John Lithgow Brings One-Man Play to Zoellner: Your Weekend

Oscar and Tony award-winning actor John Lithgow graces the Baker Hall stage at Zoellner Arts Center with his own one-man play on Saturday night.

In Stories By Heart, Lithgow traces his roots as an actor and storyteller, interspersing his own story with two great stories that were read to him as a child.

In this hilarious tour de force, Lithgow performs with zany abandon, portraying ten distinct, outrageous characters (including a parrot).

Tickets are from $45 to $75. The show gets under way at 8 p.m.

• The Notre Dame Theatre Company presents two one-act comedies for the price of one on Friday and Saturday nights. First is "Our Rotten Town" - a hilarious mash-up of Thornton Wilder's iconic American drama "Our Town" with every Shakespeare play you've ever heard of. Then, "Action News: Now With 10% More Action!" a side-splitting newsroom romp. Tickets: $8 adults, $6 children under 12. For reservations, call 610-515-1686. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

• Veteran folk singer-songwriter David Wilcox performs at Godfrey Daniels at 8 p.m. Friday. Advance sale admission is $20.50 or $25.50 at the door.

• Dance the night away at the Musikfest Café Friday with Hector Rosado Y Su Orquestra, an experienced group from Bethlehem that specializes in rhumba, Merengue, Latin jazz and salsa. The show gets under way at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10.

• See all the unique things Moravian Book Shop has to offer at its Holiday Open House all day Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. Enjoy food samples, book signings, Christmas crafts and more. Click here for the full schedule.

• The Lesson Center’s Band Coaching program show their stuff on stage at Revolutions bowling and entertainment center on Route 378 in Lower Saucon Township at 2 p.m. Saturday. The students—ages 11 to 18—will play everything from classic rock to Beatles to the best of today's hits. The show is free.

• You don’t have to travel very far to cheer on the Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks, who will try to win their first District 11 football championship in 12 years against the Southern Lehigh Spartans Saturday night in Center Valley. Kickoff is at a little after 7 p.m.

• Bethlehem’s own welterweight contender Ronald Cruz again headlines a night of boxing at the Sands Event Center, starting at 7 p.m. Saturday. Cruz, 19-2 with 14 knockouts, is scheduled to take on Hector Munoz of Albuquerque, N.M. in a 10-round main event. The undercard features six other bouts. Tickets are $75 and $50.

• Chef Robert Irvine, star of Food Network shows “Dinner: Impossible” and “Restaurant: Impossible” brings a cooking demonstration and interactive show to the Musikfest Café at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets to the VIP experience with Irvine—at $150 each—are sold out. But tickets to the rest of the show are still available at $49 and $59.

• Historical fiction author Cathwren Hermon will be signing books at the Moravian Book Shop from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. She will be there promoting her new book about women who disguised themselves and fought as men during the American Civil War. Why Weep and Wait? A Civil War Tale is fiction based on solid fact gleaned from ten years of research.

• Since winning the second season of "America’s Got Talent," Terry Fator has become one of the top attractions on the Las Vegas Strip with Terry Fator: The VOICE of Entertainment live at The Mirage. Backed by a live band, Fator entertains with singing, comedy and celebrity impressions. He brings his act to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center at 8 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $65.50 and $85.50.