CHOCOLATE, WINE & WHISKEY FEST, WINERY DOGS CONCERT AMONG WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS
The following events are planned for this weekend throughout the region:
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Philly Chocolate, Wine & Whiskey Festival,
taking place Saturday in two sessions — from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. — at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks. Tickets are $65 for general admission and $90 for VIP, with the first hour of each session reserved for VIPs. The price includes chocolate samples, a wine glass and unlimited pours of wines, craft beers and ciders, samples of whiskeys and other spirits, a S’more Bar, boozy milkshakes and other sweet and savory items such as cookies, cakes and cheeses. Also at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center this weekend is the Philadelphia Fishing Expo, running noon to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The event includes fishing tackle, gear and apparel for sale, free seminars, a trout fishing pond and a 5,000-gallon gamefish aquarium. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for ages 6 to 12 at the door. For more information on both of these events, see phillyexpocenter.com.
• a rocking supergroup featuring Reading native and guitarist extraordinaire Richie Kotzen alongside bassist Billy Sheehan and drummer Mike Portnoy, plays the Keswick Theatre, Glenside, on Friday at 8 p.m. Kotzen was a former member of Poison and Mr. Big in addition to having an impressive solo career. Sheehan is known
The Winery Dogs,
The Winery Dogs, a supergroup featuring Reading native Richie Kotzen, center, play the Keswick Theatre, Glenside, on Friday at 8p.m. for playing with Steve Vai, Farruko, one of Wheeler’s David Lee Roth, Talas and childhood idols. His second Mr. Big. Portnoy has played studio album, “Platonicos,” in Dream Theater, Flying released in 2020, features Colors, Transatlantic, collaborations with Dalex, Neal Morse Band, Sons of Myke Towers, Miky Woodz, Apollo and Adrenaline Mob. Alex Rose, Farruko and On Saturday, the legendary others. It peaked at No. 13 R&B vocal group The in Spain, and his songs “Me Spinners take the Keswick enamore” and “La curiosidad” stage at 8p.m. For tickets were certified platinum and more information, see and triple platinum, respectively. keswicktheatre.com. Tickets start at $59
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Jay Wheeler’s Emociones World Tour comes to Santander Arena,
Reading, tonight at 8. Known for his romantic ballads, Wheeler is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter whose first album, “Platonico,” featured the song “Otra Noche Mas,” featuring urban superstar
The Santander Performing Arts Center, Reading, presents the Philly-based Led Zeppelin tribute band Get the Led Out
on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and the touring production of the musical “Hairspray” on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. The six-piece band Get the Led Out recreates Led Zeppelin’s songs in all their depth and glory, including the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed live. They offer a strong focus on the early years, including some of the deeper cuts that were seldom heard in concert. “Hairspray” reunites Broadway’s awardwinning creative team led by director Jack O’Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitchell. The Tony Awardwinning musical comedy follows 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. It features such hit songs as “Welcome to the ’60s,” “Good Morning Baltimore” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat.” For tickets and more information, visit santander-arena.com.
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The Newtown Theatre presents The Limit
performing Songs of the Eagles on Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m. This group of area musicians is fronted by Rick Wrigley and features musicians who have been in bands with and opened for Chuck Berry, Joe Cocker, Livingston Taylor, Chubby Checker, Glad, David Meece and others. Tickets are $35 in advance or $40 at the door if not sold out. For more information and to reserve, visit thenewtowntheatre.com.
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The Reading Theater Project will presents its eighth annual 5-Minute Fringe Festival: Shadows
today through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education’s Schumo Theater, West Lawn. This live theater production will feature new work by 10 playwrights and performers from around the region. All tickets are Pay What You Will, including $0, with a recommended price of $20. Five-Minute Fringe Festival is a platform for performing artists to create something new, to challenge expectations, to experiment and explore new ideas, and to connect with an artistic community. Audiences can expect short plays, monologues, dance and music. Each performance will be followed by a talk-back so audience members can share observations and ask questions of the performers and writers. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit readingtheaterproject.org/5-minutefringe-shadows.
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Kennett Flash in Kennett Square presents a Singer-Songwriter Showcase
featuring local performers Sara Chodak (Vassal), Sarah Henya,
Lisa Jeanette and Julieann Ott on Saturday at 7p.m. Vassal is a 20-year-old from Philadelphia who performs a mix of grungy punk, traditional folk and rebellious rock; Henya is a harpist based in Philadelphia whose music can best be described as shoegaze or dream pop; Jeanette is a native Philadelphian who writes acoustic/Americana music; and Ott performs rootsy pop, jumping styles with a sincerity that honors influences such as Patty Griffin, Aimee Mann and Suzanne Vega. Tickets are $10, plus a $5 fee for BYOB. For more information, see kennettflash.org.