Dad's special day

- Lancaster County invites you to take a road trip with dad this weekend or anytime throughout the summer.

The area's golf courses can boast the signature Lancaster area scenery, from the rolling terrain of Tree Top in Manheim to the mature tree-lined fairways of Landisville's Four Seasons to Lancaster's Willow Valley, or the Lancaster Host Golf Resort.

Also, learn about the early sparks of the Civil War at the Christiana Underground Railroad Center, or interact with demonstrations of early Pennsylvania German life at the Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum.

Let dad discover his inner secret agent at the James Bond Watches exhibit at Columbia's National Watch & Clock Museum, or explore Lancaster's earliest beginnings at the Hans Herr House and this year's special Lancaster 300 events.

Lancaster has baseball, too, with the Atlantic League's Lancaster Barnstormers.

Special events coming Father's Day weekend include a Paddle Evening Rendezvous at Shank's Mare Outfitters on the Susquehanna River; Intercourse's annual Heritage Days; and Kitchen Kettle Village's Berry Jam Festival. Get more details by checking out www.discoverlancasterpa.com.

- The Copeland String Quartet performs works by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Beethoven during a Father's Day Brunch at 11 a.m. Sunday in the Rodale Community Room at Allentown Symphony Hall, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown. Tickets are $35, $15 for children 5-15. Tickets for the performance only are $20, $10 for children. Call (610) 432-6715.

Cover or decoration?

From Sunday through Sept. 5, the Allentown Art Museum, 31 N. Fifth St., Allentown, presents the exhibit "In Stitches: Quilts from the Allentown Art Museum Collection" in the Kress Gallery. "In Stitches" offers a look at 30 quilting samples from two centuries. There is a special exhibition fee of $7 in addition to the regular museum admission of $6, $4 for seniors 60+ and students, $3 for children 6-12, free to members, children under 6, and to all on Sundays. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call (610) 432-4333, ext. 10, or visit www.allentownartmuseum.org.

On way to Cape May

Saturday is Harbor Fest in Cape May, N.J., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Join in a celebration of seafood and song, the sea, its culture, and its ecology on Cape May's harbor. Highlights include seafood, live music, cooking demonstrations, arts and craft vendor, marine educational programs, a blessing of the fleet, a kayak and canoe regatta, and more. The rain date is Sunday.

Also, Friday through Jan. 2, Cape May's sixth annual Designer Show House will showcase the region's top designers and suppliers on the first floor and grounds of the Fairthorne Cottage at Ocean and Hughes streets. There will be daily self-guided tours that can be combined with lunch and dinner packages and special events. It's open 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily and 7 to 9 p.m. Sundays to Fridays. Admission is $10, $7 for children 3-12.

Call (800) 275-4278 or visit www.capemaymac.org.

What makes it 'gold'?

Take a tour of the Gold Medal Garden at the Scott Arboretum while enjoying the flavors of Black Walnut Winery from 6 to 8 tonight. The evening will also include a raffle. The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College is at 500 College Ave., Swarthmore. Cost is $30. Call (610) 328-8025.

Musical theater

- Hopewell United Methodist Church, 852 Hopewell Road, Downingtown, offers a free production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the church's 900-seat outside amphitheater. In the event of inclement weather, the show moves indoors to the sanctuary. More information can be found at www.hopewellumc.org, or by calling (610) 269-1545.

- Muhlenberg College's Summer Music Theater series presents Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Mikado" through July 3 in the Paul C. Empie Theatre at the Baker Center for the Arts. Meanwhile, "Schoolhouse Rock Live!" runs June 23-July 30 in the Trexler Pavilion for Theatre & Dance. The campus is off West Chew Street, Allentown. For show times and tickets, call (484) 664-3333.

- The Summer Musicale series at Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street in Bristol, kicks off with "Too Darn Hot: An Evening With Cole Porter and Friends" tonight through June 27. Tickets are $31, $10 for students. For show times, call (215) 785-0100 or visit www.brtstage.org.

Old ways alive

Artifest 2010 marks the Museum of Indian Culture's 30-year anniversary from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The museum is at 2825 Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown. Meet artists and tradition bearers from diverse Native American groups. There will be music and dance, tomahawk throwing, primitive technologies such as flint knapping, pottery making and fire starting and a children's hands-on craft area. Refreshments will be available. Admission is $5, $4 for seniors and children 12-17. Call (610) 797-2121.

Drum Corps show

Drum Corps International begins its season with a show at 8 p.m. Friday at J. Birney Crum Stadium, 2027 W. Linden St., Allentown. Appearing will be nine-time World Champions the Cadets, The Cavaliers of Rosemont, Ill., and The Carolina Crown of Fort Mill, N.C. Tickets are $13 and $23. Visit www.yea.org/site/PageServer.

March out

The annual March-out of the Continental Army will be commemorated from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Valley Forge National Historical Park. Rangers and volunteers will host a living history encampment at the Park's Muhlenberg Brigade area, Route 23 West and North Gulph Road. Cannons will fire at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The event will also include a bake oven demonstration.

The event is free and open to the public. Check www.nps.gov/nps