerts, with many serving as their final shows of 2019. For those looking to get into the spirit of the season while supporting local music, NEPA Scene has wrapped up this season of shows you need to see in a nice […]
Added on 11/22/2019
NEPA Scene Staff
Bethlehem , Christmas , Hazleton , Irwin , Jim Thorpe , Mauch Chunk Opera House , Musikfest , New Jersey , Scranton , Theater at North , tribute

From a press release: As the Trans-Siberian Orchestra makes its
Added on 09/04/2019
NEPA Scene Staff
Jim Thorpe , Mauch Chunk Opera House , Selinsgrove , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Singer/songwriter Pete Palladino, best known as the lead vocalist of Selinsgrove rock band The Badlees, will be recording a live solo record with former Badlees bandmates and a well-known Wilkes-Barre trio at the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Sunday, Oct. 13. Doors at the Opera House (14 W. […]
Added on 05/22/2019
Jamie Nelson and Michelle Christopher
Jim Thorpe , Mauch Chunk Opera House , Mohegan Sun Pocono , Plains , River Street Jazz Cafe , tribute , Wilkes-Barre

“A little bit behind the beat. I mean, just enough to turn you on…” – Prince, “Joy in Repetition” Come with us and take a glimpse Behind the Beat, a new column on NEPA Scene where we – Jamie Nelson (owner and operator of 1Up Games in Forty Fort) and Michelle (Belly) Christopher (art teacher […]
Added on 04/19/2019
NEPA Scene Staff
film festival , Jim Thorpe , Mauch Chunk Opera House

From a press release: The Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival returns for its third year with 90 new films, including dozens of Pennsylvania and United States premieres from all over the world, on Thursday, April 25 through Sunday, April 28 at the historic Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe. This years’ films were culled […]
Added on 03/20/2019
NEPA Scene Staff
Cabinet , Jim Thorpe , Mauch Chunk Opera House , Millheim , Scranton , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Two folk/Americana/jam musicians known for their bands and their nicknames – Patrick “Pappy” Biondo and Brian “Nugget” Gorby – have teamed up to blend groove and tradition as Kick & Banjo. Formerly with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Cabinet and the Hackensaw Boys from Virginia, respectively, they are uniquely qualified to perform this music. Playing […]
Added on 02/22/2019
NEPA Scene Staff
Jim Thorpe , Mauch Chunk Opera House , Selinsgrove , Wilkes-Barre

From a press release: Singer/songwriter Pete Palladino, best known as the lead vocalist of Selinsgrove rock band The Badlees, will perform with an all-star lineup of local musicians, including some of his former Badlees bandmates, at the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Sunday, March 17. Doors at the Opera House (14 W. […]