Day trips this weekend:
By BRIAN BINGAMAN
Staff Writer

Year three

The Goggleworks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington St., Reading, marks its third anniversary, a “Light up the Arts Celebration.” On Saturday, a gala will be held with dinner, a silent auction, wine, beer and a cash bar. Dress in your most creative cocktail attire.

Get your invitation online at www.goggleworks.org. The Third Anniversary Open House is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Offered will be workshops, events, and various studio artists. Call (610) 374-4600.

Rosita y Maria

Sesame Place, 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, offers “Rosita’s Hispanic Heritage Celebration” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Festivities will include a special show starring Rosita and Sonia Manzano (Maria from “Sesame Street”) along with many other favorite characters as they learn Spanish words of the day. Admission for ages 2 through adult is $47.95. AARP members can get a $5 discount off the $42.95 senior admission rate in September. Call (866) GO-4-ELMO or visit www.sesameplace.com.

Cheers!

From 6 to 8 tonight at the Scott Arboretum, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, it’s a “Chartreuse and Chardonnay” Sunset Sippin’ session in the Terry Shane Teaching Garden with wine from Paradocx Vineyards. The evening will also include a raffle and tours by the arboretum staff. Cost is $30. Call (610) 328-8025.

The nine wineries of the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail present the “Harvest Weekend: The Butcher, The Baker, The Winemaker” event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The theme comes from the wine pairings with foods from their agricultural neighbors. It’s part of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s PA Preferred program. Each winery will have its own special events this weekend. Admission is free, with food and wine available for purchase. Visit www.lehighvalleywinetrail.com for directions to each location.

The Harvest Moon Bed & Breakfast, 311 E. Main St., New Holland, offers a “wine camp” to get acquainted with everything wine, Sunday through Sept. 17. Activities include visits to Lancaster County wineries, al fresco and restaurant dining. Cost is $395 per person. Call (888) 824-3763.

F The Tyler Arboretum, 515 Painter Road, Media, has “Cocktails al Fresco” going on 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 18 on the porch and terrace of Lachford Hall, where a guided tour will be offered. Preregistration is required and is $20. Call (610) 566-9134 or visit www.tylerarboretum.org.

Free, you say?

Enjoy complimentary admission from 9:30 a.m. until noon Sunday, and Sept. 21 and 28, at the Brandywine River Museum, Route 1, Chadds Ford. Free Sundays in September means self-guided tours of the museum’s collection of American art, including works by N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth; the Fall Harvest Market in the museum courtyard, featuring handcrafted items and giftware; and a free second audio tour with the rental of one at regular price. Call (610) 388-2700.

Find a release

Whether it’s whitewater rafting, kayaking or canoeing, dam releases by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are the equivalent to fresh powder for the diehard skier. There’s one set for this weekend at Lehigh River Gorge at the Francis Walter Dam, about seven miles upstream from White Haven and the Lehigh Gorge State Park.

Whitewater Challengers, 288 N. Stagecoach Road, Weatherly, offers various whitewater packages. Call (800) 443-RAFT or visit www.whitewaterchallengers.com.

Swingin’ show

The Pines Dinner Theatre, 3045 High Hill Road, Slatington, presents a throwback to the ’40s, “The All Night Strut,” Friday through Oct. 19. The show features jazz, blues, bebop and clas

sic song standards by Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Cab Calloway and the Gershwins. Matinees are Wednesdays through Fridays and Sundays. Lunch is served at noon for a 2 p.m. show. Evening shows are Fridays through Sundays. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. for an 8 p.m. performance. Tickets are $43, $42 for seniors 60+, $16 for children 3-12. Tickets for the show only are $25, $10 for children 3-12. Call (610) 926-3702 or visit www.pinesdinnertheatre.com.

A fest for fall

The Lansdowne Arts Festival happens 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the 20th Century Club, 84 S. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, south of the R3 SEPTA station. Highlights include an art show and sale, a variety of live music, theater productions and book signings. Visit www.lansdownefestival.com.

Can you relate?

Don’t let the name fool you. The Newark Black Film Festival is actually held in Camden, N.J. at the Rutgers Camden campus’ Gordon Theater, North Third and Pearl streets. Show times are 7 p.m. tonight and Friday, Sept. 18-19 and 25-26. Admission is free. For a description of the films, call (856) 225-2700 or visit www.rutgerscamdenarts.org/nbff_schedule.