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Out on the Town: Eddie Bruce in concert Friday and Saturday

Cabaret singer/bandleader Eddie Bruce, jazz song stylist Jeannie Brooks and The Dean Schneider Trio will team up at The Celebrity Room at Dino’s Backstage, 287 N. Keswick Ave., in Glenside on Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15.

Showtimes are at 8:30 p.m., with dinner seating at 7.

For reservations, call 215-884-2000.

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The Walnut Street Theatre’s 210th season continues with Legally Blonde: The Musical, on stage through June 30.

For ticket information, call 215-574-3550, Ext. 6 or visit www.WalnutStreetTheatre.org

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WXPN, the non-commercial, member-supported radio station of the University of Pennsylvania, announced the artists who will perform on Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28 at its XPoNential Music Festival.

The annual three-day festival will take place Friday, July 26, through Sunday, July 28, at Wiggins Park and BB&T Pavilion, located next to each other on the Camden, New Jersey riverfront.

WXPN will present Elvis Costello & The Imposters and Blindie in evening performances at BB&T Pavilion on July 27. Artists will perform also perform at Wiggins Park that day.

On July 28, the Amy Ray Band (Indigo Girls) will be among the artists who will perform at Wiggins Park.

For tickets, go to xpnfest.org

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The 58th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival will take place Aug. 15-18 at the Old Pool Farm, 1323 Salford Station Road in Schwenksville.

The lineup includes David Crosby & Friends; Margo Price; The Mavericks; Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Joan Osborne singing the songs of Bob Dylan; Langhorne Slim and the Lost at Last Band; Amanda Shires; and Kathy Mattea.

The festival features camping children’s activities, handcrafters and curated food vendors.

For more information, go to pfs.org.

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The Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St., announced its 211th season of live entertainment.

The lineup includes three musicals, a comedy and a political melodrama.
The Walnut opens its season with the musical Young Frankenstein, from Sept. 3 to Oct. 20.

Next, during the holiday season, will be the musical Shrek the Musical, from Nov. 5 to Jan. 5, 2020.

Up next, audiences will embark to Victorian England for Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of No Importance, from Jan. 14 to March 1, 2020.

The season will continue with the Tony Award-winning play The Best Man, from March 10 to April 26, 2020.

The season will conclude with the international hit musical The Bodyguard, from May 12 to July 12, 2020. The show is based on the blockbuster film and features the songs of Whitney Houston.
Season subscriptions are available for as little as $100. Individual tickets go on sale in early August.
Call 215-574-3550, Ext. 6, or visit WalnutStreetTheatre.org ••

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