4th Annual SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival

Improvised Shakespeare Company, Improvised David Mamet Play & More Are Highlighted More than 50 improv acts from U.S. & Canada to perform Jan. 20-21   The Improvised Shakespeare Company and Hunter Nelson and Terry Withers’ “David Mamet’s ‘The New David Mamet Play’” headline the 4th annual SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival Jan. 20-21 at the ArtsQuest [...]

National Museum of Industrial History Kicks Off New Year with Young Reader’s Program

The National Museum of Industrial History starts the New Year by announcing its brand new Young Reader’s Program.  This engaging series features award-winning children’s literature to educate and inspire younger generations with stories of industrial history.  Each date will include a fun and interactive show and tell component that will be fun for the whole [...]

PEEPSFEST® Announces Winners of Scholastic Diorama Competition

Peeps in Space by Owen Boger Area students had a sweet start to the New Year when their dioramas were chosen as winners in the 2016 PEEPS® Scholastic Diorama Competition during PEEPSFEST®, the free family festival presented by Just Born Quality Confections and ArtsQuest Dec. 30-31. More than 60 dioramas incorporating PEEPS® candy [...]

Star Leads the Three Kings to SteelStacks in Bethlehem Jan. 8

Photo by Diane Richter Follow the star to Bethlehem Jan. 8 as ArtsQuest celebrates El Dia de los Reyes, a cherished cultural and religious tradition in many Latin American countries. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 2-6 p.m. at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, 101 [...]

Microblading Is The Latest Semi-permanent Make-up

By Carol Cheshire Before and after microblading For centuries women have sought ways to create the perfect eyebrows. Using every tool from plucking, waxing and shaving to applying product, women have relentlessly poked and prodded brows into their ideal shape. The latest method of achieving effortlessly beautiful brows is a procedure called Microblading. [...]

ArtPop 2017 Billboard Competition Winners Announced

Eight area artists, including one high school winner, to have their work featured on Adams Outdoor Advertising billboards in 2017 (Photo by Danielle Smith)Adams Outdoor Advertising and ArtsQuest announced the winners of the annual ArtPop billboard competition at a press event Dec. 20, where winners received a billboard mockup of their work. Pictured from [...]

‘Game of Thrones’ Parody, Talking Heads Tribute and More Coming Early 2017

Riotous Game of Thrones parody Graeme of Thrones, Celtic punk band Bastard Bearded Irishmen, popular Talking Heads tribute Start Making Sense, bluegrass band Dustbowl Revival and Billy Joel tribute The Stranger the new shows announced for the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks. Tickets for the shows are on sale at www.steelstacks.org and 610-332-3378. On March 22, [...]

ArtsQuest Invites Artists to Participate in New ‘Compendium’ Juried Exhibition

Exhibit, set for Jan. 14-March 5, kicks off nonprofit’s new Artist Collective designed to provide educational and professional development opportunities for area artists  ArtsQuest’s Banana Factory invites artists working in all two- and three-dimensional mediums to submit their work for consideration for “Compendium,” the art center’s first juried exhibition in more than five years. The [...]

Steel Fitness Riverport Undergoes Major Facility Upgrades

Bethlehem-based fitness center adds new team training zone, totally revamped class lineup and more as it expands and enhances workout options for community Steel Fitness Riverport, the community-focused health and wellness center located in south Bethlehem, is proud to announce that it has undergone major upgrades to its facilities by adding heart rate based training [...]