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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Steve Martin Headed Back to State Theatre

Martin and his band the Canyon Rangers will perform a bluegrass show April 28.

Actor, author, comedian and musician Steve Martin returns to the State Theatre later this month to perform with The Steep Canyon Rangers in an evening of Bluegrass and Banjo. The show will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 28. The show had been originally been scheduled for November 2012, but was postponed due to Hurricane Sandy. Tickets from that show will be honored. Martin will perform bluegrass and banjo tunes from his Grammy-winning album "The Crow” as well as his second full-length bluegrass album "Rare Bird Alert" that was released in March 2011. Tickets are $60-80 and can be purchased by visiting the theater box office, by calling 1-800-999-STATE, 610-252-3132 or online at www.statetheatre.org.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Local Actor Dane DeHaan Stars in 'The Place Beyond the Pines' With Ryan Gosling

Epic crime drama 'The Place Beyond the Pines' featuring Lehigh Valley native Dane DeHaan will be in most theaters Friday.

A new crime drama starring Emmaus High School graduate Dane DeHaan has opened in select cities and will be shown widely starting Friday. "The Place Beyond the Pines" includes Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes, who play DeHaan's parents, and Bradley Cooper. Examiner.com features an interview with DeHaan in which he says, "..the opportunities keep getting better and the scripts keep getting more interesting and the people I get to work with get more and more like awesome and it's kind of whirlwind." The interview includes DeHaan talking about his training as an actor, his mentors, how he develops a character and what it was like working with Cooper and Mendes in this latest movie. DeHaan, a Zionsville native, graduated from North Carolina School …

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Tony Bennett to Sing at Sands Event Center in July

Legendary jazz singer scheduled to perform in Bethlehem on July 26.

  Legendary singer Tony Bennett is scheduled to play a show at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Friday, July 26 at 8pm. Tickets range from $80.50 to $126 and are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased at sandseventcenter.com, the Event Center box office, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets or by phone at 800-745-3000. With a career spanning more than 50 years during which he has won 17 Grammy Awards, Bennett most recently added a third installment to his Duets project, entitled Viva Duets. His first two duet-themed disks achieved platinum record sales, and featured Bennett pairing his vocals alongside mega hit-makers such as Lady Gaga, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Josh Groban, Willie Nelson and Aretha Franklin, among others. The …

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Daryl Nerl

7:53 pm on Saturday, April 6, 2013

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Local Actor Dane DeHaan Stars in 'The Place Beyond the Pines' With Ryan Gosling

Epic crime drama 'The Place Beyond the Pines' featuring Lehigh Valley native Dane DeHaan will be in most theaters April 12.

A new crime drama starring Emmaus High School graduate Dane DeHaan has opened in select cities and will be shown widely starting April 12. "The Place Beyond the Pines" includes Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes, who play DeHaan's parents, and Bradley Cooper. Examiner.com features an interview with DeHaan in which he says, "..the opportunities keep getting better and the scripts keep getting more interesting and the people I get to work with get more and more like awesome and it's kind of whirlwind." The interview includes DeHaan talking about his training as an actor, his mentors, how he develops a character and what it was like working with Cooper and Mendes in this latest movie. DeHaan, a native of Zionsville, graduated from North Carolina …

Sunday, March 31, 2013

'Les Mis' with Amanda Seyfried Now Out on DVD

Allentown's Amanda Seyfried plays Cosette in the musical blockbuster 'Les Miserables' now out on DVD.

The blockbuster musical "Les Miserables" starring Allentown's Amanda Seyfried is now available on DVD (2012, Universal, $30). Seyfried's breakout role came in a previous musical—"Mamma Mia"—with Meryl Streep. Seyfried has been a fan of musicals since her parents took her to see "Les Mis" in Philadelphia when she was 11 years old, according to a Morning Call report. The movie adaptation of "Les Miserables" received eight Oscar nominations. Anne Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Sneak Peek: Crayola Experience Will Reopen in May

Crayola Experience in Easton will reopen in May with new activities and displays that the company hopes will attract 150,000 more visitors a year.

Ink that puffs up when you heat it. A 40-foot wall of crayon bins. An 85-foot water attraction. Those are all among the new features kids will be able to see and take part in when the Crayola Experience reopens in May. Easton's main tourist destination closed for renovations in mid-February, but on Tuesday, the company gave a tour of its soon-to-be-upgraded building to members of the media and local officials. "This really is going to be a reimagined facility," said Victoria Lozano, Crayola's VP of corporate strategy and development, who led the tour. Stops along the way included a look at a new two-story playground, and the Water Works, an 85-foot-long table featuring a small river running through the city of Crayonopolis (where Crayola's…

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Willie Nelson 80th Birthday Tour Coming to Sands

Country music icon Willie Nelson is coming to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on June 16 as part of a tour that will celebrate the legendary singer-songwriter’s 80th birthday.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Styx, Foreigner to Rock Musikfest Aug. 7

Two of classic rock's biggest acts will play a double-billed show at Musikfest's main stage in August.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

John Mayer Tickets at Allentown Fair Go on Sale Friday

Grammy award-winning artist John Mayer will perform at the Great Allentown Fair for the first time, and on opening night.

Grammy award-winning artist John Mayer will perform at the 2013 Great Allentown Fair on its opening night. Tickets for Mayer’s first-ever performance at the fair are $46 and $66. They go on sale as part of a special launch of Mayer’s “Born and Raised Tour,” starting at 10 a.m. on Friday.  Tickets will be available Friday only through Ticketmaster online and phones. Mayer and his guest, 2012 American Idol winner Phillip Phillips, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Tickets that are still available for the concert and previously announced fair shows will be sold at the Fair Box Office when hours resume Tuesday, April 2, through Friday, April 5, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. After that, regular Box Office hours will continue Mondays and …

Friday, March 8, 2013

'Oz The Great and Powerful' Has Costumes by Local Designer

Gary Jones of Lower Saucon Township designed costumes for hundreds of characters in the new Disney film 'Oz The Great and Powerful.'

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