About Ernie Reed

Ernie Reed is publisher of Lehigh Valley Happening and owner of Lehigh Valley Advertising LLC, a local advertising agency specializing in helping small to medium sized businesses realize their marketing and branding goals. Ernie has degrees in journalism and marketing. For comments and suggestions email Ernie@LehighHappening.com

‘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 [...]

2015 Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival Winners Announced

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 [...]

Lehigh Valley Mall Treats Local Breast Cancer Survivor To Shopping Spree

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer survivor Leah Walia at Lehigh Valley Mall In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Lehigh Valley Mall teamed up with the local chapter of Susan G. Komen and Lehigh Valley Health Network to host Survivor Shopping Sprees. This past Saturday, October 24, Leah Walia visited Lehigh Valley Mall [...]

Olympus InVision Photo Festival Coming

Public Invited to Submit Photos for New Exhibit & Contest Deadline to submit images is Nov. 4; winner will receive a new Olympus OM-D Camera Are you passionate about photography? Think your images are gallery quality? For the first time in its history, the Olympus InVision Photo Festival is inviting members of the public to [...]

Charles Kuczynski Named Director of Donor Relations for ArtsQuest

Photo by Olaf Starorypinski ArtsQuest announced that Charles Kuczynski has been named the organization’s new Director of Donor Relations. As Director of Donor Relations, Kuczynski works with both ArtsQuest and the ArtsQuest Foundation to develop and implement donor strategies designed to help support the long-term sustainability of the nonprofit arts organization. Kuczynski is [...]