Entertainment for everyone
Maddie & Tae, planning a musical split later this year, leads the entertainment highlights set for local and regional entertainment over the next two weeks.
The duo, whose singles “Girl in a Country Song” and “Die from a Broken Heart” topped Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, will play the Sherman Theater. Maddie & Tae released its third studio album, “Love & Light,” in May 2025, six months prior to the pair’s announced split.
Elsewhere, rock bands Bush and Nothing More perform at Wind Creek Event Center. Boy George & Culture Club, who in 1982 scored their first hit “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” also play the venue.
PENN’S PEAK
325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe
866-605-7325, pennspeak.com
• Tusk, 8 p.m. Saturday. The act pays tribute to rock band Fleetwood Mac, taking its name from Mac’s same-titled 1979 album and song.
• Chris Janson, 8 p.m. on Feb. 27. Born in Perryville, Missouri, the country singer-songwriter released his debut studio album in 2015. Janson, who released his sixth studio set “Wild Horses” in 2025, scored hit singles such as “Buy Me a Boat,” “Fix a Drink,” “Good Vibes” and “Done.”
• Double Vision, 8 p.m. on Feb. 28. The tribute act performs the music of rock band Foreigner. Double Vision takes its name from Foreigner’s same-titled 1978 album and song.
MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE
14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe
570-325-0249, mcohjt.com
• Journeyman, 8 p.m. Saturday. The act, paying tribute to singer-songwriter Eric Clapton, takes its name from Clapton’s same-titled 1989 album.
• The Stranger, 8 p.m. on Feb. 27. The band, playing the music of singer-songwriter Billy Joel, takes its name from Joel’s same-titled 1977 album and song.
• The Linda Ronstadt Experience, 8 p.m. on Feb. 28. Tristan McIntosh, a top 10 “American Idol” finalist in 2016, leads a tribute to singer Linda Ronstadt.
TAMAQUA COMMUNITY
ARTS CENTER
125 Pine St., Tamaqua
570-668-1192, tamaquaarts.org
• Daddy-Daughter Dance, 6 p.m. Friday. The event includes a DJ, photographer and light refreshments.
WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER
77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem
610-224-4625, windcreekeventcenter.com
• Bush, 8 p.m. Friday. Formed in London, the rock band released its debut album “Sixteen Stone” in 1994. Bush, which issued its 10th studio album “I Beat Loneliness” in 2025, scored hits such as “Comedown,” “Glycerine,” “Machinehead” and “The Chemicals Between Us.”
• Nothing More, 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Formed in 2003 in San Antonio, Texas, the rock band scored hits such as “Jenny” and “Go to War.” Nothing More’s seventh studio album, 2024’s “Carnal,” spawned four No. 1s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, including “If It Doesn’t Hurt” and “Angel Song.”
• Boy George & Culture Club, 8 p.m. on Feb. 28. George, a musician/songwriter/DJ, cofounded English new wave band Culture Club in 1981. Culture Club scored its biggest U.S. success with 1983’s “Colour By Numbers”; the set featured hits such as “Karma Chameleon” and “Miss Me Blind.” George, whose latest solo set “SE18” arrived in 2025, scored a U.S. hit with 1992 single “The Crying Game.”
STEELSTACKS/MUSIKFEST CAFÉ
101 Founders Drive, Bethlehem
610-332-1300, artsquest.org
• The Amish Outlaws, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The cover band, formed in Lancaster in the early 2000s, performs genres such as pop, rock, R&B, country and dance.
• SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase, noon and 4 p.m. Sunday. ArtsQuest and Moravian University present the 14th showcase. The event, featuring scholastic jazz groups from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, continues with a second preliminaries event on March 8, with finals set for March 29.
• “Fire and Rain: Songs of the ’70s,” 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 27. Tennessee folk/Americana duo Swearingen & Kelli will pay tribute to artists such as James Taylor, Carole King, Fleetwood Mac, and Simon & Garfunkel. Bethlehem’s Jonathan Beedle will perform with the duo.
• Brass Against, 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 28. The act, fusing heavy rock with a brass section and vocals, performs music from bands such as Tool, Rage Against the Machine and Led Zeppelin.
SHERMAN THEATER
524 Main St., Stroudsburg
570-420-2808, shermantheater.com
• Winter Jam 2026, 5 p.m. Saturday. The lineup features Maria Woodford & The Wheel, Grateful Dead tribute act Deal, the Joe Cirotti Trio, Mike Frank & Friends, and Madison’s Medicine Show.
• Maddie & Tae, 7 p.m. on Feb. 28. The country duo, hailing from Nashville, released its debut studio album “Start Here” in 2015. Maddier & Tae’s hits include “Girl in a Country Song,” “Fly” and “Die from a Broken Heart.” The singers, whose latest set “Love & Light” arrived in 2025, will soon disband, with Madison Marlow Font pursuing a solo career while Taylor Dye Kerr focuses on motherhood.
STATE THEATRE
453 Northampton St., Easton
610-252-3132, statetheatre.org
• “Riverdance 30,” 7:30 p.m. Friday. The show, consisting mainly of Irish dance and music, made its official debut in 1995. This production includes performers not yet born when the show premiered.
• Popovich Comedy Pet Theater, 3 p.m. Sunday. The show, blending Gregory Popovich’s comedy and juggling skills with the talents of furry costars, features 30-plus rescued animals. Popovich, also an author, produced and starred in the 2014 film “Popovich and the Voice of the Fabled American West.”
• Broadway’s “Rock of Ages” Band, 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 28. The show features original musicians and lead singers from the musical “Rock of Ages,” which premiered on Broadway in 2009 and ran through 2015. The act performs hits from the likes of Bon Jovi, Journey, Foreigner, Joan Jett and Pat Benatar.
SCHOOL OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
11 Foundry St., Stroudsburg
570- 216-8631, rebelstages.com
• “Once on This Island,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday. Rebel Stages presents the Caribbean-set musical, which debuted on Broadway in 1990 and scored eight Tony nods. Lynn Ahrens wrote the book and lyrics, with Stephen Flaherty composing the music. “Once on This Island” creators based the show on Rosa Guy’s 1985 novel “My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl,” which retold Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid.” The 2017 Broadway revival won the musical-revival Tony.
SHAWNEE PLAYHOUSE
552 River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware
570-421-5093, shawneeplayhouse.org
• “Madison Square Park,” 2 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Clara, an old-world woman in her early 30s, makes an unlikely connection with gruff, streetwise Joey on the New York City Madison Square Park bench she shared with her late husband. Michael F. Bruck and Michael DeMaio wrote the book and music, respectively, for this new musical, with the duo writing the lyrics.
• Grant Wagner Trio, 7 p.m. on Feb. 24. Wagner, an electric guitarist, has performed for more than a decade in the Poconos and surrounding areas. The musician plays bass in the rock band Sick Whiskey.
• Ryan Fogler, 7 p.m. on March 3. The singer will present “Born a Little Too Late,” featuring music from Broadway musicals and classic crooners.