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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Stewart's crew and more

Stewart's crew

John Oliver, a correspondent on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart, will be joined by fellow "Daily Show" writer Wyatt Cenac and the show's senior producer Rory Albanese at a program at 9:30 p.m. Friday in Johnston Hall at Moravian College, Elizabeth Avenue, Bethlehem. Tickets are $15. Visit www.moravian.musictoday.com.


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'Four Seasons,' just one night

The Curtis Institute of Music String Orchestra performs an all-Vivaldi program, which includes "The Four Seasons," at 8 p.m. Friday in the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens, Routes 1 and 52, Kennett Township. Tickets are $40 for the concert and $35 to feast on the tapas table that will be available. Call (610) 893-1999.

Double bill

The Williams Center at Lafayette College, High Street, Easton, presents "An Irish Homecoming" Cherish the Ladies and Maura O'Connell at 8 p.m. April 7. Tickets are $20. Call (610) 330-5009.

Hot to trot

A Spring Horse Expo is held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Annex at the Allentown Fairgrounds, 302 N. 17th St., Allentown. Highlights include live horse demonstrations, lectures and door prizes. Admission is $5, free to children 12 and under. Call (610) 433-7541 or visit www.pahorseexpos.com.

Party like a hippo

It's Buttons the hippo's birthday at the Adventure Aquarium, 1 Aquarium Drive, Camden, N.J. A Bigger Birthday Bash features special activities slated for 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through April 19, including characters from "The Backyardigans," live music, watching as the birthday girl feast on slices of specially made hippo cake, arts and crafts activities and more. Admission is $19.95, $15.95 for children 2-12. Call (856) 365-3300 or go to www.adventureaquarium.com.


Toe to toe

The Moiseev Russian Classical Ballet presents Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" at 8 tonight at the State Theatre, 453 Northampton St., Easton. Tickets are $35 and $40. Call (800) 999-STATE or visit www.statetheatre.org.

Home improvement

The spring Home Show at Stabler Arena, 124 Goodman Drive, Bethlehem, runs 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $6, free to children under 12. Call (610) 432-4101 or visit www.lvba.org.

Herr Rabbit

The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, 22 Luckenbill Road, Kutztown, holds the Easter on the Farm event 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Singing in the Pennsylvania German dialect, pysanky, food samples, newly hatched chicks, Easter egg dying, home made fastnachts and more will be going on. Admission is free. Call (610) 683-1589.

Get literate

Why is it that many Americans have trouble with basic history and civic literacy? The Le

high Valley Heritage Museum, 432 W. Walnut St., Allentown, will take this trend head-on when 50 historical organizations convene a free, public History Expo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Call (610) 435-1074, ext. 19.

Pirate life

The Swashbuckler Brewery & Restaurant on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, 2775 Lebanon Road, Cornwall, offers the Swashbuckler Pyrate Feaste Friday and Saturday evenings in April. Would-be pirates can carouse with scurvy sea dogs and a dastardly captain whose identity is a bigger secret that the location of Davy Jones' Locker, while devouring a five course meal. Seating for the adult only voyage of the Swashbuckler Pyrate Feaste is 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is $39.95 and includes two complimentary drink tokens. This show is not appropriate for patrons under the age of 18.

Children are invited to form their own pint-sized crew of seafaring adventurers at the special Children's Pyrate Feaste at 12:30 p.m. April 18 and 25. Admission is $13 for children and adults.

Call (717) 665-7021 or visit www.parenfaire.com.

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