Fun things to do, see and hear in the Philadelphia area from August 9 to 15

FAMILY

Pennsylvania Dutch Festival

It's day two of this three-day celebration of all consumables Amish, including shoofly pie, handmade quilts, wooden furniture and toys, homegrown produce and, tomorrow only, a street fair with buggy rides.

Reading Terminal Market, 12th and Arch streets, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. today and tomorrow, free, 215-922-2317, readingterminalmarket.org.

Shark Week LIVE!

Not quite as gruesome as the Discovery Channel version, the East Coast's biggest collection of captive sharks is, however, more immediate. Catch a show with hammerheads. See rare silky sharks. Watch divers tempt fate as they swim with the . . . sharks.

Adventure Aquarium, 1 Riverside Dr., Camden, $18.95-$24.95 (book online for a $5 discount), 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Sunday, 856-365-3300, adventureaquarium.com.

Southeast Asian Dragon Boat Festival

The Schuylkill's not the only place to see these gorgeous boats race. When the dragons come to the Delaware, you can bet there'll be plenty of culture to go along with the race, including food, drink, dance and song.

Great Plaza and the Marina, Penn's Landing, S. Columbus Boulevard and Walnut Street, noon-8 p.m. tomorrow (race at 5 p.m.), free, 215-629-3200, delawareriverwaterfront.com.

MommyCon

Being a modern mom is hard. Being a first-time mom is nearly impossible. (You try to figure out how to wrangle a newborn into a "ring sling" while sleep deprived.) This organically minded traveling convention features seminars (Baby wearing! Gear buying! Breast-feeding - in public!) and a plush nursing lounge. Children welcome. Strollers not so much. Goodie bags provided.

Sonesta Hotel, 1800 Market St., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, $40 (register online), mommy-con.com.

Pre-Practice Hangout

If you've got tix to Sunday's open practice at the Linc and time to hang beforehand, head to Comcast's funtime center to chill with former Eagle and current 94WIP dude Ike Reese. (A ticket gets you 20 percent off food.)

Xfinity Live!, 1100 Pattison Ave., 2:30-4 p.m. Sunday, free, 215-609-1600, xfinitylive.com.

ON SCREENS

'Ghostbusters'

Who ya gonna call? A friend, maybe, to catch the outdoor screening of this 1984 sci-fi comedy starring Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver and Bill Murray. Bustin' makes us feel good. Rated PG.

The Oval, 2601 Ben Franklin Pkwy., dusk (around 8:30) tonight, free, phila.gov.

'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'

Wear your pointy ears to a "Screening Under the Stars" of this prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien's classic trilogy. Rated PG-13.

Great Plaza, Penn's Landing, S. Columbus Boulevard and Walnut Street, 8 p.m. (dusk) Thursday, free, 215-629-3200, delawareriverwaterfront.com.

ON STAGES

Jay Leno

If eight minutes of jokes a night isn't enough to satisfy your jones for the lantern-jawed host of "The Tonight Show," here's a chance to see him do an hour-plus of stand-up.

Borgata, One Borgata Way, Atlantic City, 8 p.m. Saturday, $55-$75, 866-900-4849, theborgata.com.

Judy Gold

Onetime writer for "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" has honed a stand-up act that combines tales of Jewish and lesbian motherhood, earning her the label of "the funniest mom we know."

Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $30 ($15 students), 215-785-0100, brtstage.org.

MUSIC

This Is Hardcore

GWAR, Kid Dynamite, Modern Love Is War, 7 Seconds and lots more crank up the machinery all weekend loooooonnnnnngggggg.

Electric Factory, 421 N. 7th St., 5 tonight, $35, 11 a.m. Saturday, $40, 11 a.m. Sunday $35, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

The Jost Project

Classic rockers are ripe for jazz reinterpretation on the tasty "Can't Find My Way Home" album and Art After 5 showcase by this talented homegrown band. Jost projects the sweet vibes work of Tony Miceli, burnished vocals (and harmonica) of Paul Jost and substantial heft of bassist Kevin MacConnell plus drummer Charlie Patierno.

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy., 5:30-8:45 Friday, free with $14-$20 museum admission, 215-684-7506, philamuseum.org.

Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks

A true San Francisco treat, the jazzbo folking Hickster, band and cooing chick-licks are flip, fly and dryly funny.

Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Rd., Kennett Square, 7 Friday, free with $8-$18 admission, 610-388-1000, longwoodgardens.org.

Jimmy Eat World

Anthemic rockers ring them hills with tight harmonies and tingly guitar lines. Get there on time for opener Royal Bangs - kinda proggy, kinda glammy and more than kinda cool.

Skyline Stage, Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Ave., 7:30 Friday, $35, 215-893-1999, manncenter.org.

Shuggie Otis

His dad, Johnny Otis, had "Willie and the Hand Jive;" son Shuggie wrote and recorded (as did Brothers Johnson) "Strawberry Letter 23," both key hits in the evolution of soul-rock crossover music. Now the reissue of Shuggie's "Inspiration Information" and a companion lost-gem set, "Wings of Love," has sparked him to bring it on home again. One of his Philly heirs, Mutlu, opens.

The Blockley, 38th and Chestnut streets, 8:30 tonight, $25-$30, 215-222-1234, theblockley.com.

Black Sabbath

Ozzie's still upright and banging heads with the rest of the geezers. Party animal Andrew W.K. attacks first. Bring your mum (just kiddin').

Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St., 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, $35-$125, 800-298-4200, comcasttix.com.

Sejong Music Festival

A faculty concert launches this teaching/coaching exchange project between South Korea and the U.S. Pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn, violist Roberto Diaz, cellist Peter Stumpf and violinist Ani Kavafian perform chamber classics by Beethoven, Penderecki, Mozart and Dvorak.

Gould Hall, Curtis Institute's Lenfest Hall, 1616 Locust St., 8 p.m. tomorrow, $20 (door), 215-882-9974, sjimf.com.

Frampton's Guitar Circus

With his rock-god days behind him, Frampton has returned to his first love: blues guitar. Speaking of musical gods, his "Guitar Circus" tour co-stars the legendary B.B. King and features six-string slinger Sonny Landreth and singer-songwriter Beth Hart.

Trump Taj Mahal, Boardwalk at Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, $36-$96, 800-736-1420, ticketmaster.com.

Ted Nugent

His politics and rhetoric may make the tea partyers look like a bunch of wimpy hippies, but the veteran hard rocker can still shred with the best of them.

Resorts, Boardwalk at North Carolina Avenue, 9 p.m. Saturday, $35-$45, 800-736-1420, ticketmaster.com.

Jazz Jamboree

Eleventh annual show and awards event features Ralph Penn and Friends, including vocalist Juanita Holiday, sax vet Bootsie Barnes, young turk drummer Sadayah Galloway and keyboardist John Holton.

West Philadelphia Senior Community Center, 1016 N. 41st St., 4-7 p.m. Sunday, $20-$30, 215-747-4675, paulrobesonhouse.org.

Black Crowes/Tedeschi Trucks Band

Super southern blues-rock pairing is definitely in the family way. The brothers Robinson fly soulfully high (with Jackie Greene sitting in on guitar), and the wife- and hubby-fronted TTB put on the best rompin', stompin' blues-rock revue since the glory days of Otis Redding and Delaney & Bonnie. Kindred spirits the London Souls open at the newly upgraded Mann - a bargain hunter's delight with those new wide-body outdoor seats and improved stage views from the lawn.

Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Ave., 6 p.m. Sunday, $25 -$69.50, 215-893-1999, manncenter.org.

Chris Eldridge & Julian Lage

Two talented acoustic guitarists smoke the jazzgrass, a custom blend of jazz and bluegrass.

Tin Angel, 20 S. 2nd St., 7:30 p.m. Sunday, $15, 215-928-0978, tinangel.com.

Matan Porat

Designated a rising star by the Sejong Music Festival, this pianist/composer will play his 65-minute work, "24 Variations on a theme by Scarlatti." Porat composed 22 of the variations in the styles of famous composers.

Gould Hall, Curtis Institute's Lenfest Hall, 1616 Locust St., 8 p.m. Monday, $20, 215-882-9974, sjimf.com.

Jeffrey Osborne & Stephanie Mills

Dishing the likes of "Love Ballad" and "I Feel Good All Over," we're predicting a quiet storm of romantic pop.

Dell Music Center, Ridge Avenue and Huntingdon Street, 8 p.m. Thursday, $20-$40, 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

DOWN THE SHORE

Cape May

The second annual Crab and Craft Beer Fest takes place on the grounds of the gorgeous Physick Estate and isn't limited to crustaceans and brews. Corn on the cob, pulled pork, burgers and potato salad, plus live music, acrobats, crafts and a farmers' market are part of the good time.

Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, free (pay-as-you-go), 800-275-4278, capemayac.org.

Ocean City

Tuesday night's Beach Boys concert is sold out. But there will be plenty of room during Weird Week, five daily contests in taffy, french fry and cookie sculpting, and ear wiggling, ending with the crowning of "Mr. & Mrs. Miscellaneous" and "Little Miss & Mister Chaos."

Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and the Boardwalk, 11 a.m. Monday through Aug. 16, free, 609-525-9300, ocnj.us.

Atlantic City

A weeklong visit from circa 1928 tall ship, Delaware Bay oyster schooner the A.J. Meerwald, culminates in a weekend of themed public sails - pirates! Marine critters! - on the ocean blue.

Gardener's Basin, 800 N. New Hampshire Ave., various times through Sunday, $15-$45 (reserve ahead), 856-785-2060, ajmeerwald.org.

- Compiled by Jonathan Takiff, Lauren McCutcheon, Tom DiNardo and Chuck Darrow