Imitation will serve as the best form of flattery at local and regional venues over the next couple of weeks, with a host of tribute acts set to perform.

Among the slew of tributes, Eighties bands will get radical at both Penn’s Peak and Mauch Chunk Opera House. The Peak will also host Foreigner and Jerry Garcia tributes, with the opera house featuring a Brian Setzer Orchestra tribute band.

Fans of holiday music, meanwhile, will not find lumps of coal in their stockings of entertainment offerings. Country act Diamond Rio will perform hits and holiday tunes at the Peak, while acts such as Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Darren Criss will bring holiday cheer to the Lehigh Valley.

PENN’S PEAK

325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe

866-605-7325, pennspeak.com

• Jessie’s Girl: Back to the Eighties Show, 8 p.m. Dec. 9. The New York City band, performing music from the 1980s, features, among others,: Jenna O’Gara, Chris Hall and Mark Rinzel.

• Double Vision: The Foreigner Experience, 8 p.m. Dec. 10. The Foreigner tribute band, hailing from New York City, features, among others, Chandler Mogel, Sean Tarr and Scott Duboys.

• Diamond Rio: Holiday & Hits, 8 p.m. Dec. 16. The band features, among others, Dan Truman, Marty Roe and Jimmy Olander. Diamond Rio’s biggest hits include “Meet In The Middle,” “One More Day” and “Beautiful Mess.”

• Deadgrass, 8 p.m. Dec. 17. A tribute to Jerry Garcia, string band Deadgrass features, among others, Matt Turk and C Lanzbom.

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-0249, mcohjt.com

• Rock This Town Orchestra Christmas Spectacular, 8 p.m. Dec. 9. A tribute to the Brian Setzer Orchestra, the swing act features Anthony Bambino, Claudio Galinski and Paul Ranieri, among others.

• Peek-A-Boo Revue Holiday Spectacular: Silver Belles, 8 p.m. Dec. 16. Peek-A-Boo, a Philadelphia neo-burlesque show, adds a holiday theme to its fare of burlesque stripteases, songs and comedy. Goldi Fox will appear. For ages 21 and up.

• Rubix Kube, 8 p.m. Dec. 17. Cherie Martorana Neve and Scott Lovelady front the New York City 1980s tribute band, whose lineup also includes Steve Brown and P.J. Farley of glam-metal band Trixter.

• The Laugh Pack, 5 p.m. Dec. 18. The variety show will feature performances from comedian Mark Riccadonna, tenor Justin “The Human Jukebox” Gonzalez, magician Denny Corby and ventriloquist John “Gemini” Lombardi.

STATE THEATRE

453 Northampton St., Easton

610-258-7766, statetheatre.org

• “A Christmas Carol,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9. In this Charles Dickens classic, various ghosts help the unrepentant and miserable Ebenezer Scrooge see the light and change his ways.

• Top of the World, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11. Debbie Taylor fronts this Carpenters tribute act, with backing by a seven-piece band. The multi-instrumentalist members at times use three keyboards to recreate Richard Carpenter’s arrangements.

• Nutcracker!: Magical Christmas Ballet, 7 p.m. Dec. 13. The holiday tradition, live in theaters for the 30th Anniversary tour, features larger-than-life puppets, acrobatics and costumes.

• The Wizards of Winter, 4 p.m. Dec. 18. Scott and Sharon Kelly initially founded the progressive rock band in 2010. The act has released albums such as “The Magic of Winter” and “The Christmas Dream.”

WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER

77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem

610-297-7414, windcreekeventcenter.com

• Worship Live, 8 p.m. Dec. 9. The show will feature performances from Fred Hammond and the Radical for Christ Choir, Israel Houghton and Pastor Mike J.

• Engelbert Humperdinck, 8 p.m. Dec. 16. The singer’s hit singles include “There Goes My Everything,” “The Last Waltz” and “After the Lovin’.”

• A Very Darren Crissmas, 8 p.m. Dec. 17. Born in San Francisco, Criss starred in Fox’s musical comedy-drama “Glee” from 2010 to 2015.

PPL CENTER

701 Hamilton St., Allentown

610-224-4625, pplcenter.com

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16. The act’s live shows feature a string section, lights, lasers, moving trusses, video screens, and effects synchronized to music.

SHERMAN THEATER

524 Main St., Stroudsburg

570-420-2808, shermantheater.com

• Best of the Eagles, 8 p.m. Dec. 9. Guitarist/vocalist Joe Vadala and a group of New Jersey musicians established Best of the Eagles in 2012.

• Poconos Christmas Jamaganza, 7 p.m. Dec. 10. The event will feature the first live performance of “Christmastime in the Poconos” by the New Horizons Studios Ensemble. The Victors, Guillaume’s Music Academy and D’neah Allen, among others, will also appear. Attendees may bring a new, unwrapped toy to support Toys For Tots.