About Ernie Reed

Ernie Reed is publisher of Lehigh Valley Happening and owner of Lehigh Valley Advertising LLC, a local advertising agency specializing in helping small to medium sized businesses realize their marketing and branding goals. Ernie has degrees in journalism and marketing. For comments and suggestions email Ernie@LehighHappening.com

Free Admission to Historic Bethlehem Museums This Saturday

Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, 1810 Goundie House and 1750 Smithy Join Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live! Free Admission on September 26, 2015, with a Downloadable Ticket (Link Below) The Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, 1810 Goundie House, and 1750 Smithy will open their doors free of [...]

5TH Annual Oktoberfest presented by Yuengling Kicks off Oct. 2 at SteelStacks

Photo by Craig Roberts It’s time to break out the dirndls and lederhosen, sharpen your barrel rolling skills and get ready for two weekends packed with live music, food and family fun as Oktoberfest presented by Yuengling celebrates its 5th anniversary this fall. The festival, which takes place at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, is [...]

Guided Hoover Mason Trestle Tours at SteelStacks

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites Offering Tours at SteelStacks Starting September 24 Photo by Angel Gable A unique, bird’s-eye view of the towering blast furnaces, Gas Blowing Engine House and other iconic Bethlehem Steel structures, coupled with the inside story of the steelmaking process told by certified guides who worked and/or had family [...]

Baby Porcupine Joins Lehigh Valley Zoo Family

On September 11, a Prehensile Tailed Porcupine, also known as a Brazilian Porcupine, was born. The baby porcupine is currently receiving care from Lehigh Valley Zoo education and veterinary staff. This marks the second Lehigh Valley Zoo birth in the past year, after a Scimitar Horned Oryx was born in April. The Prehensile Tailed Porcupine [...]

11th Annual Museum Day Live!

SIGAL Museum Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s Free Admission on September 26, 2015, with a Downloadable Museum Day Live! Ticket The SIGAL Museum of the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society will open its doors free of charge on Saturday September 26, 2015, as part of Smithsonian Magazine’s eleventh annual Museum Day Live! On this day only, [...]

Volunteer Round-Up Week of September 20

THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY ARTSQUEST, Bethlehem needs your help on Sat. Sept. 26 to build 25,000 hygiene kits for people who can’t afford to purchase these necessities or lack access to these basics. Sign up for a 2 ½ hour shift between 8:30am to 5pm. Volunteers receive a t-shirt, a raffle [...]

LEHIGH VALLEY MALL’S SECOND ANNUAL FALL FLIX

FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING OF DREAMWORKS’ “HOME” Celebrate the final days of summer with Lehigh Valley Mall’s second annual Fall Flix event this Friday, September 25, 2015  6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Gather your family and friends, and bring your favorite lawn chair, blanket and pillow for an outdoor screening of Dreamworks’ feature film “Home” under [...]

The Amazing Trip from a Small Island and Back Again

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites to present Annual Jeanette Barres Zug Lecture Credit: Swarthmore College/Dept. of Interior Join Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites on Saturday, October 17 at 3 p.m. inside the Gemeinhaus, for the annual Jeanette Barres Zug Lecture. This year’s speaker is the Honorable Wilma A. Lewis, Chief Judge for the [...]

Martin Guitar & Musikfest Announce Winner of New Martin D-35 Guitar

Martin Guitar Musikfest Contest Coincided with Debut of Martin Jam Tent at Musikfest 2015 Since its debut in 1965, the Martin D-35 guitar has become a favorite of musicians and artists ranging from Johnny Cash and Bruce Springsteen to Seth Avett and John Mayer. Now, thanks to Musikfest and C.F. Martin & Company, Mike Fitzgerald [...]

Building a Better Future

Single mother of two committed to building a better future builds home with blood, sweat and tears through Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley’s home building program. Wells Fargo, lead sponsor on this 109th Habitat home, enables single mother to build the dream of homeownership alongside hundreds of Lehigh Valley volunteers.  Dedication of the [...]