Annie Kemerer’s Dining Room Table Comes Home Photo By Dana Grubb No one at Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites knew where the dining room table of Annie Kemerer, a key donor who bequeathed her collection to start the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, was until about seven months ago. Before then, the only [...]
Sunday, July 10 Is Heritage Day At the Bachmann Publick House: “Meet George Taylor and John Adams,” 1 – 4 pm. As you tour the Bachmann Publick House at 2nd and Northampton Sts., Easton, learn about Durham Ironmaster George Taylor, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as well as an owner of [...]
THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BIKE WORKS, Allentown needs “Earn-a-Bike” instructors for children ages 9-17. Volunteers will mentor and assist children in repairing bicycles. Commitment is 6-8pm one night a week for 12 weeks. No experience necessary. Training provided. Call James Williams, 610-434-1140, james@communitybikeworks.org. EQUI-LIBRIUM, INC., Nazareth needs volunteers (14+) to [...]
2015 Taste of Elegance first place winner Chef Cristian Gonzalez of The Hamilton Kitchen and Bar prepared sweet potato gnocchi with pork neck ragout, pan seared pork belly, bacon black garlic foam, almond puree, crispy guanciale and cilantro. Source: Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council The Pennsylvania TASTE OF ELEGANCE is turning 21 this year! [...]
The 67th annual Kutztown Folk Festival will return on July 2, 2016 with the launch of new a new one-room school house. In conjunction with the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University, a one-room replica school house will make its return after nearly a 20-year absence. The 15’x 20’ replica will feature a bell tower, [...]
New Musikfest Concert Photography Experience and ‘Young Artist Intensives’ Highlighted An opportunity to be a rock star concert photographer at Musikfest and new Teen and Pre-teen Young Artist Intensives featuring glassblowing, street photography, graffiti art and more highlight the dynamic camp lineup at ArtsQuest’s Banana Factory arts center this summer. The 2016 summer session, featuring [...]
Musikfest’s 2016 main stage lineup will take on a slightly different look in the coming weeks as the Aretha Franklin show on Aug. 8 has been cancelled. According to Franklin’s management, the concert at the Sands Steel Stage was cancelled due to unforeseen logistical issues. As a result of the lineup change, Musikfest is looking [...]
Pennsylvania Downtown Center (PDC) has named its best performing Main Street Programs of 2015. This award recognizes those programs that have demonstrated an “across the board” capacity to generate new jobs, new businesses, public and private investment and volunteer hours. The top performing Main Street Programs across the Commonwealth for 2015 are: . 1st - [...]
Easton’s Karl Stirner Arts Trail dedicates its newest sculpture along the trail. The Friends of the Karl Stirner Arts Trail will be dedicating the newest sculpture to be added to the Karl Stiner Arts Trails on Friday, July 1st, 2016, from 4:30-7:00pm. Local Easton artist, Paul Deery created the installation on the trail over the [...]
THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY BETHLEHEM SPECIAL OLYMPICS needs volunteers to be Soccer Coaches for weekly practices 3-5:30pm on Sundays from August until November. Gymnastics Coaches are needed for weekly practices at 7:30-8:30pm on Thursdays from January through June. Basketball Coaches are also needed for weekly practice sessions at 6-8pm on Mondays [...]
