The events for the upcoming week in the area are as follows:
• Al Di Meola will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday and Todd Rundgren at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at Keswick Theatre, Glenside. Rundgren, originally from Philadelphia, started playing guitar as a teenager and later became known for hit singles like “I Saw the Light” and “Hello It’s Me.” For tickets and more details, visit keswicktheatre.com.
• The Main Line Outdoor Beer & Wine Festival is scheduled for Saturday from 12:30 to 4 p.m. at Schauffele Plaza, near Ardmore Music Hall. The event will feature over 20 beer and local wine vendors, food trucks, and live music by the ’60s soul band York Street Hustle. General admission tickets are $50, including unlimited samples of over 50 craft brews. VIP tickets cost $85, which offers early access at noon and a food voucher for a VIP menu item. For tickets and more information, visit ardmoremusichall.com. ardmoremusichall.com.
• The Apple Dumpling Festival and Pageant takes place from Thursday to Saturday at Konopelski Katering’s Willow Glen Park, Sinking Spring. The festival features various food items, amusement rides, games, craft stands, and free entertainment. The pageant will include girls 4 to 17 competing in three age groups for scholarship prizes. Admission is free. For more information, visit appledumplingfest.com.
• Sellersville Theater presents Hell’s Belles, an all-female tribute to AC/DC, on Saturday at 8 p.m., and Real Diamond, a 12-piece band that recreates the Neil Diamond concert experience, on Sunday at 2 and 8 p.m. Then on Wednesday, May 15, John Hiatt headlines a concert at 8 p.m., with opener Matt Koelsch. Hiatt’s songs revolve around redemption, relationships, and surrendering on his own terms. His work has been recorded by various artists and has earned him a place in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, a BMI Troubadour award, and a lifetime achievement in songwriting designation from the Americana Music Association. For tickets and more information, visit st94.com.
• The Reading Theater Project is showing “Banshee” by Adam Richter on Thursday at 7 p.m. at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts’ Boscov Theatre, 200 Washington St., Reading. The play, directed by Sean Sassaman, is a ghost story exploring what we inherit from our ancestors when we know nothing about them. The story starts in 1798 when a woman may have caused a man's death. In 2023, her descendant is trying to unravel the mystery. The Pay What You Will Model allows audience members to choose their own price for a ticket, including $0, with a recommended price of $10. Visit readingtheaterproject.org for more information.
• Dr. Jordan B. Peterson’s “We Who Wrestle With God” tour comes to Santander Arena, Reading, on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Peterson is a best-selling author, psychologist, and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. The “Jordan B. Peterson Podcast” often tops the Education category charts. Peterson has written three books: “Maps of Meaning,” which presents a new theory of religious and political belief, and the best-selling “12 Rules for Life” and “Beyond Order,” selling over 12 million copies. Tickets start at $45 at santander-arena.com. santander-arena.com.
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