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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Tonight, the Lettermen bring Christmas show to Penn's Peak

The Lettermen, l-r, Bobby Poynton, Donovan Tea, and Tony Butala, will be doing a Christmas show tonight at 8 p.m. at Penn's Peak. The Letterman will be singing Christmas tunes, having audience interaction, and will be presenting a taste of their original hits.

Of Christmas concerts, few groups are more experience and display more variety than The Lettermen.

For over 50 years, Tony Butala has been performing on stage with the Lettermen, a group he helped form. They've been doing Christmas shows for over 30 years.

Tonight, the Lettermen bring their act to Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe for a seasonal concert starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $27 and $32.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Ernie Haase promises great Christmas concert

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound bring their Christmas tour to Penn's Peak at 7 p.m. Sunday. This is the first appearance at the venue for the multiple Dover Award winning quartet.

Coming Sunday to Penn's Peak is Ernie Haase & Signature Sound. This is part of the Grammy Award nominee's annual Christmas tour.

Ernie Haase has been part of the Gaither's Gospel Shows for over 10 years and has performed at the Billy Graham Crusade before 82,000 people in Cleveland Stadium.

Tickets for this special Penn's Peak event are just $20 and $25 and can be purchased in advanced. Tickets also will be available at the door.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Blue Oyster Cult performing Friday evening at Penn's Peak

There's quite a lineup of entertainment this weekend at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe.

Blue Öyster Cult, the hard rock/heavy metal band listed by VH1 as one of the greatest hard rock bands of all times, will be performing at 8 p.m. on Friday.

On Saturday night, The Lettermen will bring their Christmas tour to the venue for a show at 8 p.m.

Sunday at 7 p.m., Grammy Award nominee Ernie Haase and Signature Sound, who have performed at Billy Graham Crusades, make their Penn's Peak debut bringing a concert of Christmas music.

Blue Oyster Cult

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

'Lincoln' deserves Oscar vote

"Lincoln," which depicts President Abraham Lincoln during the months leading up to and after the passage of the 13th Amendment that freed the slaves in the United States, is history brought to life.

"Lincoln" is astounding on several levels, not the least of which is one of cinema's most memorable performances: Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

'Twilight's' last gleaming

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2," fifth and final in the series, should please fans of the Stephenie Meyer novel and movie series.

For non-fans, "Breaking Dawn" signals it's time to put the brakes on "The Twilight Saga."

"Part 2" is an extended coda, with not much new happening that didn't happen in "Part 1," i.e., the marriage of Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and the birth of their daughter, Renesmee.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Country star Travis Tritt brings Christmas show to Penn's Peak

The Christmas season has arrived at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe.

Several seasonal concerts are scheduled this month at the venue, starting with a show by country music star Travis Tritt on Friday night.

Tritt brings his Christmas show to Penn's Peak, with Lyndsey Highlander opening for him at 8 p.m. Tickets, which can be purchased in advance or are available at the door, are just $37 and $42.

Travis Tritt fell in love with music as a child and taught himself how to play guitar at the age of 8 and was writing songs by the age of 14.

Friday, November 23, 2012

'Skyfall' Bond 'Bourne' again

There will be explosions.

There will be death-defying acts.

There will be hand-to-hand combat.

There will be shootings.

There will be nods to iconic James Bond imagery and set pieces: a spectacular opening credit sequence with a title song by a popular recording star (here it's Adele), the silver Aston Martin DB5, the jangly guitar and brass instrumental theme, the martini (shaken, not stirred), the tuxedo, and scenes in MI6 headquarters, a casino (Macao) and a bedroom.

Monday, November 19, 2012

"Lincoln" - a masterpiece

Daniel Day-Lewis is Lincoln. In a long life I have seen only a handful of actors who in a handful of films so completely encompass their characters that I forget it's only acting. Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump comes to mind. The recent Time Magazine cover story on Spielberg's new film claims that after the acclaimed director tapped the acclaimed actor for the title role, Day-Lewis insisted on a year's hiatus to study the acclaimed president he would play.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

'Wreck-It' is an apt description

Imagine having raspy-voiced John C. Reilly and whiny-voiced Sarah Silverman yelling, cajoling and yakking at you for one hour and 48 minutes.

That's one way to describe "Wreck-It Ralph," a garishly-colored, frantic, not very funny animated feature from Walt Disney.

The words of Vanellope, a Bratz doll style character voiced by comedian Sarah Silverman, used to describe Ralph, a Shrek-like character voiced by John C. Reilly ("Step Brothers," "Chicago" supporting actor Oscar nomination), best describe "Wreck-It Ralph" itself: "so freakishly annoying."

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Annual Christmas dinner, concert by Lehighton Band

The annual Christmas Dinner and Concert by the Lehighton Band will be presented on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the American Legion on South Third Street in Lehighton.

A holiday dinner will be served by the staff of the Legion beginning at 6 p.m. followed by a concert of Christmas music beginning about 7 p.m.

Over the years this event has become quite popular. No tickets will be sold at the door and the deadline for ordering your tickets is Sunday, Nov. 25.

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