Election-year event:Charles Krauthammer takes a look at the Presidential Election 2016 at 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at theState Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton.Krauthammer has written a syndicated column for The Washington Post for which he won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary. He is the author of the New York Times No. 1 Bestseller, “Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics,” and appears nightly on Fox’s evening news program, “Special Report with Bret Baier.”Ticket Information: statetheatre.org, 1-800-999-STATE, 610-252-3132

Cuba Libre:The debut tour in the United States and Canada of The Havana Cuba All Stars makes a stop at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at theState Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton.“The Asere Friendship Tour” celebrates the new open friendship between the United States and Cuba. Hear Cuba’s rich musical heritage, from the Rumba to the Cha-Cha-Cha to the Habanera. The exciting band includes rhythmic drums and castanets, wailing trumpets and masterful acoustic guitar.Ticket Information: statetheatre.org, 1-800-999-STATE, 610-252-3132

Met season:The Met Opera 2016-17 Live On Screen In HD:Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde,” noon Oct. 8, Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown. “Tristan und Isolde” opens the Met season in a new production by Mariusz Trelinski. The cast includes Nina Stemme (Isolde), Stuart Skelton (Tristan), Ekaterina Gubanova (Brangäne) and René Pape (King Marke). Sir Simon Rattle conducts. Sung in German. Ticket information: Miller Symphony Hall Box Office, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown; allentownsymphony.org; 610-432-6715