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TGIF. Here are some suggestions on fun things to do this weekend. 1. Civic Theatre to screen Woody Allen's "To Rome With Love." When: Friday, July 6-9. Show times vary Where: 19th Street Theatre, 527 N. 19th St., Allentown; www.civictheatre.com, 610-433-8903 Price: $9 general admission; $7 matinee; $7 seniors; $7 students; $5 members 2. Diana Krall When: 8 p.m. Sunday, July 8 Where: Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Sands Casino Resort; 800-745-3000 Price: $60-$125 3. Zoolympics When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 7 Where: Lehigh Valley Zoo, www.lvzoo.org, 610-799-4171 Price: Activities are free …
1. Celtic Classic Where/when: Downtown Bethlehem, between Hotel Bethlehem and Lehigh River; 4-11 p.m. Fri.; 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Sat.; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun. Why go: All the Scots-Irish heritage you can shake a shillelagh at. Three days of non-stop music on four stages, food, strong refreshment, crafts. Highland games, Highland flings and a concert by Irish-American band Solas. How much: Free; tickets sold for food and drink. 610-868-9599; www.celticfest.org.   2. Museum Day Where/When: Area museums participating in Smithsonian magazine’s 4th Annual Museum Day are open to the public for free on …
1. Third Annual Organic Apple Festival Where/When: Rodale Institute, 611 Siegfriedale Road, Kutztown; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Why go: Pick your own apples from the farm’s organic orchards, learn about how to grow them yourself, great food, wagon tours, straw bale maze and music to dance to, too. How much:  Free admission, parking $1 per car; apples and food for purchase; http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/organic_apple_festival.   2. 15th Annual Riverside Festival of the Arts Where/When: Scott Park, Larry Holmes Drive, Easton; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. and Sun. Why go: Regional juried art show and …
1. Bowers Chile Pepper Food Festival  Where/When:  Bill DeLong Memorial Park, Bowers; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri. & Sat. Why go: Hot hot hot. Spicy food, spicy sauces, music, crafts and a horse-drawn wagon ride to nearby Meadow View Farm, where hundreds of different peppers are grown. How much: $2; www.pepperfestival.com.   2. Cheese, Garlic & Folk Festival Where/When: Bear Creek Mountain Resort, 101 Doe Mountain Lane, Macungie; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Why Go: After you've had your fill of chile peppers in Bowers, you'll need to top it off with some cheese and garlic in Macungie. How much: $8 for …
1. The Great Allentown Fair   Where/When: Allentown Fairgrounds, 17th and Chew streets, through Monday. Why go: Something for everyone for the 159th year—grandstand concerts with world-famous musicians, polkas on the midway, blue-ribbon fruits and vegetables, cute animals you may eat one day, games of skill, diet-busting concession stands, and all your friends and neighbors. Cost: $6; under 12, free. 610-433-7541; www.allentownfair.com   2. SteelJam Where/When: SteelStacks, First Street and Founders Way, Bethlehem; 5-11 p.m. Fri., 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun. & Mon. Why go: …
1. Zoo in Paradise CANCELLED Where/When: Lehigh Valley Zoo in Schnecksville; 6-10 p.m. Saturday. Why go: Parrotheads, penguins and music by Parrotbeach, the Jimmy Buffet Tribute Band. All proceeds benefit the zoo’s wildlife conservation efforts. How much: Admission, $10; food and beverages extra, including $5 margaritas and cheeseburgers. www.lvzoo.org.   2. Wheels of Time Rod & Custom Jamboree Where/When: Macungie Memorial Park; Friday through Sunday; Friday Night Cruise through Macungie area, 6:30 p.m. Friday. Why Go: More than 1,500 street rods and custom cars on display; Henry “The Fonz” …
1. Bolete Lobster Bake Where/When: Bolete Restaurant & Inn, 1740 Seidersville Road, Salisbury Township; 2-8 p.m. Sunday. Why Go: Three-course lobster bake meal (clam chowder, lobster, clams, mussels, and all the trimmings with dessert). You’ll smell the salt air, because co-owner Erin Shea grew up digging clams in her seaside New England hometown. Cost: $68 per person, excluding tax and tip; reservations, 610-868-6505. 2. Bye Bye Birdie Where/When: St. Thomas More Church, 1040 Flexer Ave., Salisbury Township; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Why Go: It rocks. Plus, all …
Musikfest 1. Where/When: Through this weekend. Musikfest ends Sunday after ten rollicking music-filled days and 300 acts on stage, street and indoor venues throughout downtown Bethlehem. Why Go: There’s music for every ear, the food’s fun, and at the end, fireworks. How much: Most performances are free; tickets are still available for most others. For the full schedule, go to www.musikfest.org  2. Allentown Band Concert, "A Grand Russian Spectacular" Where/When:  West Park, 16th and Turner Streets, Allentown; 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Why Go: It’s the nation’s oldest band, West Park’s trees are …
1. Appalachian Fiddle & Bluegrass Association's 23rd Annual Bluegrass Festival Where/When: Mountain View Park, Mountain Road, off Route 512, Bushkill Township; through Sunday, Aug.7 Why go:  Great fiddling, workshops and children's programs. Cost: $25 Friday; $30 Sat., $25 after 6 p.m. Sat.; $20 Sunday; free for children 12 and under. 610-253-2800; www.afbawindgap.org   2. Drum Corps International Where/When: Marvel at the musical skill and sharp precision of hundreds of young performers on Friday, Aug. 5, and Saturday, Aug. 6, at 6:30 p.m. at J. Birney Crum Stadium, 20th and Linden Streets, …
1. Hamlet Where/When: Get to opening weekend of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s production of “Hamlet,” showing at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, and Friday, July 22, and at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, at the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, DeSales University, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley. Why go: Murder, glory and ghosts – it’s Shakespeare at his most gripping. Cost: $25-$50; For more show times and details, go to www.pashakespeare.org   2. Coastal Rise Where/When: Surf’s up with this skate and surf culture band in Air Products Town Square at the SteelStacks, 101 …
1. Luis Josel y su Swing Bachatero Where/When: Levitt Pavilion at SteelStacks, 789 E. 1st St., Bethlehem, Sunday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. Why go: If you haven't seen or danced the sexy bachata, you haven't lived. Jose Luis Lemus from El Salvador, known as "El Papa de la Bachata," recorded an album in 2001 titled "Esa Mujer," that combined three musical genres: bachata, merengue and cumbia. Cost: Free. Go to www.levittsteelstacks.org   2. Karaoke Bowling Where/When: The best of two worlds merge on Friday, July 15, at 9:30 p.m. at Hampton Lanes and the Hammerhead Lounge, 326 Main St., Northampton…
1. Easton Farmers Market Where/When: Easton Farmers Market in Centre Square, on Saturday, July 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Why go: The Pennsylvania Civil War Roadshow helps celebrate America's oldest, continuous open-air farmers market's 259th birthday with Civil War-era music and cooking demonstrations. Enjoy complimentary birthday cake. Cost: Free. Learn more at www.eastonfarmersmarket.com   2. The Lustre Kings Where/When: Enjoy the rousing rockabilly music of the Lustre Kings outdoors at the Levitt Pavilion at SteelStacks, 789 E. 1st. St. Bethlehem, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 9. www.…
1. Bethlehem’s Restaurant Week Where/When: Take advantage of Bethlehem’s biannual restaurant week, going on now through July 2 throughout the city at participating locations. Why go: When else can you get a three-course meal for $30 per person at Edge or Emeril’s Chop House or the new Tapas on Main? Not often enough. Cost: Varies. Average is $15 for lunch, $30 for dinner. For a full list of participating restaurants visit www.bethlehemrestaurantweek.com 2. “The Comedy of Errors” Where/When: Now through July 10th, laugh along to one of Shakespeare’s most popular pieces at the Pennsylvania …
1. Allentown Freak Out Festival Where/When: Between the 700 and 900 blocks of Hamilton Street, downtown Allentown. The festival kicks off at 9 p.m. Friday and resumes at 4 p.m. Saturday on the PPl Plaza at Ninth and Hamilton streets. Why go: Um, let's see: Irish mummers, klezmer and gypsy music, fire performers, burlesque, bellydancers, short films, roving improv comedy and the Miss Freak Out pageant. Allentown, you're coming alive! Cost: Free. Info and schedule at www.allentownfreakout.com 2. "Despicable Me" Where/When: Roosevelt Park, Saucon and Woodward streets, Allentown. Dusk. Why go: …
1. “Happy Days: A New Musical” Where/When: The Fonz is alive in this musical adaptation of the popular TV series, playing at the Pines Dinner Theatre, 448 N. 17th St., Allentown, Thursday, Friday and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. and Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. through August 21. Why go: The accents. Definitely. Cost: $25 show only; $46.20 for dinner (3 courses) and show; $44.20 for seniors. Tickets and info at http://www.pinesdinnertheatre.com/              2. “The Music Man” Where/When: Bring the whole family to enjoy this classic show Thursday, June 16, through Saturday, June 18, …
1. “Sleeping Beauty” at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Where/When: Enjoy this year’s family show daily, from June 8 through June 11, at 10 a.m., at Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, DeSales University, 2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley. Why go: Even big kids love magic. And that’s what “Sleeping Beauty” is. Magical. Cost: $15; $11 for 12 and under. Tickets and info at http://www.pashakespeare.org/   2. “Midnight in Paris” Where/When: See Woody Allen’s latest starting on Friday, June 10, at 1:30 p.m., and running throughout the day until Thursday, June 16, at the Frank Banko …
1. 11th Annual Bethlehem Guitar Festival Where/When: Two days of recitals, workshops, master classes and a guitar expo presented by Moravian College and Martin Guitar, starting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 3, and at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, June 4, at Moravian College, 1200 Main Street, Bethlehem. Why go: You won’t get a better chance to hear and learn from the best. Cost: $5-$50. For full schedule and individual event costs, go to http://home.moravian.edu/public/music/guitar/   2. “Private Lives” Where/When: Noel Coward’s classic farce opens Friday, June 3, at 8 p.m. at the Pennsylvania …
1. The 25th Annual Mayfair Festival of the Arts Where/When: Cedar Beach, Hamilton and Ott streets, West Allentown; 12 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday, May 27, Saturday, May 28, Sunday, May 29; 12 p.m.-7 p.m. Monday, May 30. Why go: This annual celebration of music, dance, food, arts and crafts draws some top music acts and  is a smaller, saner version of Musikfest with a neighborhood feel. Cost: $5 single day pass; $10 pass for entire festival; free for children ages 10 and under and military personnel with valid ID. Concerts free with festival admission, $15 preferred seating. 2. “A Mid-Summer Night’s …
1. Greek Food Festival Where/When: Enjoy all the baklava you can eat at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church’s biannual Greek food festival, running Thursday, May 19, through Sunday, May 22, at the church, 1607 W. Union Blvd., Bethlehem. Hours are 4 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. and 12 p.m.- 6p.m. Sunday. Why go: Italian grandmothers get all the hype, but Greek “yia-yias” have it going on, too. Cost: Food ranges from $1-$12   2. Dine and Dash Where/When: Art, fine food and history combine in downtown Bethlehem, Friday, May 20, with this Civil War exhibit museum …
1. “Cabaret”  Where/When: Sing “Willkommen” and escape into the world of “Cabaret,” at the Civic Theatre, 527 N. 19th St., Allentown, Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 15, at 2 p.m.  Why go: The show is iconic and the production is tops.  Cost: $26-$31; Go to www.civictheatre.com for tickets and info.  2. “Say Uncle” Where/When: Support the Lehigh Valley’s only GLBTA theatre company in this original production, running Friday, May 13, at 8 p.m., Saturday, May 14, at 2 p.m., and May 15, at 6 p.m., at the Metropolitan Church of the Lehigh Valley, 930 N. Fourth St…

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