The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, currently on its “All the Good Times” farewell tour, leads the entertainment highlights coming to local and regional venues over the next two weeks.

The country group, which named the tour after its 1972 studio album, will play Penn’s Peak.

Country singer-songwriter Phil Vassar and rock band 38 Special will also perform at the Peak, while Mauch Chunk Opera House welcomes back central Pennsylvania’s The Badlees.

Outside of music, comedian Wanda Sykes brings her “Please & Thank You” show to the Wind Creek Event Center. The Mahoning Drive-In Theater, meanwhile, welcomes “Mystery Science Theater 30000” creator and star Joel Hodgson for an “MST3K” fan event.

PENN’S PEAK

325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe

866-605-7325, pennspeak.com

• Phil Vassar, 8 p.m. Oct. 5. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, the country singer-songwriter has 10 studio albums to his credit. Vassar’s hit singles include “Carlene,” “Just Another Day in Paradise” and “In a Real Love.”

• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 8 p.m. Oct. 10. Formed in 1966 in California as a jug band, the country group features founding members Jeff Hanna and Jimmie Fadden. Nitty Gritty, which has released two-dozen-plus studio albums, scored a mainstream hit with an early-1970s cover of “Mr. Bojangles.”

• 38 Special, 8 p.m. Oct. 11. The rock band, formed in 1974 in Jacksonville, Florida, features founding member Don Barnes.

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-0249, mcohjt.com

• Nyke Van Wyk & Friends, 8 p.m. Oct. 5. Van Wyk, a violinist, blends classical and Celtic music with a contemporary style.

• The Badlees, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13. Formed in 1990 in Selinsgrove, the roots rock band features, among others, Pete Palladino and Bret Alexander. The Badlees’ 1995 album “River Songs” spawned the hit single “Angeline is Coming Home.”

VIC’S JAZZ LOFT

AT THE STABIN MUSEUM

268 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-5588, vicsjazzloft.com

• Todd Marcus Quartet, 7 p.m. Oct. 4. Aside from Marcus on bass clarinet, the quartet features Charlie Ballantine on guitar, Evan Gregor on bass and Hugh Kline on drums.

• “For the Birds,” 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11. The gala, benefiting the Carbon County Environmental Education & Rehabilitation Center, includes a live owl presentation and jazz performance.

THE MAHONING DRIVE-IN

635 Seneca Road, Lehighton

484-613-1314, mahoningdit.com

• “Mystery Science Theater 3000” Fan Event, Oct. 4-5. “MST3K” creator and star Joel Hodgson will attend, along with Harold Bucholz, “MST3K” executive producer/writer. A “Joel’s Drive-In Pick” will follow episodes of “MST3K,” which premiered in 1988. VIP entry at 4 p.m.; general entry at 6 p.m.

• Halloween-A-Thon II, 6 p.m. Oct. 11 and 12. Exhumed Films and the theater will screen four films from the original “Halloween” franchise, including the original 1978 film. Two non-“Halloween” films will also screen: 1988’s “Night of the Demons” and 2007’s “Trick R Treat.” Show time at sundown.

SIGNATURE EVENT CENTER

137 Erin Lane, Brodheadsville

570-872-1444, secpoconos.com

• Voices of Rock, 7 p.m. Oct. 4. The lineup features XYZ’s Terry Ilous, formerly of Great White, plus Tora Tora’s Anthony Corder, Tyketto’s Danny Vaughn and Trixter’s Ben Hans.

• Metal Fest, 7 p.m. Oct. 5. New Jersey band Incognito Theory will celebrate the release of new album “Days of Reckoning.” The band blends Southern rock, groove metal and grunge rock. Surrender to Eden and MadWorld, among others, will also perform.

• Stand-up Comedy, 7 p.m. Oct. 11. The lineup includes Joe Galletti, Taylor Andrews, Todd Lawrence, Jeff Nye, Russell Austin, AJ Hiller and Gene Metschuiet.

BECKY’S DRIVE-IN

4548 Lehigh Drive, Walnutport

610-767-2249, beckysdi.com

• 36th Annual Lehigh Township Benefit Festival & Car Show, 8 a.m. Oct. 6. The event benefits the Dream Come True — Blue Ridge Chapter. Rain date: Oct. 13.

• 12th Annual Trunk or Treat No. 1, 4 p.m. Oct. 12. Patrons will distribute manufactured wrapped candy to children and may decorate trunks. The event will also include costume contests and Halloween movies.

WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER

77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem

610-297-7414, windcreekeventcenter.com

• Wanda Sykes, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, and raised in Maryland, the comedian started her stand-up career in the late 1980s. A writer, actress and producer, Sykes has six stand-up specials to her credit, and has appeared and voiced roles in various films and TV series.

STATE THEATRE

453 Northampton St., Easton

800-999-7828, statetheatre.org

• “The Vampire Circus,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10. Francisco Santos, a veteran Cirque Du Soleil performer, created the show, which mixes circus cabaret and theater. Set in Bohemia during the 19th century, Count Dracula contemplates a plan for world domination, when he decides to open a traveling circus with his gypsy bodyguards.

• “Bluey’s Big Play,” 6 p.m. Oct. 17. “Bluey,” the Australian children’s series, made its U.S. debut on Disney Junior in 2019. In this theatrical adaptation, siblings Bingo and Bluey have other plans when Dad feels like a Sunday-afternoon time-out.

SHERMAN THEATER

524 Main St., Stroudsburg

570-420-2808, shermantheater.com

• Dirty Honey, 7:45 p.m. Oct. 6. Formed in 2017 in Los Angeles, the then-unsigned rock quartet hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart with 2019 debut single “When I’m Gone.”