WEEKEND TRAVELS

Sweet celebration

Hersheypark Christmas Candylane marks 25 years of Christmas in Hershey. The park is open on selected days Friday through Dec. 31. Rides and entertainment are included in a one-price admission. Visitors can also visit Hershey Sweet Lights, where you can view nearly 600 illuminated displays from your car from 5 p.m. Friday through Jan. 1.

For more information, call (800) HERSHEY or check www.hersheypa.com.

Stories to tell

- Storyteller Jay O’Callahan presents stories of the former Bethlehem Steel plant with “Pouring the Sun” at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. Tickets are $20. On Saturday, a “Creativity through Storytelling Workshop” is set for 2 to 5 p.m. The workshop is presented by O’Callahan and costs $20. For ticket information for both events, call (610) 758-2782 or check www.zoellnerartscenter.org.

- The Lower Brandywine Storytelling Festival starts at 9 a.m. Saturday at Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church, 101 Old Kennett Road, Wilmington, Del. The event offers morning workshops, an open microphone, an afternoon sampler, music and an evening storytelling concert. Storytellers include Bill Lepp, Willy Claflin, Motoko, Ed Stivender, Danaher & MacCloud and Baba Jamal Koram. Admission is free. Call (302) 658-2326 or visit www.lbstoryfest.com.

First vintage

The nine family-owned wineries of the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail introduce the first vintages from this fall’s harvest during the annual Nouveau Weekend, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. For ticket information, directions and a schedule of events, call (866) 870-7800 or check www.lehighvalleywinetrail.com.

Quiet, please

The annual Quiet Festival in Ocean City, N.J., is set for Friday through Sunday. A weekend of quiet activities, most of which take place in the Art Center Atrium, are planned. Featured free activities include mime performances, silent movies, a “Pet Your Pet” pageant and feather dropping competition. For more information, call (609) 525-9300.

In Atlantic City

A free Native American presentation by Quiet Thunder takes place Sunday at Atlantic City’s Absecon Lighthouse, 31 S. Rhode Island Ave., Atlantic City, N.J. For schedule time and other information, call (609) 449-1360.

Discover this

A Hidden Treasures Studio Tour is set for the areas of Bethlehem, Allentown and Topton from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call (610) 797-1586 or check www.hiddentreasurestour.com.

Eclectic mix

- Cloud Cult performs at 8 p.m. Friday at Baker Hall in the Zoellner Center for the Arts, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. The Minnesota-based band’s show features a pair of painters on stage creating original works, which are then put up for auction. Tickets are $16 and $18.

Featured Saturday also in Baker Hall is “Jazz From Brazil” at 8 p.m. Jazz faculty and students perform bossa novas and sambas. Tickets are $15. For information, check www.zoellnerartscenter.org or call (610) 758-2787.

- A free program by the Lafayette College concert band is set for 8 p.m. Saturday at the Williams Center for the Arts, High Street, Easton. Tickets are required. Call (610) 330-5009.

An “Afternoon of A Cappella” is set for 3 p.m. Sunday at the Williams Center for the Arts at Lafayette College. Tickets are $6. For more information, check www.lafayette.edu/williamscenter or call (610) 330-5009.

The Kronos Quartet performs at 8 p.m. Nov. 19 at Lafayette College’s Williams Center for the Arts off of High Street, Easton. Tickets are $25. For more information, check www.lafayette.edu/williamscenter or call (610) 330-5009.

- A cast of con men, cheats and swindlers expose the secrets of the streets in one wild night of schemes and scams. The show “Hoodwinked” is at the State Theatre, 453 Northampton St., Easton. Tickets are $20 and $25.

Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart share the stage for a country show at 8 p.m. Nov. 19 at the State Theatre. Tickets are $60 and $65.

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

Folksy stuff

A Country Folk Art Craft Show is set for 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Greater Reading Expo Center, 2525 N. 12th St., Reading. Visit www.countryfolkart.com.

Dance moves

- The dance program at DeSales University hosts its third annual Screendance Festival at 8 p.m. Friday and at 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday at the Trexler Room of the DeSales University Center, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley. Screendance is an independent art form that presents dance choreographed specifically for the camera. Admission is free.

- The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange performs at 8 p.m. Friday at the Williams Center for the Arts at Lafayette College. Tickets are $20. For more information, check www.lafayette.edu/williamscenter.

F- Annex Dance Company presents “Chronicles,” a collection of works inspired by relationships that have been built and broken, at 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday at The Icehouse at Sand Island, 56 River St., Bethlehem. Tickets are $15, $12 for students and seniors. Visit www.annexdance.org.

Take the train

- “Holiday Trains & Trees” opens Saturday at the Whitaker Center, 222 Market St., Harrisburg. The model train display continues through Jan. 4. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $17.25, $14.25 for ages 3-12, $15.75 for students and seniors 55+.

- Showing at the Select Medical IMAX Theater is “The Light Before Christmas” Saturday through Jan. 4. Other fees apply to the IMAX. For more information, call (717) 724-3854 or check www.whitakercenter.org.

Out of the Depression

The National Park Service and Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, 2 Mark Bird Lane, Elverson, invite the public to a 1940s Holiday Dinner celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a “New Deal” employment program that did preservation projects at the site. The event starts at 6 p.m. Saturday at the historic Superintendent’s House on Route 345. Reservations are $25. Call (610) 404-7463.

Musical mastery

The 2008 Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships are held Saturday and Sunday at J. Birney Crum Stadium, 20th and Linden streets, Allentown. Tickets are $20, $14 for students. For the schedule, call (732) 302-9588 or visit www.tob.org/accfinal.htm.