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Entertainment around the region

PENN’S PEAK

325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe

866-605-7325, pennspeak.com

• The Music of Cream: Disraeli Gears and Clapton Classics, 8 p.m. June 4. The Music of Cream includes Kofi Baker, Ginger Baker’s son, and Will Johns, Eric Clapton’s nephew. The band will perform Cream’s 1967 album “Disraeli Gears” in its entirety, plus additional Clapton hits and rarities.

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-0249, mcohjt.com

• Real Diamond: The Neil Diamond Show, 8 p.m. May 27. Curt Di Domizio fronts an 11-piece band, which, since 2008, has performed the music of Neil Diamond. Real Diamond has performed with Neil Diamond’s original band.

• Breakers: A Tom Petty Tribute, 8 p.m. May 28. Musicians Tom Smith, Chris Chartier, Evan Smith, Rick Hiller, Tom Booth and Steve George first joined in 2018. In August 2019, Breakers made its live debut in Newport, Rhode Island.

• Rock Royalty, 7 p.m. May 29. A nine-member band, Rock Royalty performs music from acts such as the Rolling Stones, Steely Dan and Heart.

• Jim Norton, 7 and 10 p.m. June 3. A New Jersey native, Norton will bring his stand-up routine to Jim Thorpe. The comedian co-hosts SiriusXM Satellite Radio’s “Jim Norton & Sam Roberts,” as well as the podcast “UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton & Matt Serra.” Also an actor and author, Norton appeared in Netflix’s 2019 film “The Irishman.”

• Mullett, 8 p.m. June 4. The band, performing the music of 1980s hair bands for more than a decade, consists of Dan Halen, Teddy Lee, Jef Leppard and Sebastian Rock.

VIC’S JAZZ LOFT AT THE STABIN MUSEUM

268 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-5588, vicsjazzloft.com

• String Theory, 7 p.m. May 27. The trio, consisting of Richard Messbauer, Joe Battaglia and Daniel Gonzalez, will explore original compositions, and interpret the trio sides Messbauer and Battaglia recorded with Glenn Davis. String Theory recently performed at the Lafayette Bar during Jazz Concert For Ukraine.

• Jazz Quarter: Kenny Werner, 7 p.m. June 3. Werner, a pianist and composer for 40-plus years, will present two sets. The first set will feature a solo talk/play session, with Morrie Louden and Daniel Gonzalez joining Werner during the second set.

THE MAHONING DRIVE-IN

635 Seneca Road, Lehighton

610-683-7243, mahoningdit.com

• Reel Rumble III: Live Wrestling + Films, 5 p.m. June 3 and 4. The event will include two nights of live wrestling, courtesy of the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club, under the Mahoning screen. Action begins at 5:30 p.m. each night, with the following wrestling-related films set for post-wrestling screenings: 2008’s “The Wrestler” and a mystery title on June 3, and 1987’s “The Running Man” and 2002’s “The Scorpion King” on June 4.

WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER

77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem

610-297-7414, windcreekeventcenter.com

• Jimmie Allen, 8 p.m. June 3. A native of Southern Delaware, Allen released his debut album “Mercury Lane” in 2018. The country singer-songwriter plans to release his third album, “Tulip Drive,” in June. Allen’s other endeavors include a 2021 picture book, “My Voice Is a Trumpet,” and competing on “Dancing With The Stars” in fall 2021.

• Reik, 8 p.m. June 5. A Mexican pop-rock band from Mexicali, Baja California, Reik consists of Jesús Alberto Navarro Rosas, Julio Ramírez Eguía and Gilberto Marín Espinoza. The group released its first of six studio albums in 2005.

SHERMAN THEATER

524 Main St., Stroudsburg

570-420-2808, shermantheater.com

• Happy Hour Street Fest, noon May 28. Vendors will fill sidewalks on Clermont Avenue, between Park Avenue and Broad Street in Stroudsburg until 10 p.m. The event will feature food from Happy Hour Bar and Grill, live music and family activities.

• Jay and the Americans, 7:30 p.m. June 4. A pop-rock band formed in the late 1950s, Jay and the Americans’ current lineup includes original members Howard Kane and Sandy Deanne, along with Marty Sanders and Jay Reincke. From 1962 to 1971, the group scored hits with covers such as “Cara Mia,” “Some Enchanted Evening” and “This Magic Moment.” Joey and the T-Birds will open.

SHAWNEE PLAYHOUSE

552 River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware; 570-421-5093, shawneeplayhouse.org

• “Sex Please We’re Sixty! The Musical,” 2 and 8 p.m. May 28; 2 p.m. May 29. The Worthington Players will present Michael and Susan Parker’s farce, which has enjoyed 300-plus productions since 2008. A bed-and-breakfast, the elderly, silver-tongued “Bud the Stud and a blue pill called Venusia, meant to increase the libido of menopausal women, contribute to the mayhem.

MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT

312 Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono

877-682-4791, mountairycasino.com

• Draw the Line, 7 p.m. May 29. The Aerosmith tribute band, which takes its name from 1977 Aerosmith album, consists of Neill Byrnes, Gino Caira, Jim Dennis, Phil Cefalo and Justin Hunt. Must be 21 to enter.

• That’ll Be the Day: Musical Tribute to Buddy Holly, 3:30 p.m. May 31. The show, featuring cast members from the national tour of the musical “Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story,” will include Buddy Holly and The Crickets hits such as “That’ll Be the Day,” “Peggy Sue” and “Maybe Baby.”