Weekend fun around the region

Feline friends

The 11th annual International Allbreed & Household Pet Cat Show is held 2 to 9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Riveredge, 2017 Bernville Road, Reading. More than 200 cats from 50 breeds will compete for regional and international awards. Cat owners are invited to bring a photo of their favorite cat for judging in the Spectator Feline Photo Ring. Admission is $6, $5 for children 6-12 and seniors over 60. A $1 discount is offered with the donation of a can of catfood to be given to an area shelter. Call (610) 376-6711 or visit www.riveredgedining.com.

After the thaw

The Atlantic City International Power Boat Show is under way through Sunday at the Atlantic City Convention Center, 1 Convention Blvd., Atlantic City, N.J. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $12, free to youth 15 and younger. Call (212) 984-7000 or visit www.acboatshow.com.



Making music

- Pianist and J.S. Bach specialist Angela Hewitt joins the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in concert at 8 p.m. Friday at the Williams Center at Lafayette College, Hamilton and High streets, Easton. Tickets are $29. Call (610) 330-5009.

- "Who's Bad — The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band" is featured at 8 p.m. Friday at the American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster. Tickets are $28. Call (800) 648-4102 or visit www.amtshows.com.

All-out tribute

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company presents an all-Alwin Nikolais evening of contemporary dance and multimedia theater at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. Tickets are $25. Call (610) 758-2787.

Merrymaking

The SnowBlast Winter Festival is held Friday and Saturday in the Borough of Emmaus at various locations. Recreation and entertainment events from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday include ice sculpture, the SnowBlast Blizzard Ball, the Frostbite Fun Run, live music and more. Call (484) 201-0026 or e-mail info@snowblastwinterfestival.org.

'Green House' effect

The Allentown Art Museum, 31 N. Fifth St., Allentown offers "The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design" in the Kress Gallery Sunday through May 30.

Organized by the National Building Museum in Washington D.C., the exhibit explores new trends in green technology, materials and design while answering questions such as: What makes a house green? Is a green house healthier, safer and more comfortable? And is it esthetically appealing?

An opening party is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 11. RSVP to (610) 432-4333, ext. 29. Admission for this exhibit is $7 in addition to the regular admission of $6 for adults, $4 for seniors 60+ and students, $3 for children 6-12, and free to children under 6 and to all on Sundays. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Visit www.allentownartmuseum.org.

Lunar new year

Celebrate the Year of the Tiger noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Garden State Discovery Museum, 2040 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill, N.J. Admission is $9.95 for ages 1 and up, $8.95 for seniors. Learn more at (856) 424-1233 or www.discoverymuseum.com.

Hot tickets

- Shinedown, Puddle of Mudd and Skillet are in concert at 7:30 tonight at the Stabler Arena, 124 Goodman Drive, Bethlehem. Tickets are $37.50. Call (610) 758-6611.

- The Sovereign Center, 700 Penn St., Reading, hosts Winter Jam 2010 with headliners Third Day and Newsboys at 7 tonight. Tickets are $10. Martina McBride and Trace Adkins are featured at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $49.75 and $59.75. Call (800) 745-3000.

- The British Invasion not only plays the songs of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who, etc., but also the groups considered the "American Response to the British Invasion" that were around during 1965-69. The concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, concludes with a performance of side two of "Abbey Road." Tickets are $20, $24 at the door available. Call (610) 917-1228.

Blue heaven

Blue Mountain Ski Resort, 1660 Blue Mountain Drive, near Danielsville, hosts its the Blue Winter Festival on Saturday and Sunday. Highlights include dog sledding, ice carving, snow sports vendors, musical entertainment, and snow sports demonstrations. Get more information at (877) 754-2583.

Tasty week

- Bethlehem Restaurant Week is Sunday through Feb. 6. Get a multi-course lunch and dinner for one fixed price at participating restaurants. Contacting the restaurant directly with reservations is recommended. Parking will be free courtesy of the Bethlehem Parking Authority. Get the complete list of restaurants at www.bethlehemrestaurantweek.com.

- Souper Bowl 2010 means a variety of soups from area eateries from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Banana Factory, 25 W. Third St., Bethlehem. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, free to children 8 and under. Call (610) 332-1300 or visit www.artsquest.org.

Kids in mind

Winter Weekends for Families are at the Brandywine River Museum, Saturday through Feb. 28. Receive a free family guide and a museum discovery game sheet. Enjoy an interactive museum journey using the audio tours (rent one for $3, get a second one free) designed for children 6-12. The museum is on Route 1, Chadds Ford. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and admission is $10, $6 for seniors 65+, students and children 6-12. Call (610) 388-2700.

Buster being Buster

At 2 p.m. Sunday, the Theatre Organ Society of the Delaware Valley presents "Steamboat Bill Jr.," starring Buster Keaton, at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. Featuring Wayne Zimmerman on the Rodgers Trio Deluxe Theatre Organ, this event is a fund raiser for the TOSDV Organ Restoration projects. Tickets are $10, $5 for children under 12. Call (215) 780-0831 or visit www.tosdv.org.

Writer-inspired

From 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, the Black Bass Hotel, 3774 River Road (Route 32), Lumberville, will host "Burns Night," celebrating the life and poetry of Scottish poet Robert Burns. The evening will begin with the "entrance of the haggis," a Scottish meat dish that Burns wrote about in "Address to the Haggis," followed by bagpipe music. After a wine reception, the communal table will be filled with neeps (turnips) and tatties (potatoes), smoked salmon and roast beef and pudding, as well as raspberry crannichan and cheese and biscuits for dessert. Along with wine, whiskey and port will also be served. Tickets are $100, and Highland dress is optional. Call (215) 297-9260.

January = Judaism

A family-friendly afternoon of music, Israeli dancing, Judaic craft projects, parenting workshops, study sessions and kosher snacks is set for 1:30 to 4:45 p.m. Sunday at Congregation Shir Ami, 101 Richboro Road, Newtown. The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's Kehillah of Bucks County is the sponsor of this inaugural event, which will feature a concert by "Silly Joe" Consiglio. Cost is $10, or a maximum of $18 per family. Call Shelley at (215) 579-9300 or e-mail rrappaport@jfgp.org.

February = chocolate

Chocolate Covered February in Hershey features events for all ages, all month long. New this year is "The Great Hershey Quest," in which guests try to visit as many spots in town on their passports as possible to

enter to win "The Ultimate Chocolate Getaway." Other highlights include the Chocolate Dinner Extraordinaire at the Hotel Hershey and special packages at the Hershey Lodge. The complete schedule can be found at www.hersheypa.com.

Before Chocolate Covered February begins, however, ZooAmerica, near Hersheypark, offers a free Community Weekend 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There will be animal encounters and animal art demonstrations. Call (717) 534-3900.

B-boy style

The Williams Center at Lafayette College, Hamilton and High streets, Easton, presents the hip-hop dance troupe Rennie Harris Puremovement at 8 p.m. Feb. 3. Tickets are $22. Call (610) 330-5009.

How many candles?

Sesame Place, 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, throws a birthday party for Ernie at noon Saturday. The Dine with Me event includes lunch buffet, desserts, character appearances and party favors. Cost is $17 for adults, $14 for children 2-11. Call (866) GO-4-ELMO for reservations.

Next big composer?

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem presents the Family Concert "Young Composers Then and Now," with works written by Mozart and Bach when they were younger than 25. Then new choral works by regional young composers will be performed. It starts at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. Tickets are $17, $6 for students up to age 22. Call (888) 743-3100 or visit www.bach.org.

Affirmative action

Outsider Folk Art and African American Coalition of Reading galleries will collaborate on an art show in honor of Black History Month called "Believe, Achieve, Succeed." The show comprises contemporary mixed media works of more than 100 local, regional and national artists to be displayed Feb. 1-March 26 on the first floor of the Exide Building, 645 Penn St., Reading. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Call (610) 939-1737 or (610) 898-7684.

Museum lovers and day trippers here are a couple places for you to check out.

One hour away is the Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, right there in Wilmington. It’s a very enjoyable one-day visit. Its collection includes “Howard Pyle & American Illustration,” “American Art, 19th Century-Present” and “British Pre-Raphaelites” with special exhibit throughout the year. Check them at http://www.delart.org or call at (302) 571-9590 or (866) 232-3714. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. It is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
On a nice day visitors can also enjoy the Copeland Sculpture Garden. Tours of the collection and special exhibits are held on weekends.
If you are spending the day, you can grab a snack at delART Café were light fare is available for purchase.
Admission to the museum is: $12 for adults; $10 for seniors (60 and over); $6 for students with valid ID: $6 for youths 7-18; free for children under 6. And, $25 for families (up to 2 adults and 4 youth.


The Murtogh D. Guinness (yes, from the Guiness brewing company family) collection of historic mechanical musical instruments and automata programmed media, ranging from player piano rolls to pinned cylinders is THE highlight at the Morris Museum in Mooristown, N.J. Not everything is on view, however, this exhibit is a delight. And demonstrations are offered at 2 p.m. Wednesday to Sundays. The museum is at 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, N.J. Check them at http://www.morrismuseum.org or call (973) 971-3700. Pack a lunch for this trip. The museum is about 1 hour and 40 minutes away from Lansdale. There is an admission fee of $10 for adults; $7 for children; $7 for seniors; free for children under 3.

What to do this weekend:

Music town

"Black, Blue & True: To the Tune of Inspiration" is a photographic look at some of Cape May, N.J.'s influential African-American musicians, and the jazz and blues artists who influenced them. It opens Saturday in the Carriage House Gallery of the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., Cape May. The gallery will be open weekends through March 26, then daily through April 18; hours vary. An opening reception will be held at 4 p.m. Jan. 18 and a panel discussion with some of the musicians featured in the exhibit is set for 4 p.m. Feb. 21. Admission is $2, $1 for children 3-12, or free with any Physick Estate tour. Call (800) 275-4278 or visit www.capemaymac.org.

Game of science

Opening Saturday at the Whitaker Science Center, 222 Market St., Harrisburg, are the exhibits "Carnival of Health" and "Tech City." "Carnival of Health" is a 2,200-square-foot permanent exhibit that promotes health and wellness in a carnival-like atmosphere. Shoot hoops while learning about nutrition in a special version of Pop-a-Shot called "Feed Gorgo." There's also a variation of Whac-a-Mole that promotes hygiene, where you whack germs instead of moles. There's a 16-foot climbing wall, a "React-o-Meter," "See Your Future," and more. On display through March 7, "Tech City" lets kids become engineering experts with 12 activity stations to invent, design, create, build and test if your creations actually work. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays. Admission is $13.75, $11.75 for children 3-12, students and seniors 55+. Call (717) 214-ARTS or visit www.whitakercenter.org.

State spotlight

The State Theatre, 453 Northampton St., Easton, presents the musical "Hairspray" at 8 tonight. Tickets are $50 and $55. Comedy "queen of mean" Lisa Lampanelli takes the stage at 8 p.m. Friday. This show is for mature audiences. Tickets are $36.75. The annual Elvis Birthday Bash concert features Scot Bruce as the young heartbreaker and Mike Albert as the seasoned Vegas-style Elvis at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $36 and $41. Call (800) 999-STATE or visit www.statetheater.org.

Automania in Allentown

Automania returns to the Agri-Plex at the Allentown Fairgrounds, 302 N. 17th St., Allentown. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Get more information at (717) 215-0700.

Wine, cheese, chocolate

Chaddsford Winery, 632 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, pairs regional cheeses with their wines at tasting events Saturday, Jan. 23 and 30. Then the winery showcases wine and chocolate pairings every Saturday and Sunday in February. Both of these events will be conducted as sit-down tastings by the winery's staff of wine educators. Cheeses featured for the January pairings will include: Birchrunville Blue and Calkins Creamery camembert-like Noble, plus a colby from Conebella Farm and a goats' milk cheese from Shellbark Hollow. Pairing events will be held at 2 and 4 p.m. Admission is $20 per person and reservations are required. Chocolates for the February tastings will be sourced from é'clat Chocolates in West Chester, and will be held every Saturday and Sunday of the month at 1, 2:30 and 4 p.m. Admission is $25 per person and reservations are required. Call (610) 388-6221.

Quartet concert

The Tri-State Jazz Society presents Ed Wise and his New Orleans Jazz Band "Lite" performing the music of Sidney Bechet's Big 4 and Django Reinhardt's American Quartet. The concert is 2 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Brooklawn, N.J. American Legion Post, 11 Railroad Ave., Brooklawn. Admission is $20, $10 for students. Call (610) 268-5930, e-mail info@tristatejazz.org or visit www.tristatejazz.org.

Toon academia

Pittsburgh's new cartoon museum, the ToonSeum, offers a January lecture series with art

ists and authors. Editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers kicks off the series at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Rogers' cartoons appear regularly in three major metropolitan newspapers, Newsweek and USA Today. His new book is called "No Cartoon Left Behind." On Jan. 23, author Nevin Martell talks about his quest to get the story behind the reclusive and mercurial creator of "Calvin and Hobbes," Bill Watterson. The ToonSeum is at 945 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh. Admission is $4, $3 for students. Call (412) 232-0199 or visit www.toonseum.org.

Save the date

Jan. 21 at Allentown Symphony Hall, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown, the flute and piccolo are highlighted in a Musical Treasure Chest program for families and children at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Tickets are $6. This concert is in the Rodale Community Room. On the mainstage at 7 p.m., it's Mandragora Tango, a collective of tango musicians from Minneapolis dedicated to preserving the musical forms of tango and translating them for today's listeners and dancers. Tickets are $20. Call (610) 432-6715 or visit www.allentownsymphony.org.

Berks barn stars

"Pennsylvania German Barn Stars: A Necessary Re-evaluation of a Folk Tradition" is presented 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.

Cape May holiday

Cape May, N.J.'s Holiday Preview Weekend is Friday through Sunday. Enjoy a variety of special Christmas tours and events before it starts getting crowded. Highlights include the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. Saturday, holiday lights, trolley rides, Emlen Physick Estate Christmas tours, Ghosts of Christmas Past Trolley Rides, Santa's Trolley Rides and more.

It's also a Cape May Wine Weekend. The weekend begins at 6 p.m. Friday with a four-course dinner at the Washington Inn, featuring wines themed to the Sunday Wine School Class. Guests will be treated to individual attention from the wine steward. At 3 p.m. Saturday, visit the Cape May Winery for a tour of the vineyard, an introduction to the winemaker's art, and a barrel tasting with cheese and fruit. At 1 p.m. Sunday, it's the Wine School Class at the Washington Inn. The complete package is $135 per person.

For more information or to make reservations, call (800) 275-4278 or visit www.capemaymac.org.

Closer than you think


The Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, N.J., combines art, science, theater and history. A highlight of the museum's collection is "The Guinness Collection" of musical machines and mechanical figures, which document the earliest beginnings of today's home entertainment industry. Other current exhibitions include "Horseplay: A History of Equestrian Sports in New Jersey" through Jan. 3; "Global Patterns: Architectural Photographs by Daniel Nadler" through April 18; and "Sculpture by Sassona Norton and from the Collections of the Morris Museum" through Dec. 31. Upcoming special events include a Rock and Mineral Weekend Nov. 28-29, plus programs for children, adults and seniors. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays; and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $7, $5 for children, students and seniors, free on Thursdays between 1 and 8 p.m. Call (973) 971-3700 or visit www.morrismuseum.org.

Heard of Sundance?

DeSales University's Screendance Festival features dance works choreographed specifically for being filmed. Check it out at 8 p.m. Friday or 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday at the DeSales University Center, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley. Admission is free. Call (610) 282-3192.

Mural story

Allentown Art Museum, 31 N. Fifth St., Allentown, features "The Founding of the State of Liberty Spiritual: Violet Oakley's Studies for the Governor's Reception Room Murals" Sunday through May 23 in the Payne Hurd Gallery. In 1902, young artist Violet Oakley was chosen to create 13 murals for the new state capitol building, which was then under construction. The commission was a milestone in American art, for it was the largest public commission given to an American woman at the time. Her murals depicted the story of William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania. The exhibition includes 11 of the original oil studies Oakley prepared before painting the actual murals. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $6, $4 for seniors 60+ and students, $3 for children 6-12, free on Sundays. Call (610) 432-4333 or visit www.allentownartmuseum.org.

Jazz at Symphony

Allentown Symphony Hall, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown, offers a jazz cabaret with Lou Czechowski at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Rodale Community Room. Tickets are $20. Call (610) 432-6715.

Comic and Bruce

The State Theatre, 453 Northampton St., Easton, presents comedian Stephen Lynch at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $25 and $35. Bruce in the USA, a tribute to Bruce Springsteen, performs at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $20 and $25. Call (800) 999-STATE or visit

www.statetheatre.org.
Fermented fast

The Lehigh Valley Wine Trail wineries hold a Nouveau Weekend 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday to give the public its first opportunity to try the first wines of the 2009 vintage. Get directions and more information at www.lehighvalleywinetrail.com.
Song and dance

- Municipal Opera Company of Allentown presents "Anything Goes" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 1544 Hamilton St., Allentown. Tickets range from $10-$25. Call (610) 437-2441.

- "Christmas at the Pines" runs through Dec. 27 at Pines Dinner Theater, 448 N. 17 th St., Allentown. Matinees are at 2 p.m. Wednesdays through Sunday, with the meal at noon. Evening performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, and Wednesdays in December, with the meal at 6. Call (610) 926-3702 or visit www.pinesdinnertheater.com.

Popera stars

The Canadian popera tenors known as Destino meld opera, soul, gospel and pop at 7 p.m. Friday at the Zoellner Arts Center's Baker Hall, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. Tickets are $20, $55 if you're attending the dinner at 6 p.m. (wine and beer cost extra). Call (610) 758-2787 or visit www.zoellnerartscenter.org.

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.

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

The Great Northeastern U.S.

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.