Added on 05/18/2021
NEPA Scene Staff
metal , Sherman Theater , Stroudsburg
From a press release: It was announced this week that California hard rock/alternative metal bands In This Moment and Black Veil Brides will return to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Friday, Nov. 5 on The In-Between Tour with special guests DED and Raven Black. Over the years, In This Moment has performed at the […]
Added on 05/03/2021
NEPA Scene Staff
Allentown , Bethlehem , SteelStacks , Stroudsburg
From a press release: Starting Saturday, May 22, the Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks will host a weekly series of outdoor concerts with 32 diverse artists spanning multiple genres. Live performances will happen every Saturday and Sunday night throughout the summer, including two Levitt fundraising concerts with Brooklyn Charmers and The Sofa Kings. The fundraising concert tickets […]
Added on 03/16/2021
NEPA Scene Staff
Cinemark , films , Moosic , screening , Stroudsburg , Wilkes-Barre
From a press release: Throughout film history, Hollywood has produced a number of sweeping epics and generation-defining movies. However, one Biblical saga – Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” – has withstood the test of time. Shot in Egypt and the Sinai on one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, the […]
Added on 02/24/2021
Rich Howells
Bethlehem , Briggs Farm , business , coronavirus , F.M. Kirby Center , government , Musikfest , Nescopeck , Philadelphia , Scranton , Sherman Theater , Stage West , State College , SteelStacks , Stroudsburg , Wilkes-Barre
As part of the $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress passed at the end of 2020, “$15 billion in dedicated funding for live venues, independent movie theaters, and cultural institutions,” according to a Dec. 20 statement from Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. However, as February comes to a close, those businesses have […]
Added on 01/27/2021
Rich Howells
acoustic , Ashland , Clarks Summit , Hazleton , hip-hop , Montoursville , NEPA Music Notes , Pittston , pop , punk , rap , Scranton , Stroudsburg , Wilkes-Barre
January may be a slow month for entertainment like movies and television (even slower during a pandemic), but it’s been a busy time for local music, so much so that I have to save a few notes for next week. I even had the pleasure of seeing a band play live in front of a […]
Added on 01/21/2021
Rich Howells
Allentown , Carbondale , Dunmore , Emmaus , hip-hop , Lehigh Valley , metal , Nazareth , NEPA Music Notes , Olyphant , pop , punk , rap , Schuylkill Haven , Scranton , Stroudsburg , Sunbury , Wilkes-Barre
After a few years away, the NEPA Music Notes column received a warm welcome back last week, so I’ll take that as a sign that you want to see more roundups of new and noteworthy local songs, albums, and shows. Let’s dive right in! 🎶🎶 Schuylkill Haven guitarist John Hahn, who got his start touring […]
Added on 12/21/2020
Rich Howells
Bethlehem , Briggs Farm , business , coronavirus , F.M. Kirby Center , government , Musikfest , Nescopeck , Philadelphia , Scranton , Sherman Theater , Stage West , State College , SteelStacks , Stroudsburg , Wilkes-Barre
After stalling for months, Democrats and Republicans in Congress finally agreed on a $900 billion pandemic relief package on Sunday that incorporates the Save Our Stages Act, setting aside “$15 billion in dedicated funding for live venues, independent movie theaters, and cultural institutions,” according to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck […]
Added on 11/18/2020
NEPA Scene Staff
Bethlehem , Briggs Farm , business , coronavirus , F.M. Kirby Center , government , Musikfest , Nescopeck , Philadelphia , Scranton , Sherman Theater , Stage West , State College , SteelStacks , Stroudsburg , Wilkes-Barre
From a press release: As its nearly 3,000 members anxiously await the passage of the Save Our Stages Act in Congress, the National Independent Venue Association has announced the formation of the National Independent Venue Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that seeks to partner and fundraise through individual, corporate, and foundation donations to expand upon […]
Added on 10/30/2020
NEPA Scene Staff
Bloomsburg , Cinemark , films , Moosic , screening , Stroudsburg , TMNT , Wilkes-Barre
From a press release: Cowabunga, dudes! It has been 30 years since “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie” debuted, so the live-action feature film adaptation of the cult comic book series and the popular animated television show is returning to theaters. Everyone’s favorite crime-fighting heroes in a half-shell are making a special three-day appearance on […]
Added on 10/28/2020
Rich Howells
coronavirus , Lehighton , Sherman Theater , Stroudsburg
For the last eight months, the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg has been forced to either cancel or reschedule its concerts due to the coronavirus pandemic. Today, it was finally able to announce one for the end of 2020. Lehighton hard rock band Another Day Dawns, who have been climbing the Billboard and Mediabase charts all […]