Rock/blues guitarist Gary Hoey leads the pack of entertainment coming to local and regional venues over the next couple of weeks.

Hoey, whose new album “Avalanche” arrives May 9, will play the Musikfest Café. The musician, whose hits include covers of 1970s singles “Hocus Pocus” and “Low Rider,” worked with Lita Ford on her 2012 album “Living Like a Runaway” and her upcoming set.

Among other events, country singer Randy Houser will play Penn’s Peak. Country Junction and Becky‘s Drive-In, meanwhile, will hold Easter egg hunts.

The Mahoning Drive-In Theater, opening for its 76th season, heads over the rainbow for pure imagination with “The Wizard of Oz” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” The latter’s Paris Themmen, who played rambunctious child Mike Teevee, will attend.

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-0249, mcohjt.com

• Best of Times, 8 p.m. April 11. The act, paying tribute to rock band Styx, takes its name from Sty’s 1981 single “The Best of Times.”

• The Sensational Soul Cruisers, 8 p.m. April 12. The group, under the tutelage of Jersey Shore sax player Screamin’ Steve Barlotta for 30-plus years, pays homage to performers such as Otis Redding, the Drifters, Barry White and the Commodores. The Soul Cruisers’ rhythm section backed Eddie Testa, the fictional character in the 1983 film “Eddie and the Cruisers.”

• Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m. April 17. Free Range Folk and Geezer Ride will perform.

• The Dave Matthews Tribute Band, 8 p.m. April 19. The act pays tribute to rock group Dave Matthews Band.

PENN’S PEAK

325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe

866-605-7325, pennspeak.com

• Live Wire, 8 p.m. April 11. The group pays tribute to Australian rock band AC/DC. Live Wire takes its name from AC/DC’s 1975 song of the same name.

• Randy Houser, 8 p.m. April 17. Born in Lake, Mississippi, the country singer-songwriter released his debut studio album “Anything Goes” in 2008. The singer released his sixth studio set, “Note to Self,” in 2022.

VIC’S JAZZ LOFT

AT THE STABIN MUSEUM

268 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-5588, vicsjazzloft.com

• Adam Brenner Trio, 7 p.m. April 11. Brenner, a saxophonist, leads the trio. The New Jersey native toured with Lionel Hampton’s Orchestra, performing alongside jazz artists such as Milt Jackson, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones and Wynton Marsalis. Brenner’s trio also features drummer Tyler Dempsey and organist Dan Kostelnik.

THE MAHONING DRIVE-IN

635 Seneca Road, Lehighton

484-613-1314, mahoningdit.com

• 76th Season Opener, April 11 and 12. Per opening tradition, the theater will screen 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz” and 1971’s “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” in 35 mm. Paris Themmen, “Willy Wonka’s” Mike Teevee, will attend the event, also set to include a DJ, themed photos and costumed characters. Two winners each night will find a Golden Ticket, good for prizes, in their popcorn. Gates open at 6 p.m.; showtime at sundown.

• Halfway to Halloween Market, April 13. The theater, in tribute to the late Tony Todd, will screen 1992’s “Candyman.” Based on a story by Clive Barker, “Candyman” features Todd as a ghostly murderous hooked-handed boogeyman who haunts the halls of Chicago’s Cabrini Green. Gates open at 5 p.m. for a vendor market; showtime at sundown.

• Hitchcock Till You Drop, April 18 and 19. The theater will screen Alfred Hitchcock films “The Birds,” “Rear Window,” “Psycho” and “Vertigo,” all released in the 1950s and 1960s. The event includes themed eats, raffles and a DJ. Gates open at 6 p.m.; showtime at sundown.

COUNTRY JUNCTION

6565 Interchange Road, Lehighton

610-377-5050, countryjunction.com

• Easter Eggstravaganza, 11 a.m. April 12, 13 and 19. The event includes pictures with the Easter Bunny, plus an egg hunt with prizes.

BECKY’S DRIVE-IN

4548 Lehigh Drive, Walnutport

610-767-2249, beckysdi.com

• Easter Egg Hunt, 6 p.m. April 12. The event, with a rain date of April 19, includes egg hunts for four age groups, up through age 12. Participants must bring Easter baskets. The event also includes the Easter Bunny, pony rides and balloon sculptures.

MUSIKFEST CAFÉ

101 Founders Way, Bethlehem

610-332-1300, steelstacks.org

• The Aardvarks, 7:30 p.m. April 11. The Lehigh Valley band, which started in 2004, performs rock and pop music from the 1970s to 2000s.

• Eric Hutchinson, 7:30 p.m. April 23. The singer-songwriter, who grew up in Takoma Park, Maryland, performs pop, soul, Americana, folk, alt-rock and jazz.

• Gary Hoey, 7:30 p.m. April 24. The rock/blues guitarist was a member of short-lived early-1990s band Heavy Bones. He will release his first album in six years, “Avalanche,” in early May.

WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER

77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem

610-297-7414, windcreekeventcenter.com

• “Dancing with the Stars Live,” 7:30 p.m. April 17. The show features Mirrorball winners Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson, co-host Stephen Nedoroscik, and professional dancers Emma Slater, Alan Bersten, Brandon Armstrong and Britt Stewart.