Events in the region over the weekend:

Reworked classics

- Touchstone Theatre, 321 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem, opens its mainstage season with a new adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest," tonight through Nov. 15. It is a show for all ages, but is recommended for older children and adults. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $25, $15 for students and seniors. Tonight's opening show is "pay what you will at the door." Call (610) 867-1689 or visit www.touchstone.org.

Accompanying the show in the Touchstone Gallery will be "The Pleasures and Terrors of a Truthful Reportage: 12 Portraits of Jacques Lecoq" by H. Scott Heist. The exhibit pairs the portraits with their featured use in publications such as the Sunday "New York Times," "Total Theatre" (UK) and "American Theatre." A reception for the exhibit will follow the Nov. 14 performance of "The Tempest."

- "The Sound of Music" was never like this. Doug Elkins and Friends take the recognizable songs from "Sound" and add dance moves associated with George Balanchine, Jose Limon, Paul Taylor and Martha Graham in "Fraulein Maria." Show time is 8 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Williams Center at Lafayette College, High Street Easton. Tickets are $20. Call (610) 330-5009.

Deduce from clues

Friday through Sunday, it's a Sherlock Holmes Weekend in Cape May, N.J. Full weekend packages are available at $180 per couple or $95 per person and include the welcome reception, performances, tour, luncheon and a gift. Weekend overnight packages are also available. The Search for Clues tour on Saturday can be purchased separately. Get more information at (800) 275-4278 or visit www.capemaymac.org.

Tasty combo

The Allentown Art Museum, 31 N. Fifth St., Allentown, presents "Cocktails & Collecting" from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. The fall fundraiser features hors d'oeuvres and open bar. Cost is $125. make reservations at (610) 432-4333, ext. 10 or events@allentownartmuseum.org.

Singing rabbi

Neshama Carlebach performs with the Green Pastures Baptist Church Choir at 8 p.m. Saturday at Har Zion Temple, 1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley. Tickets are $25, $18 for students, $50 for reserved seating, $150 for orchestra seating (comes with a signed CD). Call (610) 667-5000 or go to www.neshamasingsphilly.com.

November already?
Tours of Koziar's Christmas Village begin Saturday at 782 Christmas Village Road, Bernville. Hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Get a preview at www.koziarschristmasvillage.com. Call (610) 488-1110.

Enjoy the scenery

The 14th annual Trail of Two Cities run/walk over the Ninth Street Causeway in Ocean City, N.J., begins at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Ocean City Transport Center, 10th and Haven Avenue, and ends in Kennedy Park in Somers Point. Registration is $25, $60 for a family of four. Call (609) 525-9300 or (609) 927-2053, ext. 3101.

Breweriana

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Brewery Collectibles Show runs 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in Macungie Park's Memorial Hall, Route 100, Macungie. Admission is $5, free for ages 18 and under.

Colorful costumes, culture

The Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company leaps into the Zoellner Arts Center for a show at 8 tonight. The concert will be in Baker Hall, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. Tickets are $28 and $34. Call (610) 758-2787 or visit www.zoellnerartscenter.org.

For women AND men

Comedian Robert Dubac tackles the age-old question of "what do women want?" in the show "The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?" at 8 p.m. Saturday at the State Theatre, 453 Northampton St., Easton. Tickets are $30 and $35. Call (800) 999-STATE or visit www.statetheatre.org.

King of horror

Author Stephen King discusses his career during a "New York Times Talk" simulcast viewable at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at Allentown Symphony Hall, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown. Tickets are $15, $10 for seniors and students. Call (610) 432-6715.