Electric City Tattoo Convention all weekend in Scranton
The Electric City Tattoo Convention begins Friday at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center, 100 Adams Ave., Scranton. Over 200 artists will be available. No presale tickets. Tickets will be sold in the second-floor lobby for cash only. Tickets are $20 for single-day passes and $50 for a three-day pass. Hours: Friday, 3 to 11 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 11 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 8 p.m. Website: electriccitytattoo.com.
Dave Matthews Band tribute A Proud Monkey in Wilkes-Barre Friday
A Proud Monkey, a tribute to the Dave Matthews Band, starring Pennsylvania musicians, plays the Chandelier Lobby of the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre, on Friday at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the show. Tickets: kirbycenter.org, 570-826-1100 or the box office, 71 Public Square.
A Proud Monkey (F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts)
Wycliffe Gordon (University of Scranton)
Jennifer Krupa (University of Scranton)
Clouds pass over the Yuengling Mansion on Mahantongo St. in Pottsville, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR)
Music with craft beer Friday in Hazleton
Dave Brown and Friends will bring harmonica, guitar, mandolin and bass to the Tap at Humboldt Beer Depot, Hazleton, on Friday. Doors open at 7 p.m.; the first of two sets begins at 7:30. 21-plus show. Cover: $5. Address: 563 CAN DO Expressway.
World premiere jazz in Scranton Saturday
Wycliffe Gordon is one of two jazz composers who will premiere new commissioned works Saturday at the University of Scranton’s 42nd annual World Premiere Composition Series Concert. The show is free. Gordon and composer/trombone soloist Jennifer Krupa will conduct and perform with the University Concert Band and the Concert Choir. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Houlihan-McLean Center, Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue. For information on Gordon, visit wycliffegordon.com, and for more on Krupa, visit jenkrupa.com.
Pottsville Easter Bash Sunday
The Schuylkill County Council for the Arts Easter Bash & Market, at the historic Yuengling Mansion, Pottsville, is Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets will be available only on the day of the event. It is geared to children 12 and under and includes an egg hunt, crafts, photos with the Easter Bunny and shopping for holiday gifts. Information: schuylkillartscouncil.com, 1440 Mahantongo St.