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Thursday, October 30, 2008

More weekend fun

Start your engines

“Legends of Speed” roars into the America on Wheels Museum Saturday through April 1. The exhibit will feature more than 30 oval-track racecars and include a tribute to former Nazareth resident Mario Andretti. The Museum is at 5 N. Front St., Allentown. Admission is $7, $5 for seniors 62+, $3.50 for ages 6-16. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call (610) 432-4200.

Home on the road

The Fall Atlantic City RV Show runs noon to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10, $7 for seniors and youth 12-17. Call (800) 332-3976.

Concert watch

The Dave Brubeck Quartet is in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at Central Moravian Church, 73 W. Church St., Bethlehem. Tickets are $50, $250 for reserved seating and a preconcert dinner party. Call the Back Choir of Bethlehem at (610) 866-4382 or visit www.bach.org.

“Creation Festival, The Tour” features Kutless, Pillar, KJ-52, Run Kid Run, Esterlyn, Thousand Foot Krutch, Worth Dying For, Fireflight, Children 13:3 and speaker Bob Lenz at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Stabler Arena, 124 Goodman Drive, Bethlehem. Tickets are $22, $25 at the door. Call (610) 758-6611.

The State Theatre, 453 Northampton St., Easton, presents Joy Behar from “The View” at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets range from $42-$52.

Connie Francis sings with a 21-piece orchestra at 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $54-$75.

Call (800) 999-STATE or visit www.statetheatre.org.

Beyond history books

Scott New becomes 18th century frontiersman Daniel Boone at 2 p.m. Sunday (Boone’s birth anniversary) at the Daniel Boone Homestead, 400 Daniel Boone Road, off of Route 422, near Baumstown. Hear about how

after escaping from Shawnee captivity and defending Fort Boonesborough, Boone was court martialed for “collaborating with the enemy.” The First Pennsylvania Regiment will also hold a flintlock shoot in the rifle range before and after New’s presentation. Call (610) 582-4900.

Not so secret

Joseph Petro, a Secret Service agent during the Reagan administration, presents “How the Secret Service Protects the President” at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, 432 W. Walnut St., Allentown. Petro will also share his account of life in the White House and stories about Mikhail Gorbachev, Pope John Paul II and Yassir Arafat. Museum is $6, $3 for children. Call (610) 435-1074.

All ages

The Greater Reading Expo Center, 2525 N. 12th St., Reading, is the site for the Redner’s Family Expo 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Information for prospective parents, Guitar Hero tournaments, Radio Disney, Acoustic Roadshow, and the Diaper Derby are some of the activities. Admission is $5, $3 for seniors 55+ and children 3-12, free to babies 2 and under. Call (610) 898-9900 or visit www.rednersfamilyexpo.com.

Holiday spirit

The Pines Dinner Theatre, 3045 High Hill Road, Slatington, presents “A Mountain Music Christmas” Saturday through Dec. 21. 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.

Get involved

Have you ever wanted to milk a cow, chat with an Amish farmer over a cup of coffee, or make a batch of your own homemade jam? In Lancaster, you can experience:

The Amish VIP (Visit In Person) Tour , a new offering from the Amish Experience at Plain & Fancy Farm in Bird-in-Hand built around intimate, small-group interaction with Amish farmers, craftsmen and families. Participants in the three-hour tour visit a farm at milking time, an Amish cottage industry such as a weaving shop and an Amish home, where the family hosts guests for an evening chat.

The Farmer’s Apprentice program at Verdant View Farm Bed & Breakfast in Paradise. Milk cows, gather eggs, make preserves, feed calves or assist with planting or harvest activities.

“Cannin’ and Jammin’” at Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse allows visitors to head into its Jam & Relish Kitchen, roll up their sleeves, and work alongside local farm women employed at the village.

Get all the details from the Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau by visiting www.discoverlancasterpa.com.

Classical kids

Allentown Symphony’s “Musical Treasure Chest” is a combination of storytelling and a concert for children 3-5 seated on the carpeted floor of the Rodale Community Room at Allentown Symphony Hall, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown. Violinist Stefan Xhori is the guest musician at 9:30 and 11 a.m. today and 10 a.m. Saturday. Tickets are $6. Call (610) 432-6715.

Election Day escapism?

Take a break from the strain of the current election and

revisit the political climate of 32 years ago via two different films about the Watergate scandal at the Colonial Theater, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville. “Dick,” rated PG-13, is on the big screen at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 3 and 5:30 p.m. Nov. 4. Then, it’s “All the President’s Men,” rated PG, at 3 p.m. Nov. 4. Tickets are $8, $6 for seniors and students. Call (610) 917-1228.

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