With Memorial Day behind us pools have been officially opened, lake houses cleaned up and everybody has been given the green light for flip flops. If you are on your way to the beach you might find yourself whisked away on a great romantic adventure a la Dirty Dancing or like Stella when she got [...]
The community will be able to shop for a variety of fresh produce, freshly baked breads and locally-raised meats produced by the region’s farming community when the Art District Farmers Market opens on Bethlehem’s SouthSide June 1. The Art District Farmers Market, which is hosted by the Bethlehem Parking Authority, will take place at Third [...]
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 [...]
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 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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
IS THERE A MILITARY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL COMING TO BETHLEHEM? MAYBE! Coalitions are being formed, potential building sites are being evaluated, and a community outreach effort is under way for the establishment of an Air Force JROTC based charter high school in Bethlehem. The Advanced Military Aerospace Science Academy (AMASA) will be applying for a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
