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Entertainment around the area

Country music at Penn’s Peak leads the entertainment offerings coming to local and regional venues over the next two weeks.

Diamond Rio and Sammy Kershaw, whose early-1990s debut albums arrived in the same year, will play the Peak. Mauch Chunk Opera House, meanwhile, will welcome blues band GA-20, among other acts.

To mark the upcoming Easter holiday, Country Junction and Becky’s Drive-In will host egg hunts.

PENN’S PEAK

325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe

866-605-7325, pennspeak.com

• Diamond Rio, 8 p.m. March 23. The country band features longtime members Dan Truman, Marty Roe, Jimmy Olander and Dana Williams, plus Carson McKee and Micah Schweinsberg. Diamond Rio released the first of its 10 studio albums in 1991. The group released most recent single “The Kick” in 2023.

• Sammy Kershaw, 8 p.m. March 28. The country singer released the first of his 17 studio albums in 1991. Kershaw’s run of 11 top 10 country-radio hits includes “She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful,” “Third Rate Romance” and “Love Of My Life.”

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-0249, mcohjt.com

• Kashmir, 8 p.m. March 23. Jean Violet created the Led Zeppelin tribute band, named after Zeppelin’s 1975 track of the same name, in New York City in 2000.

• Alternative Fix, 8 p.m. March 29. The band, paying tribute to the 1990s, performs music by artists such as Soundgarden, Radiohead and No Doubt.

• Creedence Revived, 8 p.m. March 30. The tribute act, performing the music of rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, features musicians from Chicago and Los Angeles.

• GA-20, 7:30 p.m. April 4. Formed in 2018 in Boston, the blues band consists of Matthew Stubbs, Pat Faherty and Tim Carman. GA-20 has released albums such as “Lonely Soul” and “GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try It ... You Might Like It!”

THE STITCH AT TAMAQUA

COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER

125 Pine St., Tamaqua

570-668-1192, tamaquaarts.org

• Know Return, 7 p.m. March 23. The Philadelphia-area band, a tribute to progressive rock band Kansas, also performs a set featuring the music of rock band Styx.

VIC’S JAZZ LOFT

AT THE STABIN MUSEUM

268 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-5588, vicsjazzloft.com

• Steve Sandberg Dream Music Trio, 7 p.m. March 23. The trio, also featuring Michael O’Brien and Tiago Michelin, will perform classical compositions with Afro-Brazilian, Balkan and jazz influences.

• NeuroSalon with Julie Miwa, 5 p.m. March 30. The program fusing art and neuroscience will feature Miwa, a neuroscientist and associate professor at Lehigh University.

COUNTRY JUNCTION

6565 Interchange Road, Lehighton

610-377-5050, countryjunction.com

• Egg Hunt, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. March 23, 24 and 30. The event will include prizes for all children, plus photos with the Easter bunny available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on each day.

BECKY’S DRIVE-IN

4548 Lehigh Drive, Walnutport

610-767-2249, beckysdi.com

• Keystone Ghostbusters and Christmas City Ghostbusters, 6 p.m. March 23. “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” will screen at 7:45 p.m., with the Ghostbusters groups attending beforehand. Keystone Ghostbusters will bring Ectomobiles and have a slime-building table.

• Egg Hunt, 6 p.m. March 30. The hunt divides participants into three age groups, with the Easter bunny greeting children and posing for pictures. Whispering Horse Farm and Horns & Hooves Mobile Mini Moos will offer pony rides and cow cuddle sessions.

PPL CENTER

701 Hamilton St., Allentown

610-224-4625, pplcenter.com

• Cirque Du Soleil: “Corteo,” March 28-31. “Corteo,” a show from Cirque du Soleil, debuted in 2005. Daniele Finzi Pasca directs the production, in which the clown Mauro envisions his own burial will take place amid a carnival atmosphere with tender angels in attendance.

WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER

77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem

610-297-7414, windcreekeventcenter.com

• Brit Floyd, 8 p.m. March 22 and 23. The group, a tribute to English rock band Pink Floyd, formed in 2011. At times, musicians from Pink Floyd’s studio and road lineups appear.

• Aaron Lewis, 8 p.m. March 29. Aaron Lewis, 8 p.m. April 19 and 20. A native of Vermont, Lewis’ discography includes eight studio albums as frontman of rock band Staind and four solo country-rock albums.

MUSIKFEST CAFÉ

101 Founders Way, Bethlehem

610-332-1300, steelstacks.org

• The Aardvarks, 7:30 p.m. March 23. The Lehigh Valley band, which began its journey in 2004, performs rock and pop music from the 1970s to 2000s.

• SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase Finals, 2 p.m. March 24. Five high school jazz bands will compete in the finals. The event will also feature an awards presentation and a performance from the Moravian University Faculty Band.

• Garden State Radio, 8 p.m. March 29. The New Jersey band plays music spanning the 1950s to present.

STATE THEATRE

453 Northampton St., Easton

800-999-7828, statetheatre.org

• Let’s Sing Taylor, 7:30 p.m. March 23. The act, featuring singer-songwriter Emily Victoria, performs the music of Taylor Swift.

Diamond Rio will perform at Penn's Peak on Saturday. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO