Brian’s up: Brian Wilson, one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, performs a concert, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton, with Al Jardine, an original member of The Beach Boys that Wilson co-founded. Expect songs from Wilson’s latest album, “No Pier Pressure,” as well as versions of some of The Beach Boys’ biggest hits, perhaps “Surfer Girl,” “In My Room,” Don’t Worry Baby” and “Good Vibrations.” Wilson last performed in the Lehigh Valley for The Beach Boys’ 50th anniversary reunion tour, which included Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and Jardine May 17, 2012, Sands Bethlehem Event Center. The Beach Boys, with Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, performed April 22, State Theatre, Easton. Brian Wilson, with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin, performed most recently in the region June 29, Mann Music Center, Philadelphia. Tickets: State Theatre Box Office, 453 Northampton St., Easton; statetheatre.org; 1-800-999-STATE; 610-252-3132

King returns: The “Jazz Upstairs” series continues at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Rodale Community Room, Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown, with the return of Peggy King & The All-Star Jazz Trio, featuring pianist Andy Kahn, bassist Bruce Kaminsky and drummer Bruce Klauber. King’s film roles include “The Bad And The Beautiful” (1952) with Kirk Douglas; “Zero Hour (1957)” with Dana Andrews, and “Abbott And Costello Meet The Mummy” (1955). She was a regular on “The George Gobel Show” (1954 - ’60). She has dozens of recordings to her credit. She was in the Emmy Award-winning HBO film, “Behind The Candelabra” (2013) with her rendition of “When Liberace Winks At Me,” which she sang on television circa 1956. “At the age of 84, her intonation, interpretive powers, subtle sense of swing and range are better than they were in 1955,” stated Jazz Times. Tickets: Miller Symphony Hall Box Office, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown; allentownsymphony.org; 610-432-6715

Snappy at Civic: You only have one more weekend to visit “The Addams Family,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22, 23, 24; 2 p.m. Oct. 25, Civic Theatre of Allentown. The musical, based on Charles Addams’ cartoons in The New Yorker (1938 - 1988) and “The Addams Family” TV show (1964 - ’66), is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. Civic’s production is the Lehigh Valley regional theater debut. Jarrod Yuskauskas (Gomez), Mariah Dalton (Morticia), Andrea Cartagena (Fester), Emilie Leynes (Wednesday), Christian Clausnitzer (Pugsley), Logan McCabe (Lurch) and Marie Ann Sutera (Grandmama) lead the cast of 23. There’s an 11-piece orchestra. The Lehigh Valley Press Focus review stated: “The opening night audience at ‘The Addams Family’ snapped their fingers and clapped along to the overture and ... was in synch with the merriment on stage.” Tickets: Civic Theatre Box Office, CivicTheatre.com, 610-432-8943