On December 24th, 1741, "Bethlehem" was christened by the Moravian Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf. In 1937, Bethlehem was deemed "Christmas City, USA." Historic Bethlehem's tours, sites and programs are a great way to reflect upon your own meaning of the holidays while immersed in Bethlehem's beauty. Tickets On Sale For Historic Bethlehem Museums and [...]
They came from Europe and the Caribbean, Manitoba and Michigan, New York and New Mexico, as well as throughout the Lehigh Valley. By the time the last note was played at Musikfest 2013, nearly one million people visited Bethlehem for the festival’s 30th year, enjoying more than 500 performances on 14 stages over 10 days. [...]
The Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley has been connecting volunteers with the needs of the Lehigh Valley community for over 25 years. The organization’s mission is to engage the community to care for one another through volunteerism. As the premier resource on volunteerism for the Lehigh Valley and surrounding communities, The Volunteer Center focuses [...]
$700 in Cash Prizes to be Awarded to Competition Winners They can be silly or scary, cute or creepy, and they’ll all be on display at SteelStacks just in time for Halloween. This fall, ArtsQuest is inviting the public to show off its creative side by creating scarecrows for the first SteelStacks Scarecrow Competition & [...]
Opening slated for December 2013 at the Whitehall Mall A casual dining and sports bar restaurant, Buffalo Wild Wings, is slated to open in December 2013 and will be located between Wells Fargo and the Lafayette Ambassador Bank, accessible from the Grape Street mall entrance. Buffalo Wild Wings is known for its exciting sports [...]
Air Products’ Award-Winning Rock and Roll Band The Difference To Play Final Shows Ever at Musikfest Café in Bethlehem Sept. 8 Group has Helped to Raise over $700,000 for Charity over 13 Years The Difference, Air Products’ award-winning rock and roll band, will take its final bows when it performs the last two shows of [...]
Tuesday, August 27, 4 – 11 p.m. Wednesday, August 28 thru Sunday, September 1, Noon – 11 p.m. Labor Day Monday, September 2, Noon – 10 p.m. The Great Allentown Fair, running August 27 – September 2, 2013, celebrates its 161st year offering a fun and educational experience for visitors of all ages. Dedicated to [...]
ARTISTS INVITED TO TAKE PART IN FIRST BARREL DECORATING CONTEST AT OKTOBERFEST PRESENTED BY YUENGLING D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc., Banko Beverage Company and ArtsQuest are inviting artists to help them roll out the barrel by transforming beer kegs into wonderful works of art during the first Oktoberfest Dekorative Bier Fass Wettbewerb (Decorative Beer Barrel [...]
Video supplied by Discover Lehigh Valley http://www.discoverlehighvalley.com/ August 24 & 25! Gates open at 9 and flying is scheduled from 12-4 each day. You don't want to miss the family event of the summer! Discount advance tickets available NOW! Featuring: The Black Diamond Jet Team, The 4CE Aerobatic Team, the Iron Eagle Aerobatic Team, Misty [...]
Featuring new exhibits and programming for all ages The Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts reopens to the public on Friday, September 20. The museum was renovated to include a two-story, environmentally-controlled collections resource center that provides open storage for nearly 40% of Historic Bethlehem’s artifacts, including paintings, textiles, toys, furniture, and one of the country’s [...]
