Volunteer Round-Up Week of December 20

THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY ALLENTOWN RESCUE MISSION, Allentown has an immediate need for 3-4 volunteers to help pack up food/groceries into boxes and help move boxes to warehouse under supervision of the Food Service Manager. Administrative help is also needed ASAP to help Development Dept.; volunteer must have working knowledge of [...]

2nd Annual ‘Girl Scout Cookie Crunch’ Event Feb. 28 at SteelStacks

Culinary experience to feature Girl Scout Cookie-inspired dishes and desserts created by area chefs and restaurants Get ready to sample delicious delicacies as the Girl Scout Cookie Crunch returns! In this creative food-based event chefs and restaurants create delicious and unique dishes, be they sweet or savory, all made with Girl Scout Cookies. The Girl [...]

Behind the Scenes Dollhouse Tour

The Elizabeth Johnston Prime Dollhouse Collection Exhibition at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts From January 17 to June 26, Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites invites guests to experience an intimate, backstage look at one of the largest dollhouse collections in the nation. Behind the Scenes Dollhouse Tour: The Elizabeth Johnston Prime Dollhouse Collection boasts [...]

Flute Salad Was On The Menu!

Flute Salad Performed in the Museum Concert Series Presented by Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites As part of their annual Music in the Museum Series, Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites presented a holiday performance by Flute Salad on Thursday, December 17th in the Saal of the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, located at 66 W. Church [...]

New Banana Factory Exhibits Shine Spotlight on Unique Ways Persons with Disabilities Can Access the Arts

Two dynamic exhibits that focus on inclusive programming are coming to the Banana Factory in Bethlehem this winter. The shows, “Mikayla’s Voice” and “Life Accessible,” focus on two different ways that persons with disabilities are able to experience and access the visual arts. Mikayla Resh, a young woman from Nazareth who was discovered to have [...]

Christmas 2015 in Historic Bethlehem

As night falls faster and frost crystallizes on windows, as the air begins to bite and the clouds groan with the weight of unfallen snow, the Christmas City invites you out of the house and onto the luminous streets of The National Historic Landmark District of Historic Moravian Bethlehem, where you will uncover another side [...]

Volunteer Round-Up Week of December 6

THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY DIAKON ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE, Allentown needs volunteers to coordinate collections of items for their children for the holidays. Needed are gift cards (McDonalds, Burger King, Chick Fil A, Panera, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, Chipotle). They can also use gift cards for WalMart, Target, AC Moore, Hobby Lobby, [...]

Historic Bethlehem Celebrates 23rd Annual Holiday Dinner & Auction Fundraising

Chair of Board Trustee Barbara Hollenbach and Honoree National Penn Bank Dave Kennedy Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites celebrated 23 years of holiday fundraising at the annual Holiday Dinner & Art Auction on Saturday, December 5 at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks. This event helps raise funds to support, protect and maintain over [...]

The Cowsills, Glengarry Bhoys and Eaglemania Coming to Musikfest Café

Popular ’60s pop band The Cowsills, Celtic group Glengarry Bhoys and The Eagles tribute band Eaglemania are the latest additions to the lineup at the ArtsQuest Center’s Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling. Tickets for the performances will go on sale to the public Dec. 11, 10 a.m., at www.steelstacks.org and 610-332-3378. The real-life inspirations behind [...]

Voting Begins Dec. 7 for 2016 Lehigh Valley Music Awards

After receiving a record breaking amount of nominations, voting for the 17th Lehigh Valley Music Awards presented by Tri Outdoor Advertising will kick off Dec. 7,10 a.m., at www.lehighvalleymusicawards.org, and continue through Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. The LVMA will take place on March 6, 4 p.m., at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks’ Musikfest Café [...]