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RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles returns to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on March 26

RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles returns to Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on March 26

From a press release: From Times Square to Public Square, another Broadway show is coming to Wilkes-Barre. It was announced today that internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles will return to the F.M. Kirby Center on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $39, $49, $59, and $79, plus […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Comedian performs one-woman ‘Sex and the City’ parody at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on March 23

Comedian performs one-woman ‘Sex and the City’ parody at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on March 23

From a press release: The F.M. Kirby Center continues to diversify the programming within its “Live from the Chandelier Lobby” series with the addition of “One Woman Sex and the City: A Parody of Love, Friendship and Shoes,” which comes to town for one performance on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 8 p.m. Be there […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Undertaker returns to ‘WWE SmackDown’ in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 15, arena accepting donations for vets

From a press release: The WWE is returning to the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre with “WWE SmackDown Live” on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 7:15 p.m., and it has just been announced that the Undertaker will also be coming back for this 900th episode of the action-packed show, the final episode before […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Locally created music app Tunefly hosts first live event at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 12

Locally created music app Tunefly hosts first live event at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 12

From a press release: Locally created music social media app Tunefly will host its first official live event at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. The free show will feature up-and-coming bands Deaf Rhino, The Boneflowers, Rosary Guild, and Atherholt. Tunefly will be giving out prizes at the event, […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Wilkes-Barre competing for grant to fund live music series on River Common, voting open until Nov. 21

Wilkes-Barre competing for grant to fund live music series on River Common, voting open until Nov. 21

From a press release: Wilkes-Barre’s Riverfront Parks Committee is now in the running to bring a 10-week live music series to the River Common in downtown Wilkes-Barre during the summer of 2017. The Riverfront Parks Committee hopes to qualify as one of 15 winning organizations competing in the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards, which […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Cabinet takes annual holiday show to main stage of Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 23

Cabinet takes annual holiday show to main stage of Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 23

From a press release: Following their current 10-year anniversary tour with Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, local jam-grass band Cabinet will return to the F.M. Kirby Center for their annual holiday show on Friday, Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. This year, the band will make its debut on the Kirby Center main stage for one performance […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

TruTV star Michael Carbonaro performs live magic at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 16

TruTV star Michael Carbonaro performs live magic at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 16

From a press release: Michael Carbonaro has performed over 500 comically perplexing and improbable feats of magic on his hit TV series “The Carbonaro Effect” on truTV. Now, he is taking his show on the road and, for a limited time, you can feel his effect live on Friday, Dec. 16 at the F.M. Kirby […]

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2nd annual Middleswarth Chip Eating Contest will be held at Sabatini’s in Exeter on Nov. 26

2nd annual Middleswarth Chip Eating Contest will be held at Sabatini’s in Exeter on Nov. 26

From a press release: Do you think you can eat more Middleswarth potato chips than anyone you know? Can you defeat last year’s champ to become the King or Queen of Chips? Wilkes-Barre food distributor Northeast Snacks has announced the second annual Middleswarth Potato Chip Eating Contest, which will be held this year at Sabatini’s […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

To meet demand, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco adds second Wilkes-Barre show on Feb. 11

To meet demand, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco adds second Wilkes-Barre show on Feb. 11

From a press release: Due to overwhelming ticket demand, it was announced today that comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is adding a second performance when he visits the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Feb. 11. Limited tickets remain for Maniscalco’s 7 p.m. performance. The second performance on his “Why Would You Do That?” tour will […]

 Rich Howells

Menzingers play free record release show and meet fans at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 4

Menzingers play free record release show and meet fans at Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 4

Not long after their annual hometown Holiday Show in December in Scranton, The Menzingers will be back in Northeastern Pennsylvania to play a special album release show on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 at 4 p.m. at the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre. The all-ages intimate concert and meet and greet is free, but space is […]