Annual traditions, including a tribute to legendary roots-rock act The Band that debuted in 2012, lead the entertainment highlights set for local and regional venues over the next two weeks.

“The Last Waltz Celebration,” this year marking the 50th anniversary of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s final concert, returns to Mauch Chunk Opera House. The Band’s key tracks include “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.”

Meanwhile, Free Range Folk and Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Star Orchestra play Thanksgiving Eve shows, with Railroad Earth set for its Thanksgiving-weekend gig at the Sherman Theater.

Among other events: Country Music Hall of Famer Wynonna Judd performs at Wind Creek Event Center, while “Show of Shows” offers a variety of performers at The Stroudsmoor.

PENN’S PEAK

325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe

866-605-7325, pennspeak.com

• Dream Come True: Comedy Night, 7 p.m. Friday. Wise Crackers Comedy Group presents the show, with Scott Bruce as host. JP Justice and Drew Fraser will perform.

• Geoff Tate, 8 p.m. Nov. 21. Tate, raised in Tacoma, Washington, 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” for the last time on tour.

• Dark Star Orchestra, 8 p.m. Nov. 25. The group, paying tribute to rock band Grateful Dead, takes inspiration for its name from the Dead’s 1968 song “Dark Star.” Dark Star Orchestra has featured guest performances from original Dead members Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and Bill Kreutzmann.

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-0249, mcohjt.com

• John Németh, 8 p.m. Friday. The electric-blues harmonicist, born in Boise, Idaho, has released a dozen albums. Németh, also a singer and songwriter, has won multiple Blues Music Awards.

• “The Last Waltz Celebration,” 8 p.m. Saturday. The “The Band” Band, formed in 2007, celebrates the 50th anniversary of Canadian-American roots-rock group The Band’s final concert, held Thanksgiving Day 1976 in San Francisco. Martin Scorsese’s 1978 film “The Last Waltz” captured the show, which featured guests such as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Muddy Waters. The Band, whose members included Robbie Robertson and Levon Helm, released 10 studio albums from 1968 to 1998.

• 15th Harvest Jam, 7 p.m. Nov. 25. Free Range Folk. Lila Williams hosts the event, which features the bluegrass, dirt rock and folk sounds of Free Range Folk. The Tom Storm Band also performs.

VIC’S JAZZ LOFT

AT THE STABIN MUSEUM

268 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-5588, vicsjazzloft.com

• Ryan Devlin Trio, 7 p.m. Friday. Devlin, a saxophonist, woodwind educator and arts administrator from Orlando, Florida, began his musical journey under the guidance of father Scott, leader of the Walt Disney World Sax Quartet. Devlin’s trio album “Back on the Beat!” hit streaming services in October.

• Mervin Toussaint Quintet, 7 p.m. Nov. 20. Toussaint, a saxophonist and composer, grew up in the Haitian church. The Philadelphia educator, whose music spans jazz, R&B and neo-soul, collaborates with rappers, poets and spoken-word artists. Toussaint’s debut studio album “Lakay” arrived in 2022.

• Sandy Eldred Trio, 7 p.m. Nov. 27. Eldred, a bassist, composer, producer and music educator, resides in Philadelphia. The musician founded the record label Each and Only and records for Ukrainian’s LabelWhoAble. Eldred, also a member of the U.S.E. Trio, performs with various ensembles.

COUNTRY JUNCTION

6565 Interchange Road, Lehighton

610-377-5050, countryjunction.com

• Shop & Be Merry Market, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. The event includes vendors, a carousel, pony rides, live music, stilt walkers, a tree lighting ceremony, hot cocoa and s’mores by the fire pits.

WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER

77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem

610-224-4625, windcreekeventcenter.com

• Wynonna Judd, 8 p.m. Nov. 19. Born in Ashland, Kentucky, the singer released six studio albums from 1984 to 1990 as half of hitmaking country duo The Judds. Judd’s 1992 debut solo album included the hits “She is His Only Need” and “No One Else on Earth.” The performer’s other hits include “Tell Me Why” and “To Be Loved By You.” Judd’s 10th studio set “The Hard Truth” arrived in October.

• Patton Oswalt, 8 p.m. Nov. 20. The comedian and actor, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, has a number of TV series and films to his credit. Notable TV projects include CBS sitcom “The King of Queens” from 1998 to 2007 and ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs” from 2013 to 2023. Oswalt, who has several Comedy Central and Netflix specials, released his latest, “Tea & Scotch,” on YouTube in June.

• Mark Normand, 8 p.m. Nov. 21. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the comedian and actor started his stand-up career in 2006. Norman released his first comedy album “Still Got It” in 2014, with four albums/specials following. “None Too Pleased,” Normand’s second Netflix special, debuted in March.

• Udit and Aditya Narayan, 8 p.m. Nov. 27. Bollywood playback singer Udit Narayan and son Aditya perform for the first time in Pennsylvania.

MUSIKFEST CAFÉ

101 Founders Way, Bethlehem

610-332-1300, artsquest.org

• Lehigh Valley Vegan s’MAC Down, 1 p.m. Sunday. Guests, after sampling vegan mac and cheese creations from seven restaurants and food vendors, will cast their vote to help determine the People’s Choice Award winner. In addition, vendors will offer vegan desserts and retail items.

• “Rick Braun Plays Chuck Mangione,” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20. Braun, an Allentown native and jazz artist, pays tribute to Chuck Mangione, who passed away in 2025. The trumpeter and flugelhornist’s Mangione tribute album, released in March, includes tracks such as “Feels So Good” and “Give It All You Got.” Braun, a member of the band BWB, has released 20-plus albums over 34 years.

SHERMAN THEATER

524 Main St., Stroudsburg

570-420-2808, shermantheater.com

• “Where We Meet,” 3 p.m. Sunday. Drye/Marinaro Dance Company and Annex Dance Company present the show, in which contemporary dance explores how movement, memory and artistic relationships remain long after the original moment has passed.

• Samantha Fish, 8 p.m. Nov. 21. Born in Kansas City, the blues-rock guitarist/singer-songwriter released her first album “Live Bait” in 2009. Fish released her ninth studio album “Paper Doll,” her first recording with her touring band, in 2025.

• Railroad Earth: Horn O’Plenty, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27 and 28. Formed in 2001 in Stillwater, New Jersey, the band — whose music includes elements of progressive bluegrass, folk and rock — released its eighth full-length album “Will of the Water” in September.

THE STROUDSMOOR

257 Stroudsmoor Road

poconocenterforthearts.org

• “Show of Shows,” 4 p.m. Nov. 22. Pocono Center for the Arts presents the show, which features performances by Tony nominees Kate Baldwin and Lee Roy Reams, violinist Daisy Jopling, Broadway actors Graham Rowat and Akron Lainie Watson, and country artist Bligh Voth.

SHAWNEE PLAYHOUSE

552 River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware

570-421-5093, shawneeplayhouse.org

• “Once Upon a Stage: The Princess Concert,” noon Nov. 21 and 22. Truth and Light Media presents the show, featuring princess songs and costumes.

• “Christmas of Swing,” Nov. 21-Dec. 20. Bob Beverage’s musical, set on Christmas Eve 1944 during World War II, centers on Andrews Sisters Patty, Maxene and LaVerne as they rehearse for a USO show. As they prepare, the sisters read excerpts from overseas soldiers’ letters to loved ones.