The Center for Humanistic Change will be offering a fun, informative Cyber Gambling Awareness Program on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. This event is free and open to the public via pre-registration at www.thechc.org, then click on “event calendar”. Learn about how gambling “lights up” the brain like a drug and how, just like other addictions, [...]
ArtsQuest, Touchstone Theatre and Zoellner Arts Center Collaborate CIRQUE IT! is a new three day festival showcasing the many faces of the circus arts involving internationally touring artists, visionaries and local artists on July 14-16, 2017. Centered on Bethlehem’s SouthSide and produced by ArtsQuest, Touchstone Theatre and Zoellner Arts Center, the free and low-cost shows [...]
Band’s Concert in Bethlehem Part of 50th Consecutive Year of Touring Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Chicago, celebrating their 50th consecutive year of touring, will headline one of the largest music festivals in the nation when they perform, along with special guest Devon Gilfillian, at Musikfest on Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the [...]
The circus is coming to Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre this summer — but don’t expect any elephants. “That’s not what circus is really about anymore,” says Noah Dach with a laugh. “It’s about telling a story. And it’s about doing spectacular, amazing things like juggling, aerial acrobatics and magic.” Dach is the writer and director [...]
THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AMERICA ON WHEELS MUSEUM, Allentown is looking for summer volunteers (18+ years) to assist with a variety of fun activities at Summer Camp for children ages 6-12 on Tuesday through Friday for the weeks of July 11th (12:30-4pm), July 25th (8:30am-12pm), and August 1st (9am-12pm). Volunteers will [...]
Celebrating its 68th year, the Kutztown Folk Festival showcases traditional Pennsylvania Dutch culture and continues to entice travelers from near and far with new events and features. The Kutztown Folk Festival announces a variety of new attractions for visitors to enjoy, including historic folklife presentations, an authentic Tinsmith Shop, 19-piece German Brass Band and functional [...]
2017 People’s Choice winner, The Empanada Guy. Pictured, from left, are Melanie Wendt and Tiago Graca of The Empanada Guy and Eric Bauder of ArtsQuest. In the battle between Pennsylvania and New Jersey’s food trucks, guests’ taste buds weren’t the only winners at the Food Truck Border Brawl at SteelStacks on June 10. [...]
It’s a high-speed, winner-takes-all race through the streets of SteelStacks as up to 30 teams compete in the first SteelStacks Grand Prix June 18. The event, presented by Lehigh Valley Grand Prix and ArtsQuest, includes four hours of fast-paced go-kart racing (noon-4 p.m.), fun family activities, food and more, making it the perfect event to [...]
Series focuses on providing welcoming environment for children with autism This summer, the nonprofit ArtsQuest is offering a free Sensory-Friendly Kids Film Series, geared toward children with autism, Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m., in the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas of the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks. The film series is designed to provide a welcoming environment and afternoon [...]
From a Bethlehem resident’s tribute to the Bethlehem Steel, to a coffee bar designed just for bicyclists, the City of Bethlehem will come alive this summer with seven vibrant, new bike racks installed throughout the SouthSide. The functional yet highly artistic racks were selected from the numerous entries received by the City of Bethlehem and [...]
