Activities | Regional event highlights include the North Mississippi Allstars, the Bacon Brothers, and the Hay Creek Apple Festival and Flea and Craft Market [Events Roundup]

• North Mississippi Allstars, a band sure to keep you on the edge of your seat, will perform at the Miller Center for the Arts in Reading on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Nothing goes deeper than family ties. After 25 years, 12 albums, four Grammy nominations and sold-out shows everywhere, the North Mississippi Allstars once again open up their world and welcome other family members, whether blood or street, on their 13th album, “Set Sail.” Legend has it that Luther and Cody Dickinson founded the band in 1996 as a loose collective of like-minded, second-generation musicians who shared a local repertoire and style. Over the years the line-up changed depending on the design and each successive record featured a different combination of participants. This time they utilized the talents of Jesse Williams on bass and Lamar Williams Jr. on vocals. During the Allman Betts Band Family Revival, the Dickinsons first teamed up with Williams Jr., son of Allman Brothers bassist Lamar Williams Sr., quickly becoming friends and collaborators and eventually paving the way for “Set Sail.” The Dickinson brothers have recorded and toured with Mavis Staples, Charlie Musslewhite, John Hiatt, Robert Plant, Patty Griffin, G Love, Jon Spencer, the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Los Lobos and the Black Crowes. Meanwhile, their groundbreaking 2000 debut, Shake Hands with Shorty, earned the band the first of four Grammy nominations and changed the Dickinson brothers' lives forever. Ticket prices start at $42. For more information, visit millercenter.racc.edu.

• The Bacon Brothers, who enjoy exploring music, will perform at the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. The siblings have spent nearly three decades creating their own blend of folk, rock, soul and country music. They call this diverse sound “Forosoco” and it has taken them all over the world, from headlining shows in Japan to American appearances at iconic venues like Carnegie Hall, the Grand Ole Opry and Gruene Hall. The exploration continues with the band's twelfth release, Ballad Of The Brothers. It is a record that highlights not only the similarities between Kevin Bacon, known worldwide as a star Hollywood actor, and Michael Bacon, celebrated as an Emmy-winning composer, but also the differences. The two siblings may be connected by blood and a shared love of American roots music, but they have evolved into sharp songwriters and cinematic storytellers with their own distinctive approaches. “Ballad Of The Brothers” accommodates both approaches, offering a mix of edgy alt-rock, “Take Off This Tattoo”; Motown-inspired soul “Put Your Hand Up”; fingerpicked folk, “Let That Be Enough”; and everything in between. While writing new material for Ballad Of The Brothers, the Bacons made several trips to Tennessee, where they teamed up with Nashville-area songwriters such as Casey Beathard, Brett Tyler and Kimberly Kelly. Even when it came time to record the album, they continued to travel. “Live With The Lie” was recorded in New Jersey, where the band eschewed the use of a click track and instead captured a raw, real performance with their touring band. “Put Your Hand Up,” a brassy soul song that splits the difference between Memphis body and Motown groove, was recorded in Philadelphia. “Take Off This Tattoo” was produced in Los Angeles by Kevin’s son Travis Bacon. Like many of the Bacon Brothers' works, “Ballad Of The Brothers” offers a mixture of autobiography and detailed fiction. On the tongue-in-cheek “Old Bronco,” Kevin turns a song about his 1969 Bronco truck into a metaphor for aging. “Airport Bar,” one of the finest tracks in the Bacons catalog, compares a doomed relationship to a sports bar in an airport terminal. On the album's title track, inspired by Gruene Hall, the historic dancehall where Willie Nelson played some of his most memorable shows, the brothers deliver a Wild West tale about two East Coast urbanites taking a road trip to Texas. Whether by fate or Faust, they find themselves on the stage of a Texas honky-tonk, blessed with musical talent they didn't know they had. For Michael and Kevin Bacon, Ballad Of The Brothers marks the continuation of a musical partnership that began long ago in Philadelphia, where the two siblings grew up with a soundtrack of 1970s singer-songwriters, Philly soul bands and classic rock acts . They are now creating their own soundtrack, and as with many artistic endeavors, the work is never truly finished. Ticket prices start at $44. For more information, visit baconbros.com.

• The Hay Creek Apple Festival and Flea and Craft Market, an event for the whole family, will be held Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association grounds in Robeson Township. Berks County. The festival is a family-oriented fall event held at the historic Joanna Furnace and features a variety of apple-themed food and activities. The festival includes an all-you-can-eat apple pancake breakfast, apple cider, homemade apple delicacies and an annual apple dessert contest. In addition, participants can take part in family events such as scarecrow building and pumpkin painting. Visitors can also shop at a flea market with over 100 vendors and view the historic kiln. This interactive fundraiser will be a weekend of family fun and outreach, benefiting local nonprofit organizations that provide care and support to families affected by cancer and women's health issues. Ticket prices start at $10 if purchased in advance and $12 at the door. For more information, visit haycreek.org/hay-creek-applefestival/.