VIRTUAL EVENTS
DeSales University Film Festival: Back in Action: 8 p.m. $12. 610-282-3192. desales.edu/ news-events/act-1-productions. A showcase of world premiere films featuring film directors, screenwriters, producers, cinematographers, designers, editors, animators, and actors in the DeSales University film department. A platform for young filmmakers taking their first steps toward a professional career, the festival features a variety of genre and cinematic journeys. Streams live on Vimeo. Registration required.
Feature Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome “Finding Langston”: 6 p.m. Let’s Play Books. Free. us02web.
zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ mwt0e0-gRouwA8PrQdNEug. Award-winning author in virtual conversation with East Penn School District Library Director, Molly Magro. Part of Lehigh Valley BookFest. Registration required.
Highlights of Fonthill Castle:
7 p.m. Through April 29. Fonthill Castle. $10. 215-348-9461. mercermuseum.org. 45-minute virtual experiences feature a 30-minute recorded guided journey through Henry Chapman Mercer’s home, followed by a live virtual Q&A conversation.
Hispanic Heritage Show:
Through Sun. Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts. $3. 610-868-2971. charterarts.org. Student-produced virtual show includes student and faculty performances that celebrate Hispanic culture with a display of music, dances, poems, and visual art. Benefits the Charter Arts Spanish Club projects and initiatives.
Lehigh Valley Book Fest: YA for Young Adults and Adults: 7 p.m. Free. lvbookfest.com. Anne-Sophie Jouanneau,“Kisses & Croissants,”Liz Lawson,“The Lucky Ones,” Emily Lockhart, “Again Again,”and Amelie Wen Zhao,“Red Tigress” in a virtual conversation with Theresa Hegel. Book sales available through Let’s Play Books Bookstore. Registration required.
On Stage at Home Virtual Event: Dom Flemons: Zoellner Arts Center. $10. 610-758-2787. zoellner.cas. lehigh.edu. Grammy Award-winning songwriter, music scholar and multi-instrumentalist. Available to view online through May 9.
On Stage at Home Virtual Event: Third Coast Percussion: See Thurs.
Saturday MUSIC
Rhyme & Reason: Poetry and Spoken Word: 7 p.m. Musikfest Cafe, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. $30-$75. 610-332-3378. steelstacks.org. Ticket prices cover tables of up to 2, 3, 4 and 6 people (no single admission tickets available).
FILM
Remake Double Take: “The Blob”: 6 p.m. See Fri.
KIDS & FAMILY
Easter Egg Hunt: 12:30-2 p.m. Gospel Chapel, 1769 Newport Ave., Northampton. Free. 610-262-8101. Children 2 years through sixth grade.
Family Fishing Derby: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Linvilla Orchards, 137 W. Knowlton Road, Media. $19.99. 610-876-7116. linvilla.com. Age groups include 7 and under, 8-11, 12-16 and 17 and over. No license required. Rain or shine.
Shake-It-Up-Shakespeare: Magic, Mystery & Mayhem:
11 a.m. Centenary University,
Little Theatre, 400 Jefferson St., Hackettstown, NJ. $15; $10, ages 11 and under. 908-979-0900. centenarystageco.org. With a trunk of props, puppets, costumes, and two easels, three actors travel through three of Shakespeare’s plays; Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream to introduce students to the world of Shakespeare.
Zoo Lovers Week: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. See Thurs.
SPECTATOR SPORT
Lehigh Valley Phantoms vs. Hershey Bears: 7:05 p.m. PPL Center, 701 Hamilton St., Allentown. $13.50-$43.50. 610-224-4625. phantomshockey.com.
THEATER
An Imagined America: 1-9:30 p.m. See Fri.
Lucky Lindy’s Not So Lucky Landing: 4 p.m., 7 p.m. See Fri.
Murder Mystery an Interactive Dinner Theater: 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. See Fri.
South Pacific: 2 p.m., 8 p.m. See Thurs.
OTHER
4-H Equine Garage Sale: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Northampton County 4-H Center, 777 Bushkill Center Road, Nazareth. Free. 610-8136613. New and used items for all horse interests and disciplines, horse crafts, Breyer model horses, clothing and other horse related items. Rain or shine.
Allentown Aerial Esports Event: 2:30-8 p.m. Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church, 1151 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown. $20. pushtherock.org/esports-allentown-aerial. Participants ages 10-15 hone their skills as they are instructed by diamond level and above coaches in some of Rocket League’s finer points and then use those skills to compete in the tournament. Registration required.
Boozy Bunny To-Go Cocktail Trail: Noon-3 p.m. Grand Eastonian Hotel and Suites, 140 Northampton St., Easton. $35 through March 31; $40 after. web.lehighvalleychamber.org.
Pick up your passport and carrier and hop around downtown Easton and collect drinks to go.
Catasauqua StrEAT Fest:
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Front Street, Catasauqua. Free. facebook. com/events/134964164815554. Food trucks, craft and business vendors, music by Third Hand Acoustic and Common Bond, deals at participating businesses.
Easton Farmers Market Winter Market: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Church Street behind the Easton Public Market. eastonfarmersmarket. com. Nine vendors offering fresh, local options including produce, mushrooms, pasture raised meat and eggs, artisan cheese, bread and baked goods, prepared foods, and pickles.
Guided Tour of the Historic Castle Inn: 2 p.m. Through May 30. Castle Inn, 20 Delaware Ave, Delaware Water Gap. $8; $7, seniors; $5, ages 12-17; free, 11 and under. 570-730-0547. tourthecastle.com. Tour the resort built by Dimmick Daniel Drake in 1906.
Guided Tours at Pennypacker Mills: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. See Thurs.
Highlights of Fonthill Castle: 7 p.m. See Fri.
History of Hawk Mountain:
10 a.m. Through May 16. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, 1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton. Free; Trail fees: $10; $7, seniors; $5, 6-12. 610-756-6961. hawkmountain. org. Learn the history of Hawk Mountain, founded by Rosalie Edge in 1934 to put a stop to the savage raptor shooting that took place atop the North Lookout.
Name That Raptor: 12:30 p.m. Through May 16. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, 1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton. Free; Trail fees:
$10; $7, seniors; $5, 6-12. 610-7566961. hawkmountain.org. Learn to identify common raptors and the key field marks to watch for in the sky. Also, the basic size differences, shapes and behaviors that help you key in on the correct species, as well as how to watch for the silhouette of a bird that is soaring overhead.
New-to-You & Vintage Barn Sale: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. See Fri.
Old Bethlehem Walking Tour: 1-2:30 p.m., 3-4:40 p.m. Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center, 505 Main St., Bethlehem. $15; $10 HBMS members. 800-360-TOUR. historicbethlehem.org/visit/ historic-bethlehem-tours/#OldBethlehem. Experience more than 275 years of history with stops at the 1741 Gemeinhaus, 1762 Waterworks, 1758 Nain-Schober House, and the 1752 Apothecary.
Raptors Up Close: 11 a.m., 2 p.m.
Through May 16. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, 1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton. Free; Trail fees: $10; $7, seniors; $5, 6-12. 610-7566961. hawkmountain.org. View live hawks and owls and learn what puts these winged predators at the top of nature’s food chain.
Saturdays at Burnside: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Burnside Plantation, 1461 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem. Free. historicbethlehem.org/ programs/saturdays-at-burnside. Tour the barns, buildings and gardens that have been a part of the Moravian community since 1748, meet the gardeners, cooking demonstrations, a popsicle stick photo frame craft activity for children.
Schuylkill County Plow Day:
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Felty Farms, 881 Catawissa Road, Tamaqua. Free. 570-739-2446. Plowing demonstrations throughout the day.
Spring Blooms: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. See Thurs.
Spring Hawk Watch: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. See Thurs.
Steelworkers Walking Tour: 11:30 a.m. Also Sun. plaza outside the National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E. Second Str., Bethlehem. $15; free, ages 12 and under. 610-861-0600, steelworkersarchives.com, Former steelworkers guide guests on tours through the Bethlehem Steel site while telling stories of the plant’s past and its significance to both World Wars. Learn about the remaining buildings on the site, how life was in the neighborhoods surrounding the plant and what life was like while working at the plant. The tour concludes with a Q&A session.
Tours of High Point Mansion: 9:30 a.m. Through April 24. High Point Mansion, 100 Mansion Road East, Hershey. $15; $13, seniors, ages 3-12, military. 717-534-8939. hersheystory.org. Tours of the home of chocolate magnate Milton Hershey and his wife, Catherine will be offered with advance ticket purchase.
Trapping & Tracking: 11 a.m. Through May 16. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, 1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton. Free; Trail fees: $10; $7, seniors; $5, 6-12. 610-7566961. hawkmountain.org. Meet international trainees and learn from them the tools and technologies used to study long-distance migrants.
West Reading Restaurant Week: See Thurs.
VIRTUAL EVENTS
DeSales Dance Ensemble Virtual Concert: See Fri.
Stroll amid the millions of daffodils, tulips, azaleas, wisteria and more during Spring Bloom at Longwood Gardens through May 2. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Highlights of Fonthill Castle: 7 p.m. See Fri.
Hispanic Heritage Show: See Fri.
Lehigh Valley Book Fest: Women in Pictures: 10 a.m. lvbookfest.com. Jessica Bagley, Reem Faruqi, Katey Howes, Aram Kim in a virtual conversation with Kirsten Hess. Book sales available through Let’s Play Books Bookstore. Registration required.
On Stage at Home Virtual Event: Dom Flemons: See Fri.
On Stage at Home Virtual Event: Third Coast Percussion: See Thurs.
Positively Godfrey Daniels: Live from 4th Street Series: 7-8 p.m. Free. 610-867-2390. godfreydaniels.org. Virtual concert by Lauren Sheehan, Americana music featuring banjo and guitar. Facebook live concert and conversation.
Sunday ART
Artist Reception: 2-4 p.m. The Rotunda Gallery, 10 E. Church
St., Bethlehem. Free. bfac-lv. org. “Flora and Fauna” Lehigh Art Alliance juried member exhibition on display through May 7.
MUSIC
10th Anniversary Celebration: 6 p.m. Macungie Memorial Park Bandshell, 50 Poplar St., Macungie. $10. staroftheday.org. Star of the Day celebrates 10 years of special moments. Advance tickets required.
KIDS & FAMILY
Inclusion Dining & Jams with Ryan Montbleau: 5:30 p.m.
Musikfest Cafe, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. $35-$80. 610-3323378. steelstacks.org. All ages family-friendly show. Ticket prices cover tables of up to 2, 3, 4 and 6 people (no single admission tickets available).
Zoo Lovers Week: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. See Thurs.
SPECTATOR SPORT
Lehigh Valley Phantoms vs. Binghamton Devils: 5:05 p.m. PPL Center, 701 Hamilton St., Allentown. $13.50-$43.50. 610224-4625. phantomshockey.com.
THEATER
Lucky Lind’s Not So Lucky Landing: 12:30 p.m. See Fri.
Murder Mystery an Interactive Dinner Theater: 1 p.m., 4 p.m. See Fri.
South Pacific: 1 p.m. See Fri.
OTHER
7th Annual Whitehall Area Restaurant Week: Through April 17. Take-out and dine-in options from restaurants within Whitehall Township and Catasauqua, North Catasauqua and Coplay Boroughs including Catty Corner Pub &
Pie, Dunderbak’s Market Cafe, Chick-fil A Whitehall, Blocker’s Coffeehouse, Taylor House Brewing, Tony’s Top-Cat Bar & Grill, The Burger Shack.
Guided Tour of the Historic Castle Inn: 2 p.m. See Sat.
Guided Tours at Pennypacker Mills: 1-4 p.m. See Thurs.
History of Hawk Mountain: 10 a.m. See Sat.
Name That Raptor: 12:30 p.m. See Sat.
New-to-You & Vintage Barn Sale: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. See Fri.
Old Bethlehem Walking Tour: 1-2:30 p.m., 3-4:30 p.m. See Sat.
Raptors Up Close: 11 a.m., 2 p.m. See Sat.
Spring Blooms: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. See Thurs.
Spring Hawk Watch: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. See Thurs.
Steelworkers Walking Tour: 11:30 a.m. See Sat.
Trapping & Tracking: 11 a.m. See Sat.
West Reading Restaurant Week: See Thurs.