Photo credit Jonathan Davies Lineup Includes 31st edition of Musikfest, return of Blast Furnace Blues & More The 31st anniversary of Musikfest, the nation’s largest, free music festival; the return of Blast Furnace Blues presented by Highmark Blue Shield; and the new SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival highlight ArtsQuest’s festivals and events lineup for 2014. Event details [...]
Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton St., Easton, PA Museum hours: W – Sat. 10 am – 4 pm, Sun 12 – 4 pm “Classical Visionary: The Artistic Journey of Antonio Salemme,” free with museum admission. Exhibit runs till April 6. Salemme’s sculpture of Ethel Waters and Paul Robeson (1926-27) and painting, “The Lovers” (1980) When [...]
'Master Choreographers' dance concert, Feb. 6-8 Concert features works by eight acclaimed choreographers, including Bill T. Jones' 'D-Man in the Waters' The Muhlenberg College dance program celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special edition of its annual "Master Choreographers" dance concert, Feb. 6-8. The concert will feature a restaging of "D-Man in the Waters (Part [...]
Children’s programs to warm the soul during this cold winter snap in the Lehigh Valley Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts Bethlehem, PA February 1 and March 1, 2014 Put your sleuthing cap on at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts on Saturday, February 1 from 12am – 4pm for the Hunt for History Club! This [...]
Plus-size fashion retailer slated to open April 2014 Whitehall Mall announced today it will be adding Lane Bryant, the most recognized name in plus-size fashions to its retail roster. Slated to open in April 2014, Lane Bryant will be located between Sears and Bed Bath & Beyond. The store will relocate its current location in [...]
1860 photo of the Dorneyville Hotel, showing John Dorney seated on the bench surrounded by family and employees
By Erin D'Amelio Entering Kuantan, capital of Pahang During my excessive anticipation of my trip to Malaysia (which now seems forever ago), I discovered an article, “English is a Dialect With an Army,” written by Ta-Nehisi Coates of The Atlantic whose message resonated with me so strongly today. The premise of his article highlights [...]
Contributed by Jim Yeager I'm sitting here at my home in North Carolina feeling like I'm losing a member of the family. My Yeagers are from Allentown. My great grandfather was James A. Yeager, who owned the "Dorneyville Hotel" (and the Cetronia Hotel-Trinkles) for many years at the end of the 19th century and 35 [...]
Erin with her Bahasa Malaysia class. By Erin D'Amelio Us ETAs have finally left the big capital of Kuala Lumpur and have made it to our respective states, but that still doesn’t mean that we’re done with orientation. For the past two and a half weeks, we have been sitting in a conference [...]
By Erin D'Amelio I walked into a food court of sorts Monday on Jalan Petaling, the heart of China Town in Kuala Lumpur (KL), surveying the open stalls with sizzling curry, pungent sauces, and unidentified meats, and I wondered to myself how adventurous I would be that night for dinner. Only a few days into [...]
