$10,000 To Be Awarded to Individual Champions of Literacy

 2nd Annual Freedom Through Literacy Award Judith’s Reading Room announced today that applications for its 2nd Annual Freedom Through Literacy Awards are available.   To apply, applicants should visit:  WWW.JUDITHSREADINGROOM.ORG/ FREEDOM-THROUGH-LITERACY-AWARD.  Deadline for submissions is January 26, 2016.  Winners will be publicly announced at the Colonial Association of Reading Educators (C.A.R.E’s) Celebrate Literacy Award Dinner on [...]

Volunteer Round-Up Week of August 30

THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY CEDARBROOK NURSING HOMES-Fountain Hill & Allentown need volunteers for Gift Shop to wait on customers, run register, and stock shelves. Also needed are In-House Transporters to push residents in wheel chairs to programs and the beauty shop. Become a VIP and brighten the lives of our residents [...]

Lehigh Valley Phantoms Unveil 2015-2016 Regular Season Schedule

Phantoms Open Second Regular Season at PPL Center on Saturday, October 10th The American Hockey League and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, have announced the schedule for the 2015-2016 regular season, the team’s second campaign playing at the PPL Center in downtown Allentown and the franchise’s 20th Anniversary Season. This [...]

5th Year of Bethlehem’s VegFest This Saturday

The Festival is August 22, 2015 from 11 AM to 6 PM This festival brings together an amazing array of vegan natural food providers, top national speakers and chefs, and educational exhibitors in a fun and welcoming environment. It is a chance to talk directly to food producers, learn the newest items in the marketplace, [...]

Time For Watchmaking

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites to present The Art of Watchmaking with David Sokosh Learn the anatomy of vintage pocket watch movements from Brooklyn’s finest watch designer, David Sokosh, at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts on Saturday, September 12, from 6-8 p.m. Immerse yourself in the theory of time as David demonstrates the ins [...]

Volunteer Round-Up Week of August 16

THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY ALLENTOWN RESCUE MISSION, Allentown will hold its Annual “Thanks for Giving” food drive to stock the mission’s pantry. We are looking for volunteer groups of 8-10 fun people to request donations from patrons at area food stores. All necessary materials and shirts for all volunteers will be [...]

Musikfest Attendance Tops One Million Mark for Second Year in a Row

From Arizona to Africa and Texas to Turkey, guests from across the nation and around the globe made their way to Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley for the 32nd-annual Musikfest, enjoying 10 days packed with free music, art and family fun.  By the time the last note had been played on Sunday night, more than [...]

Papal Mass Viewing at SteelStacks Sept. 27

Diocese of Allentown Offering Papal Mass Viewing at SteelStacks Sept. 27 to Coincide with Pope Francis’ Visit to Philadelphia The community is invited to gather for an afternoon of fellowship and family as the Diocese of Allentown presents a Papal Mass Viewing Sept. 27 at SteelStacks to coincide with Pope Francis’ historic visit to Philadelphia. [...]

Backstage After Party Musikfest Preview

The Backstage After Party Saturday, August 15 PNC Series at the Musikfest Café™ presented by Yuengling Price: Tickets: $20 general admission; $50 VIP tickets Dance the night away at the base of the blast furnaces behind Musikfest’s Sands Steel Stage backstage area. The Backstage After Party will feature great beats from a top area DJ, [...]