By Erin D'Amelio Almost a month before I was supposed to graduate from college this past May, I had no idea what I was going to do once I was given my degree. As if finals weren’t the only stressful things in my life then, right? But it wasn’t like I hadn’t prepared for anything; [...]
Olympus of Center Valley, PA and The Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC is unveiling a new first-of-its-kind permanent exhibit in which Olympus has donated over 50 microscopes for teens/tweens to explore the museum's artifacts. The exhibit, called Q?rius (pronounced “Curious”), a new hub of scientific activity and education based at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) [...]
Alburtis: 5:30 p.m. Dec. 8, Main and School streets. Hot chocolate and cookies. Allentown: 4-7 p.m. Dec. 5, PPL Plaza. Carriage rides, music by Dave Fry, candy, Santa. Emmaus: 6 p.m. Dec. 7, The Triangle. Community sing-along, tree lighting ceremony, arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus. http://www.emmausmainstreet.org. Forks Township: 7 p.m. Dec. 8, Forks Township [...]
HALF-PRICE MUSIKFEST CAFÉ TICKETS HIGHLIGHT ARTSQUEST’S FIRST CYBER MONDAY SALE DEC. 2 Sensational deals on Musikfest Café and select Blast Furnace Blues Festival tickets, plus great savings on ArtsQuest Gift Cards and merchandise, highlight the first ArtsQuest Cyber Monday Sale Dec. 2 at www.artsquest.org. The sale gets underway beginning at noon; promo code for the [...]
Seven Lehigh Valley-based filmmakers were honored with awards for their work during the third-annual Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival (GLVFF), which took place Oct. 31- Nov.2 at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at SteelStacks. The awards were presented at the conclusion of the festival, which featured more than 15 different shorts and feature films produced [...]
Four Unique Ways to Enjoy the Christmas City Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites invites you to enjoy their four exclusive holiday tour offerings beginning November 29th. In addition to the specially decorated museums, the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts and the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, visitors to Historic Bethlehem will be able to take in [...]
Series Hosted by Billy Bauer will Put the Spotlight on Local Artists Come show the audience what you've got and sing your heart out. This weekly open mic features acoustic performances only, feel free to bring a djembe or box drum, but no full bands please. Every Thursday, Signups begin at 6:30pm. Think you have [...]
Yuengling Makes History…Again New book celebrates the history of America’s oldest family-owned brewery. Just one-year after Yuengling made headlines when they became the largest and oldest family-owned brewer in the United States, the Pennsylvania-based company is making history again in a stunning pictorial book commemorating their 184 years of continuous operation. D.G. Yuengling & Son, [...]
Popular Culinary Events Bring Local Businesses Together to Raise Funds for Nonprofit’s Arts Education Programs for Youth Chefs, restaurants and bakeries from throughout the region will go head to head by putting their culinary creations to a public taste test during ArtsQuest’s annual Cupcake Bowl on Dec. 28 and Souper Bowl on Jan. 25. All [...]
Education is a right, not a privilege across the globe. Judith’s Reading Room announced today that it has opened its first library in mainland China to serve schools in a remote and impoverished region of Yunnan Province. The organization was contacted by Frances Deram, an American teacher affiliated with the non-profit Teach for China. Her [...]
