Ian Munsick, fresh off of releasing his new single \u201cLove is Blind,\u201d leads the entertainment highlights coming to local and regional venues over the next two weeks.<\/p>\n
The country singer, whose \u201cGeronimo\u201d preceded the latest single earlier this year, returns to Penn\u2019s Peak. Country music also finds its way to the State Theatre courtesy of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, which blends country-rock, folk-rock, bluegrass and Americana.<\/p>\n
The State Theatre also hosts comedian\/actor Jeff Foxworthy, plus a show that should bring more laughs to the venue: \u201cMenopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through \u2018The Change.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater\u2019s 77th season kicks off with the annual double feature of \u201cThe Wizard of Oz\u201d and \u201cWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.\u201d<\/p>\n
PENN\u2019S PEAK<\/p>\n
325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe<\/p>\n
866-605-7325, pennspeak.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 Get the Led Out, 8 p.m. Saturday. The group performs the music of English rock band Led Zeppelin.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Carpool, 8 p.m. April 9. The act pays tribute to new wave band the Cars.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Toast, 8 p.m. April 10. The act pays tribute to rock band Bread, plus the solo work of its founders.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ian Munsick, 8 p.m. April 16. Born in Sheridan, Wyoming, the country singer-songwriter released his debut studio album \u201cCoyote Cry\u201d in 2021. \u201cWhite Buffalo\u201d and \u201cEagle Feather\u201d followed in 2023 and 2025, respectively. Munsick\u2019s singles include \u201cLong Haul,\u201d the Cody Johnson duet \u201cLong Live Cowgirls,\u201d \u201cGeronimo\u201d and new release \u201cLove is Blind.\u201d<\/p>\n
MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE<\/p>\n
14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe<\/p>\n
570-325-0249, mcohjt.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Dave Matthews Tribute Band, 8 p.m. Saturday. The act pays tribute to Matthews\u2019 and his band.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Grateful Dub, 8 p.m. April 10. Roots of Creation performs a reggae-infused tribute to Grateful Dead.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Classic Stones Live, 8 p.m. April 11. The Glimmer Twins performs the music of The Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards produced some Stones albums under the Glimmer Twins pseudonym.<\/p>\n
TAMAQUA COMMUNITY<\/p>\n
ARTS CENTER<\/p>\n
125 Pine St., Tamaqua<\/p>\n
570-668-1192, tamaquaarts.org<\/p>\n
\u2022 Artist Meet & Greet: Tamaqua Area High School Students, 5:30-7:30 p.m. today. During the school year, students created projects and designs leading up to this art show. Instructors Abby Shumgart and Dana Ayers teach classes such as two- and three-dimensional art, photography and graphic arts.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Idol Kings, 7 p.m. Saturday, The Stitch. The act pays tribute to Journey and REO Speedwagon.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Damn the Torpedoes, 7 p.m. April 11, The Stitch. The act performs the music of rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, taking its name from the latter\u2019s same-titled 1979 studio album.<\/p>\n
THE MAHONING DRIVE-IN THEATER<\/p>\n
635 Seneca Road, Lehighton<\/p>\n
484-613-1314, mahoningdit.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 77th Season Opening Weekend, 6 p.m. April 10-11. The theater will screen the traditional opening double feature of 1939\u2019s \u201cThe Wizard of Oz\u201d and 1971\u2019s \u201cWillie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.\u201d The films\u2019 order flips on the second night. The event also includes Ricos Nacho Truck and Rico himself, a DJ, themed d\u00e9cor and photo ops, costumed characters and more. In addition, one winner each night will find a Golden Ticket in popcorn, redeemable for prizes. Showtime at sundown.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Halfway to Halloween: \u201cBeetlejuice\u201d and Market, 5 p.m. April 12. The theater will screen Tim Burton\u2019s 1988 gothic horror comedy \u201cBeetlejuice,\u201d with a short video tribute to the late Catherine O\u2019Hara preceding the film. The event also includes the annual Halfway to Halloween-themed market and a trunk or treat. Showtime at sundown.<\/p>\n
WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER<\/p>\n
77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem<\/p>\n
610-224-4625, windcreekeventcenter.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 Puscifer, 8 p.m. Friday. Maynard James Kennan, frontman of Los Angeles rock bands Tool and A Perfect Circle, formed this group in 2003. Puscifer released its fifth studio album \u201cNormal Isn\u2019t\u201d in February.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Temptations and the Four Tops, 8 p.m. April 10. The groups, formed in the 1960s in Detroit, helped shape the Motown sound with hits such as \u201cMy Girl,\u201d \u201cPapa Was a Rollin\u2019 Stone,\u201d \u201cI Can\u2019t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)\u201d and \u201cReach Out I\u2019ll Be There.\u201d The Temptations features founder Otis Williams, the group\u2019s last surviving original member. The Four Tops\u2019 last surviving original member, Abdul \u201cDuke\u201d Fakir, passed away in 2024.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Lake Street Dive, 8 p.m. April 12. The multi-genre band, formed in 2004 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, released its eighth studio album, \u201cGood Together,\u201d in 2024.<\/p>\n
STATE THEATRE<\/p>\n
453 Northampton St., Easton<\/p>\n
610-252-3132, statetheatre.org<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jeff Foxworthy, 7:30 p.m. April 9. Born in Atlanta, the stand-up comedian released his debut comedy album \u201cYou Might Be a Redneck If \u2026\u201d in 1993. Aside from stand-up and comedy albums, the actor\/writer\u2019s other ventures have included various TV projects, the 2000s Blue Collar Comedy Tour franchise and voicing Handy Smurf in the 2011 and 2013 \u201cSmurfs\u201d films.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 7:30 p.m. April 10. Formed as a jug band in 1966 in California, the country group features founders Jeff Hanna and Jimmie Fadden. Nitty Gritty, with two-dozen-plus studio albums to its credit, scored hits such as \u201cMr. Bojangles\u201d and three 1980s Billboard country No. 1s: \u201cLong Hard Road (The Sharecropper\u2019s Dream),\u201d \u201cModern Day Romance\u201d and \u201cFishin\u2019 in the Dark.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cMenopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through \u2018The Change,\u2019 \u201d 3 and 7 p.m. April 11. Four mature women, who met five years prior, embark on a cruise. Jeanie Linders wrote the book and lyrics for the original 2001 musical. This sequel, featuring additional book and lyrics by Karen Bishko and Jeanette Hopkins, debuted in 2023 and includes parodies of 1970s through 1990s hits.<\/p>\n
SHERMAN THEATER<\/p>\n
524 Main St., Stroudsburg<\/p>\n
570-420-2808, shermantheater.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dogs in a Pile, 7:30 p.m. April 10 and 11. The five-piece band from Asbury Park, New Jersey, blends psychedelic rock, jazz-funk, Americana and improvisation. Dogs in a Pile\u2019s discography includes albums such as 2021\u2019s \u201cNot Your Average Beagle,\u201d 2023\u2019s \u201cBloom\u201d and 2025\u2019s \u201cDistroid.\u201d<\/p>\n
MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT<\/p>\n
312 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono<\/p>\n
877-682-4791, mountairycasino.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 Earth to Mars, 8 p.m. April 11. The act pays tribute to singer-songwriter Bruno Mars.<\/p>\n
SHAWNEE PLAYHOUSE<\/p>\n
552 River Rd., Shawnee-on-Delaware<\/p>\n
570-421-5093, shawneeplayhouse.org<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cOn Golden Pond,\u201d April 11-19. Ernest Thompson\u2019s 1979 play explores the relationship of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who spend their summers on a lake called Golden Pond. The couple\u2019s daughter Chelsea and her fianc\u00e9 Billy Ray visit before going to Europe, leaving Billy\u2019s teenage son behind. The award-winning 1981 film adaptation stars Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda.<\/p>\n
POCONO CENTER FOR THE ARTS<\/p>\n
AT STROUDSMOOR<\/p>\n
Terraview, 257 Stroudsmoor Rd.<\/p>\n
poconocenterforthearts.org<\/p>\n
\u2022 Broadway at the Stroudsmoor, 4 p.m. April 12. Stephen DeAngelis produces and hosts, with musical direction by Asher Denburg. The lineup features Caitlin Houlahan, Stephanie Pope, Sam Primack, A.J. Shively and Alysia Velez. Members of Shawnee Playhouse will also appear. The show includes music from \u201cChicago,\u201d \u201cWaitress,\u201d \u201cDear Evan Hansen,\u201d \u201cPippin,\u201d \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d and more.<\/p>\n
Country music star Ian Munsick will perform at Penn\u2019s Peak on April 16. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO\/BEN CHRISTENSEN<\/p>\n
The State Theatre will host comedian Jeff Foxworthy this month. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ian Munsick, fresh off of releasing his new single \u201cLove is Blind,\u201d leads the entertainment highlights coming to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155623,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-155622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}