Happy Friday, country music fans!
Mohegan Sun Arena announced today that Rascal Flatts will perform in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 17. Special guests include Sara Evans and Hunter Hayes.
Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. at the arena box office and Ticketmaster locations. They can also be purchased online at ticketmaster.com or livenation.com or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets cost $25, $39.75 and $59.75.

Guns N’ Roses will perform at Mohegan Sun Arena on Nov. 20 as part of their U.S. tour. The tour kicks off on Oct. 28 in Orlando, Fla. and includes more than 30 shows.
The band’s current lineup includes lead singer Axl Rose, guitarist DJ Ashba, keyboard players Dizzy Reed and Chris Pitman, bassist Tommy Stinson, guitarists Richard Fortus and Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, and drummer Frank Ferrer.
Tickets go on sale Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. at the Pennstar Box Office at the arena, Ticketmaster locations, online at ticketmaster.com or charge by phone (800) 745-3000. For more information and a full tour schedule, visit www.gunsnroses.com.

Lady Antebellum’s “Own the Night” tour stops here.

The Grammy award-winning group will perform Dec. 16, 7 p.m., at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township. Singer/ songwriter Josh Jelley and Edens Edge will also perform.
Tickets go on sale Sept. 30 and cost $39.75 and $59.75. They can be purchased at the arena box office, Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000.
Lady Antebellum released their third studio album, “Own the Night,” on Sept. 13.
Visit www.ladyantebellum.com for more information.

The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts announced the addition of three shows to its 25th anniversary season.
Singer Darius Rucker, comedian Lisa Lampanelli and Celtic bands Gaelic Storm and Enter the Haggis join an already rocking celebratory season for the Wilkes-Barre arts center.
Rucker is a country rocker who also fronts Hootie and the Blowfish. He will perform Jan. 20 at 8 p.m.
Lampanelli, better known as the Loveable Queen of Mean, performed at the Kirby Center last year. She returns with a new stand-up routine on Feb. 18 at 8 p.m.
Gaelic Storm and Enter the Haggis kick off the month of St. Patrick’s Day with a performance March 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets for all three performances go on sale Friday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. The Kirby Members pre-sale is Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m.

The good news is Idina Menzel is returning to “Glee,” Fox’s hit high school chorus drama, in the fall.
The bad news is she has to cancel her November performances, including her Nov. 8 show at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, to accommodate the show’s filming schedule.
Menzel expressed her disappointment in a statement posted on her website:
“Friends, as many of you know I am extremely excited about returning to Glee, yet it comes with one drawback, which is that due to my filming schedule I will have to cancel a majority of my upcoming November tour dates, which I am so disappointed about. I hope you can understand. I was truly looking forward to seeing all of you and will do my best to make it up to you as soon as I can.”
Menzel’s tour dates will not be rescheduled in the immediate future, according to a press release issued by the Kirby Center. Frances Egler, director of programming, expressed both excitement and disappointment over the schedule change.
“While we’re excited for her to have the chance to return to ‘Glee,’ we’re disappointed she had to cancel our concert here in Wilkes-Barre and we hope to book her in the future,” she said.
Patrons who purchased tickets with a credit card or via Ticketmaster will receive automatic refunds to their cards. Those who purchased tickets through an outlet other than Ticketmaster should return to point of purchase for a refund. Patrons who paid in cash at the Kirby Center Box Office should visit the box office for a refund. Call the box office at 570-826-1100 with questions.

 

Reality TV star Teresa Giudice is checking in at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs as part of the casino’s Reality Check series.

The star of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” will greet fans and sign copies of her new cookbook “Fabulicious! Teresa’s Italian Family Cookbook” on Tuesday, July 26, at 8:30 p.m. on the main concourse outside Rustic Kitchen restaurant.

“Fabulicious!” features 60 of her family’s recipes with emphasis on preparing, serving and eating meals with family.

Her first cookbook, “Skinny Italian,” which features recipes for authentic, healthy Italian cooking made the New York Times Bestseller List.