Dancing With the Stars Live is coming to several venues in the region: Danielle Fishel is scheduled to be the featured co-host Thursday at 7:30 at the Giant Center in Hershey and Friday at 7:30 at the Met Philadelphia. Andy Richter will be the featured co-host Feb. 17 and 18 at the Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem. See dwtstour.com/ for more information.
LEGO exhibit
The Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO Bricks exhibit runs through May 17 at the Reading Public Museum. The interactive exhibition combines the science of architecture with the creativity of design, featuring LEGO versions of 20 iconic skyscrapers hailing from North America, Asia and Australia. Visitors are invited to create their own towers from more than 200,000 LEGO bricks in hands-on construction areas.
Brandi Carlile with The Head and the Heart comes to the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. Learn more at www.xfinitymobilearena.com/.
John Waters
John Waters’ “Going to Extremes” is set for Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. The legendary filmmaker offers a comic look at the social horrors of our time along with his own flaws. Tickets and details at thecolonialtheatre.com/.
“Beauty and the Beast”
“Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” opens Wednesday, Feb. 11, and runs through Feb. 22 at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. Learn more at www.ensembleartsphilly.org/.
“Peter and the Wolf”
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Family Discovery Series at the Kimmel Center’s Marian Anderson Hall presents Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., conducted by Naomi Woo and narrated by Michael Boudewyns. Learn about the instruments that make up the orchestra through this tale of a boy’s woodland adventures.
Starting at 10 a.m. there will be crafts, face painting, a photo booth, and a performance on the Plaza Stage by the students of the All City Orchestra and Jazz Fellowship program.
See www.ensembleartsphilly.org/ for tickets.
Paper cutting program
The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsburg, Montgomery County, will hold a program on the art of paper cutting on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will make snowflakes and scherenschnitte. The program is free, but registration is required to order supplies. Register at Schwenkfelder.org/calendar (click on date) or call 215-679-3103. Younger children may need the assistance of a parent or guardian.
The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center is at 105 Seminary St. For more information, see schwenkfelder.org.
Fraktur valentines
A Fraktur Valentine workshop will be held Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Mennonite Heritage Center, 565 Yoder Road, Harleysville. Instructor and artist Emily Smucker-Beidler will introduce fraktur through the history and creation of one of its most popular motifs: hearts. Participants will choose one of four fraktur patterns and learn to make it their own, leaving with a one-of-a-kind valentine for a loved one. Ages 13 and up and all ability levels are welcome.
The cost is $65 for members and $70 for nonmember and includes all materials except watercolors. Students can bring watercolors or buy a set for $20. Preregistration is required and class size is limited. To register visit: mhep.org/events or call 215-256-3020 ext. 112. Learn more at mhep.org.
Percussion ensemble
Grammy Award–winning ensemble Third Coast Percussion is performing a concert Saturday at 8 p.m. at Lang Concert Hall at Swarthmore College in Delaware County. The Strum, Strike, Bend program features soloist Simone Porter in Lou Harrison’s Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra. The Chicago-based ensemble is known for work that moves fluidly across classical, jazz, electronic, and global musical traditions,
The concert is free. Learn more at www.thirdcoastpercussion.com/event/swarthmore-college/.
Choir concert
A rescheduled concert featuring several community choirs will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. at Advent Lutheran Church, 16 Telford Ave., West Lawn. The Scottish Festival Concert will feature the Reading Choral Society along with Berks Youth Chorus, Blue Mountain Heritage Chorus, Opus One Chamber Choir and Vox Philia under the direction of RCS Music Director Dr. Graham Bier. Each choir will perform separately and then together for “Auld Lang Syne,” a commissioned piece by Christopher Hoh. The performance includes bagpipes, poetry and song to mark the birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns.
For tickets, go to www.ticketleap.events/tickets/reading-choral-society/scottish-festival-concert. Tickets also will be available at the door.
Jazz performance
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tyshawn Sorey pays tribute to jazz pioneer Max Roach and his 1968 album “Members, Don’t Git Weary” with a performance of new arrangements on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Zellerbach Theatre at the University of Pennsylvania. Sorey, on drums, will be joined by Adam O’Farrill (trumpet), Mark Shim (tenor saxophone), Lex Korten (piano) and Tyrone Allen (bass). Tickets and details at pennlivearts.org/event/TyshawnSorey.
Turnpike Troubadours
Turnpike Troubadours: Wild America Tour comes to the Met Philadelphia Thursday at 8. Learn more at www.themetphilly.com/.
Get the Led Out
Get the Led Out’s Led Zeppelin tribute comes to the Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Learn more at www.santander-arena.com/. The band will be at the Lansdowne Theater in Delaware County on Feb. 27-28 (thelansdownetheater.com/).
Sing-A-Long Broadway
Sing-A-Long Broadway comes to the Miller Center for the Performing Arts at Reading Area Community College on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Details at millercenter.racc.edu/.
Galentine’s Party
Yukta Events presents a Girls Only Galentine’s Party on Saturday from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, Montgomery County. For tickets and details, see events.sulekha.com/girls-only-galentines-party-in-pennsylvania_event-in_oaks-pa_397672.
Johnny Cash tribute
The Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Montgomery County, hosts The Man In Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash on Thursday at 8. Tickets and information, www.keswicktheatre.com/.
Sellersville
The following shows are coming up at the Sellersville Theater in Bucks County:
For tickets and more information, go to www.st94.com/.
Kennett Flash
Kennett Flash in Kennett Square presents:
To learn more, go to kennettflash.org/.
SoulJoel’s
The following shows are coming up at SoulJoel’s at the SunnyBrook Ballroom near Pottstown:
Tickets and information at souljoels.com.
Dave Matthews tribute
The Ardmore Music Hall presents the Dave Matthews Tribute Band with Flightschool on Friday at 8 p.m. See https://ardmoremusichall.com.
West Chester arts
West Chester Dance Works presents Rachel Harris: One Woman Over the Line on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center. The multimedia dance production brings history to life through movement, music, narration, and projected imagery inspired by true accounts from Chester County’s Underground Railroad.
Singer Nellie McKay comes to the Uptown! on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. She is known for her interpretations of classic songs as well as performing original works.
Tickets and information at uptownwestchester.org/.
Ice harvesting
An ice harvesting demonstration is scheduled for Satureday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Historic Dreibelbis Farm near Virginville. The event, presented by the Dreibelbis Farm Historical Society, will include a demonstration of antique ice harvesting tools and (weather permitting) cutting and harvesting ice blocks from the pond.
There will be presentations at 1:45 and 2:30 p.m. Horse-drawn wagon or sleigh rides will be available for a small fee. A bonfire, homemade soup, hot chocolate and marshmallows for toasting will be available, and the grounds and nature trail will be open.
Admission is free. Only blizzard conditions or pouring rain lead to cancellation. To check on event status call Janine Dreibelbis at 610-451-1193 or go to www.Dreibelbisfarm.org or “Historic Dreibelbis Farm” on Facebook.
Attendees are encouraged to dress for the weather and be prepared to walk on an unpaved farm lane that may be icy or muddy. Free parking will be available behind the Virginville Grange at 456 Main St. Shuttle rides from the parking lot to the presentation area will be available.
