Can’t wait for Christmas?

Koziar’s Christmas Village, 782 Christmas Village Road, Bernville, marks its 60th anniversary season of various Christmas tableaus through Jan. 4. General hours are 6 to 9 p.m. weekdays, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $7, $6 for seniors, $5 for children 6-12. Call (610) 488-1110 or visit www.koziarschristmasvillage.com.

Romantic comedy

- Aspiring comedian Matilde is unhappy cleaning Lane’s house. Lane, a doctor, takes Matilde to the hospital in the hopes of curing her depression. When Lane’s life unravels, Matilde searches for the perfect joke. The play “The Clean House” is staged in the Diamond Theater at the Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Nov. 12-15, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12. Call (610) 758-2787.

- Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol, presents “Absurd Person Singular” Nov. 11-30. The play takes place in the kitchens of three married couples at Christmas. Show times vary. Tickets range from $29-$37, $10 for students. Call (215) 785-0100 or visit www.brtstage.org.

It swings

- The New York Jazz Repertory Orchestra’s “A Tribute to the Big Bands” is featured at 8 p.m. Friday in Baker Hall at the Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. Tickets are $18. Call (610) 758-2787.

- The 1940s musical revue “In the Mood” is on stage at the State Theatre, 453 Northampton St., Easton. Tickets are $25 and $30. Call (800) 999-STATE or visit www.statetheatre.org.

Flavors to savor

The seven vintners of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail celebrate the end of grape harvest season with a Vintner’s Dinner 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the Longwood Gardens East Conservatory and Ballroom, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Township. KYW-TV’s Pat Ciarrochi will emcee. Joel Peterson of Ravenswood Winery will speak and blind 11-year-old singer Rocco Fiorentino will perform. Cost is $135 and includes a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception with live piano music, dinner paired with wines from the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail and dancing to the Brass Ensemble of the Kennett Symphony. Call (866) 390-4367 or visit www.bvwinetrail.com.

Strumming up business

Speaking of Longwood Gardens, a new fall Guitar Series in the Ballroom features Tim Farrell Saturday, The Florian Trio Nov. 15 and Jay Smar Nov. 22. Concerts start at 1 p.m. Gardens admission is $16, $14 for seniors, $6 for ages 5-22. Call (610) 388-1000 or visit www.longwoodgardens.org.

Smock rock

The band BoyintheShade presents multimedia music and storytelling for the 2- to 7-year-old age range at 6 p.m. Friday in the Gateway Auditorium at Bucks County Community College, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown. Tickets are $10. Visit www.bucks.edu/cultural.

Paintings plus

The Philadelphia Water Color Society’s 108th anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper is on display Nov. 10-Dec. 19 in the McKinney and Long galleries in Mitchell Hall at West Chester University, Church and Sharpless streets, West Chester. Admission is free and gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays, closed Nov. 24-30.

Making memories


The America on Wheels Museum, 5 N. Front St., Allentown, hosts a Moonlight Memories Gala 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call (610) 432-4200 for more information.

On target

The Mid Atlantic Arms Collectors presents a weapons show 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Greater Reading Expo Center, 2525 N. 12th St., Reading. For more information, call (570) 679-

2250, e-mail maacpsse@echoes.net or visit www.maacpsse.com.

Powers of deduction

Help Sherlock Holmes and Watson solve the “Music Box Murders” during a Sherlock Holmes Weekend in Cape May, N.J., Friday through Sunday. Friday evening the actors and audience assemble for dessert, coffee and tea. Prizes will be awarded for Victorian costumes and doors open at 8:30 p.m. Saturday is the Search for Clues tour with a review of the clues in Holmes’ study at 3:30 p.m. Discover if your guess is right at brunch with the cast on Sunday. For pricing information and a schedule of event times, call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org.

Jonesing for jazz?

The Cape May Jazz Festival runs Friday through Sunday at various venues in Cape May, N.J. Friday night’s opener kicks off with “A Tribute to Maynard Ferguson” featuring a 16-piece big band. Pieces of a Dream headline Saturday night, while Sunday’s lineup features the Little Jazz Giants and Xcluzive. Throughout the weekend will be jam sessions and complimentary workshops. For tickets and a complete schedule, call (609) 884-7277 or visit www.capemayjazz.org.

Vintage Lenox

“The Lenox Legacy: America’s Greatest Porcelain, 1889–2005” is on view through 2009 at The Newark Museum, 49 Washington St., Newark, N.J. From its founding in Trenton in 1889 as the Ceramic Art Company to the closing of its last New Jersey factory in 2005, Lenox has been associated with fine American porcelain. Since 1918, Lenox has also been the manufacturer of the official White House china, and examples of three presidential services (Wilson, Truman and Reagan) will be on display as part of this exhibition. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $9, $6 for children, seniors and students. Call (973) 596-6550 or visit www.newarkmuseum.org.