8 DAYS A WEEK: Your look at Valley Arts Tweet Published June 03. 2022 12:12AM Jim Norton, 7 p.m., 10 p.m., June 3, Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe. Norton, a Bayonne, N.J., native, is a stand-up comedian, radio personality, bestselling author and actor. He became known through a recurring role on the sitcom, “Lucky Louie,” and as a regular panelist on “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.” Norton is co-host of “The Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Show,” heard mornings on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Since mid-2007, Norton has been a regular guest on “Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld” on Fox News. He was announced as co-host of UFC’s “Unfiltered Podcast with Jim Norton & Matt Serra.” Since 2014, he has been a contributor to Time magazine. Norton played the role of insult comic Don Rickles in director Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” (2019). Norton has four one-hour comedy specials on Hulu, Amazon and HBO GO. His latest stand-up special, “Mouthful of Shame,” is his first on Netflix. Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. https://mcohjt.com/ ; 570-325-0249 The New Respects, 7:30 p.m. June 4, Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks, 645 E. First St., Bethlehem. The 2022 Levitt National Tour presents The New Respects for an evening of danceable fusions of pop, soul and rock ‘n’ roll. The New Respects are from Nashville, Tenn. Rolling Stone magazine has named the group one of “10 New Artists You Need to Know.” The band is singer-guitarist Jasmine Mullen, a daughter of gospel singer-songwriter Nicole C. Mullen; bass player Lexi Hill (née Fitzgerald); guitarist Zandy Mowry (née Fitzgerald), and drummer Darius Fitzgerald. The group released its debut EP, “Here Comes The Trouble” (2017); its debut album, “Before The Sun Goes Down” (2018), and the EP, “Don’t Panic” (2022). The concert is free and open to the public. Information: https://www.steelstacks.org ; 610-332-1300 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
