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Tenors of our time: "The Celtic Tenors Holiday Show," 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13, Musikfest Café, ArtsQuest Center, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, promises to be an eclectic mix of classical, folk, Irish and pop. The Tenors, above, with worldwide album sales totaling more than one million, includes Matthew Gilsenan, Daryl Simpson and James Nelson. Their albums are "The Celtic Tenors" (2000), which went to No. 1 in Ireland and Germany and No. 1 in the United Kingdom; "So Strong" and "The Irish Album" (2002); "We Are Not Islands" and "Remember Me" (2005), "Hard Times" (2009) and "Feels Like Home" (2011). Tickets: artsquest.org, 610-332-3378
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PRESS PHOTO BY DEB BOYLAN
Gonna take a "Miracle": "The Miracle of Christmas," through Dec. 30, The Pines Dinner Theatre, 448 N. 17th St., Allentown. is an original show which comedically explores the musical question: What is the meaning of Christmas? The cast, above, left to right, includes Amber Kerestes (Brittany), Jeffrey Mindock (Rudy), Erisa Sloan (Clara), Ryan Kelly (Adam), Jennie McGuinness (Stephanie), Michael Pizolato (Nick) and Gwen Swanson Vigorito (Sandy). Opined the reviewer for the Lehigh Valley Press Focus section: "The Pines Dinner Theatre's 'The Miracle of Christmas' will send audiences on their way with a twinkle in their eyes and hearts filled with the holiday spirit." Tickets: pinesdinnertheatre.com, 610-433-2333
PHOTO BY R.J. HARWICK
Housing glass art: "The Lerner Contemporary Glass Collection" continues through April 28, 2013, Fowler Gallery, Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley, 31 N. Fifth St., Allentown. The exhibition, in conjunction with the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, joins the nationwide celebration of the 50th anniversary of the development of studio art glass in the United States. Twenty-one pieces of contemporary glasswork from the collection of Elaine and Leslie Lerner are showcased, including, above, Dante Marioni (b. 1964), "Red and Yellow Pair" (1997, blown glass. The Lerner Collection). Also featured are the works of glass artists Lino Tagliapietra, Sidney Hunter and the collaborative team of Harvey Littleton and Kate Vogel. Information: allentownartmuseum.org, 610-432-4333
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