Region’s Arts Community to be Celebrated Through New ‘Linny Awards’

Awards, named after late Marlene ‘Linny’ Fowler, will be presented annually by ArtsQuest Foundation and benefit arts education & access in the Lehigh Valley For more than a quarter-century, Marlene ‘Linny’ Fowler of Bethlehem worked tirelessly to elevate the Lehigh Valley’s arts organizations and artists through her volunteerism and her support. Now, the region has [...]

Bath Community Days Begin Thursday

The Bath Volunteer Firefighters & Ambulance Corp in conjunction with the BBCP is hosting the 10th Anniversary of Bath 2016 Community Days. In Celebration of the tenth year since inception it will be a 4 day event. This year's event will be held Thursday, July 21, 2016, to Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Firefighters Park [...]

Restaurant Week in Easton

July 24-30, 2016 Enjoy Price Fixed Lunch and Dinner Specials at the BEST Restaurants in the Lehigh Valley! Be sure to ask your server for an entry form for a chance to win gift cards to participating restaurants plus one winner will win a $50 State Theatre gift card plus 18 restaurant gift cards!   [...]

Queen City Wings & Wheels Day Coming in August

Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority announces the arrival of “Wings and Wheels” Day at Queen City Airport on Saturday, August 20 (Rain date – Aug. 21). The event runs from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and admission to this family event is FREE. Aviation activities include a Fly-in event, static aircraft display, education exhibits, plus an Airport [...]

Judith’s Reading Room Donates 1,000 Books to Allentown S.D. “Book Blast” Program

Judith’s Reading Room, a nonprofit literacy organization established in 2010, donated more than 1,000 new books valued at $5,000 to honor its 2016 Grand Prize “Freedom Through Literacy” Award winner, Kelly Stoops. Kelly, a beloved Allentown teacher, passed away in July, 2015. In her memory, teachers at Roosevelt Elementary School celebrated Kelly’s award winning literacy [...]

Musikfest Goes Red, White & Blue with Summer Games Viewing Party

Love ’festing? Don’t want to miss all the action from Brazil? Musikfest has you blanketed in Red, White and Blue this August as it hosts a “Summer Games Viewing Party” at Spark Orthodontics Familienplatz! From Aug. 5-14, fans can ‘fest and cheer on the U.S., courtesy of a large outdoor LED television screen at Familienplatz [...]

Volunteer Round-Up Week of July 17

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 [...]

Lehigh Valley Charter Arts High School Partners with Musikfest to Present Bands at 2016 Festival

Line of Fire performing in the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts’ When attendees visit Musikfest this summer, they’ll enjoy performances by groups from around the globe. Included among the 350-plus performers this year are four that have been booked by a rather unlikely source – students from a high school [...]

Embassy Bank Invites Community to Submit Images of First Responders to Honor ‘Our Hometown Heroes’

Firefighters, police officers and EMTs perform heroic actions across our nation every day, and this September Embassy Bank is honoring our local “heroes” by recognizing them in the “Our Hometown Heroes – First Responders” display at SteelStacks. From now through Aug. 5, Embassy Bank invites the community to submit photos of family members, neighbors and [...]