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Fresh air: Nearly 20 paintings, including "Burnside and Azaleas on the Fence," above, are on view in "Sandra Corpora: Plein Air & Informed Plein Air," the inaugural exhibit in the Artist Spotlight gallery, Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, 427 N. New St., Bethlehem. Corpora presents an Artist's Talk, 1 p.m. Oct. 12, about her solo exhibition of landscape paintings, which continues through Jan. 5, 2014. Corpora is an award-winning artist who studied with Nelson Shanks, and has been recognized in many juried shows, publications and award programs. "With ever-increasing experience painting from life outdoors, I feel a greater ability to see and describe with paint. Of the 19 paintings, only three were painted in the studio," Corpora said in her artist's statement. Information: historicbethlehem.org, 1-800-360-TOUR.

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Poe boy: Allentown Public Theatre (APT) celebrates Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) and the haunting season with a new, one-man show by Joshua Neth, above, in "Poe: A Madman Knows Nothing," 8 p.m. Oct. 11, 12, 17-19; 3 p.m. Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20, Charles A. Brown Ice House, Sand Island, 56 River St., Bethlehem. Neth, APT Artistic Director, dramatizes some of Poe's most popular stories and poems, including "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amantillado" and "The Raven." By interspersing Poe's passionate and revealing personal letters, Neth brings us into the mind and life of the "Master of the Macabre," who turned his fascination with death and extreme states of mind into unforgettable tales and verse. The show is directed by Andrea Cartagena. Tickets: AllentownPublicTheatre.com

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