Jazzy violin: The Sara Caswell Quartet performs 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19, “Jazz Upstairs,” Rodale Community Room, Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown. The quartet is Sara Caswell, violin; Jesse Lewis, guitar; Ike Sturm, bass, and Michael W. Davis, drums. 2018 Grammy nominee Sara Caswell is described as “a brilliant world-class violinist.” Recognized as a “Rising Star” in the DownBeat Magazine Critics and Readers Polls every year since 2013, Caswell has been heard in venues ranging from Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club to university concert halls. Tickets: Miller Symphony Hall box office, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown; allentownsymphony.org; 610-432-6715

Whitney tribute: “The Greatest Love Of All: The Whitney Houston Show,” starring Belinda Davids, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton. Belinda Davids has been featured on Fox TV’s “Showtime at the Apollo” and BBC1 TV’s “Even Better Than the Real Thing.” With the accompaniment of a live band, backing vocalists and choreographed dancers, the two-hour production includes Houston’s greatest hits: “I Will Always Love You,” “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” “How Will I Know,” “One Moment in Time,” “I Have Nothing,” “Greatest Love of All,” “I’m Every Woman” and more. Tickets: State Theatre Center for the Arts box office, 453 Northampton St., Easton; statetheatre.org; 1-800-999-7828; 610-252-313

Electrifying rock: Over the course of a 30-year career, the critically-acclaimed iconic Sacramento, Calif., melodic hard rock quintet of Jeff Keith, lead vocals; Frank Hannon, guitar; Dave Rude, guitar; Brian Wheat, bass, and Troy Luccketta, drums, has sold more than 25 million albums and performed to sold-out crowds around the world. The group’s 1986 platinum-certified debut, “Mechanical Resonance,” yielded signature anthems, “Little Suzi,” “Modern Day Cowboy” and “Gettin’ Better.” Opening the concert are Voices Of Extreme, a power trio from New York, and Rubikon, a progressive hard-rock band. Tickets: Penn’s Peak box office, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe; pennspeak.com; ticketmaster.com; 800-745-3000