Parkland School District Ranked #1 in Lehigh Valley

Parkland School District was ranked 31st best school district in the state of PA for 2015.  A detailed description of Parkland's rankings make-up can be found at by clicking PARKLAND The rankings were done by Niche, a nationally recognized content provider providing students, families, and professionals with best-in-class content and deep insight into big life decisions. [...]

Peepsfest This Tuesday and Wednesday in Bethlehem

PREPARE TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR AT THE 6th ANNUAL PEEPSFEST™ CELEBRATION Just Born Quality Confections and ArtsQuest present the PEEPtastic family festival celebrating the fun and excitement of the PEEPS® Brand on Dec 30th and 31st Family fun is in large supply at PEEPSFEST™, the annual two-day New Year’s Eve festival at SteelStacks [...]

4,400 Wrapped Holiday Boxes Distributed to Lehigh Valley Youth

The Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley’s 14th Annual Holiday Hope Chests The Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley is celebrating their 14th year of Holiday Hope Chests and the most successful Holiday Hope Chests event ever! They wish to thank their corporate family and individual donors who generously collected, wrapped and filled over 4,400 [...]

Cast Call At Artsquest

ArtsQuest Seeking Actors for Tony n' Tina's Wedding The nonprofit ArtsQuest is seeking actors and actresses for major roles in the upcoming Off-Broadway production of Tony n' Tina's Wedding running at the Musikfest Café of the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, Feb. 5-7 and 12-14.  Auditions are scheduled for Jan. 10-11, 1-5 [...]

Vote For Your Favorite LV Musicians and Performers

Public Invited to Vote for Lehigh Valley Music Awards The Greater Lehigh Valley Music Association (GLVMA) and ArtsQuest invite the public to show their support for their favorite Lehigh Valley musicians and performers by voting to determine the winners of the Lehigh Valley Music Awards 16 (LVMA16) in 2015. Voting will take place through Dec. [...]

Give A Gift You Will Never Regret

THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS LEHIGH VALLEY, Allentown seeks volunteers (age 18+) to mentor a Little Brother orLittle Sister at two schools in Allentown. Roosevelt Elementary needs Big Brothers/Sisters in a lunch program during 11am-1pm. Jefferson Elementary needs mentors for a breakfast program every Wednesday from 8-8:45am.   Volunteers spend [...]

Reflections

By Erin D’Amelio America. I’ve been back for a little over two weeks. I’ve unpacked, put away my clothes, reunited with family and friends. There has been little time to think about Malaysia, and I believe I created that intentionally. All that remains on my bed right now is the pile of mementos that I [...]

Kato at The Sands

Kato and Friends at Sands Casino, Bethlehem, Molten Lounge, Tues., December 9, 7 pm - 10 pm.  The 5 piece band returns to the Sands and promises a good time of dancing and listening!  With Pat and Craig plus Pete Fluck on sax, Don Mayer on guitar and John Sproat on drums.  77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem, [...]

Scherenschnitte at the Sigal Museum

Scherenschnitte Ornaments for a Holiday Tree Children and adults will learn the fundamentals of the PA-German folk art, Scherenschnitte, at a holiday ornament-making party at Sigal Museum on Saturday, December 6, 1 – 3 pm. Led by Sue Mertz, an active practitioner of the art, the activity will give participants the opportunity to create a [...]