Singer-songwriter and pianist John Legend will perform at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on May 3. The show begins at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n
An artist\u2019s presale begins Wednesday for \u201cAn Evening of Songs & Stories.\u201d Tickets go on sale to Kirby Center members Thursday and to the public Friday, both at 10 a.m. Tickets start at $115, plus online fees.<\/p>\n
Legend was choir director at Bethel AME Church in Scranton for nine years, commuting from Philadelphia as a college student and then from New York City.<\/p>\n
He visited Bethel AME Church just before the 2024 presidential election to campaign for Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. He also stopped at the Black Scranton Project and some businesses.<\/p>\n
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John Legend speaks during Sunday worship at Bethel AME Church in Scranton on Nov. 3, 2024.<\/p>\n
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John Legend speaks during Sunday worship at Bethel AME Church in Scranton on Nov. 3, 2024.<\/p>\n
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John Legend browses records at On&On in Scranton on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024.<\/p>\n
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John Legend speaks at a Get Out To Vote event at the Black Scranton Project on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024.<\/p>\n
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John Legend chats with patrons of the Retro Cafe in Scranton on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024.<\/p>\n
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John Legend speaks at a Get Out To Vote event at the Black Scranton Project on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024.<\/p>\n
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John Legend speaks during Sunday worship at Bethel AME Church in Scranton on Nov. 3, 2024.<\/p>\n
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(Courtesy of THE F.M. KIRBY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS)<\/p>\n
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John Legend speaks during Sunday worship at Bethel AME Church in Scranton on Nov. 3, 2024.<\/p>\n
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He is one of around two dozen people who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award, an accomplishment known as an EGOT.<\/p>\n
He has won 13 Grammy Awards, with songs such as \u201cOrdinary People\u201d and \u201cChurch\u201d and the album \u201cGet Lifted.\u201d<\/p>\n
Legend was a judge on \u201cThe Voice\u201d television show, and was nominated for an Emmy for his performance as Jesus in NBC\u2019s \u201cJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kirby Center members can purchase tickets to most shows earlier than the public, among other benefits. Membership starts at $50.<\/p>\n
Tickets will be sold online at kirbycenter.org<\/a> and ticketmaster.com<\/a>; in person at the 71 Public Square box office between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; and by phone 570-826-1100.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Singer-songwriter and pianist John Legend will perform at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[10277,45412,178,180,179,45413],"class_list":["post-92148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-bethel-ame-church","tag-john-legend","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-sunday-worship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92148","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=92148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}