Rock & Roll Hall of Fame performers lead the post-Thanksgiving entertainment highlights set for local and regional venues over the next two weeks.<\/p>\n
Wind Creek Event Center welcomes R&B\/soul legend Gladys Knight, a 1996 rock hall inductee, and singer-songwriter Lou Gramm, a 2024 inductee as a member of rock band Foreigner. Gramm, former Foreigner frontman, will join the current lineup for select songs as part of the group\u2019s 4 Deluxe Tour.<\/p>\n
For fans of old-school R&B\/soul craving more after Knight\u2019s gig, Kalahari Resorts & Conventions will host the Maurice Watts Annual Classic R&B Music Festival.<\/p>\n
Three acts, meanwhile, return with annual holiday shows: Ryan Pelton at Penn\u2019s Peak, Twelve Twenty-Four at Mauch Chunk Opera House and Toolshed Jack at Tamaqua Community Arts Center.<\/p>\n
PENN\u2019S PEAK<\/p>\n
325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe<\/p>\n
866-605-7325, pennspeak.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dream Come True Presents Comedy Night: Wise Crackers Comedy Group, 7 p.m. Saturday. Scott Bruce hosts the show, featuring Brad Lowery and headliner Frank DelPizzo.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Country Jamboree\u2019s Nashville Christmas, 1 p.m. on Dec. 2. The group will perform Christmas favorites and country tunes by classic artists. A Willie Nelson tribute act and a singing Santa will also perform.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ryan Pelton: \u201cAn Elvis Christmas,\u201d 1 p.m. on Dec. 4 and 5, and 8 p.m. on Dec. 6. Pelton, an Elvis Presely tribute artist and actor, won a 2002 \u201cElvis Impersonators\u201d episode of NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Weakest Link.\u201d<\/p>\n
MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE<\/p>\n
14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe<\/p>\n
570-325-0249, mcohjt.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen, 8 p.m. Saturday. Douglas and his blues-rock band will perform a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Twelve Twenty-Four, 8 p.m. on Dec. 5 and 6. The northeastern Pennsylvania rock group, formed in 2002, performs the music of Trans-Siberian Orchestra and its own material.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Magnolia Boulevard, 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 7. The rock\/soul band, formed in 2017 in Kentucky with Americana and Appalachian roots, released its latest single \u201cDevil You Know\u201d in September.<\/p>\n
TAMAQUA COMMUNITY<\/p>\n
ARTS CENTER<\/p>\n
125 Pine St., Tamaqua<\/p>\n
570-668-1192, tamaquaarts.org<\/p>\n
\u2022 Toolshed Jack Ugly Sweater Holiday Party, 7 p.m. on Dec. 6, The Stitch. The Schuylkill County band, which performs rock and pop songs from all eras, presents its annual holiday show.<\/p>\n
VIC\u2019S JAZZ LOFT<\/p>\n
AT THE STABIN MUSEUM<\/p>\n
268 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe<\/p>\n
570-325-5588, vicsjazzloft.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sawtooth 311, 7 p.m. on Dec. 5. Composer Justin J. Comito leads the act, which fuses psychedelic, electronica and blues. The show previews the album \u201cFunky Kaleidoscope,\u201d due in March 2026.<\/p>\n
COUNTRY JUNCTION<\/p>\n
6565 Interchange Road, Lehighton<\/p>\n
610-377-5050, countryjunction.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Great Christmas Adventure Show,\u201d 3 p.m. today, plus Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 28. The show includes characters such as Buddy the Elf, Cindy Lou Who, Santa and the Grinch.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Santa\u2019s Pajama Party, 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 9. The event includes arcade games, bounce houses, bumper cars, bowling, hot chocolate, popcorn and a gift. PJs encouraged.<\/p>\n
SIGNATURE SALOON & EVENT CENTER<\/p>\n
137 Erin Lane, Brodheadsville<\/p>\n
570-872-1444, secpoconos.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jase Mathews Band, 7 p.m. on Dec. 5. Mathews, based in northeast Pennsylvania, formed his Southern rock\/country\/Americana band earlier this year. The act released debut album \u201cGon\u2019 Country\u201d in June.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Joey Lannigan & The Spirits, 7 p.m. on Dec. 6. Born and raised in New Jersey, Lannigan moved to the Poconos in 2020. He has released singles such as \u201cFreight Train\u201d and \u201cAll the Ways.\u201d<\/p>\n
WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER<\/p>\n
77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem<\/p>\n
610-224-4625, windcreekeventcenter.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 Gladys Knight, 8 p.m. on Dec. 4. Born in Atlanta, the singer\/actress recorded with family group The Pips from 1962 to 1987. The act\u2019s hits include \u201cEvery Beat of My Heart,\u201d \u201cI Heard it Through the Grapevine,\u201d \u201cNeither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye),\u201d \u201cMidnight Train to Georgia\u201d and \u201cBest Thing That Ever Happened to Me.\u201d Knight, with numerous solo albums to her credit, featured on Dionne Warwick\u2019s 1986 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 \u201cThat\u2019s What Friends Are For.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 Foreigner, 8 p.m. on Dec. 7. The rock band, formed in 1976 in New York City, has nine studio albums to its credit. This show, featuring cofounder\/former frontman Lou Gramm as a guest vocalist, celebrates Foreigner\u2019s 1981 album \u201c4.\u201d The set, recently reissued in a deluxe edition with previously unreleased songs, spawned hits such as \u201cUrgent,\u201d \u201cWaiting for a Girl Like You\u201d and \u201cJuke Box Hero.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cMiracle on 34th Street: The Musical,\u201d Dec. 10 to 14, eight shows. Meredith Wilson wrote the book and score for this adaptation of the classic 1947 holiday film. The show, in which a department store Santa claims he\u2019s the real Kris Kringle, debuted on Broadway as \u201cHere\u2019s Love\u201d in 1963.<\/p>\n
MUSIKFEST CAFE\u0301<\/p>\n
101 Founders Drive, Bethlehem<\/p>\n
610-332-1300, artsquest.org<\/p>\n
\u2022 Corinne: \u201cAn Evening Of Holiday Jazzy Pop,\u201d 7 p.m. on Dec. 7. The concert, a benefit for the Children\u2019s Home of Easton, features holiday favorites and songs from Corinne\u2019s new album \u201cStories in Pink.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 Johnnyswim, 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8. Formed in 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee, the husband-and-wife duo blends folk, pop, blues and soul. Johnnyswim, which released its fifth studio album earlier this year, features Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano, daughter of Bruce Sudano and the late Donna Summer.<\/p>\n
STATE THEATRE<\/p>\n
453 Northampton St., Easton<\/p>\n
610-252-3132, statetheatre.org<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cNutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet,\u201d 7 p.m. on Dec. 4. The show focuses on the Stahlbaum family\u2019s Christmas Eve celebration. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky\u2019s ballet \u201cThe Nutcracker\u201d debuted in 1892.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Straight No Chaser, 3 and 7 p.m. on Dec. 7. The male a cappella act, originating in 1996 at Indiana University, released its 11th full-length album, \u201cHoliday Road,\u201d in October.<\/p>\n
SHERMAN THEATER<\/p>\n
524 Main St., Stroudsburg<\/p>\n
570-420-2808, shermantheater.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jessica Lynn\u2019s \u201cA Very Merry Classic Christmas,\u201d 7 p.m. on Dec. 6. Lynn, a country singer-songwriter from Westchester County, New York, released her full-length debut album \u201cLone Rider\u201d in 2022. The holiday show benefits children in need, with toys collected for Toys For Tots.<\/p>\n
SHAWNEE PLAYHOUSE<\/p>\n
552 River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware<\/p>\n
570-421-5093, shawneeplayhouse.org<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cA Winnie the Pooh Christmas Carol,\u201d Saturday through Dec. 20. Christopher Robin and his 100 Acre Wood friends feature in this youth rendition of Charles Dickens\u2019s classic \u201cA Christmas Carol.\u201d<\/p>\n
KALAHARI RESORTS & CONVENTIONS<\/p>\n
250 Kalahari Blvd., Pocono Manor<\/p>\n
888-210-8009, mauricewatts.com<\/p>\n
\u2022 Maurice Watts Annual Classic R&B Music Festival, Dec. 5 to 9. Highlights include four concerts, held at 7:30 p.m. nightly through Dec. 8. Lineup: Dec. 5, The Sugarhill Gang, Karyn White, Champaign Pauli Carman, First Choice; Dec. 6, The S.O.S. Band, Dazz Band, Lakeside; Dec. 7, The Chi-Lites Featuring Marshall Thompson, Russell Thompkins Jr. & The New Stylistics, Enchantment; and Dec. 8, Heatwave, Atlantic Starr, The Jones Girls Featuring Shirley Jones, The Temprees.<\/p>\n
R&B\/soul legend Gladys Knight performs at Wind Creek Event Center on Dec. 4. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<\/p>\n
Foreigner former frontman Lou Gramm is a guest vocalist during Foreigner\u2019s performance at Wind Creek on Dec. 7.<\/p>\n
Ryan Pelton performs his \u201cAn Elvis Christmas\u201d show at Penn\u2019s Peak on Dec. 4, 5 and 6.<\/p>\n
Toolshed Jack holds its annual Ugly Sweater Holiday Party on Dec. 6 at the Tamaqua Community Arts Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rock & Roll Hall of Fame performers lead the post-Thanksgiving entertainment highlights set for local and regional venues…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47016,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":{"0":"post-47015","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bethlehem","8":"tag-bethlehem","9":"tag-bethlehem-headlines","10":"tag-bethlehem-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47015","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=47015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}