It's a great weekend to #ExploreinBucksCo! Find some inspiration at a local art exhibit, sing along with your favorite cover band or take the kids to the newest celebration at Sesame Place!
Check out our guide below for details on this weekend’s must-see events around the County. Stay up-to-date on what’s coming up next week with our Upcoming Events calendar.
FRIDAY, February 5
Live Stand Up Comedy
Bucks County Comedy returns -- Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm. New acts each week. Live audiences are strictly limited (Only 20% of our usual capacity is allowed in the Playhouse), so order early. Each live event is presented under the Playhouse’s stringent safety protocols: hospital quality HVAC system, a spray down prior to every performance, and masks for all.
When: February 5 & 6
Where: Bucks County Playhouse
Cost: $25 per person
Through the Lens: Modern Photography in the Delaware Valley
Brand new exhibit! Through the Lens explores nearly 70 years of artistic experimentations with photographic processes and subject matter by artists in the Delaware Valley region. With work ranging from carefully hand-painted, bucolic landscapes to decisive snapshots taken on the street, Through the Lens highlights distinctive work in the Michener’s photography collection, including many that have never before been on view.
When: Through August 15
Where: Michener Art Museum
Cost: Free with museum admission
Love the Arts
Come join AOY Art Center as they show some love for the arts! The “Love the Arts!” exhibition will display original art from AOU member artists entirely through an online platform. There are landscapes of Bucks County countryside, remembrances of international travel and backyards, portraits and pets and colorful abstract works. All media is represented including oil, acrylic, watercolor, encaustic, photography and mixed media. There are also unique jewelry, handcrafted basketry and ceramics. Art purchases can be made online and AOY will make appointments for you to pick up the art at the Center, or curbside if desired.
When: through February 22
Where: Online @ aoyartcenter.org
Cost: Free to attend
John Spears – Illusions of Light
John Spears opens New Hope Arts exhibition year with an in-gallery exhibition designed to explore space and illusion, when architecture and art work together. The eighteen canvases curated by Rita Romanova Gekht, arranged as viewer-centered experience, illuminate Spear’s method developed over his forty-five-year career. Large scale images delight using both UV and LED light to reveal the vast array of colors and textures unseen in natural light.
When: Friday, Saturday & Sunday through March 21; noon – 5 p.m.
Where: New Hope Arts Center
Cost: Free to attend
SATURDAY, February 6
Winter UnWINEd
Ready to get out and have a little fun? Come chill out in the Greenhouse with the Winter unWINEd! There's live music, food & drinks + the chance to hang out with friends in a safe environment. Tickets are limited and masks must be worn unless seated.
When: February 5 & 6, 5 – 10 p.m.
Where: Shady Brook Farm
Cost: $5 Cover
Live Music at the Vineyard
Enjoy acoustic music from local performers! Check the website for complete details: performances and schedule subject to changes. Light bites available, as well as beer wine and cocktails!
When: Through March 27, 2 - 6 p.m.
Where: Crossing Vineyards and Winery
Cost: Free to attend
A Magical Evening with John Westford
John Westford is a dynamic entertainer who has dazzled audiences in theaters nationwide, from Atlantic City to Las Vegas, on national television and on cruise ships all over the world! John's innate sense of humor; quick wit; award winning partner, Susan and spellbinding illusions have made his act popular with audiences around the globe!
When: February 6 @ 7:30
Where: Sellersville Theater
Cost: Ticket prices vary
Valentine's Beer & Truffle Pairing
Treat your Valentine to something really special! Gift this incredible to go collaboration from Magic Arts Studio & Sweet Treat Too and Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company. Your package will include 6 excellent beers and 12 amazing chocolate truffles.
When: Pickup February 6 - 13
Where: Neshaminy Creek Brewing
Cost: Prices vary
SUNDAY, February 7
Elmo’s Furry Fun Fest
This ALL-NEW event series will offer guests brand-new, limited capacity special events where they can celebrate everyone’s favorite red monster during Elmo’s Rockin’ Birthday Bash, treat little ones to a fun day during the My Fuzzy Valentine’s Celebration, let the good times roll during the park’s FIRST-EVER family-friendly Mardi Gras Celebration, and grab cozy jammies to celebrate our favorite feathered friend’s birthday at Big Bird’s Pajama Party!
When: Saturday & Sunday through March 21
Where: Sesame Place
Cost: Ticket prices vary
Wine and Cheese Pairing Experience
Do you love wine and cheese? Join us for a wine and cheese pairing experience, available everyday in January. Six wines and six cheeses thoughtfully paired to enhance both our wines and Wisconsin cheeses. For groups of 10 or more reservations and deposit required.
When: through February 28
Where: Bishop Estate Vineyard and Winery
Cost: $15 per person
America’s History Live: Welcome to Historic Newtown Hall!
Step back in time to the 1850’s at Newtown Hall, now known as The Newtown Theatre. Learn about the Newtown Hall sermons by Frederick Douglass, Lucretia Mott and other key figures of the early anti-slavery and women's suffrage movements. Discover the story of many of our nation's abolitionists and early women's suffrage pioneers while viewing life-sized figures dressed in period attire, anti-slavery literature, women’s suffrage memorabilia, accessories, photos, and more. In celebration of Black History Month this display will also include Bucks County children’s artwork.
When: through March 21
Where: Bucks County Visitor Center
Cost: Free to attend
