The following events are planned for this weekend throughout the region:
• The Reading Liederkranz is hosting its annual Oktoberfest, one of the top-ranked Oktoberfest celebrations in the world, daily through Sunday on club grounds at 143 Spook Lane. Hours are Wednesday and Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m.; Friday from 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The clubhouse will remain open later each evening. The family-friendly festival celebrates German heritage with a menu that includes chicken, pork, goulash, schnitzels and a variety of locally made bratwurst. Top it all off with Apfelstrudel, freshly baked daily. Entertainment includes Mike Surratt and The Continentals on Thursday, Alex Meixner Band on Friday, John Stevens Polka Band on Saturday afternoon followed by Dave Kline and the Mountain Folk Oktoberfest 10 Piece Orchestra in the evening, and the Joe Kroboth Band on Sunday, plus the Reading Liederkranz Singers and the G.T.V. Edelweiss Schuhplattlers throughout the weekend. General admission varies by night for those 21and up, and ages 20 and under are admitted free. Free shuttle buses run to the main festival grounds from various free satellite parking locations. For more information, see readingliederkranz.com.
• The Phoenixville Chamber of Commerce and Sly Fox Brewing Co. will present the inaugural Bridgetoberfest on Friday and Saturday in the municipal parking lot at 198 Bridge St., Phoenixville. The Sly Fox Bridgtoberfest Biergarten will be open in two-hour sessions, on Friday from 5 to 7 and 8 to 10 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2 to 4 p.m., 5 to 7 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m. The $30 tickets include a souvenir mug filled with Sly Fox Oktoberfest Lager, a handmade Bavarian-style pretzel and music by Emil Schanta Band on Friday and Kermit “Dr. Squeezebox” Ohlinger on Saturday. For more information and reservations, see phoenixvillechamber.org.
• Delaware County will host more than 60 events over nine days during the fourth annual Delco Arts Week, running Saturday through Oct. 9. Presented by the Delaware County Arts Consortium and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Delco Arts Week will feature concerts, film, dance, exhibitions, festivals, workshops, activities for kids and more, many of them free. The opening weekend will feature the free Lansdowne Arts on the Avenue Festival from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Now in its 20th year, the festival features more than 70 juried artists, live music, performances, demonstrations, activities for kids, food trucks and a beer garden. For the full schedule of events, visit DelcoArts.org.
• The Sixties Show will present note-for-note recreations of the hits, B-sides and deep album cuts of the 1960s on Friday at 8 p.m. at the Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville. Performed by former members of The Who, Bob Dylan and “Saturday Night Live” bands, the Sixties Show members have performed, recorded and shared bills with Sir Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, The Bee Gees, Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Beck, Eddie Vedder and The Smashing Pumpkins. To provide an authentic experience, each musician performs in mod attire using authentic vintage and reissued vintage gear and instrumentation with a modern sound system. Tickets range from $25 to $37.50 at thecolonialtheatre.com.
• Who’s Bad, the longest-running Michael Jackson tribute band, will perform Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Santander Performing Arts Center, Reading. The band, featuring talented dancers with over 100 years of combined experience and featuring the velvety vocals and smooth choreography of front man James Times III, pays studious attention to Jackson’s every groove and gravity-defying dance move. Tickets start at $24 at ticketmaster.com.
• “Da Vinci: The Exhibition,” a hands-on examination of Leonardo da Vinci’s life, research and art, opens Saturday and runs through Jan. 8 at the Reading Public Museum. Featuring more than 65 fully built, life-size inventions, more than 20 fine art studies and dozens of stunning displays, the exhibit will show the complex beginnings and lifetime achievements of da Vinci through his discoveries in art, engineering, flight, hydraulics, music, light and more. Also opening Saturday is “Indigenous Identities: Portraits of Native Americans in the Civil War Era,” an exhibition of 49 photographic portraits taken during the Civil War. The museum is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults (18-64), $6 children/seniors/students (w/ID) and free to members and children 3 and under. For more information, see https://ift.tt/CvLfzPM.
• Pennypacker Mills historic site, Schwenksville, will host its final Porch Performance of the season on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m., with actress Alisa Dupuy as Edgar Allan Poe’s wife, Virginia Poe, talking about her relationship with her husband and offering a dramatic reading of “The Black Cat.” The publication was perhaps Poe’s darkest story, telling the story of a drunk man who kills his cat and it comes back to haunt him. In Poe’s usual style, the narrator of the story is actually the killer and the story is seen through his eyes. Bring a chair or blanket to sit outside on the mansion lawn for this free performance. Mansion tours will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, see https://ift.tt/kVD9sWO.
• Stahl’s Pottery Preservation Society, Zionsville, is hosting its 15th annual Fall Pottery Festival on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. rain or shine. Highlights include 30 contemporary potters underneath individual pop-up tents selling their hand-crafted redware, stoneware and porcelain wares; pottery making demonstrations and Raku demonstrations; an exhibit of original Stahl’s pottery in the Thomas & Alice Stahl House Museum; tours of the Potting Building and Wood Fired Kiln; opportunities for children (of all ages and at heart) to try their hand at turning on a potter’s wheel; traditional homemade refreshments including Pennsylvania German baked goods. Admission is $4; free for under age 18. For more information, see ww.stahlspottery.org.
• “Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium,” a concert film shot June 22-23, 1990, at the iconic Bronx stadium, is coming to select theaters on Oct. 5 and 9. Shot on 16mm color film, the original concert has been re-edited in stunning 4K and newly mixed from the original multi-track tapes by Jay Vicari and overseen by Joel’s long-time sound engineer Brian Ruggles. The new version includes a never-before-released performance of “Uptown Girl,” interviews with Joel, and behind-the-scenes footage from the event’s production. The hit-filled set list also includes “Piano Man,” “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” “New York State of Mind,” “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant” and “Shout.” For participating theaters, show times and tickets, see www.BillyJoel.Film.
• Fathom Events presents a Universal Monsters double-feature of “The Mummy” (1932) and “The Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) on Saturday in select theaters. “The Mummy” features horror legend Boris Karloff as the Egyptian, Imhotep, who is accidentally revived by a team of archaeologists after 3,700 years. It is revealed in a flashback that he was a high priest, embalmed alive for trying to revive the vestal virgin whom he loved, after she had been sacrificed. Alive again, he sets out on an obsessive — and deadly — quest to find his lost love. In “The Bride of Frankenstein,” Karloff reprises his role as the silver screen’s most misunderstood monster who now longs for a mate. Continuing where the original left off, the critically acclaimed sequel introduces Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger) as a deranged scientist who forces Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) to help him create a companion for the monster. For participating theaters, show times and tickets, see fathomevents.com.
• Natural Lands’ annual Beats & Brews bash will be held Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Binky Lee Preserve, Chester Springs. The property is former agricultural land that is being converted back to natural woodlands and meadows. The event includes live music by the jam band Pure Jerry, craft beer from East Branch Brewing Co., wine from Le Garage Winery, and Gourmet Jerk Shack and Every Soul Vegan Bakery food trucks. Tickets are $35 for members $45 for nonmembers and must be purchased by Friday at natlands.org. A limited number of walk-up tickets may be available for an extra $10 if the event is not sold out.
• The Berks County Wine Trail presents Artisan Cheese and Wine Pairing Weekends on Saturday and Sunday as well as Oct. 8 and 9 at its nine member wineries. Over two dozen different styles of local cheeses will be paired with an array of featured wines on the self-guided tour. Tickets are $20 and good for both weekends. For the list of participating wineries, directions and pairing menus, visit berkscountywinetrail.com.
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