Article By: The Press
Christmas “Voice” to deliver: Sal “The Voice” Valentinetti, noted for his Top Five finish on TV’s “America’s Got Talent,” presents “Sal ‘The Voice’ Valentinetti Holiday Concert,” 8 p.m. Dec. 1, Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown. Valentinetti will perform a concert of “ramped-up” Christmas songs like “Christmas Presents,” “Cool Yule,” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” and “Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” paired with crooner classics such as “My Way” and “Come Fly With Me,” for which he is best-known. Tickets: Miller Symphony Hall box office, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown; allentownsymphony.org; 610-432-6715
Sara Evans “At Christmas”: Multi-platinum-selling country entertainer Sara Evans is reprising her popular, limited-engagement “At Christmas” tour for 2018, with nine seasonal shows created to deliver the holiday spirit to young and old, including a stop at 8 p.m. Dec. 1, Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe. “At Christmas,” Evans’ first full-length Christmas recording, is a 10-song collection featuring well-known holiday classics, including “Silent Night,” “Winter Wonderland,” “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” and “O Come All Ye Faithful,” plus the title track. Tickets: Penn’s Peak box office, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe; pennspeak.com; ticketmaster.com; 800-745-3000. Doors open at 7 p.m.
“Ye Olde” Hermit: “An Olde English Christmas with Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone” will be presented at 8 p.m. Nov. 29, Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe. Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone was born in Manchester, England, where he studied voice and acting at St. Bede’s College and the Manchester School of Music and Drama. As a child, he played “Stanley Fairclough” in the long-running British soap opera “Coronation Street.” At age 15, Noone, achieved international fame as lead singer of the pop group, Herman’s Hermits, whose charted hits included “I’m Into Something Good,” “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter,” “I’m Henry VIII, I Am,” “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat,” “There’s A Kind of Hush” and “Leaning On A Lamp Post,” selling 52 million recordings, and having 14 singles and seven albums go gold. Tickets: Penn’s Peak box office, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe; pennspeak.com; ticketmaster.com; 800-745-3000. Doors open at 6 p.m.