Celebrate Dr. Seuss and Read Across America Day at the Banana Factory March 2

You may not like green eggs and ham, but you’ll love ArtsQuest’s free storytime event in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday March 2. Come celebrate the beloved children’s author starting at 10 a.m. this Thursday in the Crayola Gallery of the Banana Factory Arts Center, 25 W. Third St., Bethlehem. In honor of Dr. Suess’ [...]

Easton’s Prohibition Era Scene

Unidentified image of officials ordering pouring of illegal alcohol down a city drain (probably NYC). When the Madison Square Garden barkers in New York City shouted, “Going to Easton,” in the 1920s and 30s, customers knew what to anticipate: “a night of illegal booze, gambling, and professional female company.”  People piled into buses [...]

Lehigh Valley Music Awards Announce 2017 Special Recipient Honorees

Pam Purvis & Fredrick Douglas to Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at March 5 Awards Ceremony Jazz singer Pam Purvis and Fredrick Douglas, who toured with Luther Vandross and The Drifters, are among the 10 artists who will be honored for their outstanding contributions to the region’s music scene during the Lehigh Valley Music Awards presented [...]

Global Dinner Gala to Benefit Judith Adele Agentis Charitable Foundation

Fundraiser Will Feature a Colorful Mix of Culture, Foods, Music and Fashion A "Global Dinner Gala" slated for Thursday, March 16, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. at Blue Event Center, Bethlehem, will bring together a vivid mix of the arts, music, food and fashion. The evening’s festivities will benefit the Judith Adele Agentis Charitable Foundation [...]

Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre Announces Open Audition Dates

Auditions for MSMT 2017 season, including ‘Hair’ and ‘My Fair Lady’ will be held Feb. 26-27 Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre will hold open auditions on Feb. 26 and 27. Performers will be cast for the season’s mainstage productions: “Hair,” performing June 14 – July 2, and “My Fair Lady,” performing July 12-30. The following audition [...]

Ana Popovic, Victor Wainwright & Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band Headline Blast Furnace Blues

Internationally acclaimed guitarist Ana Popovic, 2016 Blues Music Awards “B.B. King Entertainer of the Year” Victor Wainwright and more lead a dynamic lineup of traditional and contemporary blues acts performing at the sixth Blast Furnace Blues Festival presented by Highmark Blue Shield March 24-26, 2017 at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem.  Three-day festival [...]

Molly’s Irish Grille Partners with ArtsQuest to Present Viewing Party for Oscars®

Molly's Irish Grille is partnering with ArtsQuest to present an interactive and exciting experience on Oscars® night as the community comes together to watch the 89th Academy Awards® during a Red Carpet Party at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m. The evening will include delicious food, the opportunity for guests to stroll [...]

Gertrude Stein’s ‘Listen to Me’ on Muhlenberg College Stage

“Listen to Me” is a bittersweet adventure by Gertrude Stein — a love story and a cerebral frolic, in the face of planetary crisis. Directed by James Peck, Stein’s evocative, rarely produced play will be presented at Muhlenberg College, Feb. 22-26. Written in 1936, Stein’s play is a piece of experimental staged poetry, in which [...]

HairWork: Relics of Remembrance

The Craft of Keeping Loved Ones Connected This spring, Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites invites you to explore HairWork: Relics of Remembrance, an exhibition dedicated to Victorian hairwork and other fascinating hair art on display across multiple historic sites. Discover the various ways people used loved ones’ hair to create unique, lasting mementos and family [...]

Students Invited to ‘Dream Big’ During Free Screenings of New Engineering Film at SteelStacks Feb. 21-24

The Lehigh Valley Section of American Society of Civil Engineers & ArtsQuest partner to strengthen STEM-based education during national ‘Engineers Week’ From the Great Wall of China to the towering skyscrapers in Dubai, human ingenuity has been behind engineering marvels big and small for centuries. Now, area middle and high schools are invited to discover [...]