Hot tickets

- Shinedown, Puddle of Mudd and Skillet are in concert at 7:30 tonight at the Stabler Arena, 124 Goodman Drive, Bethlehem. Tickets are $37.50. Call (610) 758-6611.

- The Sovereign Center, 700 Penn St., Reading, hosts Winter Jam 2010 with headliners Third Day and Newsboys at 7 tonight. Tickets are $10. Martina McBride and Trace Adkins are featured at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $49.75 and $59.75. Call (800) 745-3000.

- The British Invasion not only plays the songs of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who, etc., but also the groups considered the "American Response to the British Invasion" that were around during 1965-69. The concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, concludes with a performance of side two of "Abbey Road." Tickets are $20, $24 at the door available. Call (610) 917-1228.

Blue heaven

Blue Mountain Ski Resort, 1660 Blue Mountain Drive, near Danielsville, hosts its the Blue Winter Festival on Saturday and Sunday. Highlights include dog sledding, ice carving, snow sports vendors, musical entertainment, and snow sports demonstrations. Get more information at (877) 754-2583.

Tasty week

- Bethlehem Restaurant Week is Sunday through Feb. 6. Get a multi-course lunch and dinner for one fixed price at participating restaurants. Contacting the restaurant directly with reservations is recommended. Parking will be free courtesy of the Bethlehem Parking Authority. Get the complete list of restaurants at www.bethlehemrestaurantweek.com.

- Souper Bowl 2010 means a variety of soups from area eateries from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Banana Factory, 25 W. Third St., Bethlehem. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, free to children 8 and under. Call (610) 332-1300 or visit www.artsquest.org.

Kids in mind

Winter Weekends for Families are at the Brandywine River Museum, Saturday through Feb. 28. Receive a free family guide and a museum discovery game sheet. Enjoy an interactive museum journey using the audio tours (rent one for $3, get a second one free) designed for children 6-12. The museum is on Route 1, Chadds Ford. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and admission is $10, $6 for seniors 65+, students and children 6-12. Call (610) 388-2700.

Buster being Buster

At 2 p.m. Sunday, the Theatre Organ Society of the Delaware Valley presents "Steamboat Bill Jr.," starring Buster Keaton, at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. Featuring Wayne Zimmerman on the Rodgers Trio Deluxe Theatre Organ, this event is a fund raiser for the TOSDV Organ Restoration projects. Tickets are $10, $5 for children under 12. Call (215) 780-0831 or visit www.tosdv.org.

Writer-inspired

From 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, the Black Bass Hotel, 3774 River Road (Route 32), Lumberville, will host "Burns Night," celebrating the life and poetry of Scottish poet Robert Burns. The evening will begin with the "entrance of the haggis," a Scottish meat dish that Burns wrote about in "Address to the Haggis," followed by bagpipe music. After a wine reception, the communal table will be filled with neeps (turnips) and tatties (potatoes), smoked salmon and roast beef and pudding, as well as raspberry crannichan and cheese and biscuits for dessert. Along with wine, whiskey and port will also be served. Tickets are $100, and Highland dress is optional. Call (215) 297-9260.

January = Judaism

A family-friendly afternoon of music, Israeli dancing, Judaic craft projects, parenting workshops, study sessions and kosher snacks is set for 1:30 to 4:45 p.m. Sunday at Congregation Shir Ami, 101 Richboro Road, Newtown. The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's Kehillah of Bucks County is the sponsor of this inaugural event, which will feature a concert by "Silly Joe" Consiglio. Cost is $10, or a maximum of $18 per family. Call Shelley at (215) 579-9300 or e-mail rrappaport@jfgp.org.

February = chocolate

Chocolate Covered February in Hershey features events for all ages, all month long. New this year is "The Great Hershey Quest," in which guests try to visit as many spots in town on their passports as possible to

enter to win "The Ultimate Chocolate Getaway." Other highlights include the Chocolate Dinner Extraordinaire at the Hotel Hershey and special packages at the Hershey Lodge. The complete schedule can be found at www.hersheypa.com.

Before Chocolate Covered February begins, however, ZooAmerica, near Hersheypark, offers a free Community Weekend 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There will be animal encounters and animal art demonstrations. Call (717) 534-3900.

B-boy style

The Williams Center at Lafayette College, Hamilton and High streets, Easton, presents the hip-hop dance troupe Rennie Harris Puremovement at 8 p.m. Feb. 3. Tickets are $22. Call (610) 330-5009.

How many candles?

Sesame Place, 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, throws a birthday party for Ernie at noon Saturday. The Dine with Me event includes lunch buffet, desserts, character appearances and party favors. Cost is $17 for adults, $14 for children 2-11. Call (866) GO-4-ELMO for reservations.

Next big composer?

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem presents the Family Concert "Young Composers Then and Now," with works written by Mozart and Bach when they were younger than 25. Then new choral works by regional young composers will be performed. It starts at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. Tickets are $17, $6 for students up to age 22. Call (888) 743-3100 or visit www.bach.org.

Affirmative action

Outsider Folk Art and African American Coalition of Reading galleries will collaborate on an art show in honor of Black History Month called "Believe, Achieve, Succeed." The show comprises contemporary mixed media works of more than 100 local, regional and national artists to be displayed Feb. 1-March 26 on the first floor of the Exide Building, 645 Penn St., Reading. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Call (610) 939-1737 or (610) 898-7684.