Entertainment for everyone
Yes, regarded as a pioneer in progressive rock, leads the entertainment highlights hitting local and regional venues over the next few weeks.
The band, which in the 1970s fused rock with genres such as classical and jazz, brings its Fragile Tour to Penn’s Peak. Yes, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017, will play its 1971 album “Fragile” in its entirety.
Among other entertainment: the State Theatre hosts ranting comedian Lewis Black, on his final tour; pop/rock duo Air Supply celebrates 50 years with a show at Wind Creek Event Center; and rock band Blues Traveler plays the Sherman Theater.
PENN’S PEAK
325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe
866-605-7325, pennspeak.com
• The Doo Wop Project, 8 p.m. Friday. The group, featuring stars from hit Broadway shows, performs doo wop classics and modern songs reimagined as doo wop numbers. The Doo Wop Project released its first album in 2015, with a fifth full-length set, “Echoes of the Street,” set for release Friday.
• Yes, 8 p.m. Sunday. The progressive rock band, formed in 1968 in London, will perform, in its entirety, the 1971 album “Fragile.” Since 1970, Steve Howe has served as guitarist/backing vocalist for Yes across multiple stints. Yes released its 23rd studio album, “Mirror to the Sky,” in 2023.
• Tommy James and The Shondells, 8 p.m. Oct. 24. Formed in 1964 in Niles, Michigan, the rock band released all eight of its studio albums from 1966 to 1970. Hit singles include “Hanky Panky,” “Crimson and Clover,” “I Think We’re Alone Now” and “Mony Mony.”
MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE
14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe
570-325-0249, mcohjt.com
• The Badlees, 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Formed in 1990 in Selinsgrove, the roots rock band reached Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart with “Angeline is Coming Home.” The latter appeared on The Badlees’ third album, 1995’s “River Songs.” The Badlees released its ninth studio album in 2022.
• GA-20 and Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, 8 p.m. Oct. 24. Formed in Boston in 2018, blues band GA-20 plans to release a new album, “Orphans,” in December. Lewis, a blues/funk/soul artist, formed his Honeybears band in 2007 in Austin, Texas.
• The Grand Slambovian Halloween Ball, 8 p.m. Oct. 25. Formed in 1998 in Sleepy Hollow, New York, the Slambovian Circus Dreams performs folk, rock, Americana and psychedelic music.
THE MAHONING DRIVE-IN
635 Seneca Road, Lehighton
484-613-1314, mahoningdit.com
• Halloween-A-Thon, 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The theater, in association with Exhumed Films, will screen six films, including 1978’s “Halloween,” 1981’s “Halloween II” and 1982’s “Halloween III: Season of the Witch.” The event also includes merchandise, DJs, cosplay and raffles.
• Scooby-Doo Spook-A-Roo! 6 p.m. Oct. 17. The theater will screen 2002’s live-action “Scooby-Doo” and 2004 sequel “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.” The event also includes a trunk-or-treat, costume contest and a DJ set.
• Universal Monster Mash IX, 6 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25. The theater, marking the last full weekend of the season, will screen six Universal titles, including 1935’s “Werewolf of London,” 1944’s “The House of Frankenstein” and 1945’s “House of Dracula.” The theater holds its end-of-season bonfire on Oct. 26.
WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER
77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem
610-224-4625, windcreekeventcenter.com
• Air Supply, 8 p.m. Oct. 18. The British-Australian pop-rock duo, formed in 1975, has an 18th studio album, “A Matter of Time,” on the way. Air Supply’s hit singles include “Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” “The One That You Love” and “Making Love Out of Nothing at All.”
• “The Price is Right Live,” 3 p.m. Oct. 19. The interactive show, playing for more than 20 years, has awarded more than $15 million in cash and prizes.
• Cheap Trick, 8 p.m. Oct. 22. Formed in the early 1970s in Rockford, Illinois, the rock band scored hit singles such as “I Want You to Want Me,” “Dream Police,” “The Flame” and a cover of Elvis Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel.” Cheap Trick plans to release its 21st studio album “All Washed Up” in November.
• Bachman-Turner Overdrive, 8 p.m. Oct. 23. BTO’s hit singles include “Takin’ Care of Business,” “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” and “Roll on Down the Highway.”
• Andy Bell, 8 p.m. Oct. 29. The English singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of synth-pop duo Erasure, released his third solo album “Ten Crowns,” earlier this year.
STEELSTACKS
101 Founders Drive, Bethlehem
610-332-1300, steelstacks.org
• Oktoberfest, 5 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday and Sunday, Oktoberfest Arena, 645 E. First Street, Bethlehem. The event, in its 15th year, features brews, food, music, artisans and various activities. In addition, the Musikfest Café hosts Oktoberfest Brewers’ Village sessions at 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday.
• Shaun Cassidy, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26, Musikfest Café, 101 Founders Drive. The singer/actor/TV producer, son of entertainers Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones, released five albums from 1976 to 1980. Hits include “That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll,” “Hey Deanie” and a cover of The Crystals’ “Da Doo Ron Ron.”
STATE THEATRE
453 Northampton St., Easton
610-252-3132, statetheatre.org
• “Mutts Gone Nuts: Unleashed,” 1 and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The stunt-comedy dog show features a Guinness World Record holder, an “America’s Got Talent” favorite and rescue pups.
• Lewis Black, 8 p.m. Oct. 17. Born in Washington, D.C., the stand-up comedian, actor and published playwright voiced the character of Anger in both “Inside Out” films. Black’s “Back in Black” has appeared as a recurrent segment on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” since the series’ 1996 debut.
• Marty Stuart, 6 p.m. Oct. 19. The Mississippi-born country/bluegrass artist, who released his first album in 1978, scored hits such as “Hillbilly Rock” and “Tempted.” Stuart and his band The Fabulous Superlatives, together since 2002, plan to release the instrumental album “Space Junk” later this year.
SHERMAN THEATER
524 Main St., Stroudsburg
570-420-2808, shermantheater.com
• Blues Traveler, 8 p.m. Saturday. Formed in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1987, the rock band scored its biggest success with 1994’s “four” album. Blues Traveler released its 15th studio album, “Traveler’s Soul,” in 2023.
• “Whose Live Anyway”? 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The improvised comedy-and-songs show — based on audience suggestions and the long-running series “Whose Line Is It Anyway”? — features cast members Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, Ryan Stiles and Joel Murray.
• Saving Abel, 8 p.m. Oct. 25. Formed in 2004 in Corinth, Mississippi, the rock band scored a Billboard Hot 100 hit with the 2008 single “Addicted.” Saving Abel, with four albums to its credit, has released recent singles such as “Dodged a Bullet” and “Keep Swinging.”