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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Funny business

Last comics heard of

The State Theater, 453 Northampton St., Easton, brings back the Nobodies of Comedy show. This year's lineup has Ben Gleib, Erick James, Dan Boulger, Nore Davis and Tig Notaro starting at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $25. Call (800) 999-STATE or visit www.statetheatre.org.


Derby Day

The Goggleworks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington St., Reading, celebrates the running of the Kentucky Derby from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Watch the race, sip mint julep
s, and enjoy entertainment, games, raffles and gourmet food. Tickets are $75. Call (610) 374-4600.

Soul of Orbison

State Theater
The Jersey Shore Rock and Soul Revue pays tribute to Roy Orbison at 8 p.m. Saturday at the State Theater, 453 Northampton St., Easton. Tickets are $30 and $35. Call (800) 999-STATE or visit www.statetheatre.org.

Before the fame

Children's Day runs noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Daniel Boone Homestead, 400 Daniel Boone Road, Birdsboro, explores the everyday childhood world of frontiersman Daniel Boone. Admission is $5.50, $4 for ages 4-15. Call (610) 582-4900.


Traditions continue

The Museum of Indian Culture's Spring Corn Festival runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 2825 Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown. The grand entrance is at noon and activities include American Indian drumming, craft and jewelry vendors, foods, dancing, singing, a children's craft area, Aztec fire dancers and more. Admission is $5, $4 for seniors and children 12 to 17. Call (610) 797-2121 or visit www.museumofindianculture.org.
Bach to Bach


The 102nd Bethlehem Bach Festival features lectures, concerts, festival luncheons and a buffet
dinner over the course of two weekends, Friday and Saturday and May 8-9 at various venues. For a schedule and ticket information, visit www.bach.org or call (888) 743-3100.


Better with wine

- The Bear Creek Wine Festival is held 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Bear Creek Mountain Resort and Conference Center, 101 Doe Mountain Lane, Macungie. Enjoy wine samples at the base of the mountain, live music and seminars. Participating wineries include Blue Mountain Vineyards, Vinecrest Winery, Stonekeep Meadery, Paradocx Vineyard, Boyd's Cardinal Hollow Winery, Cherry Valley Vineyards, Hidden Creek Vineyard and Bastress Mountain Winery. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door with special rates for designated drivers. Call (866) 754-2822 or visit www.bcmountainresort.com.


- The Longwood Gardens Wine & Jazz Festival happens from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Sample wines from 20 Pennsylvania wineries and listen to Joe Baione, Joanne Pascale, Randy Brecker Quintet and Catherine Russell. New this year is a 7:30 evening concert with McCoy Tyner. Daytime tickets are $40, $25 for designated drivers, $15 for ages 5-20. Tickets for the McCoy Tyner concert are $60. Combination tickets are $90, $75 for designated drivers and children 12 and up. Longwood Gardens is at Routes 100 and 52, Kennett Township. Call (610) 388-1000 or visit www.longwoodgardens.org.


Making a difference

"Note By Note," a documentary that follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand piano from forest floor to concert hall, is presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Allentown Symphony Hall, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown. Director Ben Niles will take questions from the audience and pianist Vivian Wang will perform. Tickets are $15, $10 for seniors. Call (610) 432-6715.

Rock royalty

Foreigner is in concert at 7:30 May 7 at the Sovereign Center, 700 Penn St., Reading. Tickets are from $39.50 and $49.50. Call (800) 745-3000.

Down to Earth

- Earth Center for the Arts, a nonprofit arts organization at 10 Stable Mill Trail in Tyler State Park, Richboro, hosts a benefit auction at 7 p.m. Saturday. Guests can expect entertainment by local mus
icians, appetizers, and beer and wine. The live auction is of artwork and the silent auction features art, jewelry, vacation packages, massage, restaurant offerings and gift items. Tickets are $35. Call (267) 218-0290 or visit www.ec4ta.org.

- "Green and Growing," an environmental education event for all ages on the festival grounds of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, is held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Friday. The festival gr
ounds are off Route 72 south of Pennsylvania Turnpike Exit 266, Manheim. Tickets are $10. Visit www.parenfaire.com or call (717) 665-7021. Also visit www.greatgreenameriafest.com.

Common 'Thread'

"Thread Count," a "loosely woven exhibition highlighting material strength," is presented by the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen's Guilded Tulip Gallery, 252 N. Prince St., Lancaster, from Friday to June 6. Materials used include paper, cotton, reed, silk, glass, felt, wood, pine needles and even dog fur.
The gallery is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Call (717) 431-8706 or visit www.pacrafts.org/threadcount.


Grab a lawn chair

The 57th annual Festival of Bands Concert features a pops theme at 3 p.m. Sunday in West Park, 1551 Turner St., Allentown. Admission is free. Call (610) 709-8727.

Doors to history

The Historic Houses of Odessa offers a glimpse of 18th and 19th century Delaware rural farming community lifestyles. This season, the Historic Odessa Foundation offers the new Family Haversack Tour and the exhibit "The Costume of Great Britain" that runs through June.

The Family Haversack Tour stops include a scavenger hunt in the newly restored Corbit-Sharp House; a trip to the Wilson Store in the Brick Hotel and an interpretation of hearth cooking and a discussion of a child's responsibilities in assisting at the hearth in the Collins-Sharp House among other activities.

Tickets for the Family Haversack Tour are $18 per family, with an additional $4, if families want to include HOF's recently launched Living History Education program tour "Freedom Seekers: The Odessa Story." The historic village of Odessa, Del. is between the banks of the Appoquinimink River and Route 13. Call (302) 378-4119 or visit www.historicodessa.org.

Horse power

Gates open at 9:30 a.m. Sunday for the Winterthur Point to Point at the Winterthur Museum and Country Estate, 5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, Del. The event is a steeplechase race with tailgate picnicking available, plus an antique carriage parade, a historic Rolls-Royce parade and more. Admission wristbands are $30, $15 for ages 12-20, $5 children for children ages 2-11. Call (302) 888-4994 or visit www.winterthur.org.

2 Comments:

Blogger g said...

Tig Notaro is worse than a nobody. Tig Notaro is a psychopath who has targeted an innocent person for her own sick purposes.

Mathilde Notaro is a twisted liar who should not(and will not) go on her merry way.

Ask her about Heidi.

May 13, 2009 at 10:25 AM 
Blogger Unknown said...

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May 27, 2009 at 9:26 AM 

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