Lexington Entertainment releases summer and fall performance schedule Doug Smith’s Music and Lexington Entertainment will take part in several performances from August through October 2026. You can find a full list of performances by going to the Lexington Entertainment Facebook page. Sunday, August 2 – Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars at Nay Aug Park in Scranton from 2:00-4:00 PM Wednesday, August 5 – Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars at Hillside Park in Clarks Summit from 6:00-8:00 PM Friday, August 7 – Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars at Doherty Park in Scranton from 6:30-8:30 PM (sponsored by Scranton Tomorrow) Saturday, August 8 – Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars at Waverly Wine Fest in Waverly. Admission is $5 per person Sunday, August 9 – Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars at Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford from 12:00-1:30 PM Thursday, August 13 – Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars at Peckville Library in Peckville from 5:30-6:30 PM Friday, August 15 – Doug Smith’s Jazz Quartet at Dennis Farm in Kingsley from 1:00-4:00 PM. RSVP required by emailing your name and phone number to dfcltforum@gmail.com Sunday, August 16 – Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars at Gouldsboro Train Station in Gouldsboro from 12:30-2:30 PM Sunday, August 23 – Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars at the Pocono State Craft Festival in Stroudsburg from 1:30-4:30 PM Sunday, September 6 – Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars at Fiber Festival in Hawley. Admission is $10 per person and kids under 12 are free Saturday, October 3 – Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars at Scarecrow Festival at the Carbondale Library from 1:00-2:00 PM Sunday, October 11 – Doug Smith’s Dixieland All-Stars at Cresco Station Museum in Cresco from 1:00-3:00 PM The Doug Smith Band will also play at the Skytop Lodge in Skytop from 8:00-10:00 PM on the following days: August 1, 15 & 29; September 5, 19 & 26; October 10 & 31; November 21 & 26; December 12 & 26
Scranton Cultural Center Announces Studio Two: The Early Beatles Tribute The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple will present Studio Two: The Early Beatles Tribute on October 11 at 7:30 PM in Shopland Hall. Voted as ‘New England’s Best Beatles Tribute Band’ by “The Boston Globe,” Beatles tribute band, Studio Two will return by popular demand with their iconic show in celebration of The Beatles coming to America. Studio Two, now entering its 11th year, is a headlining Beatles band featuring Berklee College of Music Alum who focus on the most exciting, energetic period of The Beatles: the early years (1962 – 1966). Choosing from a catalog of number one hit songs from their club and touring performances, Studio Two captures all of the excitement and danceable 50s and 60s Rock ‘n’ Roll songs The Beatles helped popularize. Completing this stellar show are period attire as well as equipment, transporting audiences back in time. The show will take place in Shopland Hall, located on the building’s fourth floor, with doors opening for bar and concessions at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $33.25 in advance, and will increase to $43.25 on the day of the show. All ticket prices include fees. Tickets will be available for purchase beginning July 19 at 10 AM at the Fidelity Bank Box Office at the SCC in person or by calling (570) 344-1111, or via Ticketmaster. For more information or to view a full schedule of events, visit SCCMT.org. The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple’s 2024-2025 Season is sponsored by Fidelity Bank and LT Verrastro and supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and the Lackawanna County Office of Arts and Culture, and Commissioners Matt McGloin, Bill Gaughan and Chris Chermak. A special thank you to its media partners: Allied Services, Audacy, Lamar Advertising and MAC Signs.
Mark Your Calendars! The 19th Annual Jazz Festival Starts August 2nd All of Downtown Scranton will serve as center stage for an award-winning music festival as the 19th Annual Scranton Jazz Festival returns to the Electric City, Friday through Sunday, August 2 through 4. The festival is made possible through partnerships with Blu Elefante Events, PA Jazz Alliance Inc., Lackawanna County Visitors Bureau, First Friday Scranton, Lackawanna County, the City of Scranton, and Scranton Tomorrow, and with the generous support of sponsors and media partners. Featuring national, regional and local musicians, fans will enjoy the extensive variety and unique experience they have grown to expect, and love, along with a new Interactive Arts Market on Courthouse Square on Saturday. Through a partnership with Lackawanna Market, the marketplace will feature family-friendly entertainment and vendors. While enjoying the festivities, visitors to Downtown Scranton are encouraged to explore the many restaurants, pubs, cafés and retail shops in the Business District. Reminiscent of a New Orleans style festival, the Scranton Jazz Festival will feature two ticketed main stage performances and multiple free venues throughout Downtown Scranton. Main Stage artists include the award-winning swing group Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Saturday, and the Emmy nominated Scranton Jazz Festival Big Band with Grammy Award winning saxophonist Joe Lovano on Sunday. The Scranton Jazz Festival has garnered international recognition and has been mentioned in U.S. News and World Report for the cultural diversity and integrity it has brought to northeastern Pennsylvania. In celebration of its commitment to the arts, admission is free to the Jazz Walk on Friday and Saturday, with Trolly service, and to the Jazz Marketplace on Saturday. For more information, visit www.scrantonjazzfestival.org and follow Scranton Jazz Festival on social media.
WVIA Presents Kansas City Jazz WVIA released the ticket price includes the concert as well as a desserts and wine after-party. The concert will last approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes with a brief intermission. We encourage you to bring a picnic dinner and after the concert ends, enjoy a dessert and wine after-party with the musicians and the community. A romping, stomping seven-piece band will be here on July 21st to celebrate the legacy of the great American genius Eddie Durham. He was the man behind one of the most quintessential hits of the 20th century, Glenn Miller’s In The Mood, and the resident genius in the original Count Basie band. Loren Schoenberg will serve as the music director for the dynamic seven-piece band showcasing Eddie Durham’s sound. For decades, Eddie Durham’s story was largely overlooked until 2024 when WVIA released the original documentary film Wham-Re-Bop-Boom-Bam: The Swing Jazz of Eddie Durham. This documentary is currently airing on over 250 public television stations throughout the United States, bringing well-deserved recognition to Eddie Durham for his significant contributions to the world of jazz. Loren Schoenberg is a senior scholar of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, on the faculty at The Juilliard School and has taught at Manhattan School of Music and the New School. Schoenberg has lectured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the White House, the New York Philharmonic, Stanford University, and the Aspen Institute. Schoenberg, a tenor saxophonist/pianist, has played and recorded with Benny Carter, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Heath, Eddie Durham, Marian McPartland, Clark Terry, John Lewis, Christian McBride, and Buck Clayton, and he was musical director for Bobby Short from 1997 to 2005. He also received two Grammy awards for best album notes in 1994 and 2004. Schoenberg has been published widely (including in The New York Times), and his book, The NPR Guide to Jazz, was released in 2003. In 2001, he led the effort to establish the National Jazz Museum in Harlem and served for more than a decade as its executive director, creating many of its signal programs and enlisting Christian McBride, Jonathan Batiste, Ken Burns, and Wynton Marsalis to help further the museum’s mission.
Lexington Entertainment Releases Fellows Park Sunday Concerts Schedule Lexington Entertainment has released the Fellows Park Sunday Concerts Schedule. All concerts are FREE to the public and are held at Fellows Park Sundays from 4:30 to 6:00 pm 1000 to 1098 Fellows Street in West Side (Corner of Fellows Street and South Main Avenue) Information: 570-983-6485 __________________________________________________________________________________________ June 9 DUSTY VINYL 4:30 pm June 16 JOE STANKY & THE CADETS 4:30 pm June 23 IMPASTAS 4:30 pm June 30 DOUG SMITH’S DIXIELAND ALL-STARS 4:30 pm July 7 JOHN STEVEN’S POLKA BAND 4:30 pm July 14 FABULOUS FORTUNES 4:30 pm July 21 X’TERRA 4:30 pm July 28 JACK MEAD & the 3rd STREET BAND 4:30 pm August 4 LITES OUT 4:30 pm August 11 TOM HAMILTON JAZZTET 4:30 pm August 18 RETRO ALLIANCE & WIGGY DIGGY BAND 4:30 pm August 25 Rain Date 4:30 pm
