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Friday-Monday Catch the train The Morris Arboretum's fantastic Garden Railway Display features model trains on a quarter-mile of track with loops, tunnels, and nine bridges (including a trestle bridge you can walk under). But it's just about at the end of its run, finishing on New Yea

All Photos Are by Chrissy K. Photography Pictured is the cast of Winter Wonderettes. L-R Kat Borrelli, Laura Catlaw, Rachel Camp, and Janet Rowley
All Photos Are by Chrissy K. Photography Pictured is the cast of Winter Wonderettes. L-R Kat Borrelli, Laura Catlaw, Rachel Camp, and Janet RowleyRead more
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Friday-Monday

Catch the train

The Morris Arboretum's fantastic Garden Railway Display features model trains on a quarter-mile of track with loops, tunnels, and nine bridges (including a trestle bridge you can walk under). But it's just about at the end of its run, finishing on New Year's Eve. Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave. Admission: $16; $14 seniors; $7 students and ages 3 to 18; children under 3 and members free. Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday. Information: 215-247-5777.

Friday-Sunday

Last of the cheer

The 11th Hour Theatre Company's Winter Wonderettes, in which a 1960s girl group comes out of retirement to save the day at a hardware store's Christmas party, is finishing its run. Theatre Horizon, 401 DeKalb St., Norristown. Times: 8 p.m. Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $15 to $31. Call 267-987-9865. . . . The holiday variety show Oh, What Fun!, featuring sketches, improvisation, tap dancing, a tribute to Johnny Carson's Carnac the Magnificent, and even a "Worst Holiday Songs Ever" medley, wraps it all up this weekend. Act II Playhouse, 56 E. Butler Ave., Ambler. Time: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $22 to $33. Information: 215-654-0200.

Saturday-Sunday

World beat

The Philadelphia Mandolin and Guitar Ensemble celebrates the holidays with music by O'Carolan, Bach, Mozart, and contemporary jazz composer Jim Dragoni in a concert featuring guest vocalist Phyllis Chapell. Christ Ascension Lutheran Church, 8300 Germantown Ave. Admission: $25 Saturday; $15 Sunday. Times: 8 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Information: 215-247-4233.