Barry Manilow, playing what’s touted as “The Last Wilkes-Barre Concert,” leads the entertainment highlights coming to local and regional venues over the next couple of weeks.

The entertainer, whose new album “What a Time” arrived June 5, plays Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza.

Health issues recently forced Manilow to reschedule dates of his “Last Concerts” farewell tour.

Among other events, comedian Jessica Kirson plays Wind Creek Event Center. The latter venue also welcomes Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band.

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-0249

mcohjt.com

• Songbirds, 7:30 p.m. today. The lineup consists of Pennsylvania songwriters Brittany Ann Tranbaugh, Chris Kasper, Travis Hobbie and Birdie Busch.

• Canyon Lights and Handsome Jack, 7:30 p.m. July 9. Tim Carman and Pat Faherty, formerly of Boston band GA-20, formed Canyon Lights in 2024. The band blends throwback rock ‘n’ roll, swampy Americana and blues. Handsome Jack, a Lockport, New York, trio initially formed in 2004, blends classic rock, swamp rock and blues on its latest roots-rock album “Barnburners!”

PENN’S PEAK

325 Maury Rd., Jim Thorpe

866-605-7325

pennspeak.com

• Separate Ways, 8 p.m. Saturday. The act pays tribute to rock band Journey, taking part of its name from Journey’s 1983 single “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart).”

• Deck Parties, 6:30 p.m. Schedule: today, Toolshed Jack; July 2, James Supra Band; July 3, Becky and the Beasts; and July 9, The Weekenders.

TAMAQUA COMMUNITY

ARTS CENTER

125 Pine St., Tamaqua

570-668-1192

tamaquaarts.org

• Opening Reception, 5:30 p.m. July 2. Taryn Troiani and James Abicunas, both part of the Schuylkill County Allied Artists, will have exhibits on display through July 30. Troiani, a painter and mixed media artist from Frackville, worked in graphic design and technical illustration at AT&T Microelectronics in Allentown. The latter work introduced Troiani to techniques and technology that became an important element in her artistic development. Abicunas, a self-taught artist specializing in portraits, works primarily in oils, though also works with charcoal, pastels, acrylics and watercolors.

VIC’S JAZZ LOFT

AT THE STABIN MUSEUM

268 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-5588

vicsjazzloft.com

• Ian Froman Trio, 7 p.m. Friday. Froman, a drummer, educator and author, serves as a professor at Berklee College of Music. The musician, a member of Canadian jazz band Metalwood, has performed and recorded with artists such as Michael Brecker, John Scofield and Dave Liebman. Froman, who studied under the late Elvin Jones, has trained students who went on to play for artists such as Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and Prince. The trio also features Jon Ballantyne and Evan Gregor.

• Hugh Kline Quartet, 7 p.m. July 3. Kline, a drummer and educator living in Bethlehem, received his master’s in music from McGill University. The musician, a member of the Griffin Woodard Group, runs a private studio and teaches jazz drums on faculty at Moravian University and Lafayette College. The quartet, set to perform compositions for the first time and record them in the fall, also features Chris Rogers, Dan Wilkins, Anthony Aldissi and Joe Michaels.

THE MAHONING DRIVE-IN THEATER

635 Seneca Rd., Lehighton

484-613-1314

www.mahoningdit.com

• Cannibal Apocalypse, 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The theater will screen three Italian exploitation horror films in 35 mm. Schedule: Friday, 1981’s “Make Them Die Slowly,” 1980’s “Cannibals in the Streets” and 1980’s “Anthropophagous”; Saturday, 1980’s “Cannibal Holocaust,” 1972’s “Man From Deep River” and 1980’s “Dr. Butcher.” Vintage Italian gore-horror trailers from the Exhumed Films archives will precede the films. Showtime at sundown.

• Sleazy Pulp Noir Double Feature, 6 p.m. July 3. The theater, the American Genre Film Archive and Something Weird Video present two tawdry tales from Ed Wood: 1956’s “The Violent Years” and 1960’s “The Sinister Urge.” Something Weird head moll Lisa Petrucci and Ivan Peycheff, AGFA’s head of film restoration, will attend both this event and the July 4 AGFA Triple Ripper V. The latter includes screenings of 1985’s “Biohazard,” 1982’s “Superstition” and a mystery feature. Showtime at sundown.

COUNTRY JUNCTION

6565 Interchange Road, Lehighton

610-377-5050

countryjunction.com

• Celebrate America’s 250th, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. The event, a collaboration between Country Junction and the Forever 6 Foundation, benefits Ava, a 5-year-old battling Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma, a type of brain tumor. Entertainment and activities include 1980s tribute band M80, live pro wrestling, a cornhole tournament, carnival rides, face painting, a dunk tank, a pig roast, craft vendors, basket raffles and a Patriotic Drone Light Show finale.

WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER

77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem

610-224-4625

windcreekeventcenter.com

• Jessica Kirson, 8 p.m. Saturday. Born in South Orange, New Jersey, the comedian/podcast host worked on the 2016 Robert De Niro-starring film “The Comedian,” in which she acted and served as a consultant, producer and writer. Kirson, whose Hulu special “I’m the Man” debuted in 2025, co-produced FX’s 2021 documentary “Hysterical,” which explored the landscape of women in stand-up comedy. In 2021, Kirson and Rachel Feinstein released the prank-call album “The Call Girls.”

• Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, 7:30 p.m. July 9. Buffett and The Coral Reefer Band started playing together in 1973. Though Buffett passed away in 2023, he wanted to “keep the party going.” Many current members have played together for 30-plus years and contributed to more than 30 albums.

STEELSTACKS

101 Founders Way, Bethlehem

610-332-1300

artsquest.org

• ¡Sabor! Latin Festival, today through Saturday. The event celebrating Latin heritage, music, food and community opens with the Latin Jazz Quintet at 7 p.m. at Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas. A screening of “Celia Cruz and the Fania All Stars Live in Africa” follows. Other events take place at Highmark Blue Shield Community Stage on the Air Products Town Square and Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks.

• Take Me Home, 8 p.m. Friday, Musikfest Café. The group performs the music of singer-songwriter Phil Collins, taking its name from Collins’ same-titled 1985 song.

• Life After Dead, 8 p.m. Saturday, Musikfest Café. The act pays tribute to rock band Grateful Dead.

MOHEGAN ARENA AT CASEY PLAZA

255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre

570-970-7600

moheganarenapa.com

• Barry Manilow, 7 p.m. July 1. Born in Brooklyn, New York, the singer-songwriter started his career as a commercial jingle writer/singer. In 1971, Bette Midler chose Manilow as her pianist at New York City’s Continental Baths. Manilow, who produced Midler’s first two albums, released his debut set in 1973. The singer’s biggest hits include “Mandy,” “I Write the Songs,” “Weekend in New England,” “Looks Like We Made It” and “Copacabana (At the Copa).” Manilow released “What a Time,” his 33rd studio album and first to contain nearly all-new material since 2011, earlier this month.