The Hooters, the Philadelphia-based group that rose to international stardom in the 1980s and ‘90s, will rock the Yuengling Summer Concert Series at SteelStacks Aug. 24, 8:30 p.m. Tickets for the show, which takes place at the Levitt Pavilion, are $39 and are on sale at www.steelstacks.org and 610-332-3378. The Hooters achieved commercial success in [...]
3rd Annual Weekend of Family Fun at Apple Days Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites announces the third annual Apple Days weekend at Burnside Plantation, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, will be held on Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, September 11 from 10 am - 4 pm. The fall family-fun activities include apple [...]
The National Museum of Industrial History, which opened its doors to pubic on August 2nd, 2016, and recently announced the fulfillment of a $20,000 pledge from the R.K. Laros Foundation. The grant is in support of an exhibit showcasing the rich history of silk production in the Lehigh Valley. Founded in 1952, the R.K. Laros [...]
The Lauren’s Hope Foundation will hold their 9th Annual Golf Outing on Friday, August 26, 2016 at Whitetail Golf Club in Bath, PA. This year’s celebrity guest is Quinton Aaron who played Michael Oher in the box office hit, “The Blind Side” which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Motion Picture of the [...]
Open to the Public and (mostly) free Annual Humanities Program September 21: “Rosalie Edge – Hawk of Mercy” Award-winning author Dyana Furmansky will share the true tale of the feisty New York socialite and suffragette who filed suit against the National Association of Audubon Societies to get them to do more to protect birds and [...]
People from 35 states and nine countries attended the 2016 edition of the festival Aug. 5-14 When Sam and Gina Masotto were looking for a location to launch their new brewing company, the couple considered several cities in the Northeastern U.S., ultimately deciding on Bethlehem thanks to the growing arts and business community on the [...]
Photo credit Django Crosby GRAMMY Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist David Crosby, who performed a sold-out show at SteelStacks last summer, returns to the ArtsQuest Center’s Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling Aug. 21 for a 7:30 p.m. show. Tickets for the concert are $59-$74 and are on sale [...]
THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AMERICAN RED CROSS OF THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY, Allentown is looking for an Events Partner to coordinate events and be the single point of contact for all event requests. Gather information for requests, obtain approval, train and schedule volunteers, maintain records and schedule of events, track inventory [...]
Douglas Wiltraut, a Banana Factory resident artist and Whitehall Township resident, has been awarded First Place in the prestigious Butler Institute of American Art 80th National Midyear Exhibition for his egg tempera painting, “Stowaway.” The Butler Institute’s National Midyear Show is one of the longest running juried shows in America. Awards were selected from more [...]
When it comes to historical places to visit in the Lehigh Valley, there are quite a few that actually do justice to the rich history and cultural background of our area. And in the case of showing our home town’s rich automotive history, no spot does it better than the America On Wheels automotive museum [...]
