{"id":40982,"date":"2025-11-21T20:27:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/40982\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T20:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:27:08","slug":"celebrate-music-pittston-comes-to-the-citys-downtown-in-january-wilkes-barre-citizens-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/40982\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Music \u2013 Pittston comes to the city\u2019s downtown in January \u2013 Wilkes-Barre Citizens&#8217; Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Downtown Pittston will come alive with sound on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, for thecity\u2019s newest event, Celebrate Music \u2013 Pittston, an all-day celebration of live music and the city\u2019s thriving restaurant and bar scene.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Bret Alexander will be among the performers at Celebrate Music - Pittston. SUBMITTED\" width=\"2400\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CVC-L-PITTSTONMUSIC-1123-2.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1174678\" \/>Bret Alexander will be among the performers at Celebrate Music \u2013 Pittston. SUBMITTED<\/p>\n<p>From 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. visitors can enjoy live performances across 14 downtown locations, each showcasing a local band or artist in a variety of styles \u2014 from acoustic and jazz to blues, folk, and rock.<\/p>\n<p>Participating venues include Coffee Inclusive, Fuji Ramen, Blind Cat Brewing, The Coqui Kitchen, Napoli\u2019s Pizza, Pizza Althea, The Gramercy, The Refinery, Fuji Sushi, Bravo Tex-Mex, The Joint at Rikasa, The Red Mill, The Knights 55, and The Tomato Bar.<\/p>\n<p>The day\u2019s lineup features a mix of regional favorites, including Joe Michaels, Sweetnest, Ed Cuozzo\/Esta Coda, Charles Havira &amp; Justin Mazer, Chase Who, Hot Club of Scranton, Jimmy Waltich, Neil Nicastro, DJ Evil Bee, The Broke Pines, Joe Burke &amp; Co \/ Rosary Guild, Phyllis Hopkins, Mere Mortals \/ Bret Alexander Band, and A Proud Monkey (Dave Matthews Tribute Band).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDowntown Pittston has become a destination for great food, great people, and now \u2014 a full day of great music,\u201d said Mary Kroptavich, Pittston\u2019s Main Street manager. \u201cWe want to showcase the incredible talent and energy that fill our city\u2019s restaurants and venues year-round.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event is organized by the Downtown Pittston Partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Follow @DowntownPittston on social media for the full schedule, band spotlights, and event updates or visit www.downtownpittston.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Downtown Pittston will come alive with sound on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, for thecity\u2019s newest event, Celebrate Music&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40983,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[524,182,803,28,178,180,179],"class_list":{"0":"post-40982","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scranton","8":"tag-community","9":"tag-local-news","10":"tag-luzerne-county","11":"tag-pennsylvania","12":"tag-scranton","13":"tag-scranton-headlines","14":"tag-scranton-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40982","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=40982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}