Star simulation

Penn's Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe, presents 2U and Invisible Sun, playing the hits of U2 and The Police, respectively, at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $19 in advance, $24 the day of the show. Call (866) 605-7325 or go to www.pennspeak.com.

'Neck breaking' show

"There, I've Broken My Neck: A Night of Theatrical Disasters," a one-man show by David Kane, chronicles the stories of theatrical mishaps of famous American and British stage actors at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Allentown Symphony Hall, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown. Tickets are $13. Call (610) 432-7961.
Small world

"The World of Miniatures," a display of miniature vignettes exploring the seasons and winter holidays, is on view Friday through Jan. 20 at the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, 432 W. Walnut St., Allentown. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $6 adults, $3 for children. Call (610) 435-1074.
Performing arts

The Williams Center at Lafayette College, High Street, Easton, presents the Yamato Taiko Drummers of Japan at 8 tonight. Tickets are $28.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is in concert at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $20.

"An Evening of A Cappella" features Lafayette's student-led ensembles Cadence, Chorduroys, Quintessence and Soulfege, among others, at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $6. Call (610) 330-5009.
Silky smooth

Opening Saturday and continuing through Aug. 16 at the American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th Street, New York, N.Y., is "Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World." Step back 1,000 years to get a feel for the goods, cultures, and technologies connected with Xi'an, Turfan, Samarkand and Baghdad. Today through Saturday, the museum hosts the Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival, featuring documentaries and guest speakers. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. daily. For more information, call (212) 769-5100 or visit www.amnh.org.


Storage style

Scholar Gregory Huber presents "Barn Styles Across Southeastern Pennsylvania" at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Daniel Boone Homestead, 400 Daniel Boone Road, north of Route 422, Birdsboro. For more information, call (610) 582-4900.
Serious about fun

Pittsburgh has a new museum of cartoon art, called the ToonSeum, that opens to the public at 10 a.m. Saturday at 945 Liberty Ave. The ToonSeum will feature new exhibitions every two to three months, beginning with "Enchanted Drawings: A Century of Animation," featuring original art from Gertie the Dinosaur to SpongeBob Squarepants. Rare artifacts in the ToonSeum collection include an animation director's desk from one of Disney's early studios. And yes, there's a gift shop. Admission is $4, $3 for children 5-17. Visit www.toonseum.org, and for advance tickets for opening weekend, go to https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/87269.
To the Jersey side

A Mano Gallery, 42 N. Union St., Lambertville, N.J., hosts the Bucks County Guild of Craftsmen's fall exhibit and sale, "Arts Across the River." On view Saturday through Jan. 15, the assemblage of work features a variety of fine handcrafts, including fiber arts, jewelry, turned wood, pottery and furniture. For hours and more information, call (215) 862-5122 or visit www.amanogalleries.com.