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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Can you luge?

Weekend travel ideas:

Can you luge?

Blue Mountain Ski Area, 1660 Blue Mountain Drive, Palmerton, hosts the 2009 Luge Challenge for ages 10 and up Saturday and Sunday. The race starts at 1 p.m., with a training session preceding the race. There will a DJ spinning music, announcing times and explaining the event. For more information, call (610)-826-7700 or visit www.skibluemt.com.

Penguins play

It’s a Big Splash Weekend from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Lehigh Valley Zoo, 5150 Game Preserve Road, Schnecksville. It’s all about pen in January at theguin presentations, feedings, activities, crafts and treats. Admission is $9, $7.25 for seniors, $6.50 for children 2-11. Call (610) 799-4171 or visit www.lvzoo.org.
Concerts of note

- Chubby Checker, and Otis Day & The Knights (the band from the movie “Animal House”) appear at 8 p.m. Saturday at the American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster. Tickets are $55. Call (800) 648-4102 or visit www.amtshows.com.

- The Elvis Birthday Bash concert, featuring Mike Albert and Scot Bruce, starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the State Theatre, 453 Northampton St., Easton. Tickets are $35 and $40. Call (800) 999-STATE.

- It’s an evening of blues and soul with James Hunter and Ryan Shaw at 8 p.m. Friday at the Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. Tickets are $21 and $25. Call (610) 758-2787.

- Bob Dorough, who performed the music on almost 50 of the “Schoolhouse Rock” videos, performs with his jazz trio at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Allentown Symphony Hall, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown. Tickets are $20.

Also at Symphony Hall is a Musical Treasure Chest concert for children 3-5, spotlighting the tuba. The program starts at 9:30 today, 11 a.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.

Call (610) 432-7961 or visit wwwallentownsymphony.org.

- The Lukens Piano Trio is featured at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 7809 Old York Road, Elkins Park. A dessert reception follows the concert. Tickets are $15, $10 for seniors and students, $5 for children under 12. Call (215) 528-0582 or (215) 745-7899.
Look alert, soldier!

Learn about Hopewell Furnace and the Civil War from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Activities include a military camp, classroom, drills and a walk to a cemetery where some Civil War veterans are buried. Admission is free. Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site is on Route 345, south of Birdsboro. Call (610) 582-8773 or visit www.nps.gov/hofu.
History shows

From Saturday through April 11, see “Family Tree” at the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., Cape May, N.J. The exhibit traces the origins, descendants and relationships of Cape May’s oldest and most prominent African-American families. The gallery is open Saturdays and Sundays and President’s Day. Admission is $2, $1 for children 3-12, or free with any tour of the Physick Estate. For hours and more information, call (800) 275-4278 or visit www.capemaymac.org.

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