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events subject to change Dec 16, 21. Performance: Peace & Love at Christmas. The Brandywine singers will present their annual winter concert of sacred and secular repertoire. Valley Forge Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge National Park, Valley Forge. 610-470-0870, www.thebrandywinesingers.org Dec 18. Lecture: A Conversation With Kevin Phillips: 1775 - A Good Year for Revolution. A Pulitzer Prize finalist for history, Kevin Phillips is a regular commentator for NPR and has been a political and economic commentator for four decades. 7:30-9pm. Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia. 800-595-4849, http://libwww.freelibrary.org/ authorevents Dec 19. Annual March In of the Continental Army. On Dec. 19, 1777, Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army marched in to Valley Forge to set up winter quarters. Attendees will experience an evening in Valley Forge and may take a candlelit guided walk to the Muhlenberg Brigade huts, where they will encounter a living continental camp. Guests may warm up in the Visitor Center with 18th-century music, refreshments and more. 6-8pm. Free. Valley Forge National Historical Park, King of Prussia. www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm Dec 26-28. Performance: The Nutcracker. Ballet Theatre of Scranton. Scranton. www.balletheatre.com Dec 27-Jan 27. Performance: Meshuggah-Nuns! Nunsense hits the high seas as the Little Sisters of Hoboken go on a Faith of All Nations cruise. The captain enlists their aid when seasickness strikes everyone in the cast of Fiddler on the Roof, except the actor playing Tevye. Hedgerow Theatre, Media. 610-565-4211, www. hedgerowtheatre.org Dec 29-31. PEEPS Fest. Three sweet days of family fun featuring those delicious marshmallow PEEPS. Children and their parents will enjoy live music, arts and crafts, movies, s’more making, photos with the PEEPS Chick and more. ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, Bethlehem. www.artsquest.org/peepsfest/ Dec 31. First Night Scranton. Downtown Scranton. www.firstnightscranton.com Dec 31-Jan 1. Performance: XPN Welcomes New Year’s Eve With Ben Arnold. Ben Arnold, known for some of the most soulful sounds around, is back. The celebration will be a loud and groovy way to kick off 2013. Doors open at 8pm, and the show starts at 9:30pm. Steel City Coffeehouse, Phoenixville. www. steelcitycoffeehouse.com Dec 31-Jan 1. New Year’s Eve Party! The musicians in Start Making Sense, a seven-piece Talking Heads cover band, have come from psychedelia-funk, New York City underground spoof bands, world beat/jam and headbanging punk to bring to the stage a once in a lifetime experience. 9pm. Musikfest Cafe at Steel Stacks, Bethlehem. 610-332-3378, www.artsquest.org/pages/ details.php?54862
January Jan 5, Feb 2. Kids Join the Continental Army. Children ages 6-12 are invited to join Continental Army re-enactors. Participants will be mustered into the army by receiving enlistment papers and Continental currency. 11am-noon. Free. Valley Forge National Historical Park, King of Prussia. www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm Jan 12. Performance: A Chorus Line. For 17 dancers, this audition is the chance of a lifetime. Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University, Bethlehem. www.zoellnerartscenter.org Jan 17. The Count of Monte Cristo. Presented by National Theatre Live. A leader of men, a captain at 19 and a hopeless romantic - Alexandre Dumas’ classic tale comes to life in a theatrical adventure for family audiences. 7-9pm. Allentown Symphony Hall, Allentown. www.allentownsymphony.org Jan 18-20. Motorsports 2013. More than 200 racing vehicles representing just about all forms of the sport will be on display throughout the three days. More than 600 exhibit booths offering 400-plus racing dealers, hardcore manufacturers of racing equipment and more will be part of the huge show, which is considered the biggest and best of its type in the Northeastern and MidAtlantic states. Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, Oaks. http://aarn.com Jan 26. Performance: Enter the Haggis. Five albums and a decade on the road have seen Toronto roots rock band Enter the Haggis evolve from a wildly popular local band to an established international touring act. Doors open at 7pm; show starts at 8pm. World Cafe Live Philadelphia, Philadelphia. 215-222-1400, http://tickets. worldcafelive.com Jan 31-Mar 3. Performance: The Winter’s Tale. Internationally acclaimed director Guy Hollands from Scotland reinvents this tale of kings and queens and revenge and betrayal, spanning countries, seasons, decades and generations. The production will be a vicerally dynamic event featuring live music and acrobatics. People’s Light and Theatre Company - Main Stage, Malvern. 610-644-3500, http://peopleslight.org/production/winters-tale
February Feb 1-9. Performance: Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Alexander is having a really, really bad day. He wakes up with gum in his hair, his best friend abandons him on the playground, and his mom forgets to put dessert in his lunch box. This totally awesome musical will tickle audience members’ funny bones while helping kids to understand that some days are just like that. Walnut Street Theatre for Kids, Philadelphia. www.walnutstreettheatre.org
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