Jim Thorpe WinterFest has train rides, ice and wood carving, free entertainment, and more Feb. 17-18
From a press release: A mix of train rides, family activities, special shopping and dining promotions, and popular Mauch Chunk Opera House performances will mark a weekend of winter fun when the Jim Thorpe Tourism Agency hosts the borough’s 26th annual WinterFest on President’s Day weekend, Saturday, Feb. 17 and Sunday, Feb. 18. The weekend […]
PHOTOS: Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen and Ed Randazzo at Mauch Chunk Opera House, 01/13/18
Wilkes-Barre rock trio Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen returned to Jim Thorpe for their first show of the new year on Saturday, Jan. 13, heating up the Mauch Chunk Opera House with some red hot blues licks on a cold, snowy night. West Pittston roots rock vocalist Ed Randazzo opened the concert with some […]
Wilkes-Barre’s Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen play the blues in Jim Thorpe on Jan. 13
From a press release: Wilkes-Barre blues rockers Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen will return to the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Saturday, Jan. 13 with special guest Ed Randazzo, a roots rock singer from Northeastern Pennsylvania. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are […]
B Street Band performs with original Bruce Springsteen drummer in Jim Thorpe on Dec. 30
From a press release: After dealing with controversy before their Scranton concert earlier this year, the popular Bruce Springsteen tribute act The B Street Band will return to the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Saturday, Dec. 30 with original E Street Band drummer Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez. Doors open at 7 p.m., […]
Philadelphia’s Peek-A-Boo Revue brings holiday burlesque show to Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Dec. 16
From a press release: Philadelphia’s premier neo-burlesque troupe, the Peek-A-Boo Revue, will take over the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe with their feisty and festive Holiday Tease-A-Thon on Saturday, Dec. 16. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $25, can be purchased on the Opera […]
Hazleton’s Twelve Twenty-Four creates big TSO holiday experience in smaller NEPA venues Dec. 1-20
From a press release: Twelve Twenty-Four is celebrating their sixteenth year bringing their high-energy, full-scale holiday rock orchestra concert to venues across Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including several in their native Northeastern Pennsylvania. The shows feature everyone’s favorite holiday music with a rock edge, as well as their own festive creations. Established in Hazleton in […]
‘Come as You Are’ to Nirvana tribute band Nirvanish at Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Oct. 26
From a press release: Nirvanish, a Los Angeles-based tribute to Nirvana that strives to replicate the audio integrity of Nirvana’s recorded work while capturing the electric fury that the group was known for on stage, will perform at the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Thursday, Oct. 26. Doors open at 7 p.m., […]
Harrisburg Celtic band Kilmaine Saints rock Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Sept. 15
From a press release: After releasing a brand new album in July, Harrisburg Celtic rock band Kilmaine Saints will hold a Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Friday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $15, can be purchased on the Opera House website, […]
Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe presents free acoustic showcase on Sept. 28
From a press release: The Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe will continue its monthly series of free shows with an acoustic showcase featuring three separate performers, one of them hailing from Hazleton, on Thursday, Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. To comply with local ordinances, patrons need a ticket, which can be ordered on […]
Celebrate Woodstock anniversary with Back to the Garden 1969 at Opera House in Jim Thorpe on Aug. 19
From a press release: The Mauch Chunk Opera House will celebrate the Woodstock Festival, one of the seminal events in all of rock history, with a concert by Back to the Garden 1969, who will expertly bring that show back to life in Jim Thorpe on Saturday, Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. The Woodstock Festival […]
