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All things travel will take center stage at The Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show at the Convention Center. This year's event features a host of new activities, including local celebrity chefs, wine tasting, and musical entertainment. Meet such national travel experts as Arthur Frommer, creator of Frommer Guidebooks; actor Andrew McCarthy, now an award-winning travel writer; Christopher Elliott, the Travel Troubleshooter, and PBS Television's

Grannies on Safari

Pat Johnson and Regina Fraser. There will be show-only travel deals and packages, giveaways, and the chance to win prizes. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For information, visit

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Well-behaved pets are invited to accompany their owners to the Greater Philadelphia Pet Expo this weekend and visit a puppy playground. The show will offer educational demonstrations and entertainment performances, special attractions, hands-on-petting opportunities, pet adoptions, and more. Highlights include Rainforest Reptile Shows and a rare albino alligator; a 400-pound Bengal tiger; birds; potbellied pigs; a petting zoo; pony rides; and Clifford, the horse that does tricks. Hours are 4 to 9 p.m. Family Night Friday (with children ages 12 and younger admitted free); 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $12, $5 for children ages 11 and younger (except Friday), free for children age 3 and younger. Go to

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for discount coupons. Parking is free. Information: 800-677-4677,

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More than 75,000 people have volunteered and hundreds of projects are to be completed for the 17th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service on Monday, a federal holiday. The day celebrates the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by transforming the holiday from a day off to a day ON, organizers say. Individuals and organizations are planning area projects across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, said Todd Bernstein, founder of the Greater Philadelphia King Day of Service and MLK365. Volunteers should call 215-665-2475 or register online at

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. Information about service-day events is on facebook.com/phillykingday and twitter.com/mlkdayofservice.

"Below and Beyond" is a new collaborative performance about extraction, urban camouflage, immortal jellyfish, and the Mill Creek, its producers say. The experiment is by Beth Nixon (of Ramshackle Enterprises) and Sarah Lowry (of the Missoula Oblongata), with Matthew Schreiber on accordion and other instruments. The performance is inspired by the submerged Mill Creek of West Philadelphia, as well as the current debate about fracking in Pennsylvania. The show will go on at 7:30 p.m. Sunday to Tuesday, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Monday, at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. Tickets are $5 to $10, but no one will be turned away. Tickets are available online at

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Heat Wave Weekend is planned at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Visitors can learn about some of the hottest habitats on Earth, conduct their own climate-change experiments, and study animals that have developed unique ways of dealing with the heat. To honor Monday's Martin Luther King Day of Service, volunteers from any organization who show a valid volunteer ID will receive $2 off general admission at the museum, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Admission is $12; $10 seniors, students, military, and children ages 3-12; free for children younger than 3. Hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Information: 215-299-1000,

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