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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
ArtsQuest announced the winners of the 2015 Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival held at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas in the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks. This year’s festival featured 25 submissions split into three viewing blocks. Amy Unger of Allentown took home two awards - Best Documentary and the Audience Award - for her film [...]
