35 EAST CONCERT, ‘KIDS ON BROADWAY’ TOP WEEKEND EVENTS

The following events are scheduled for this weekend throughout the region. All events are subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions:

• The Living Room at 35 East Outdoor Concert Series presents a backyard concert featuring the Greg Sover Band, the Deb Callahan Band and Tree Rats on Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m. at a private home in Ardmore that will be revealed to attendees when they purchase their tickets. Tickets are $30 per person. For additional details and to reserve tickets, visit https:// thelivingroomat35east.com.

• SALT Performing Arts Center of Chester Springs presents “Beyond the Walls: KIDS on Broadway” on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. at Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds, Glenmoore. The drive-in theater performance costs $25 per vehicle. Admission to the fairgrounds will start at 6 p.m. Audio will be provided via an FM radio transmission. On-site concessions will be available for order and delivery to your vehicle. The show will last approximately 90 minutes. For more information,

• Jeff Norris headlines a comedy night at Soul Joel’s Amphitheater, Royersford, on Saturday at 7 p.m. Norris is a favorite in both Atlantic City, N.J., and Las Vegas and has performed on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Over the years, he has appeared in numerous TV and film roles including HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” and “OZ,” “Good Morning America,” “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” and “Not Fade Away.” Tickets are $20 at https://nightout.com/ events/july10thjeffnorris/ tickets. Bring your own food, tents, and chairs.

• The Tailgate Takeout Series, a drive-in live music experience at 118 North, Wayne, presents Kevin Hanson on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Marc Singer of Steal Your Peach on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. The nights feature local musicians playing out of the restaurant’s bay windows with food and cocktails togo available to order. In the event of inclement weather, or if you are unable to attend, all performances will also be streamed on 118 North’s Facebook Live.

• The Muhlenberg Arts Board Summer Concert Series

• Ridgewood Winery, 3029 Philadelphia Ave., Cumru Township, presents Free Music Friday featuring Tara Weilacher on Friday at 6 p.m., and a Backyard Concert featuring Creatures of Content on Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. Admission for Saturday is $5 presale (www.eventbrite.com) or $10 at the door. A food truck will be on-site for Saturday’s event.

• The Sin Brothers Duo will perform outside of La Verona Italian restaurant, 114 E. State St., Kennett Square, on Friday at 6 p.m. The street will be closed to traffic for outdoor dining.

• The Jerry Laboranti Jazz Quintet and Rockman Blues Band will perform on the lawn at the Gables at Stirling Guest Hotel, 1120 Centre Ave., Reading, on Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. Bring chairs and/or blankets. Filipino food will be available for purchase. It’s BYOB. Tickets are $5 at https://stirlingguesthotel.square.site.

• The Erich Cawalla & Friends Quartet will perform at Camp Adahi, Mohnton, on Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. Advance tickets cost $5 for members and $8 for nonmembers and can be purchased by calling 610-856-7250. Cost will be $10 at the door.

• Due to the latest COVID-19

restrictions, a scaled-back version of the West Reading Craft Pretzel and Beer Festival will be held Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. on Penn Avenue in West Reading. West Reading restaurants will be offering special pretzel and beer dishes, pairings or tastings free of charge. No tickets are required. For the latest on what the various restaurants will be offering, visit www.facebook.com/Penn AvenueWestReading.

• Reading Theater Project presents “Adaptations: An Online Theater Experiment” starting Saturday at 7 p.m. The short, recorded performances can be viewed online. To receive the link to view the performances, go to https:// readingtheaterproject. com/adaptations/.

• Creekside Sports Bar & Grille, Royersford, presents patio concerts featuring Beg Borrow & Steel on Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., the Hilary Laine Duo on Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. and John Valerio on Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m.

• Singer-songwriter Kendal Conrad performs Friday at 7 p.m. at Stable 12 Brewing, Phoenixville.

• Brandywine Branch Distillers,

will feature previously recorded performances by 55 acts streaming Friday through Sunday at xpnfest.org. The virtual festival grew out of WXPN’s cancelled XPoNential Music Fest, which had been scheduled for this weekend in Camden, N.J. For the full schedule, see xpnfest.org/schedule.

COURTESY OF GREG SCHULTZ The Greg Sover Band will perform Saturday as part of the 35 East Outdoor Concert Series. Based in New York’s legendary Brill Building — home to pop and Tin Pan Alley songwriters and labels through the 1950s and ‘60s — Coed Records was the fledgling venture of ex-big bandleader George Paxton and business partner Marvin Cane. This summer sees the release of five collections by doo-wop groups on the label, including The Rivieras. Featuring precise vocal harmonies and meaningful lyrics, the outfit grew out of late ‘50s R&B/ doo-wop ensembles and were purveyors of classic New Jersey doo-wop in the ballad style. They made their mark covering tunes that had been made famous by big bandleaders such as Ray Anthony and Glenn Miller. All of their Coed singles, plus two bonus tracks, amounting to all the released output by the group, are represented in this compilation.

presents the ‘80s cover band Sloth Love Chunk on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m., weather permitting, at Jim Dietrich Park, 4900 Stoudts Ferry Bridge Road. The stage will be located in front of the farmhouse with the river as the backdrop for the band. You can take

Elverson, presents outdoor music by Jamaicanborn singer-songwriter Anakai on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Her versatile repertoire includes music from the early jazz age, blues, contemporary ballads, spirituals and modern pop.

• XPNFest Weekend