The Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley has been connecting volunteers with the needs of the Lehigh Valley community for over 25 years. The organization’s mission is to engage the community to care for one another through volunteerism. As the premier resource on volunteerism for the Lehigh Valley and surrounding communities, The Volunteer Center focuses [...]
The Graphic Novel, Persepolis, To Be Featured The graphic novel and memoir, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi will come to life in the form of an innovative dance interpretation on September 26 at Muhlenberg’s Trexler Library, sponsored by Judith’s Reading Room, the winner of a $1,000 grant from the American Library Association. Persepolis, the story about [...]
Barn raising was a celebrated tradition on Pennsylvania's farms. Farmers and their families gathered together and helped one another build strong barns and strong communities. Children and adults will work together this Saturday, September 21st at the Burnside Plantation's Historic Hay loft and raise a kid's size barn using period joinery techniques, and cooperation. Stop [...]
BETHLEHEM MAYOR JOHN CALLAHAN, LOCAL MEDIA & SPORTS TEAMS COME TOGETHER FOR 1st OKTOBERFEST ‘CELEBRITY SKILLS CHALLENGE’ OCT. 12 Public Invited to Enter Drawing to Be Part of Their Favorite Teams Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan, members of the Lehigh Valley media and other local ‘celebrities’ are coming together for an afternoon of fun-filled competition during [...]
Winners will take part in a fashion show at the Crayola Experience on September 27 The Crayola Experience and New Jersey Fashion Week have selected the designers and models that will strut their stuff down the runway during a fashion show at the Crayola Experience on September 27 from 6-8 p.m. The following designers [...]
Enjoy a special behind the scenes look at the newly expanded and reappointed Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts on Grand re-opening weekend, September 20-22. Guests will enjoy hands on object examination and refreshments from 11am-4pm. The new Collections Resource Center is a 5,000 sq ft addition to the Kemerer Museum that will house the most [...]
Two Nonprofits Will Partner on Art-based Support Programs Thanks to New LIVESTRONG Foundation Grant Local pediatric cancer patients and their families will have access to new support services and art-based programs designed to facilitate wellness thanks to a new partnership between the Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley Inc. (PCFLV) and ArtsQuest. The partnership [...]
The Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley will offer its Volunteer Program Management Series from 2:00-4:00 PM on six consecutive Thursday afternoons beginning September 26 at the Volunteer Center, second floor of the UGI Building, 2121 City line Road, Bethlehem. Twelve hours of instruction delivered by veteran volunteer leaders will prepare attendees to develop and [...]
The Williams Twp. Historical Society welcomes the public to “A Harvest of Fraktur and Bible Records” on Sunday, October 6, 3 pm, Social Room, St. John’s Church of Morgan Hill, 2720 Morgan Hill Rd., Easton. Corinne and Russell Earnest, long-time fraktur collectors and experts, will talk about the unique Pennsylvania-German birth, baptism, and marriage certificates [...]
On December 24th, 1741, "Bethlehem" was christened by the Moravian Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf. In 1937, Bethlehem was deemed "Christmas City, USA." Historic Bethlehem's tours, sites and programs are a great way to reflect upon your own meaning of the holidays while immersed in Bethlehem's beauty. Tickets On Sale For Historic Bethlehem Museums and [...]
