Oktoberfest 2022: The 12th annual “brew-haha” continues for a second weekend at PNC Plaza, SteelStacks, 645 E. First St., Bethlehem, with music, food and, of course, beer. Hours: 5-10 p.m. Oct. 7, noon-10 p.m. Oct. 8; noon-6 p.m. Oct. 9. Events include: Oktoberfest Arena at PNC Plaza: Wiener Dog Parade and Races, Dragtoberfest; Oktoberfest Biergartens: beer from Yuengling, Hofbräu, Samuel Adams, Dogfish Head; Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks: free performances; Brewers’ Village: Lehigh Valley Brewers Guild; beers from Pennsylvania award-winning breweries. Entertainment includes: GTV Almrausch Schuhplattlers, Polkadelphia, John Stevens Polka Band, Oct .7; Pierogipalooza, Joe Kroboth Quartet, Little Brass Band, Igor & The Red Elvises, Oct. 8; All The Kings Men: Jolly Joe Timmer Tribute, Steve Brosky Trio, Oct. 9. Information: https://www.steelstacks.org

Lita Ford, Jack Russell’s Great White, 8 p.m. Oct. 8, Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe. Doors open 7 p.m. Lita Ford’s career began in 1975 as founding member and lead guitarist of the all-female Runaways, which had a hit with “Cherry Bomb.” In her solo career, Ford’s ballad “Close My Eyes Forever,” a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Ford released her autobiography, “Living Like a Runaway,” 2016.

Jack Russell was lead singer of Great White (1981 - 1996), with its biggest hit a 1989 remake of Ian Hunter’s “Once Bitten, Twice Shy.” Jack Russell’s Great White albums include “He Saw It Comin,’” (2017), “Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes” (2020) and “Great Zeppelin II: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin” (2021), which includes a cover of “Whole Lotta Love.” Tickets: box office, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe.; www.ticketmaster.com; Ticketmaster: 800-745-3000; 866-605-PEAK (7325). Information: https://www.pennspeak.com/events/all; 866-605-PEAK (7325)

Sawyer Brown, 8 p.m. Oct. 9, Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe. Doors open 6 p.m. Sawyer Brown has released 18 studio albums and has charted more than 50 times on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs charts, including three No. 1 singles: “Step That Step” (1985), “Some Girls Do” (1992) and “Thank God for You” (1993). The band, founded in 1981 in Apopka, Fla., by Mark Miller, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, was country singer Don King’s backup band. The group won TV’s “Star Search” in 1983. The band includes Hobie Hubbard, keyboards; Jim Scholten, bass, and Joe Smyth, drummer. The band took its name from Sawyer Brown Road, spotted in a Nashville, Tenn., phone book. Tickets: box office, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe.; www.ticketmaster.com; Ticketmaster: 800-745-3000; 866-605-PEAK (7325). Information: https://www.pennspeak.com/events/all; 866-605-PEAK (7325)