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6 fun things for the weekend!

Friday, May 17, 2013

Here are some great ideas to get out and have some fun in the Philadelphia region!

COMPLETE LISTS OF EVENTS IN THE DELAWARE AND LEHIGH VALLEYS:

  • GARAGE SALES: Before you bargain hunt, see where the deals are!
  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Dance/Music Events
  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Galleries/Exhibitions
  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Games
  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Religious Events
  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Recreation/Sports
  • Philadelphia Orchestra
    Beethoven's "Pastoral"
    Saturday @ 8:00pm
    Sunday @ 2:00pm
    Verizon Hall
    Kimmel Center
    Featured in Disney's Fantasia, the "Pastoral" Symphony paints vivid scenes of gathering thunderstorms, wandering brooks, and breezy country sides. Both Webern's Passacaglia and Berg's Wozzeck received their U.S. premieres in Philadelphia as part of Stokowski's vision for 20th-century music. Barbara Hannigan stuns audiences with her dramatic portrayal (and provocative costuming) in scenes from Ligeti's thrilling opera, Le Grande Macabre. Simon Rattle conducts.

    Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus
    "Built to Amaze!"
    Friday @ 10:30am & 7:00pm
    Saturday @ 11:00am, 3:00 & 7:00pm
    Sunday @ 12:00 Noon & 4:00pm
    Sun National Bank Center
    Trenton, N.J.
    Surprise and wonder delights audiences with over the top feats of strength, agility and courage. As the momentum builds so does the anticipation, anything can happen when Ringling Bros. Presents Built To Amaze! Circus performers from across the globe create the perfect blend of athleticism and bravery, where power meets fearlessness and amazement has no bounds. Magnificent elephants, ferocious tigers, astonishing acrobats and awe-inspiring aerialists are engineered into one spectacular performance.

    92.5 (WXTU) Country Megaticket
    Friday @ 8:00pm
    Susquehanna Bank Center
    Camden, N.J.
    Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw. Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Kix Brooks...it's a country music fan's dream lineup, and it's just part of the lineup for the 92.5 Country Megaticket concert at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden. The Delaware River waterfront will be ringing with country's best sounds all night long.

    An Evening with Manhattan Transfer
    Sunday @ 7:00pm
    Grand Opera House
    Wilmington, Delaware
    Tight jazz harmonies in a special program. Celebrating 40 years of creating four-part harmonies without limits, The Manhattan Transfer is widely renowned for broadening the musical landscape with their innovative, genre defying sound with such Grammy winning hits as "Boy from New York City," "Route 66," and "Birdland."

    Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin
    Friday @ 8:00pm
    Keswick Theatre
    Glenside, Pa.
    Acclaimed songwriters (and longtime friends) Mary Chapin Carpenter & Shawn Colvin share the stage as an intimate duo, performing material spanning their vast catalogs as well as some of their favorite songs. Don't miss this rare, special collective performance by two songwriting legends!

    Sara Evans
    Friday @ 8:00pm
    American Music Theatre
    Lancaster, Pa.
    A country traditionalist, singer/songwriter Sara Evans plans another highly anticipated country concert at AMT. An Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist Award winner, Sara continues to thrill fans with her down-home charm and musical story-telling. Some of Sara's terrific hits include "Born to Fly," "I Could Not Ask for More," "Suds in the Bucket," and "A Real Fine Place to Start." Opening for Sara Evans will be singer/songwriter Brent Cobb. Brent's music is a blend of Southern rock, storytelling, and outlaw poetry. His self-titled EP features the current single "Love on Me."

    Don Williams
    Sunday @ 7:00pm
    American Music Theatre
    Lancaster, Pa.
    With his laid-back, straightforward vocals, Texas-bred Don Williams has 17 #1 hits to his credit, including "Stay Young," "Lord, I Hope this Day is Good," "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend," "If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey, I Still Do,)" and "Tulsa Time." Join us for a wonderful evening of classic country with this Country Music Hall of Fame inductee.

    Paul Anka
    Saturday @ 8:00pm
    Sands Bethlehem Events Center
    Bethlehem, Pa.
    Canadian-born but loved the world over, Paul Anka has been writing and singing songs for decades. He brings his long list of favorites to the stage at Sands Bethlehem Events Center for one show only, Saturday night.

    Average Joe Expo
    Saturday and Sunday @ 11:00am
    Convention Center
    Atlantic City, N.J.
    It has beer. It has cars. Mixed martial arts. It has motorcycles, boats, fishing and hunting supplies, barbecue too. If you put all the things men like under one roof for a weekend, you'd have the Average Joe Expo. This is the event's first venture. They plan round two in Chicago this fall. Tickets are $25.00 per day at the door...less if you buy online in advance.

    Atlantic City Casinos
    Trace Adkins - Friday at Caesars - at Musikfest in 2006

    Miles for Melanoma 5K Walk
    Saturday @ 9:00am
    34th Street Beach
    Ocean City, N.J.
    Registration begins 9:00am at 34th St. beach. Run begins at 10:00am. Help raise critical funding to fuel new treatments, education & advocacy for melanoma. Register online before May 16th, $25. Register day of event $30. Timing services will be provided by Athletes' Korner Sports Timing Systems. Awards to follow race. Please visit our website for more information to register. www.milesformelanomaoc5k.comor call 717-538-4359.

    American Heart Association Heart Walk
    Saturday 9:00am
    6th Street and the Boardwalk
    Ocean City, N.J.
    Registration begins at 9am at the Sports and Civic Center, 6th & Boardwalk, walk begins at 10:30am. For more information call 609-926-3663

    "Four at the Shore" Treasure Hunt
    Saturday and Sunday
    Ocean City, N.J.
    Join the Northeast's largest treasure hunting club at the Ocean City Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and Boardwalk to compete in a series of metal detector hunts for great prizes. A great family activity. Special kids hunt on Saturday. No experience needed. Loaner detectors will be available for kids. Entrants can sign up at www.ecrda.net or at the Music Pier on Saturday. Registration starts at $95 for adults, kids (up to age 13) pay just $4. For more information call 732-276-8251.

    JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes
    Saturday @ 9:30am
    Morey's Pier
    Boardwalk
    Wildwood, N.J.
    Registration at 9:30 a.m., Walk begins at 10:30 a.m. on the Wildwoods Boardwalk at Morey's Adventure Pier, 3720 Boardwalk, Wildwood. The JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes draws people together in a healthy activity to improve the lives of every person affected by type 1 diabetes (T1D) by accelerating progress on the most promising opportunities for curing, better treating and preventing T1D. The JDRF South Jersey Chapter provides services to Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties. 856.429.1101 or JDRF Walk.

    Captain Kidd Pirate Day
    Saturday @ 11:30am
    Boardwalk at 26th Street
    North Wildwood, N.J.
    Pirate costume parade begins on 26th & the Boardwalk at 11 a.m. Treasure hunt to follow at 19th & beach, North Wildwood for children ages 12 and under. Prizes include $500, bikes, weekend stays, gift cards and more. To register for the parade ONLY call 609.522.2955. Registration not necessary to participate in the treasure hunt on the beach.

    Beach Jam Spring Fling
    Saturday
    Schellinger Avenue and the Boardwalk
    Wildwood, N.J.
    Morey's Piers, Schellenger Avenue & the Boardwalk, Wildwood. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts from around the country camp on the beach between Schellenger and Spencer Avenues. Entrance fee for participants. 609.522.3900 or Morey's Piers.

    Ohio Players
    Saturday @ 4:00 & 6:30pm
    Music Box Theatre
    Hersheypark
    Hershey, Pa.
    Groove to the smooth sounds of the '70s with their show stopping hits including "Love Rollercoaster" and "Fire".

    Asleep at the Wheel
    Friday @ 6:00 & 9:00pm
    Theatre 1894
    Sellersville, Pa.
    They're called the Kings of Texas Swing, but the truth ism, the bands roots run deep in the Delaware Valley! Founder and lead singer Ray Benson was born in Philly and raised in Montgomery County. No matter. Their sound is straight out of 1940's Texas and fans nationwide love it.

    Tom Jones
    Friday @ 8:00pm
    Theatre of the Living Arts
    South Street
    How's this for success...you're in your '70's and fans still swoon. Tom Jones has had that effect on showgoers since the 1960's, when he burst out of Wales with a long string of pop hits. Now SIR Tom Jones, his live shows still draw a crowd and he's bringing his fans' favorites to TLA on South Street Friday night.

    Stotesbury Regatta
    Friday 8:00am - 3:00pm
    Saturday 8:00am - 5:30pm
    Schuylkill River
    Fairmount Park
    The Friday and Saturday after the Dad Vail Regatta...mainly for college-age competitors and up...brings more rowing competition to Fairmount Park. The Stotesbury Regatta is for high school-age competitors, and , typically, about 5,000 show up from the world over. It's the oldest and largest event of its kind in the world. As with the Dad Vail, detours will be in place along the river drives, and the grandstand, about two miles above Boat House Row, would be the best place to watch. Fans may bring lawn chairs and set up there or anywhere else along the route.

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