THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY ARTSQUEST, Bethlehem is looking for volunteers for Musikfest from 8/4-8/13. This is a volunteer-run festival, so they are counting on you to keep it “the best fest in the land.” Various shifts and many ways to volunteer are available. Age minimum is 16 years or 14 with [...]
THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY ALLENTOWN RESCUE MISSION, Allentown is looking for volunteers to help plan their “Thanks for Giving” Food and Supply Drive.” This is a major fall event, and you can help by serving on a committee, keeping event meeting agendas and minutes, overseeing event logistics and details, making sure [...]
Photo credit: South Italy Imports Raise a toast to summer as the popular SangriaFest returns to SteelStacks in Bethlehem Sat., July 15. Tickets for the festival, which sold out in its inaugural year, go on sale today at noon at steelstacks.org and 610-332-3378. At SangriaFest, attendees sample 10 different sangrias, all made with [...]
ArtsQuest, Touchstone Theatre and Zoellner Arts Center Collaborate CIRQUE IT! is a new three day festival showcasing the many faces of the circus arts involving internationally touring artists, visionaries and local artists on July 14-16, 2017. Centered on Bethlehem’s SouthSide and produced by ArtsQuest, Touchstone Theatre and Zoellner Arts Center, the free and low-cost shows [...]
Band’s Concert in Bethlehem Part of 50th Consecutive Year of Touring Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Chicago, celebrating their 50th consecutive year of touring, will headline one of the largest music festivals in the nation when they perform, along with special guest Devon Gilfillian, at Musikfest on Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the [...]
The circus is coming to Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre this summer — but don’t expect any elephants. “That’s not what circus is really about anymore,” says Noah Dach with a laugh. “It’s about telling a story. And it’s about doing spectacular, amazing things like juggling, aerial acrobatics and magic.” Dach is the writer and director [...]
THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AMERICA ON WHEELS MUSEUM, Allentown is looking for summer volunteers (18+ years) to assist with a variety of fun activities at Summer Camp for children ages 6-12 on Tuesday through Friday for the weeks of July 11th (12:30-4pm), July 25th (8:30am-12pm), and August 1st (9am-12pm). Volunteers will [...]
In order to encourage rehabilitation of building façades and improve signage in the downtown business district, the Easton Main Street Initiative (EMSI) program announces the open application period for façade grant monies. EMSI has been awarded funds from the Keystone Communities Program, through the State of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development to assist [...]
Celebrating its 68th year, the Kutztown Folk Festival showcases traditional Pennsylvania Dutch culture and continues to entice travelers from near and far with new events and features. The Kutztown Folk Festival announces a variety of new attractions for visitors to enjoy, including historic folklife presentations, an authentic Tinsmith Shop, 19-piece German Brass Band and functional [...]
2017 People’s Choice winner, The Empanada Guy. Pictured, from left, are Melanie Wendt and Tiago Graca of The Empanada Guy and Eric Bauder of ArtsQuest. In the battle between Pennsylvania and New Jersey’s food trucks, guests’ taste buds weren’t the only winners at the Food Truck Border Brawl at SteelStacks on June 10. [...]
