ARTSQUEST INVITES AREA FILMMAKERS TO SUBMIT FILMS

2013 GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY FILMMAKER FESTIVAL 3rd annual event set for Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas ArtsQuest is inviting area filmmakers to submit their works for consideration for the third-annual Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival (GLVFF), Oct. 31-Nov. 2at the ArtsQuest Center’s Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas. The GLVFF is a juried film [...]

THE FAMILY STONE JOINS KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND AT MUSIKFEST AUG. 8

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Family Stone will join KC and the Sunshine Band at Musikfest Aug. 8, 7 p.m., making for a night of nonstop dancing at the festival’s Sands Steel Stage. Tickets for the show, which are $32 and $42, go on sale May 21, 10 a.m., to ArtsQuest Members and [...]

Judith’s Reading Room is Awarded Freedom to Read Foundation Grant

Judith’s Reading Room was recently informed that it was one of seven $1,000 nationwide winners of the 2013 Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) grant in support of Banned Books Week events. Banned Books Week, which will take place September 22-30, 2013, celebrates the freedom to access information, while drawing attention to the harms of censorship. [...]

Lehigh Valley Music Awards Will Shine

THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY MUSIC ASSOCIATION & ARTSQUEST PARTNER TO PRESENT THE LEHIGH VALLEY MUSIC AWARDS The spotlight will shine on the Lehigh Valley music scene like never before as the Greater Lehigh Valley Music Association (GLVMA) and ArtsQuest, two of the region’s leading nonprofits dedicated to highlighting local musicians, partner together to present the [...]

Memorial Day Observance in Williams Township

Williams Township residents will hold a Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday, May 26, at 6 p.m. to honor fallen heroes, living veterans, and service persons on active duty. The sunset ceremony will be held at the Williams Twp. Municipal Building, 655 Cider Press Rd. Robert Wagner, retired Captain, U.S. Army and township resident, will deliver [...]

OPENING THE DOORS OF HISTORY

Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society Participates in International Museum Day In partnership with more than 30,000 museums around the world, Northampton County Historical Society will open the doors of the Sigal Museum and the 1753 Bachmann Publick House on Saturday, May 18 with free admission for all. Established by the International Councils of Museums [...]

Ready To Rumble At SteelStacks Fight Night

STEELSTACKS TO HOST FIRST PROFESSIONAL BOXING EVENT JUNE 6 A dynamic slate of up-and-coming professional fighters eager to climb the boxing ranks highlights the first Fight Night at SteelStacks June 6, 7 p.m., at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. Tickets for the event, which features Jeffrey Dorsey Holmes, grandson of former [...]

Bad To The Bone – That’s The Way (I Like It)!

GEORGE THOROGOOD TO ROCK MUSIKFEST’S SANDS STEEL STAGE AUG. 6 It’s a double dose of good, old rock ‘n’ roll when George Thorogood & The Destroyers, along with special guests Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, perform at Musikfest’s Sands Steel Stage Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $34 and $44 [...]

DAVE ATTELL, GAELIC STORM, DAVID BROMBERG AT THE MUSIKFEST CAFÉ

Tickets go on Sale Today! Celtic rock group Gaelic Storm, comedian Dave Attell, the MarchFourth Marching Band and The Hunger Games parody “The Hungry Hungry Games” are among the seven new performances announced for the Musikfest Café at SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA. Tickets for the shows will go on sale May 14, 10 [...]

HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS INVITED TO ‘AUDITION’ TO PERFORM WITH FOREIGNER AT MUSIKFEST AUG. 7

Multi-platinum selling, chart-topping rock group Foreigner is offering one area high school choir the opportunity to sing its smash hit “I Want to Know What Love Is” with the band when it performs at Musikfest Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. Choirs interested in ‘auditioning’ for the gig can apply by taking part in the Foreigner [...]