Spring fling
What's happening in the region this weekend:
Dream home
Fieldstone Farm, 1515 Sugar Bottom Road, Furlong, is the 2010 Bucks County Designer Home & Gardens, open Sunday through May 30. Nestled within 100 acres of rolling pastures, Fieldstone Farm is centered around a stone and stucco farmhouse, featuring a 1780s summer kitchen, plus stables, and a swimming pool. Tours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays. A fundraiser for Doylestown Hospital tickets are $25, $20 for seniors 62+. For more information, or to get tickets for the preview gala on Friday, call (215) 345-2191 or visit www.buckscountydesignerhouse.org.
Jazz, wine pairing
Longwood Gardens, Routes 1 and 52, Kennett Township, hosts a Wine & Jazz Festival from noon to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Big names appearing at the festival include Simone, the daughter of Nina Simone, and chef Susanna Foo. Tickets include gardens admission, and are $40, $25 for designated drivers and youth 12-20, $6 for children 5-11. Call (610) 388-5200 or visit www.longwoodgardens.org.
Long run
"Run on the Wild Side," a 5K race and a 1K fun run for children 12 and under to benefit the Bucks County Zoo, is held Saturday in Warminster Community Park, Little Lane, Warminster. Check-in time is 7:30 a.m., with the 5K at 9:15 a.m. and the 1K Fun Run at 9 a.m. Preregistration is $25 for the 5K, $30 the day of race. Preregistration is $10 for the 1K Fun Run, $15 the day of the event. Go to www.animaljunction.com.
Stop, smell the roses
- Linvilla Orchards, 137 W. Knowlton Road, Media, holds a Plant and Flower Festival from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday (rain date Sunday). For the little sprouts, there's pony rides, face painting and fun and games with Makin' Music. Call (610) 876-7116 for more information.
- A May Day Walk is offered from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday on
the grounds of the Hagley estate, Route 141, Wilmington, Del. Make a day of it and explore the museum and library. Admission is $11, $9 for students and seniors, $4 for children 6-14, $5 for the walk only. Call (302) 658-2400 or visit www.hagley.org.
Download and go
Explore by foot, bike, kayak, car, or even at home, the Delaware River's sometimes off-beat history through Rivertalk Tours presented by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Learn about unique green spaces and habitats; and Philadelphia's ports, parks and piers in audio tours that you download from www.rivertalk.org. Another option is to download the brochure and call (215) 399-0616 on your cell phone.
Grecian formula
St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 30 E. Forge Road, Media, hosts its Spring Greek Festival 5 to 9 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. Call (610) 459-0366 or go to www.stgeorgefestival.com.
Show trips
- King Henry & The Showmen present the luncheon show "Oscar Goes To Hollywood" May 5 at Penn's Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe. Reservations are required. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and lunch is served at noon. The show will begin at 1. For more information or to make a reservation, call (877) SO-GO-EAT.
-The State Theatre, 453 Northampton St., Easton, presents comedian Brian Regan at 7:30 tonight. Tickets are $38.50. Barrage performs their new show with music, song and dance at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $30. Call (800) 999-STATE or visit www.statetheare.org.
Doing Dorney
Home to more than 100 rides and attractions, Dorney Park opens for the season Saturday at 3830 Dorney Park Road, South Whitehall Township. New attractions are the show "Rock Band Live" and the Demon Drop freefall ride, which opens in June. Park hours in May are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and May 30, noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays May 9-23, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 22. Admission before Memorial Day weekend is $27.99, $22.99 for children under 48 inches tall and seniors 62+, $20.99 after 5 p.m. when the park closes at 10, or after 3:30 p.m. when the park closes at 8. Call (610) 395-3724 or visit www.dorneypark.com.
Manufactured wackiness
"The IMPROVables," improvisational comedy performed by cast of 14 Bucks County Community College students based on audience suggestions, is part of the "Arts at Bucks" celebration. Catch it at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Gateway Auditorium at BCCC, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown. Tickets are $5. Call (215) 968-8425 or visit www.bucks.edu/artsatbucks.
Day to learn
Colonial toys and games, gardening, blacksmithing, sheep shearing, doll making and children's militia musters are some of the activities set for Children's Day noon to 5 p.m. Sunday a the Daniel Boone Homestead, 400 Daniel Boone Road, north of Route 422, Birdsboro. Admission is $6, $4 for children 4-15. Call (610) 582-4900.
Triple-header
Mel Tillis, Mickey Gilley and John Anderson play the American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Call (800) 648-4102 or visit www.amtshows.com.