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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Song and dance

- "Self (The Remix)" by Double National Poetry Slam champion, Robert Karimi mixes together stories, movement and music to tell the tale of a first-generation child of Iranian and Guatemalan immigrants, struggling to learn about manhood, nationhood and neighborhood. DJ D. mixes live soundscapes with 1980s hip hop, 1970s disco, house music and punk rock. Show times at Touchstone Theatre, 321 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem are 8 p.m. tonight through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are free for tonight's preview, $15, $13 for students and seniors. Call (610) 867-1689 or visit www.touchstone.org.

- "Hairspray" will play one performance at 7:30 p.m. March 25 at the Sovereign Center, 700 Penn St., Reading. Tickets range from $41-$67. Call (800) 745-3000.

- A famous opera singer has been knocked unconscious right before a big performance, as Celebration Theater presents the comedy "Lend Me A Tenor," through March 28 at the 20th Century Club, 84 S. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and March 26-28, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15. Visit www.celebrationtheater.com.

Name that 'toon

The Colonial Theater, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, presents Warner Bros./Looney Tunes on the big screen, as they were originally presented, at 2 p.m. Saturday. The lineup is scheduled to include "Duck! Rabbit Duck!"; "Devil May Hare"; "Rabbit of Seville"; "Operation: Rabbit"; "Bedevilled Rabbit"; "Rabbit Hood"; "Cat's Bah"; "Odor of the Day"; Eight Ball Bunny"; "Who Scent You?"; "Punch Trunk"; and "Past Perfumence." Tickets are $4.

It's elementary

Join Sherlock Holmes for a weekend of mystery and intrigue in Cape May, N.J., Friday through Sunday. The mystery unfolds starting at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Inn of Cape May, 7 Ocean St. There's a Search for Clues tour on Saturday, and on Sunday submit your answer sheet for a crack at the grand prize. Full weekend packages are available at $180 per couple or $95 per person and include the welcome reception, performances, tour, luncheon and gift. Call (800) 275-4278 or visit www.capemaymac.org.

'Elegant Enigmas'

The tales and images of Edward Gorey have inspired the latest exhibition at the Brandywine River Museum, Route 1, Chadds Ford. Karen Wilkins, a friend of the artist and author of the exhibit catalog, will be there for a book signing from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. The catalog is $29.95. Admission is $10, $6 for seniors, students and children 6-12. Call (610) 388-2700 or visit www.brandywinemuseum.org.

On campus

- "Larry Fink: Sense of Sound" is a series of black and white photographs of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. It's in the Williams Center Gallery at Lafayette College, Hamilton and High streets, Easton, from Sunday through May 10. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, till 8 p.m. Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Call (610) 330-5361.

Also, Ballet Hispanico: Palladium Nights is at the Williams Center at 8 p.m. March 25. Tickets are $25. Call (610) 330-5009.

- The Modigliani String Quartet is in concert at at 8 p.m. Friday in the Thomas Great Hall at Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Ave., Bryn Mawr. Tickets are $18; $15 for seniors; $10 for students; $5 for children 12 and under; and free for Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore students, faculty and staff. Call (610) 526-5210.

- Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, and the Lehigh University Music Department present the Lehigh University Choir and women's ensemble Dolce in concert for "A Bach Birthday Bash!" in Baker Hall at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Many of the selections will be Bach's sacred music. Tickets are $18 with discounts available. A preconcert lecture starts at 7 p.m. and a birthday cake will be served at intermission. Call (610) 758-2787.

Gather round the fire

Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Churchville Nature Center sponsor a Star Party Campfire Program at 8 p.m. Saturday at the center, 501 Churchville Lane, Churchville. Preregistration is $5, $3 for children. Call (215) 357-4005 or visit www.churchvillenaturecenter.org.

Jazz, classical kids

Enjoy a Jazz Cabaret performance by Fusion Jazz Trio at 7;30 p.m. Friday in the Rodale Community Room at Allentown Symphony Hall, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown. Tickets are $20.

An Allentown Symphony Orchestra Musical Treasure Chest concert spotlighting viola is offered at 9:30 and 11 a.m. today and 10 a.m. Saturday at Symphony Hall. Tickets are $6.

Call (610) 432-7961.

Last call

The Allentown St. Patrick's Parade will form at the Allentown fairgrounds track near the Liberty and 17th streets gate. The parade will proceed west on Liberty, turn north on 19th Street, west on Tilghman to 25th Street, south on 25th Street to Liberty Street, then east on Liberty Street and disband at the Fairgrounds 19th Street gate. For more information on the parade or the "Best Legs in a Kilt" contest or the pub crawl, both on Saturday, visit www.allentownstpatricksdayparade.com.

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