Lehigh Valley Mall Hosts 4 Pet Photo Nights

Lehigh Valley Mall will be full of holiday cheer, overflowing shopping bags and wagging tails. Pet lovers are invited to bring their furry friends for a memorable holiday photo at Santa’s holiday house in the Events Court. Sunday, November 15, 2015 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 22, 2015 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. [...]

Winter Light Spectacular Ready for Bigger, Better Season Two

Opening Night is Saturday, November 14 Lehigh Valley Zoo, as well as presenting sponsor Christmas Décor, are set to begin the second season of Winter Light Spectacular on Saturday, November 14.  Last season, the popular nighttime fundraiser for the Zoo attracted over 40,000 guests across 35 event nights.  This season’s Winter Light Spectacular will feature [...]

Judith’s Reading Room Celebrates Veterans Day

By Boxing Over $10,000 in Books for VA Hospitals in 3 States Judith’s Reading Room celebrated its 65th month of boxing books for active duty troops and veterans at its final Boxing Party on Monday. Thirty-four community volunteers ranging in age from 3 to 70 gathered at the organization’s southside Bethlehem headquarters. Packing 965 mostly [...]

SteelStacks Gingerbread House Competition Entries Wanted

The Public Is Invited To Enter! Love Musikfest? Have a favorite “Platz“?  Show your holiday and Musikfest spirit by reimagining your favorite festival venue as a gingerbread house in the new Musikfest “Platz” category in the 3rd-annual SteelStacks Gingerbread House Competition & Exhibit. This year’s exhibit will take place Nov. 20-Dec. 20 at the ArtsQuest [...]

‘Moving Stories’ Dance Concert at Muhlenberg

Showcases innovative work by student choreographers in a nationally acclaimed program. Dance performance Nov. 12-14 displays talent of 10 young choreographers, over 60 dancers. Muhlenberg College dancers tell their stories through movement, as the Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance Department presents "Moving Stories," a showcase for dance works created by emerging choreographers, Nov. 12-14 in the [...]

11th Annual Signature Event, A Toast to Hope This Thursday

Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley’s 11th Annual signature fundraising event of the year, A Toast to Hope, will take place at the Renaissance Allentown Hotel, 12 N 7th St in Allentown on November 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. A Toast to Hope features food samplings of many of the up and coming [...]

Volunteer Round-Up Week of November 1

THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, Greater Lehigh Valley is recruiting volunteers to serve as Coordinators for their Road to Recovery program. Duties include organizing volunteer drivers who provide transportation assistance to/from appointments. Good communication skills, strong organizational skills, time management and computer skills are needed. Must have internet access, [...]

Nominations Now Being Accepted for Lehigh Valley Music Awards

Event, presented by Tri Outdoor, set for March 6 at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks Nominations for the 17th Lehigh Valley Music Awards presented by Tri Outdoor kick off today at www.lehighvalleymusicawards.org. Nominations will be accepted through Nov. 16, with voting scheduled to begin Dec. 7. A partnership between the nonprofit Greater Lehigh Valley Music Association [...]

5th-ANNUAL LEHIGH VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHY MONTH KICKED OFF SUNDAY

Photo is the iconic Walker Evans image, Bethlehem Graveyard and Steel Mill, Pennsylvania, 1935, appearing in the Lehigh University exhibit “Revisting South Bethlehem: 150 Years of Photography.” The image is courtesy of Lehigh University Art Galleries/Teaching Museum. Photography aficionados and arts enthusiasts are invited to celebrate the art of photography during the 5th [...]

Lehigh Valley Zoo Releases Rehabilitated Bat

With Halloween just around the corner, a popular sight is an image of a bat as a spooky creature.  However, bats are vital to our ecosystem.  One of the things bats do best is manage the insect, mosquito and crop pest population. In just one hour, a bat can eat nearly 1,200 insects.  This is [...]