Rocker Geoff Tate, original lead singer of progressive-metal band Queensrÿche, leads the pack of entertainment highlights hitting local and regional stages over the next couple of weeks.

Tate, who recorded 12 studio albums with Queensrÿche and one with his alternate version of the group, performs at Penn’s Peak. The singer and his band will play, in full, Queensrÿche’s 1988 concept album “Operation: Mindcrime.” The Peak will also host the latest Mountain Beer & Wine Festival.

Among other entertainment, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” performer Colin Mochrie and comedy hypnotist Asas Mecci bring “Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis” to the Sherman Theater. For those seeking early spooks for Halloween, the State Theatre hosts “The Vampire Circus.”

PENN’S PEAK

325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe

866-605-7325, pennspeak.com

• Mountain Beer & Wine Festival, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. The event features food, beer and wine vendors, plus live music from Duo K and Tim & Maury.

• Geoff Tate’s Operation Mindcrime, 8 p.m. Oct. 4. Tate was lead singer of progressive-metal band Queensrÿche from 1982 to 2012. The “Silent Lucidity” singer and his band will perform the entirety of Queensrÿche’s 1988 concept album “Operation: Mindcrime.”

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-0249, mcohjt.com

• Ana Popovic, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2. Born in Serbia, the blues singer-songwriter released her debut solo album “Hush” in 2001. Popovic will release her 11th studio set, “Dance to the Rhythm,” on Friday.

• Ariel Posen, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5. The Canadian singer-songwriter/guitarist mixes elements of rock, Americana, blue-eyed soul, R&B and Beatles-inspired pop.

VIC’S JAZZ LOFT

AT THE STABIN MUSEUM

268 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-5588, vicsjazzloft.com

• Larry Smith, 7 p.m. Friday. The lineup features Smith on piano, Christine Cordone on vocals and guitar, Journey Blue Heaven on guitar and vocals, and Dave Arndt on trumpet.

THE MAHONING DRIVE-IN

635 Seneca Road, Lehighton

484-613-1314, mahoningdit.com

• Weekend of Terror X: ’80s Monster Madness, 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The theater, in partnership with Exhumed Films, will screen 1981’s “The Boogens,” 1987’s “Hellraiser” and 1988’s “Pumpkinhead,” among other titles. The event also includes cosplay, prizes, vendors and DJs.

COUNTRY JUNCTION

6565 Interchange Road, Lehighton

610-377-5050, countryjunction.com

• The Great Pocono Pumpkin Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, through Oct. 26. The festival includes pumpkins, games, hay and carnival rides, a corn bin, a 3D pumpkin funhouse and laser tag.

SIGNATURE EVENT CENTER

137 Erin Lane, Brodheadsville

570-872-1444, secpoconos.com

• Jonah Whale, 7 p.m. Saturday. Based in Bloomsburg, the rock band released its debut album “Dangerous Games” in 1993. Jonah Whale released its seventh set, “American Made,” in 2024. Iron Core Banned and The Just Imagines will also perform.

• ’90s Rocktoberfest, 8 p.m. Oct. 4. Performers include Lakini’s Rooster and For Freaks & Sinners.

BECKY’S DRIVE-IN

4548 Lehigh Drive, Walnutport

610-767-2249, beckysdi.com

• 37th Lehigh Township Benefit Festival & Car Show, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 5. The event, benefiting the Blue Ridge Chapter of Dream Come True, includes a flea market, crafts, food, music, games, hayrides, a karate demo and classic/antique cars.

WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER

77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem

610-224-4625, windcreekeventcenter.com

• Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear, 8 p.m. Saturday. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Marley — eldest son of Bob and Rita — released nine studio albums with The Melody Makers from 1985 to 1999, and eight solo albums since 2003. Burning Spear, born Winston Rodney in Saint Ann, Jamaica, began his music career in the late 1960s.

• Seether, Daughtry and P.O.D., 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5. Seether’s hit singles include “Broken,” “Remedy” and “Fake It.” Daughtry, meanwhile, scored hits such as “It’s Not Over,” “Home” and “No Surprise.” P.O.D.’s hits include “Alive,” “Youth of the Nation” and “Goodbye For Now.”

STATE THEATRE

453 Northampton St., Easton

610-252-3132, statetheatre.org

• “The Vampire Circus,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3. Set in Bohemia during the 19th century, Count Dracula opens a traveling circus with his gypsy bodyguards. The circus gives him a cover to carry out his plan for world domination and turn all humans into vampires.

SHERMAN THEATER

524 Main St., Stroudsburg

570-420-2808, shermantheater.com

• “Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis,” 8 p.m. Saturday. Improvisational comedian Colin Mochrie and comedy hypnotist Asad Mecci created the “Hyprov” show. Mecci welcomes volunteers on stage, joining Mochrie to improvise the rest of the show.