City of Bethlehem

📚✨ Mary Pat Beebe Book Club ✨📚
2024-11-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-10-04 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-09-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-08-02 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-07-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-07-05 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | PA
📚✨ Mary Pat Beebe Book Club ✨📚
Looking for a fun and engaging book group? Want to read some interesting and thought-provoking literature? Join us each month on Zoom as we discuss recent award-winning or nominated novels in this book group that has been meeting for over twenty years. 📖💬
Registration is required. 📝 Zoom invites will be sent via email. 📧
🗓️ First Friday of Every Month
🕙 10:00am – 11:00am
💻 Join from the comfort of your home via Zoom!
➡️ Register here: https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=mary

Afternoon Tea
2024-10-31 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-24 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-10 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-03 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-12 14:00 - 16:00 and 18 more dates | The Sayre Mansion, 250 Wyandotte St., Bethlehem, 18015
Enjoy Tea Time every week with delicious Fresh Brewed Teas, Finger Sandwiches and Desserts at the Sayre Mansion in Bethlehem.
Reservations Required, call 610.882.2100

Art Pop-up at the Bethlehem Farmers' Market
2024-10-31 11:00 - 15:00 | Farrington Square, Lehigh University, New and Morton St, Bethlehem, P, 18034, United States
Join us at the Bethlehem Farmers’ Market for a vibrant pop-up art experience with teaching artist Rebecca Kelly! Inspired by the joyful and imaginative works of Nellie Mae Rowe, featured in our current exhibition Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe, participants will create colorful, playful artwork of their own. You’ll also have the chance to contribute to a collaborative community art installation, which will be unveiled at a special Community Celebration on December 7. Come get creative and be part of something big!

Art Pop-up at the Bethlehem Farmers' Market
2024-10-31 11:00 - 15:00 | Farmer’s Market, 1 Farrington Square, Bethlehem, 18015

Bethlehem Farmers' Market
2024-10-31 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-24 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-17 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-10 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-03 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-26 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-19 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-12 11:00 - 15:00 and 4 more dates | Bethlehem Farmers’ Market, 1 Farrington Square, Bethlehem, PA, 18015
Join us on Thursdays between 11 AM – 3 PM April 25th through November 14th for our 17th season!
The Bethlehem Farmers’ Market is Bethlehem’s first and longest-running local, producer-only farmers market! The market’s 15+ vendors offer fresh produce, lunch items, baked goods, natural goods, and more to the Bethlehem community and greater Lehigh Valley.

Album Release Party - Lyndsay Jordan and the Gypsies
2024-10-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
The release party for the album, “Dear Alice.” Event also features music by Hannah Noel and Sam Houseal Band. Vendors include Slug Tooth Village and Libby Zona Healing Arts.
Food by Micah & Amanda’s Bitchin’ Kitchen and Jaquelyn’s Bakery on Main.
Art by: Franne Demetrician
Author: Samantha Verba – Can’t Wait to be Dead
Healing arts by @libbyzona33 and books by @verbasam
COSTUMES ARE GREATLY ENCOURAGED
Prizes for the best costumes, raffles for prizes donated by Martin Guitar, The Wooden Match, West Wire Studios and others..

🧘🌼 Gentle Yoga 🌼🧘
2024-10-30 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-10-23 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-10-16 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-10-09 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-10-02 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-09-25 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-09-18 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-09-11 12:00 - 13:30 and 4 more dates | bethlehem area public library, 11 W Church St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
🧘🌼 Gentle Yoga 🌼🧘
🤸♂️ Dress Code: Comfortable, Loose Fitting Attire
🧘♀️ Equipment: Bring Your Own Yoga Mat or Towel
📝 Mandatory Registration: Secure Your Spot!
📍 Venue: Laros Room
🏠 Address: 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
🗓️ Date: Every Wednesday at 12PM
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM
👥 Registration Link: https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=yoga
🌟 Experience a serene, meditative yoga session designed to rejuvenate both mind and body. Connect with your inner peace. Join us for a transformative journey! This class is peer-led
🌟
#library #libraryevents #lehighvalley #lehighvalleypa #lehighvalleyevents #lehighvalleyfitness #yoga #BethlehemPa #bethlehemareapubliclibrary

Bethlehem Budget Address - Mayor J. William Reynolds
2024-10-30 07:30 - 09:00 | Foy Concert Hall at Moravian University, 342 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Join us for the 2025 Bethlehem Budget Address!
Hear Mayor J. William Reynolds outline the city’s financial plans for the coming year. This free, public event will be held at Moravian University’s Foy Hall on October 30th, 2024.
Don’t miss this opportunity to:

Learn about the city’s budget priorities.
Gain valuable insights into Bethlehem’s financial health.
Connect with your community.

Event Details:

Date: October 30, 2024
Time: 7:30 AM Registration, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Program
Location: Moravian University, Foy Hall
Light breakfast and refreshments will be served.

Registration and Sponsorship:

Please register to reserve your seat at this year’s address.
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Please contact TammyW@LehighValleyChamber.org for more information.

Notations: Clint Smith
2024-10-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Free; No Tickets Required

Clint Smith is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism, the Stowe Prize, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and selected by The New York Times as one of the 10 Best Books of 2021. He is also the author of two books of poetry, The New York Times bestselling collection Above Ground as well as Counting Descent. Both poetry collections were winners of the Literary Award for Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and both were finalists for NAACP Image Awards. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic.

Community Garden Celebration: Story Sharing Program with featured Storyteller Melanie Lino
2024-10-29 17:00 - 18:30 | Martin Luther King Jr Community Garden & Park, 433 Carlton Ave, Bethlehem, 18015
Join us as we say “see you next season” to some of the plants in the garden. Melanie Lino will join us to offer a cooking demonstration. We also invite you to bring a recipe to collage and contribute to our community cookbook! We will finish the evening off with some tunes and dancing.
What holds a community better than music and a meal?! Looking forward to celebrating with you!
Much Love,
Nia
Join us for four sessions exploring the growth and stories of local plants and people, encouraging hands-on interaction with the garden. Each session will be led by community gardener, musician, and artist Nia Watson, along with guest storytellers.
Register here. Advanced registration is appreciated but not required.
What better way to close one season and welcome the next than with a garden P A R T Y! We invite you to join an evening of sharing stories, artmaking, meeting plants, and dancing into the sunset! Melanie Lino of From Lino will be sharing some eats. Rachel and Franco Abbott will be giving us a taste of their monthly class offering from the Yoga Loft. We will close out the evening with DJ Jamal Knight bringing us some soulful tunes! Can’t wait to celebrate with you!
This program was made possible in part by Southside Tomorrow, a 6-year revitalization program of Community Action Development Bethlehem and the City of Bethlehem, with support from Univest Bank & Trust Co., Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, People’s Security Bank and Trust, PPL Electric Utilities, and Provident Bank.

nia-waston.jpg

Nia Watson is a song poet & educator, and has evolved into her art form over the last six years. Taking journal entries and transforming them into song poems inspired by life experiences. Influenced by nature, specifically birds, their flying patterns and songs. She creates other visuals as well when inspired. Nia is also a yoga instructor offering diverse classes to the valley for the past decade. She has taught early childhood since 2009. Currently, Nia is in the midst of learning to be a birth worker to support birthing beings themselves and those who are growing within them from conceiving to postpartum. Her classes and community offerings weave all the parts of herself together. Offering movement with a touch of playfulness and songs to soothe everyone present. Nia has performed here in the Valley, Philadelphia Amsterdam and Rio de Janeiro. She hopes to keep learning and growing and sharing the lessons she learns along the way.

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Melanie Lino is a dynamic entrepreneur, devoted mother, and community organizer. She’s the visionary behind the well-respected bakeshop, @from.lino, celebrated for its delectable dominican-inspired sourdough pastries. Melanie also co-founded non-profit collective, @afrosinnature, a space created to provide accessible outdoor experiences to folks in marginalized communities. With a strong dedication to her multifaceted roles, Melanie approaches each endeavor with grace and intentional energy, making her an inspiring force to reckon with.
Image of Melanie Lino by Petra Sommers.

🎤🎶 Open Mic Night @BAPL 🎶🎤
2024-10-28 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-10-21 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-10-14 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-10-07 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-30 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-23 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-16 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-09 17:00 - 19:30 and 10 more dates | bethlehem area public library, 11 W Church St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
🎤🎶 Open Mic Night @BAPL 🎶🎤
Join us for an open mic hosted by Bill Medei! Come enjoy listening to music, comedy, and poetry acts or sign up to perform yourself! 🎸😂📜
Performers, please arrive around 5PM to sign up. Currently, there is a fifteen-minute time limit for musicians and a six-minute time limit for poets and comedians. No registration is required. 🎙️✨
📅 Mondays, 5:00pm -7:30pm
📍 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Come showcase your talent or enjoy the performances! 🎵
🔗 More Info:https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=mic

🎤🎶 Open Mic Night @BAPL 🎶🎤
2024-10-28 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-10-21 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-10-14 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-10-07 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-30 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-23 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-16 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-09-09 17:00 - 19:30 and 4 more dates | bethlehem area public library, 11 W Church St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
🎤🎶 Open Mic Night @BAPL 🎶🎤
Join us for an open mic hosted by Bill Medei! Come enjoy listening to music, comedy, and poetry acts or sign up to perform yourself! 🎸😂📜
Performers, please arrive around 5PM to sign up. Currently, there is a fifteen-minute time limit for musicians and a six-minute time limit for poets and comedians. No registration is required. 🎙️✨
📅 Mondays, 5:00pm -7:30pm
📍 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Come showcase your talent or enjoy the performances! 🎵
🔗 More Info:https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=mic
#OpenMic #LiveMusic #Comedy #Poetry #BethlehemPA #LehighValleyPA #LehighValley

Curbside Charity in support of the American Heart Association
2024-10-28 16:00 - 2024-10-30 18:00 | EDGE Restaurant, 74 W Broad St, Bethlehem, PA, 18018
Announcing our October Curbside Menu: Lemon Basil Braised Chicken Thighs, Dirty Rice, Sautéed Broccoli, and for dessert Brownies. This meal feeds a family of four for $60, with $30 being donated in support of American Heart Association – Pennsylvania! Call us at (610) 814-0100 to place your order. Pick-up is available 10/28-10/30 from 4:00-6:00 pm. Don’t miss out!

🌿🧘‍♂️ Qigong: Meditation and Relaxation 🌿🧘‍♀️
2024-10-28 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-10-21 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-10-14 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-10-07 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-09-30 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-09-23 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-09-16 12:00 - 13:30, 2024-09-09 12:00 - 13:30 and 4 more dates | bethlehem area public library, 11 W Church St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
🌿🧘‍♂️ Qigong: Meditation and Relaxation 🌿🧘‍♀️
Find your inner peace and enhance your health with Qigong! Experience this ancient Chinese exercise that boosts circulation, flexibility, balance, and stamina. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned practitioner, our Qigong classes welcome all skill levels! 🌀💪
Join us every:
🕥 Monday at 12pm – 1:15pm
🕥 Saturday at 10:15am – 11:30am
📍 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA
💻 or join from the comfort of your home via Zoom!
Enjoy a rejuvenating 1 hour and 15 minutes session designed to be short, easy to learn, and customizable for every individual’s needs. Start your journey to improved health and well-being today! 🌟🌈
Registration is recommended, so secure your spot now! ➡️ https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=qigong)
#Qigong #Meditation #Relaxation #BethlehemPA #Health #Wellness #LehighValleyPA #LehighValley #Yoga

Anniversary Mass of the 1917 Consecration of St. Joseph's Church
2024-10-28 11:00 - 12:00 | PA
The Society of St. Joseph of Bethlehem(SSJB) is inviting the public to an Anniversary Mass of the Consecration of the church, 413 E. Fifth St., Bethlehem 18015. SSJB’s chaplain, Fr. Brendon Larouche, will conduct the celebration of the 107th Anniversary of the consecration of the church. Historic St. Joseph’s was built by Windish/Slovenian immigrants in the early 20th century and is a beautiful example of traditional church architecture. SSJBS is an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to restore and preserve St. Joseph’s Church as a sacred place of worship and a testament to the history and cultural heritage of Southside Bethlehem. An optional buffet will be held at Prime Steakhouse. For more information, call 504-258-6018.

Hi Neighbors Speakers Program
2024-10-28 09:30 - 11:00 | first presbyterian church of bethlehem, 2344 Center St., Bethlehem, PA, 18017, United States
Hi Neighbors brings an interesting assortment of local speakers who share their interest and passion for topics like music, history, travel, and wellness.
Each session will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall with a hospitality time. The presentations will begin at 10 a.m. All are welcome – there is no fee and no pre-registration.
Oct. 28: Bring your questions! You’ll want to attend this program by Dan Skeldon, WFMZ meteorologist, to Learn About the Weather.

Cemetery Tour: Death & Dying
2024-10-27 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-25 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-20 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-18 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-13 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-11 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-06 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-04 15:00 - 16:30 | Moravian Museum, 66 West Church St, Bethlehem, P, 18018, United States
Your costumed guide will tell tales of the early Moravians’ views about death and dying. Hear about the unique way they announced the passing of a church member. See the Death Tray and find out how they used it. Stroll through the Moravian’s first final resting place—God’s Acre—Bethlehem’s oldest cemetery, and hear the amazing stories of the lives of those buried there. Learn about how the Moravian’s unusual view of equality was applied in life and death.

Family Day
2024-10-27 12:00 - 18:00, 2024-07-28 12:00 - 18:00 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
However YOU define family – Color Me Mine welcomes you!
One Sunday a month is Family Day, where your prepaid $20 fee covers the Studio Fees for a group of up to 5 people (adults or children). Paint any pottery you like from our entire studio selection (normal pottery prices will apply at check out).
One $20 Studio Fee reservation per group (of up to 5 people) + cost of pottery. Let us know how many people you will be bringing with you so we can save you a table!
Pottery will be available for pick-up one or two weeks after the event.
For last minute bookings please call our studio to check for availability: (610) 791-2228

Kaleidoscope Collective Presents: Readings and Healing with Yaz and Amira
2024-10-27 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-26 12:00 - 16:00 | kaleidoscope Collective, 77 Broad St, Bethlehem, P, 18018, United States
Stop by to receive a herbal tarot reading and/or Energy healing session at one of downtowns new shops..

Engineering of Fear: How Innovation Created Haunted Attractions
2024-10-27 11:00 - 12:30 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E 2nd Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Join Mitch Roshannon, Event and Entertainment Manager at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, PA, for a presentation tracing the history of “haunted” amusement attractions and dark rides. A lifelong horror enthusiast, Roshannon will illustrate how advancements in industrial engineering were adopted for entertainment purposes and allowed for “haunts” to be a viable industry. From the first steam powered haunted house though control systems and modern hydraulic animatronics, come explore the evolution of the entire industry. Included with regular museum admission.
About the presenter
Mitch Roshannon is the Event and Entertainment Manager at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, PA where he has spent the last decade. He is a lifelong horror enthusiast, interested in the genre in all its forms, including in-person haunts and Halloween themed events. He has assisted in the setup for Hallo-Fun at Knoebels for many years and finds his connection to the current talk through those experiences and personal study.
Thank you to our presenting partner

Haunted Attractions – Images courtesy of Knoebels/Mitch Roshannon

F&A GROG HOUSE PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER WATCH PARTY EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
2024-10-27, 2024-10-26, 2024-10-20, 2024-10-19, 2024-10-13, 2024-10-12, 2024-10-06, 2024-10-05 and 42 more dates | PA
Attention, Premier League fanatics and watch party enthusiasts, buckle up for the ultimate premier league experience right here in the heart of Lehigh Valley – F&A Grog House is the place to catch all the action! 🎉🏆
Get ready to kick off your weekends with a bang because our doors swing open at 10:00 AM on Saturdays and an even earlier 9:00 AM on action-packed Sundays! 🕘⚽
But hold on to your hats, folks, because we’ve got the BEST deal in town – Guinness Drafts, for an unbeatable $6.00 a pint during the heart-pounding games! 🍻🍻
Oh, and the excitement doesn’t stop there – we’ve got breakfast on the menu, starting at 10:00 AM on both days! No more excuses to miss the early morning games when you’ve got F&A fueling your energy! 🥓🍳
Leave your worries at the door and join the roaring crowd of die-hard fans – F&A Grog House is THE go-to spot to catch every single moment of the premier league action. From nail-biting rivalries to jaw-dropping goals, we’ve got it all, and we’ve got it BIG! 🔥⚽🔥
So grab your friends, throw on your team’s colors, and head over to F&A, where passion meets camaraderie, and where champions are crowned! 🏆🎊 It is always a great day at F&A!

Lehigh University Choral Arts: Great Day
2024-10-26 20:00 - 22:00, 2024-10-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Lehigh University Choral Arts presents songs of celebration, contemplation, and daily life, featuring Bach’s Magnificat and Illuminare by Elaine Hagenberg. Guest singers from Quakertown Community High School, Erin Camburn, director. Sun Min Lee, guest conductor; Sarah Frook Gallo, director; Liz Olson, associate director.

Crowded Kitchen Players present "Death by Lullaby"
2024-10-26 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-25 14:30 - 16:30, 2024-10-20 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-19 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-13 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-10-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
All tickets $20. Advance sale
When Mrs. Tigert awakens in the middle of the night at Wheatland Senior Living, crying, “I don’t know where I am or how I got here,” and when her newly gained friends begin dying off in quick succession, She soon comes to suspect their details may not be as “natural” as she has been told.
with local actors: Trish Cipoletti, David Oswald, Pamela Wallace, Sharon Ferry, Bruce Brown, Dawn Daignault, Phuong Tran, Robert Torres, Dan Ross, and Aidan King.

Written and directed by Ara Barlieb.

Evenings in the Garden: Ancestral Story Share
2024-10-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Martin Luther King Jr Community Garden & Park, 433 Carlton Ave, Bethlehem, 18015
Join us for four sessions exploring the growth and stories of local plants and people, encouraging hands-on interaction with the garden. Each session will be led by community gardener, musician, and artist Nia Watson, along with guest storytellers.
Register here. Advanced registration is appreciated but not required.

Ancestral Story Share
Saturday, October 26, 6 pm
The Lehigh valley community is invited to gather in the garden with songs, photos, mental memory stories and tradition stories that have been passed down over time. There will be the opportunity to share these cherished memorabilia in small groups or as a whole. The garden will be transtormed into a space to hold such energy. Ceremony and ritual is intertwined in all of our lives all around the world in different ways. This is a chance to break from the routines that consume our day to day and gather in love with one another.
This program was made possible in part by Southside Tomorrow, a 6-year revitalization program of Community Action Development Bethlehem and the City of Bethlehem, with support from Univest Bank & Trust Co., Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, People’s Security Bank and Trust, PPL Electric Utilities, and Provident Bank.

nia-waston.jpg

Nia Watson is a song poet & educator, and has evolved into her art form over the last six years. Taking journal entries and transforming them into song poems inspired by life experiences. Influenced by nature, specifically birds, their flying patterns and songs. She creates other visuals as well when inspired. Nia is also a yoga instructor offering diverse classes to the valley for the past decade. She has taught early childhood since 2009. Currently, Nia is in the midst of learning to be a birth worker to support birthing beings themselves and those who are growing within them from conceiving to postpartum. Her classes and community offerings weave all the parts of herself together. Offering movement with a touch of playfulness and songs to soothe everyone present. Nia has performed here in the Valley, Philadelphia Amsterdam and Rio de Janeiro. She hopes to keep learning and growing and sharing the lessons she learns along the way.

Spirited Tales Pub Tour
2024-10-26 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-19 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-05 15:00 - 16:30 | 1810 Goundie House Welcome Center, 501 Main Street, Main Street, P, 18018, United States
Hidden in the unique historic sites of Bethlehem are fascinating stories of eerie paranormal activities, unsolved murders and mysterious experiences. Hear those tales told by a certified costumed docent while visiting the 1758 Sun Inn, Red Stag Pub, Lost Tavern Brewing, and the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
One complimentary tasting is included at the start of the tour at the 1810 Goundie House. (Participants must be at least 21 years of age and show valid ID.)

Chocolate Trail - Spooky Edition
2024-10-26 12:00 - 17:00 | Main and Broad Streets, Main and Broad Streets, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Event Overview
Get ready for a spooktacularly sweet time!
The 2nd Annual Spooky Chocolate Trail and Costume Contest is returning to Downtown Bethlehem on Saturday, October 26th! Indulge in all the chocolatey delights our shops have to offer, and don’t forget to dress up in your most boo-tiful costume for a chance to win fang-tastic prizes in our costume contest! It’s going to be an eerie-sistible day filled with frights and delights!
How do our Trails work?
First, you’ll come to our registration area where you’ll pick up your passport, carrier, and map. Then, travel from stop to stop as you make your way through beautiful Historic Downtown Bethlehem collecting all your treats.
Please arrive within your chosen time slot. You will pick up the items needed for the trail outside of the Bethlehem Chamber Office, 74 W Broad St Suite 240.
Vote for your Favorite!
After tasting all of your samples, vote for your favorite chocolate by scanning the QR code on your passport.. One lucky voter will receive a gift card to the business with the most votes!
Dress your best for the Costume Contest!
Those looking to enter our costume contest will be judged upon arrival at the Chocolate Trail. After checking in at the aforementioned registration table, you’ll be directed to the “judging area” where we’ll take a picture of your costume! Winners of the costume contest will be announced on our Facebook page, @VisitHistoricBethlehemPA, along with the winning chocolate on Tuesday, October 31st (a.k.a. Halloween).
Participants
AM Luxe Apparel
Bitty & Beau’s Coffee
Christmas City Spirits
Clusters Handcrafted Popcorn
Crave Nutrition
Dear Santa…
Edge Restaurant
Franklin Hill Vineyards
Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop
Historic Hotel Bethlehem
Knobs ‘N Knockers
Le Macaron French Pastries Bethlehem
Manga Lane Anime shop
Musselman Jewelers
McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub and Whiskey Bar
Seasons Olive Oil and Vinegar Taproom
The Gem Shop
Twisted and dipped
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Chocolate Trail - Spooky Edition
2024-10-26 12:00 - 17:00 | Main and Broad Streets, Main and Broad Streets, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Event Overview
Get ready for a spooktacularly sweet time!
The 2nd Annual Spooky Chocolate Trail and Costume Contest is returning to Downtown Bethlehem on Saturday, October 26th! Indulge in all the chocolatey delights our shops have to offer, and don’t forget to dress up in your most boo-tiful costume for a chance to win fang-tastic prizes in our costume contest! It’s going to be an eerie-sistible day filled with frights and delights!
How do our Trails work?
First, you’ll come to our registration area where you’ll pick up your passport, carrier, and map. Then, travel from stop to stop as you make your way through beautiful Historic Downtown Bethlehem collecting all your treats.
Please arrive within your chosen time slot. You will pick up the items needed for the trail outside of the Bethlehem Chamber Office, 74 W Broad St Suite 240.
Vote for your Favorite!
After tasting all of your samples, vote for your favorite chocolate by scanning the QR code on your passport.. One lucky voter will receive a gift card to the business with the most votes!
Dress your best for the Costume Contest!
Those looking to enter our costume contest will be judged upon arrival at the Chocolate Trail. After checking in at the aforementioned registration table, you’ll be directed to the “judging area” where we’ll take a picture of your costume! Winners of the costume contest will be announced on our Facebook page, @VisitHistoricBethlehemPA, along with the winning chocolate on Tuesday, October 31st (a.k.a. Halloween).
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Steeples and Steel Minibus Tours
2024-10-26 09:30 - 15:30 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E 2nd Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Steeples and Steel Minibus Tours on Oct 26
Join the Steelworker’s Archives at 9:30 AM morning or 1 PM afternoon guided bus tour which includes Packer Memorial Church at Lehigh University for 9:30 AM Tour and Holy Infancy Roman Catholic Church for 1 PM tour. Learn the history about South Bethlehem neighborhoods, European immigration to our City and Bethlehem Steel plant site. Enjoy the “Steelworker’s Overtime Lunch” and $2 off coupon for NMIH.

Horror Movie Trivia
2024-10-25 17:30 - 19:30 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
Enjoy a night out with your friends painting pottery and answering Horror Movie themed Trivia! Trivia winners gets a prize!
• A $10 reservation per person (studio fee included). Pottery choice is an additional cost.

• Pottery choice additional cost – choose from our entire inventory

•BYOB for 21+ and BYOSnacks

Pottery will be ready 1-2 weeks after the event.

Halloweekend at The Wooden Match
2024-10-25 - 2024-10-27 | The Wooden Match, 61 West Lehigh Street, Bethlehem, P, 18018, United States
Get ready for a spine-tingling weekend of Halloween revelry like no other! Join us at our ghoulishly good haunt for a spellbinding experience packed with all the ingredients for a wickedly good time.
👻 Haunted Bars: Sip on eerie elixirs and spine-chilling spirits as you wander through our transformed bars, each with a hair-raising twist.
🎭 Costume Contest: Dress to impress, or terrify, in your most creative and spine-chilling costumes. Our costume contest promises thrilling prizes for the most bone-chilling ensembles.
🎶 Live Music: Dance the night away to the tunes of our unearthly live bands, who will have you grooving to the rhythm of the afterlife.
🚬 Cigars: If you dare, indulge in premium cigars under the moonlit sky, adding a touch of sophistication to your otherworldly evening.
Live Music:
Friday 4-7pm Shark Sandwich Duo
Friday 8-11pm The Wonton Soups
Saturday 12-3pm GT3 Jazz Standards
Saturday 4-7pm 3D Keep Rock Alive
Saturday 8-11pm Brake For Turtles
Sunday 2-5pm DJ Fax Machine
Sunday 6-9pm Open Mic Nights
So mark your calendars and summon your fellow spook-seekers for a weekend of thrills, chills, and unforgettable memories. This is one Halloween celebration that will haunt your dreams for years to come!

Wine and Read October
2024-10-23 18:00 - 20:00 | PA
Tickets now on sale to Join FHV for their October Book Club. This month we will be reading Home Before Dark by Riley Sager. We will be meeting at the Bethlehem location on Wednesday, October 23rd for the discussion. Ticket purchase includes a sampling of the wine we have chosen to pair with this months book, a personal snack box, a glass of your favorite FHV wine and themed gift. If you would like to participate you can purchase your copy at the Moravian bookstore for 10% off with proof of your ticket purchase (while supplies last).
Can’t make the discussion, but still want to take part? No worries! Read Home Before Dark by Riley Sager in the month of October and bring your copy to either location to get 10% off the wine we have chosen to pair with this book!

Beginner Digital Photography Class By McKinney Media (Night School)
2024-10-22 18:00 - 20:00 | 306 South New Street #Suite 110 Bethlehem, PA 18015, 306 South New Street, Bethlehem, P, 18015, United States
What You’ll Learn:

Essentials of Digital Photography: Explore the core concepts and principles that form the foundation of digital photography, from understanding camera settings to mastering composition techniques.
Harnessing the Power of Digital Equipment: Discover the intricacies of different digital cameras and lenses, and learn how to select the optimal equipment to unleash your creative potential.
Creative Expression through Digital Imaging: Dive into the world of digital image editing software, and learn how to enhance and manipulate your photos to achieve stunning visual effects and convey your artistic vision.
Hands-On Camera Mastery: Receive personalized guidance in operating digital cameras, honing your skills to confidently capture breathtaking images in various lighting conditions and scenarios.
Understanding Digital Aesthetics: Explore how digital sensors perceive and interpret light, and learn how to leverage this knowledge to create images that resonate with depth, clarity, and emotion.
Post-Processing Techniques: Learn essential post-processing techniques, including color correction, exposure adjustments, and retouching, to elevate your photographs to professional standards.
Troubleshooting and Optimization: Identify common challenges in digital photography, such as exposure issues and composition dilemmas, and acquire expert tips and techniques to overcome them and elevate your results.

Connect and Create: Ekphrasis - Art Inspired Poetry Workshop with Robin Gow
2024-10-22 17:30 - 19:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
In this workshop, we’ll join in the long rich tradition of poets taking inspiration from works of art. This is also called “ekphrasis.” After using an example poem to discuss key poetic techniques, we will explore the galleries and find a piece or pieces to write poetry about. This workshop is open to folks new to poetry and also those who are more experienced. The workshop will last an hour and a half, with time to write and share our work.
Workshop offered in partnership with the Notations Series presented by the Department of English.
Register here. Advanced registration is encouraged but not required.
If you require assistance to fill out this form or prefer to share your registration information via email or phone, please email ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.

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Robin Gow (it/fae/he & él y elle) is an award-winning poet and community educator. It grew up in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, and lives with his partner Rain and their menagerie of animals on unceded Lenape land also called Allentown Pennsylvania. Fae is the author of poetry collections and young-adult and middle-grade novels including Dear Mothman and A Million Quiet Revolutions, earning starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, and more.

Connect & Create workshops offer a brief exploration and creative conversation around a work of art from the LUAG collection, followed by a hands-on activity and/or creative response led by a local teaching artist or student educator.

Event Image: Taylor Davis. His Mouth Is Full of Cursing, 2020. Collage on watercolor on paper. LUG 2021 1005

Connect and Create: Ekphrasis - Art Inspired Poetry Workshop with Robin Gow
2024-10-22 17:30 - 19:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States

Outdoor Sculpture Tour: A Walk Through the Philip and Muriel Berman Collection
2024-10-22 16:30 - 17:30 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Join Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) for a highlights tour of the Outdoor Sculpture Collection. Learn about the incredible works of art that enhance the Lehigh campus and the artists who created them. Along the way, we will consider the many artistic choices that go into making large-scale outdoor sculptures. Learn how these magnificent pieces became a part of our campus, thanks to the generous gift from Philip and Muriel Berman. This tour offers a unique opportunity to appreciate the intersection of art, history, and campus life.
This event is offered in celebration of the Berman Center’s 40th Anniversary, The Year of Jews and the Arts, and is co-sponsored by the Berman Center for Jewish Studies and the Marcon Institute.

Creatives in Community: Understanding the Foundations of Well-Being
2024-10-21 10:00 - 13:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
In this collaborative workshop, participants will reconnect with the familiar yet often elusive concept of well-being. Though fundamental, well-being can sometimes feel out of reach. Simple solutions for nurturing it are easy to overlook or take for granted. Through guided discussions, outdoor time, and creative connections, participants will leave with greater awareness, a stronger sense of connection and belonging, reduced stress, and practical steps to recreate these results anytime, anywhere. This workshop is intentionally designed to serve individuals in the creative community and is free and open to all.
Join us on October 21! Lunch will be provided.
Register in advance here.
Offered in partnership with Reset Outdoors.
If you require assistance to fill out this form or prefer to share your registration information via email or phone, please email Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.
Presenters:

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Khalid Taylor (he/they) is a Community Facilitator at Reset Outdoors in addition to being a documentary songwriter, teaching artist and storytelling facilitator. He received a B.A. in Music and Cognition from Oberlin College, and is currently a masters student in the Narrative Medicine program at Columbia University. Khalid’s work centers on the healing potential woven into the stories people tend to hold inside— extending an invitation to return to the body, mind, heart, and soul through music, laughter, and introspection. Khalid created his private practice, SOL Songs, to help others transform personal narratives into songs using the collaborative documentary songwriting method, with a sensitivity towards queer and trans people of color. Khalid’s podcast, Songs Through Their Eyes, is an auditory anthology of interviews and song analyses with individuals who have used the “doc song” method to create songs from their lived experiences.

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Connor Moriarty (he/him) is the Founder / Director of Reset Outdoors, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Pennsylvania and also a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach. He earned a dual master’s degree from Arcadia University in International Peace and Conflict Resolution and Counseling Psychology with a certification in Trauma and Recovery. While his work is grounded in validated theories and techniques, Connor is also creative, continuously developing his capacity for meeting client needs with innovative strategies. Connor feels most at peace in the great outdoors. He is most drawn to water and trees, particularly places where there are both! Connor is a certified ACA level 1 kayak and stand up paddle board instructor. Since integrating CliftonStrengths into his work, Connor’s approach has become even more unique and effective. With a focus on behavioral and organizational sustainability, the Reset Outdoors Ascent program is the first strengths-and-nature based team conditioning program in the United States.

Member of American Counseling Association
Leave No Trace Master Educator
Certified as a Psychological Emergency Responder through the Red Cross and Keystone Crisis Intervention Team
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Outdoor Educator trained through the National Outdoor Leadership School
Conversational Fluency in Spanish

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About Reset Outdoors:
Reset Outdoors exists to nurture and grow sustainable well-being in the lives of our clients, ourselves, our community, and the environment. Learn more on the Reset Outdoors website.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra
2024-10-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Nobody put more Americans “In the Mood” for great swing music than Glenn Miller, leader of the most famous big band of all time. The Miller sound lives on through performances by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, performing the classic 1930s and 40s tunes Moonlight Serenade, A String of Pearls, and more that made the Greatest Generation swing. It is more than 80 years since Glenn Miller first succeeded with the Orchestra. Except for a few years following his disappearance in WWII, his orchestra and music have been continuously heard worldwide since 1938.

The Bethlehem Palette Club Visiting Artist Program
2024-10-20 13:30 - 16:00 | PA
The Bethlehem Palette Club invites you to their Visiting Artist Program: Sunday, October 20, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. at Edgeboro Moravian Church, 645 Hamilton Ave. Bethlehem, PA 19017. Lenhartsville artist ERIC CLAYPOOLE will show you the tradition of barn star painting. Barn stars meld art and tradition and are often the focal points of historic farm properties. Eric has painted stars on 100 Barns throughout Pennsylvania. Come watch and see how this magic is created! Info: www.behlehempaletteclub.org.

Kaleidoscope Collective Presents: Readings and Healing
2024-10-20 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-19 12:00 - 16:00 | kaleidoscope Collective, 77 Broad St, Bethlehem, P, 18018, United States
Join us for an afternoon of herbal tarot readings and energy healing with YtheG and Amira The Energy Guide

Christmas Tree Painting Party
2024-10-20 12:00 - 15:00 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
Purchase a tree to paint at our annual Tree Painting Party!

Additional holiday pottery will be available to paint at the event! Pottery will be ready before Christmas!

Multiple guests are welcome to help you paint your tree. Please indicate how many people you will be bringing when you check out!

Each tree includes:
• ceramic tree with base
• clip-in light kit with replaceable night light bulb
• plastic pin bulbs
• plastic star topper (the Animated tree has a sculpted star)
• Glazing and firing in our kiln
$72 – 9.5″ SMALL
$98 – 12″ MEDIUM
$140 – 17″ LARGE
$88 – 13.25″ ANIMATED
$80 – 7″ high, 12″ long VINTAGE TRUCK WITH TREE
$78 – 7″ high, 10″ long WOODY WAGON

Bethlehem Steel Locomotive Experience
2024-10-20 11:00 - 15:15, 2024-10-06 11:00 - 15:15, 2024-09-15 11:00 - 15:43, 2024-09-01 11:00 - 15:15, 2024-08-18 11:00 - 15:15, 2024-08-04 11:00 - 15:15, 2024-07-21 11:00 - 15:30, 2024-07-07 11:00 - 15:15 | National Museum of Industrial History, 98 E 2nd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The National Museum of Industrial History is excited to offer a hands-on train engineer experience on its restored narrow gauge locomotive! Situated in the museum’s park area, the 1941 Whitcomb diesel-electric locomotive was used at Bethlehem Steel in the Electric Furnace Melt Shop where it moved trains of scrap metal. Restored by museum volunteers and staff to working condition, the train operates on a little over 100 feet of demonstration track. During this educational experience participants will be able to climb into the cab, learn how the locomotive works, then take the controls under the supervision of museum personnel. The short but memorable runs will let you step back in time, putting you in the same engineer’s seat as the steelworkers who helped build the country.
Each experience is limited to two adults or one adult and one child. Each session lasts approximately 20 minutes and is weather-dependent. Tickets are $30 per session (includes 1-2 participants) and are non-refundable except in the case of inclement weather or cancellation by the museum.
Learn more about the locomotive’s restoration process and see it in action here: https://www.nmih.org/restoration-highlight-1941-bethlehem-steel-whitcomb-narrow-gauge-locomotive
Because of the nature of operating historic equipment, availability is subject to change without advance notice. Every reasonable effort will be made to keep your experience on track. Guests must be able to climb four steps to enter and exit the locomotive. NMIH’s Bethlehem Steel locomotive experience is separate from regular museum admission.
BOOK YOUR TIMESLOT FOR THE 2024 SEASON
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April 7th & 21th
May 5th & 19th
June 2nd & 16th
July 7th & 21st
August 4th & 18th
September 1st & 15th
October 6th & 20th
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Haunted House: "Timeless Treasures"
2024-10-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Production Arts Department (Film & Technical Theatre) invites you to experience its “Timeless Treasures” Haunted House, October 19, 2024, from 6-8 PM, in the school’s theatre, located at 321 East Third Street, Bethlehem.
Mystery has begun to surround a local town as families report cases of their children going missing. There is one thing they all have in common: they were making a pit stop at Timeless Treasures Antique Store. Guests will help to investigate these disappearances and uncover the secrets that lie behind the filled walls of the local mom and pop shop.
The costume design, set design, video and sound design are led by design concepts of upperclassmen Production Arts majors.
Tickets are $7 for ALL and can be purchased online or at the door. BUY TICKETS: https://www.showpass.com/haunted-house-2/
The experience lasts for about 10-minutes, and guests will be admitted until 7:45 PM. Parental discretion is advised and not suitable for children under 10 years old. Please note that the experience will include the use of flashing lights and other practical effects.
ABOUT THE CHARTER ARTS PRODUCTION ARTS DEPARTMENT:
Students in this department explore the making of both live and recorded entertainment productions through producing, event management, design, technology and construction. Students graduate with skills in set design and construction, costume design and construction, audio and video production, lighting design, stage management, prop fabrication, special effects makeup application, projection design and animation, and more.
Production Arts students collaborate as a design team to produce original works including but not limited to: design-centric performance, multi-medium collages, and immersive installations. The Production Arts Department offers students the opportunity to work with directors, choreographers and peers on conceptualizing, designing, and creating for school-wide events and performances.

Prospective students and families who would like to learn more about the Production Arts (Film & Technical Theatre) Department and the school are encouraged to attend an upcoming admissions event or contact the school’s admissions office. Please visit CharterArts.org/admissions/

ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Charter Arts):
Charter Arts, opened in 2003, is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative and performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.

Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Charter Arts ranked #1 Best Charter High School in PA & #1 Best Public High School Teachers in PA on Niche’s 2025 Best Schools in America Rankings. Charter Arts is one of only four Lehigh Valley schools to make the Top 100 Public High Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Schools.
Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015.

Monster Mash Kids Night Out
2024-10-19 17:30 - 19:30 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
Drop the kids off for 2 hours of FUN!
Join us for Kids Night Out where we will paint a pottery project and watch a movie. We’ll play fun games after and give you parents a break for the night!

Includes Halloween themed face painting!
Kids ages 6 and over may be dropped off and hosted by one of our amazing Studio assistants! Younger kids are welcome to attend with a parent.
Please give us a call for last minute reservations at 610-791-2228.
Pottery will be available for pick-up between one and two weeks after the event.

Night Witch Market
2024-10-19 15:00 - 19:00 | Sun Inn Courtyard, 564 Main St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Food, Vendors, Art, Tarot Readings and so much more!

LUAG Community Workshop: Felt Dolls inspired by Nellie Mae Rowe
2024-10-19 13:00 - 14:30 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Join us for an intergenteraional workshop inspired by the exhibition Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe, led by teaching artists Rebecca Kelly and Y Lam ’25.
Nellie Mae Rowe’s dollmaking began as a child when she created dolls for the amusement of herself and her siblings. Using her dolls as inspiration, participants will make clothespin dolls reflecting their unique identity. We will use fabric scraps, found objects, sheep’s wool, string and bits of old jewelry to create small felt dolls for our and others’ amusement!

Register in advance here.
Registration is encouraged but not required.

Rebecca Kelly is a multidisciplinary artist. She is a storyteller, textile and book artist, and curator. Her students’ Book Arts work was exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum’s Learning through Art Exhibition, and Rebecca curated the traveling exhibition of the award winning Bucks County Community College ARTMOBILE: transFORMations; Making Art with Recycled and Reused Materials. Rebecca is an experienced educator and holds a Master’s Degree in Child Development from Sarah Lawrence College.

Y Lam
Y Lam ’24 is a Teacher Associate at Centennial School and a current graduate student in Lehigh’s College of Education. Her studies focused on art, psychology, and Asian studies. In her free time, Y loves reading, sketching, and trying to cook.

ChiliFest
2024-10-19 12:00 - 16:00 | SouthSide Arts District, 324 S New St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
ChiliFest returns for the 28th year in South Bethlehem, PA!
DATE: Saturday, October 19
TIME: 12 PM – 4 PM
Conquer the entire trail by sampling all the chilis, then vote for your favorite to decide which chili will win the coveted pepper trophy!
Tasting stations will be located at restaurants and businesses throughout 3rd and 4th Streets in South Bethlehem. Beer, wine, and other refreshments are available to purchase from the restaurant and craft beverage locations on the trail.
Tickets are $35 per person. Every ticket sold comes with the official commemorative ChiliFest spoon!

2024 Festival Information
ChiliFest 2024 is scheduled for Saturday, October 19 from 12-4 PM, with winners announced at 4:30 PM outside of Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub.

Chili Trail Stops:
Each trail stop offers a sample-sized serving of their unique chili recipe. Sample them all, and then vote for your favorite!
Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub
F&A Grog House
Sotto Santi Restaurant
NCC Culinary Department & Bethlehem Public Library SouthSide Branch
NCC Fowler Center
Playa Bowls Lehigh
Roasted
Country Club Brewing
Zest Bar + Grille
The Marquee Kitchen & Rise Above Hair Studio
Mister Lee’s Noodles
El Jefe’s Taqueria
Social Still Distillery
Colony Meadery & Flavor Nation Food Truck
More locations to be announced soon!

Tickets: $35 per person
Includes access to all chili trail stops + the 2024 commemorative chili spoon
Purchase Tickets

WXPN Welcomes Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
2024-10-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, “the king and queen of the banjo” (Paste Magazine), have a musical partnership like no other. Béla Fleck is a 15-time Grammy Award winner who has taken the instrument across multiple genres, and Abigail Washburn a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player who re-radicalized it by combining it with Far East culture and sounds. The two met at a square dance, began collaborating musically, and eventually fell in love. Over the years, they played together most visibly in the Sparrow Quartet alongside Ben Sollee and Casey Driessen and informally at a pickin’ party here, a benefit there, or occasionally popping up in each other’s solo shows. Fans of tradition-tweaking acoustic fare eagerly anticipated that Béla & Abigail would begin making music together as a duo. Whether at home, on stage, or on record, their deep bond, combined with the way their distinct musical personalities and banjo styles interact, makes theirs a picking partnership unlike any other on the planet.

The Bethlehem Running Festival
2024-10-18 15:30 - 2024-10-20 13:30 | PA
Join us at the height of the fall foliage season for an unforgettable weekend of running through the streets of Bethlehem on courses designed by “The Mayor of Running,” Bethlehem native Bart Yasso! With four incredible events AND a Kids Run, the Bethlehem Running Festival offers something for everyone!

Aardvark Sports Shop 3.8 Mile Trail Run, Friday 10/18 @ 3:30 pm
The ALL NEW 3.8 Mile Trail Run will take runners through and around the rocks and roots of Walking Purchase Park!

The 2024 Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs Kids Run, Friday 10/18 @ 5:30 pm
Another ALL NEW event, the Kids Run will take place on the indoor track at Lehigh University’s Rauch Field House. Runners 5 and under will run 1/4 mile, runners 6-8 will run 1/2 mile, and runners 9-12 will run 1 mile. All kids will receive a custom BRF Bib and unique BRF medal! The Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, the AAA-affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, are thrilled to sponsor the inaugural Kids Run. Iron Pigs Mascot, FeFe, will be on hand to greet and cheer on all the kids!
The Lexus 5K/10K, Saturday 10/19 @ 7:30 am (5K) & 9:00 am (10K)
The 5K and 10K will run over the Fahy Bridge and through the historic streets of Bethlehem, starting and finishing in front of the iconic Steel Stacks! Stick around after the 10K to show your support for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk that kicks off at noon. Register for both the 5K and 10K with the Double Play and save on each race!
Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute Half Marathon, Sunday 10/20 @ 8:00 am
This 13.1-mile journey weaves through the heart of historic Bethlehem, showcasing the city’s charming streets, scenic parks, and vibrant community spirit.
B. Braun Half Marathon Relay and Corporate Challenge, Sunday 10/20 @ 8:00 am
Teams of 3 will run segments of 5 miles, 5 miles, and 5K. The top 3 M/F/co-ed teams will win awards AND the top team affiliated with any local corporation will get their names engraved on the 4-foot Corporate Challenge Cup!

123 Andrés: Around the Americas
2024-10-17 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Christina and Andrés are 123 Andrés, the GRAMMY and Latin Grammy-winning duo for kids and families known for their interactive, high-energy shows. They bring fresh original songs that blend Spanish and English, with an eclectic mix of sounds from all corners of Latin America. They can’t find their friend Juana, and their only clue is that she’s somewhere in the Americas. Join them as they search the continents and learn about geography and music along the way. The audience is a key part in this rich journey brought to the stage with colorful, exciting visuals. 123 Andrés pack their show with positive vibes and energetic songs that get the whole family dancing and learning.
Run Time: 60 min. approx. (no intermission)

THEATRE: "The John Wilkes Booth High School for the Performing Arts Presents..." by Stephen Kaplan
2024-10-16 19:00 - 2024-10-18 21:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Theatre Department’s 2024-2025 season of original plays written by new as well as seasoned professional playwrights continues with its production of “The John Wilkes Booth High School for the Performing Arts Presents the Most Inclusive, Least Offensive Play Ever: An After School Special” by Stephen Kaplan, October 16-20, 2024. The production is directed by one of the school’s alumni, Marley Mathias.
In this story, the parents of The John Wilkes Booth High School for the Performing Arts threaten to remove the theatre program because they realize that all theatre is offensive, the scrappy students of JWB and their drama teacher race to save their beloved department by producing the most inclusive and least offensive play ever.
EVENING PERFORMANCES October 16-18 at 7 PM. MATINEE PERFORMANCES October 19 & 20 at 2 PM. TICKETS are $12 Adult, $7 Student/Child. Purchase tickets at CharterArts.org.
ABOUT THE CHARTER ARTS THEATRE DEPARTMENT:
The Charter Arts Theatre Department offers a pre-professional training program for high school-aged performers. The goal is to provide students with the skills they will need to move on to competitive college programs as well as professional theatre experiences.Classes are designed to encourage students to create imaginative and compelling characters, to regard their voices and bodies as creative instruments, to expose them to theatrical literature and to instill in them a sense of respect and professionalism for the art form that will stay with them throughout their lives.
The department will also continue to engage alumni performers, directors and artists this year as part of its Alumni Artist-in-Residence program. Minner-Bickert shares: “The creation of this program was to keep our alumni connected to Charter Arts and to reinforce with our current students that they will always have a home here with us. We demonstrate that we value artistry and we want to instill in our young artists that when they reach a certain skill level of mastery in their art they have a right to be celebrated and paid for their contributions as professional artists.”
ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Charter Arts):
Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative and performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.
Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Recently, Charter Arts was ranked #! Best Public High School Teachers in PA and #1 Best Charter High School in PA on Niche’s 2025 Best Schools in America Rankings. In addition, Charter Arts was one of only four Lehigh Valley schools to be ranked on U.S. News & World Report’s Top 100 Public High Schools in PA.
To learn more about the school or to sign up for an upcoming admissions event, visit www.CharterArts.org.
Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015.

Art in Dialogue: Placemaking Practices by Folk Artists from the American South with Dr. B. Brian Foster
2024-10-15 16:30 - 18:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Join Dr. B. Brian Foster, an ethnographer and multi-medium storyteller, and Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) Curator of Education, Stacie Brennan for an Art in Dialogue discussion about Nellie Mae Rowe and the importance of her artwork and its intersection with Black southern placemaking practices. After a tour of the exhibit and a short lecture, Brian will join Lehigh Professor of Sociology LaToya Council in conversation. Time will be permitted for audience participation. Light refreshments will be served along with a book signing of Brian’s books I Don’t Like the Blues: Race, Place, and the Backbeat of Black Life and The Ghosts of Segregation: American Racism, Hidden in Plain Sight collaborated with award winning photographer Richard Frishman. The exhibit is located at LUAG which is inside the Zoellner Arts Center, first floor. The reception and book signing will take place on the lower level. Both floors are accessible by elevator and stairs. Parking is available in the Zoellner parking garage.
This event is offered in partnership with the Africana Studies Department at Lehigh University.
Register in advance.
Advance registration is recommended but not required.
*This is a qualifying 5X10 event.
The 5×10, which reads as five by ten, is a programming series open to all Lehigh students with a specific focus on first-year students, their connection to Lehigh and introducing them to bLUeprint and the Five Foundations of Student Success. In a typical year, first-year students are expected to attend five programs during the first ten weeks of the semester.

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Dr. B. Brian Foster
B. Brian Foster is an ethnographer and multi-medium storyteller working to document and interpret the culture, folklore, and placemaking practices of Black communities in the rural U.S. South. For the last ten years, he has set his work in several towns and small communities in north Mississippi, where he was born and raised. Brian’s areas of expertise include the sociology of racism and race, place studies, urban/rural sociology, and qualitative methods. His perspective and theoretical orientation are rooted in the histories and paradigms of Black Sociology and the Black Radical Tradition.
Brian has written two books. I Don’t like the Blues: Race, Place, and the Backbeat of Black Life (2020) chronicles the growth and development of blues tourism in the Mississippi Delta. His second book Ghosts of Segregation: American Racism, Hidden in Plain Sight (2024) is a collaborative photo-essay collection featuring the work of award-winning photographer Richard Frishman. Frishman’s hyperpixel photographs document vestiges of racism, oppression, and segregation in the U.S. (e.g., a set of double doors that once was a “Colored Entrance,” the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma), and Foster’s essays blend memoir and personal storytelling with ethnographic reporting and sociological analysis to offer piercing commentary on the realities and histories captured by the photographs.
Brian is working on a new book—Casino Town—which interrogates the cultural, environmental, and human impacts of casino development in the Mississippi Delta. He is also building an expansive archive of oral history interviews and photographs focused on the histories and placemaking practices of Black communities in the rural South.
Africana Studies at Lehigh University
Rooted in a long history of emancipatory and egalitarian political visions created by Black people throughout Africa and the diaspora, the Africana Studies Program affirms, argues for, and studies the full and complete humanity of Black people.Through a diverse faculty and a rich, interdisciplinary selection of inclusive and intersectional courses, Africana Studies enriches the Lehigh University curriculum by situating urgent contemporary dynamics of racial inequality, injustice, and violence within a broad historical context, preparing students to deal with contemporary challenges. The Africana Studies Program encourages students to discover cultural, artistic, psychological, social, and political resources for imagining more just communities in which all can flourish. At a moment when millions of young people are in the street affirming that “Black Lives Matter,” Africana Studies can provide an intellectual space for students to explore histories of racialization and racism to make better-informed efforts to combat racial inequality.

Image credit: Melinda Blauvelt (American, born 1949), Nellie Mae Rowe, Vinings, Georgia, 1971, printed 2021, gelatin silver print, 21 ¾ x 14 ⅝ inches, High Museum of Art, gift of the artist, 2021.69. © 2023 Melinda Blauvelt.

Hi Neighbors Speakers Program
2024-10-14 09:30 - 11:00 | first presbyterian church of bethlehem, 2344 Center St., Bethlehem, PA, 18017, United States
Hi Neighbors brings an interesting assortment of local speakers who share their interest and passion for topics like music, history, travel, and wellness.
Each session will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall with a hospitality time. The presentations will begin at 10 a.m. All are welcome – there is no fee and no pre-registration.
Oct. 14: Let’s focus on wellness and feeling your best – staff from St. Luke’s Anderson campus will be on hand for “Fitness in Your Golden Years.”

Temple Grandin: A Conversation
2024-10-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Dr. Grandin, who didn’t speak until she was three and a half, was fortunate to receive early speech therapy, learn social skills like turn-taking in board games, and be mainstreamed into kindergarten at five. Her first book, Emergence: Labeled Autistic, offered a unique first-person view of autism. In his best-selling Anthropologist on Mars, Oliver Sacks wrote that Grandin’s book was unprecedented because there had never been an inside narrative of autism.
Now a professor at Colorado State University, she’s renowned for her work in animal behavior and welfare, consulting globally and appearances on television (NPR, BBC and other prominent media). In 2010, Time named her one of “The 100 Most Influential People in the World.” She was honored with an Emmy-winning HBO movie and introduction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016. The award-winning autism self-advocate shares her message about the disorder and “differently-abled” brains.

Guest Lecture: The Life & Legacy of Robert Sayre
2024-10-13 13:00 - 14:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E 2nd Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Robert Heysham Sayre initiated or influenced nearly every industrial, educational, and public welfare development in the Lehigh Valley during the second half of the 19th century. Born on October 13, 1824, Sayre learned engineering in his early youth building the Switchback Railroad and enlarging the Morris Canal, and at age 30 was named chief engineer of the Lehigh Valley Railroad by Asa Packer. Packer also directed him to build the rolling mill that became the Bethlehem Iron Works and Sayre remained a manager and officer of the company until 1899.
At the same time, Sayre’s involvement in community projects, education, and philanthropy shaped the growth of South Bethlehem and its institutions. His legacy as one of the founders of Lehigh University, St. Luke’s Hospital, the Church (now the Cathedral Church) of the Nativity, and many public utilities continues to today.
The National Museum of Industrial History is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert Heysham Sayre, with a special display of objects, letters, and photographs from his life on view September 14, 2024 through the end of the year.
Join us on October 13, 2024 at 1 PM as we welcome industrial historian Professor John Smith and local author Martha Capwell Fox for an intimate discussion of the life of Robert Sayre and his industrial and philanthropic legacy.
Included with museum admission

Valley Contra Dance October 12, 2024
2024-10-12 19:00 - 22:30 | West Side Moravian Church, 402 3rd Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Join us for a Contra Dance where we dance to vigorous, live, acoustic music with moves called by a live caller. Similar to square dancing except you dance in long lines rather than a square. Wear soft-soled shoes (like sneakers) so as not to mark the wooden floor. Introductory lesson at 7 pm with dancing from 7:30-10:30. No partner needed. Admission: sliding scales $8 for students, $15 for friends, $20 for supporters. Children under $13 with a paying adult, Free.

Spirited Tales Pub Tour
2024-10-12 15:00 - 16:30 | PA

Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra
2024-10-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Program

Maurice Ravel – Mother Goose Suite (arr. Berg)

Modest Mussogsky – A Night on Bald Mountain (arr. Clements)

Antonin Dvořák – Wind Serenade, op. 44

Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra is proud to be a musician-run orchestra. Each member contributes greatly to the music on-stage as well as various aspects of preparation behind the scenes.

Harvest Fest 2024
2024-10-12 12:00 - 17:00 | Main and Broad Streets, Main and Broad Streets, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Event Overview
Get ready to sip, savor and celebrate!
Our legendary Harvest Fest trails are back! This year, we’re bringing the Wine, Soup, and Beer Trails right to your taste buds inside the shops, restaurants, and festival grounds on Bethlehem’s Historic Main Street.
From noon to 5 pm, it’s your chance to explore the very best of Bethlehem!
These trails are what put us on the map, folks, and they ALWAYS sell out. So don’t miss your chance to wander through our charming district, sampling the culinary delights and brews that make Bethlehem special.
Grab your passports today! But hurry, they won’t last long!
Age Requirement: Participants must be 21 years of age or older for the Wine & Beer Trails. Proof of age will be required at registration.
Trail Selection: For trails involving alcohol, please choose either the Wine Trail or the Beer Trail. Participation in both trails is not permitted.
Ticket Refunds: Tickets are non-refundable, this is a rain or shine event.
Third-Party Sales: The Downtown Bethlehem Association is not responsible for sales conducted by unauthorized third parties. Please purchase your passports directly from the organizers to avoid fraudulent tickets.
Vendors
Harvest Fest 2024 Vendor Application
Harvest Fest 2024 Beer Vendor Application
Participants
Soup Trail
515 Main Sports Club
Bethlehem New Bethany Ministries
Edge Restaurant
Fegley’s Bethlehem Brew Works
McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub
Randevoo
Seasons Olive Oil & Vinegar Taproom
Steak & Steel Hibachi Inc.
Tapas On Main
Tavern at Sun Inn
Twisted Olive
Urbano Mexican Kitchen & Bar
Wine Trail
AM Luxe
Franklin Hill Vineyards
Crave Nutrition
Dear Santa…
Hand Cut Crystal / Bethlehem Christmas Shoppe
Clusters Handcrafted Popcorn
The Gem Shop
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
Hyatt Place Bethlehem
Mama Nina’s Foccacheria
Mediterranean Grill
Musselman Jewelers
Seasons Olive Oil & Vinegar Taproom
Beer Trail
Country Club Brewing
Edge Restaurant
The Eric Leadbetter Team
Fegley’s Bethlehem Brew Works
Lost Tavern Brewing
McCall Collective Brewing Co.
McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub
Nurse Wellness
Seven Sirens Brewing Company
Steak and Steel Hibachi Inc.
Band Line-up
South Stage
For Inclement Weather It will be at 521 Main Street Bethlehem
Pentley Holmes
12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
The Wonton Soups
2:15 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Howie Day
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
North Stage
For Inclement Weather It will be at Lost Tavern Brewing (444 Main Street)
Emma Bockrath
12 noon – 2:00 p.m.
The Audio Files
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Vendors
Craft
Bitty & Beau’s Coffee
Gentry by Jenna
Hometown Spark Permanent Jewelry LLC
Hope’s Caramels
I See Spain
Lily Lough Jewelry
Matt-Hat Jerky
Melmos Dog Treats
Nyche LLC
Rosetta Soaps
Food
Aw Shucks Roasted Corn Inc.
Cactus Blue Mexican Restaurant
Cubano X-press
Greek Street
Randevoo
Other
Social Still
Axecessive Force
Lehigh University Peer Relation Lab
Aardvark Studios
Tickets
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Harvest Fest 2024
2024-10-12 12:00 - 17:00 | Main and Broad Streets, Main and Broad Streets, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Event Overview
Get ready to sip, savor and celebrate!
Our legendary Harvest Fest trails are back! This year, we’re bringing the Wine, Soup, and Beer Trails right to your taste buds inside the shops, restaurants, and festival grounds on Bethlehem’s Historic Main Street.
From noon to 5 pm, it’s your chance to explore the very best of Bethlehem!
These trails are what put us on the map, folks, and they ALWAYS sell out. So don’t miss your chance to wander through our charming district, sampling the culinary delights and brews that make Bethlehem special.
Grab your passports today! But hurry, they won’t last long!
Age Requirement: Participants must be 21 years of age or older for the Wine & Beer Trails. Proof of age will be required at registration.
Trail Selection: For trails involving alcohol, please choose either the Wine Trail or the Beer Trail. Participation in both trails is not permitted.
Ticket Refunds: Tickets are non-refundable, this is a rain or shine event.
Third-Party Sales: The Downtown Bethlehem Association is not responsible for sales conducted by unauthorized third parties. Please purchase your passports directly from the organizers to avoid fraudulent tickets.
Vendors
Harvest Fest 2024 Vendor Application
Harvest Fest 2024 Beer Vendor Application
Participants
Soup Trail
515 Main Sports Club
Bethlehem New Bethany Ministries
Edge Restaurant
Fegley’s Bethlehem Brew Works
McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub
Randevoo
Seasons Olive Oil & Vinegar Taproom
Steak & Steel Hibachi Inc.
Tapas On Main
Tavern at Sun Inn
Twisted Olive
Urbano Mexican Kitchen & Bar
Wine Trail
AM Luxe
Franklin Hill Vineyards
Crave Nutrition
Dear Santa…
Hand Cut Crystal / Bethlehem Christmas Shoppe
Clusters Handcrafted Popcorn
The Gem Shop
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
Hyatt Place Bethlehem
Mediterranean Grill
Musselman Jewelers
Seasons Olive Oil & Vinegar Taproom
Beer Trail
Country Club Brewing
Edge Restaurant
The Eric Leadbetter Team
Fegley’s Bethlehem Brew Works
Lost Tavern Brewing
McCall Collective Brewing Co.
McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub
Nurse Wellness
Seven Sirens Brewing Company
Star of Bethlehem
Steak and Steel Hibachi Inc.
Band Line-up
South Stage
For Inclement Weather It will be at 521 Main Street Bethlehem
Pentley Holmes
12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
The Wonton Soups
2:15 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Howie Day
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
North Stage
For Inclement Weather It will be at Lost Tavern Brewing (444 Main Street)
Emma Bockrath
12 noon – 2:00 p.m.
The Audio Files
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Vendors
Craft
Bitty & Beau’s Coffee
Gentry by Jenna
Hometown Spark Permanent Jewelry LLC
Hope’s Caramels
I See Spain
Lily Lough Jewelry
Matt-Hat Jerky
Melmos Dog Treats
Nyche LLC
Rosetta Soaps
Food
Aw Shucks Roasted Corn Inc.
Cactus Blue Mexican Restaurant
Cubano X-press
Greek Street
Randevoo
Other
Social Still
Axecessive Force
Lehigh University Peer Relation Lab
Tickets
NO REFUNDS. RAIN OR SHINE EVENT. MUST BE 21+ FOR BEER AND WINE TRAILS, ALL AGES MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE SOUP TRAIL ONLY
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Soup Trail ($35.00 Per Person)
Wine Trail ($40.00 Per Person)
Beer Trail ($35.00 Per Person)
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Room on the Broom - Story & Paint
2024-10-12 12:00 - 13:00 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
Join us for a Room on the Broom Story & Paint event at Color Me Mine!
The friendly witch herself will read the Halloween story “Room on the Broom”, then we will paint ceramic candy bowl using every kid’s favorite painting technique: bubbles!

Pottery will be ready for pickup one or two weeks after the event.

Stories in the Garden: Family Storytime Series with Visiting Storyteller Tatiana Moreno
2024-10-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Martin Luther King Jr Community Garden & Park, 433 Carlton Ave, Bethlehem, 18015
Join us for Stories in the Garden, which takes place weekly on Saturdays at 11 am led by community gardener, musician, and artist Nia Watson, along with guest storytellers on select dates. This series focuses on food sovereignty, community, and the arts.
Over the course of Stories in the Garden programming, the MLK Garden in South Bethlehem will itself become a sort of “playhouse” for creativity inspired by Nellie’s playhouse in LUAG’s fall exhibition, Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe. This work will capture community stories through hands-on exploration, in which community members will assist with working in the garden as well as weave stories, images, and ideas into the garden beds.
Register in advance to receive updates and more information!
If you require assistance to fill out this form or prefer to share your registration information via email or phone, please email ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.
Family Storytimes:
Saturdays through October 26,11 am-12 pm on select dates and 4-5 pm August 24 and September 28.
Each program includes a book reading related to our themes, engaging learning sessions about garden plants, and a hands-on activity that ties everything together.
Visiting Storyteller Sessions:
October 12, 11 am – Tatiana Moreno
Whether you’re passionate about gardening, storytelling, or community building, Stories in the Garden offers something for everyone. Don’t miss this chance to explore the intersection of nature, art, and community in a beautiful garden setting.
This program was made possible in part by Southside Tomorrow, a 6-year revitalization program of Community Action Development Bethlehem and the City of Bethlehem, with support from Univest Bank & Trust Co., Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, People’s Security Bank and Trust, PPL Electric Utilities, and Provident Bank.

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Nia Watson, Song Poet & Educator
Nia has evolved into her art form over the last six years. Taking journal entries and transforming them into song poems inspired by life experiences. Influenced by nature, specifically birds, their flying patterns and songs. She creates other visuals as well when inspired. Nia is also a yoga instructor offering diverse classes to the valley for the past decade. She has taught early childhood since 2009. Currently, Nia is in the midst of learning to be a birth worker to support birthing beings themselves and those who are growing within them from conceiving to postpartum. Her classes and community offerings weave all the parts of herself together. Offering movement with a touch of playfulness and songs to soothe everyone present. Nia has performed here in the Valley, Philadelphia Amsterdam and Rio de Janeiro. She hopes to keep learning and growing and sharing the lessons she learns along the way.

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Crowded Kitchen Players present "Death by Lullaby"
2024-10-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
When Mrs. Tigert awakens in the middle of the night at Wheatland Senior Living, crying, “I don’t know where I am or how I got here,” and when her newly gained friends begin dying off in quick succession, She soon comes to suspect their details may not be as “natural” as she has been told.
with local actors: Trish Cipoletti, David Oswald, Pamela Wallace, Sharon Ferry, Bruce Brown, Dawn Daignault, Phuong Tran, Robert Torres, Dan Ross, and Aidan King.

Written and directed by Ara Barlieb.

IceHouse Punk/D.I.Y present
2024-10-10 18:30 - 22:30 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
IceHouse Punk/D.I.Y present three bands: Hexting, Landline, and Richard
Doors – 6:30 PM
Music – 7 PM
ALL AGES
$10 (cash or Venmo at the door)

Matchtoberfest @ The Wooden Match
2024-10-10 16:00 - 2024-10-12 23:00 | The Wooden Match, 61 West Lehigh Street, Bethlehem, P, 18018, United States
Join us for Matchtoberfest in downtown Bethlehem at The Wooden Match held from October 10-12th
We will be hosting an outdoor block party all weekend long with Live Music, Beer Trucks, Cigars, Outdoor Bars, and Games!
We will also be offering our Special Featured Okoberfest Menu the entire weekend on our patio!
Come down and enjoy a special weekend!
Music Lineup:
Red Elvises: Thu 8pm
Steelworkers PolkaBand: Thu 4pm
The Audio Files: Fri 8pm
Erin Kelly Band: Sat 8pm
GT3 Jazz Standards: Sat 4pm
DJs inside!
Spread the word!!!

Access Culture Discussion Group (Online)
2024-10-10 13:00 - 14:00 | virtual
As part of our Access Culture Initiative at Lehigh University Art Galleries, we are hosting a monthly accessibility discussion group for arts and cultural administrators, artists, students, educators, etc. to meet, discuss, and share resources. This group is free and open to all who are interested; this group will always meet virtually.
Suggestions or thoughts for meeting topics or resource sharing are always welcome. As always, please feel free to share this with other co-workers and colleagues who may be interested in this work.
Please contact Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu to receive the Zoom link and for accessibility needs or accommodations in advance.
Image: Joaquin Gonzalez. Dialogando, 2008. Etching on paper, 3/20. Gift of the Artist. LUG 10 1080.

Bingo
2024-10-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Sun Inn, 564 Main Street, Bethlehem, P, 18018, United States
Bingo Night – sponsored by Lehigh Valley Rugby
$20 a player for 10 games and bonuses!

Special Screening and panel discussion of “Close to Home, Street Medicine”
2024-10-09 18:00 - 19:30 | PA
Along with Lehigh Valley Health Network, Central Moravian Church’s Mental Health Team is inviting you to a Special Screening and panel discussion of “Close to Home, Street Medicine” produced by eMediaWorks and Dr. Teri Haddad. The panel will be composed of members of the Street Medicine team and Dr. Haddad. RSVP to jbwilli58@icloud.com for a Zoom link as well as attendance at the event so that we may prepare for your presence. The event takes place Wednesday, October 9 at 6 – 7:30 p.m. in Central’s Christian Education building, lower level (40 W Church Street, Bethlehem). We look forward to your participation in this very important and educational event.

"Close to Home, Street Medicine" Screening & Panel Discussion
2024-10-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Central Moravian Church, 418 Main Street, Bethlehem, 18018
Along with Lehigh Valley Health Network, Central’s Mental Health Team is inviting you to a Special Screening and panel discussion of “Close to Home, Street Medicine” produced by eMediaWorks and Dr. Teri Haddad. The panel will be composed of members of the Street Medicine team and Dr. Haddad. RSVP to jbwilli58@icloud.com by October 1 for a Zoom link, as well as attendance at the event so that we may prepare for your presence. The event takes place Wednesday, October 9 at 6 – 7:30 p.m. in the Christian Education building (40 W Church Street, Bethlehem). We look forward to your participation in this very important and educational event.

Connect & Create: Jump Start Your Book
2024-10-09 09:30 - 12:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Do you have an idea for a book you’ve been dying to dig into? In this workshop, participants will explore and map out idea(s) for Young Adult and Middle-Grade novels and discuss techniques for a successful first one to three pages of a project to hook the reader for the chapters to come. No formal writing experience is needed, just an excitement for storytelling. This workshop will last one hour and will begin with a brief ice-breaker and continue with two activities.
Register in advance. Advanced registration encouraged, as space is limited.

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Robin Gow (it/fae/he & él y elle) is an award-winning poet and community educator. It grew up in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, and lives with his partner Rain and their menagerie of animals on unceded Lenape land also called Allentown Pennsylvania. Fae is the author of poetry collections and young-adult and middle-grade novels including Dear Mothman and A Million Quiet Revolutions, earning starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, and more.

Connect & Create workshops offer a brief exploration and creative conversation around a work of art from the LUAG collection, followed by a hands-on activity and/or creative response led by a local teaching artist or student educator.

Event image credit: Donna Ferrato. Maggie’s Holy Fever, Olive Branch Mission, Chicago. 1999. Archival pigment print. LUF 2018 1497. Gift of David and Jennifer Kielselstein In Honor of Max and Vicki Kieselstein.

Connect & Create: Pop Art Poster Workshop
2024-10-08 17:30 - 19:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Inspired by the work of artists and educators Sister Corita Kent and Keith Haring, students will create brightly colored text-based posters that address concerns around social justice, current issues, or to convey a message of peace. The printmaking technique of collagraphy will be used to produce multiples, and individual posters can be embellished with elements of collage and mixed media. Design, print, and produce a small run of posters to distribute or to keep!
This exhibition is offered in conjunction with LUAG’s current exhibition ChangeMakers!, a multisite exhibiton, drawn from LUAG’s extensive art collection, that highlights the many forms of change-making. Explore artworks in a range of media that reveal change makers at work — activists, organizers, and of course, artists. Be sure to watch the interviews below with local change makers in the Lehigh Valley, gathered by Lehigh University students, that reveal insights, strategies, and ambitions for positive change in our own community.
Register in advance here.

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This workshop will be led by artist and educator Kayla GIbbons. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Kayla Gibbons received her MFA in Sculpture from Yale School of Art in 2013 and BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2011. She is the 2014 recipient of the Connecticut Artist Fellowship Grant offered through the Connecticut Office of the Arts. Kayla has been an artist in residence at the Byrdcliffe Colony in Woodstock, New York and the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont. Her work has been exhibited in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and internationally in Rome, Poland, and Turkey. Kayla is an adjunct professor at Lehigh Univeristy, Marymount Manhattan College, Brooklyn College, and the School of Visual Arts. In addition to studio courses, Kayla delivers an art history seminar at the School of Visual Arts entitled Monument/Memorial: Sculpture & The American Landscape, an extension of her research and practice. Kayla works between Queens, New York and Bangor, Pennsylvania. She runs a studio and gallery in Bangor called Supply.
Keith Haring, The Great Peace March, New York. Archival Poster – Offset-lithograph on heavy paper, 1986. LUZ 12 1014. Gift of The Keith Haring Foundation

Hi Neighbors Speakers Program
2024-10-07 09:30 - 11:00 | first presbyterian church of bethlehem, 2344 Center St., Bethlehem, PA, 18017, United States
Hi Neighbors brings an interesting assortment of local speakers who share their interest and passion for topics like music, history, travel, and wellness.
Each session will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall with a hospitality time. The presentations will begin at 10 a.m. All are welcome – there is no fee and no pre-registration.

Oct. 7: Kay Wolff of the Friends of Historic Easton Cemetery will be on hand to share the fascinating story of this cemetery, on the National Registry of Historic Places.

Ghost Tours
2024-10-06 17:00 - 2024-11-03 21:00 | Sun Inn, 564 Main Street, Bethlehem, P, 18018, United States
Join us for a spooky tour of the historical Sun Inn! Watch a video on the Sun Inn, take the museum tour, get a personal 4 floor tour of the entire building and ghost stories that have been talked about through the years. After the tour, enjoy a personal tasting at Christmas City Spirits located on the first floor of the Sun Inn. This is a child friendly tour and we will have refreshments for them as well. Plan for an hour to enjoy the experience and ask all the questions you like.
12 people per session max please. $20 a person

Ghost Tours
2024-10-06 17:00 - 2024-11-03 21:00 | Sun Inn, 564 Main Street, Bethlehem, P, 18018, United States
A tour through the historical Sun Inn with ghost stories on every floor! At the end of the tour you will have an optional taste of our Christmas City Spirits!

Blessing of the Animals
2024-10-06 15:00 - 18:30 | first presbyterian church of bethlehem, 2344 Center St., Bethlehem, PA, 18017, United States
All are welcome to participate in the 6th annual “Blessing of the Animals” event offered on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 3 p.m.
It will be held on the east lawn of the church campus, and is a ‘rain or shine’ event. In case of bad weather it will be set up as a drive-through.
Blessings will be offered to pets of all kinds; it is requested that dogs be on leashes. There will also be live music, and opportunities to visit with other participants and their pets.
This is a free event. If interested, participants are invited to bring donations of pet food and supplies that will be shared with the Animal Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley.
We can also use several volunteers for this event – to assist with set-up, greeting, blessing of the animals, and clean-up. If you can help, please contact us at 610-867-5865 or info@fpc-bethlehem.org. Thanks for considering!

9th Annual Monocacy Farm Food Festival
2024-10-06 | Monocacy Farm 395 Bridle Path Road Bethehem, PA 18017, 395 Bridle Path Road, Bethlehem, P, 18017, United States
Join us on the farm on Sunday, October 6, for our ninth annual Monocacy Farm Food Festival, a family-friendly day featuring local food, artisans and vendors, Bob Swaim’s environmentally-friendly toys, balloon animals, a photo booth, crafts and activities, farm tours, demos, live music, great raffles and so much more!
Bring the kids for fall-themed activities and pick up some unique foods and crafts created by folks right here in the Lehigh Valley. There is literally something for everyone!

Parking is free. While you’re here, grab some official Monocacy Farm Project merch. All proceeds benefit Monocacy Farm Project programs.

Keep an eye on our Facebook event page for ongoing event updates.

DESCENT
2024-10-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
DESCENT explores the pleasures of wheeled movement and reckless abandon. Combining dance, architecture, design, and technology, this work challenges cultural assumptions of what disability, dance and beauty can be.

Kinetic Light: DESCENT
2024-10-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Kinetic Light, an innovative disability arts ensemble, is globally acclaimed for its immersive, accessible approach. Led by disabled artists, the ensemble creates, designs, and performs work that is a thrilling blend of movement, light and sound. Their creations speak to and emerge from disability aesthetics and culture. This connection to the rich traditions and contemporary conversations of disabled artists in all artistic fields makes Kinetic Light’s work a powerful, intersectional creative force.
Kinetic Light’s DESCENT is presented in partnership with Touchstone Theatre and their community arts initiative Festival UnBound OCT 3-6. For information on Festival events, its history, and the 2024 sponsors, visit here.
DESCENT explores the pleasures of wheeled movement and reckless abandon. It is performed on a custom-designed architectural ramp installation with hills, curves, and peaks. Combining dance, architecture, design, and technology, this work challenges cultural assumptions of what disability, dance and beauty can be. Inspired by the sensual writings and art of French sculptor Auguste Rodin, DESCENT gives the mythological characters of Venus and Andromeda new life as interracial lovers. Voted as 2018’s most moving performance by the readers of Dance Magazine, DESCENT is “An ingenious set of ramps [that] serves as a canvas for projections of stars and seas, and as a surface for wheelchair motion with the gliding grace of ice dance,” according to The New Yorker.
**Per Kinetic Light’s touring practices, masks are required for this performance. For the safety of the performing artists and audience, all audience members, ushers, and staff are required to be masked upon entering the venue and throughout the performance. Thank you to Lehigh Valley Health Network for their support.
Access: This performance is expected to include haptic interpretation of sound scores; ASL interpreters; audio description through Kinetic Light’s Audimance app; expanded accessible seating; tactile lobby experiences; sensory kits; a quiet space; and exit and entry welcome during performances. Please call the box office at 610-758-2787 x0 for ASL and haptic seating. Click HERE to learn more about our accessible seating project. Thank you to The Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Baker Foundation for their support.
Kinetic Light’s DESCENT is presented in partnership with Touchstone Theatre and their community arts initiative Festival UnBound, OCT 3-6.
To register for a workshop, (masks required) visit Touchstone’s website.
Integrated Dance Workshop Level 1
WED OCT 2
Location: DeSales University
All welcome, no prior experience needed
Dance DESCENT
WED OCT 2
Location: DeSales University
Experienced non-disabled and disabled dancers
Inside Disability Arts + DESCENT
SUN OCT 6
Location: Zoellner Arts Center
Kinetic Light’s Artistic Director Alice Sheppard opens up about the world of DESCENT: sharing choreographic and access to practice, plus behind-the-scenes artistic info. Space is limited. Register on Touchstone’s website.

Night Witch Market
2024-10-05 15:00 - 19:00 | Sun Inn Courtyard, 564 Main St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Food, Art, Vendors, Music, Tarot Readings and so much more!

A Wall Between Us
2024-10-05 14:00 - 2024-10-06 15:30 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
London-based Single Shoe Productions’ A Wall Between Us combines video projection, visual storytelling and illusions to interweave three revealing stories, examining our need to belong to a place, how this affects us, others, and the land itself.

Donald Spieth Memorial Concert
2024-10-05 14:00 - 15:00 | Old Chapel, 412 Heckewelder Place, Bethlehem, PA, 18018
Join us on Saturday, October 5, for the first annual Donald Spieth Memorial Concert featuring the Bela Trio at 2 p.m. in the Old Chapel. The Bela Trio was created while Stephanie Bonk, violin, Kelsi Doolittle, clarinet, and Owen Dodds, piano, studied in the doctoral program at Stony Brook University. Recent winners of the Techne Music Festival, they will play works by Khachaturian, Stravinsky, and Bartok.

Spider Handprint Keepsake
2024-10-05 12:00 - 13:00 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
Make some Memories at Color Me Mine, and get a wonderful fall themed keepsake! Choose from two sizes of plate, or large platter!
We’ll help you capture the perfect hand or foot prints, then work on seasonal coloring sheets with the kiddos while you finish the details on your project! We are there to help with details and lettering if you need it!
$30 – 10″ small plate (for babies)
$36 – 12″ large plate (for smaller kids)
$48 – 15″ platter (for older or multiple kids)
For last minute reservations please call our studio at (610) 791-2228.
Pottery will be ready for pick-up between one and two weeks after the event.

Stories in the Garden: Family Storytime Series with Visiting Storyteller Veronica Moore
2024-10-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Join us for Stories in the Garden, which takes place weekly on Saturdays at 11 am led by community gardener, musician, and artist Nia Watson, along with guest storytellers on select dates. This series focuses on food sovereignty, community, and the arts.
Over the course of Stories in the Garden programming, the MLK Garden in South Bethlehem will itself become a sort of “playhouse” for creativity inspired by Nellie’s playhouse in LUAG’s fall exhibition, Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe. This work will capture community stories through hands-on exploration, in which community members will assist with working in the garden as well as weave stories, images, and ideas into the garden beds.
Register in advance to receive updates and more information!
If you require assistance to fill out this form or prefer to share your registration information via email or phone, please email ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.
Family Storytimes:
Saturdays through October 26,11 am-12 pm on select dates and 4-5 pm August 24 and September 28.
Each program includes a book reading related to our themes, engaging learning sessions about garden plants, and a hands-on activity that ties everything together.
Visiting Storyteller Sessions:
October 5, 11 am – Veronica Moore
October 12, 11 am – Tatiana Moreno
Whether you’re passionate about gardening, storytelling, or community building, Stories in the Garden offers something for everyone. Don’t miss this chance to explore the intersection of nature, art, and community in a beautiful garden setting.
This program was made possible in part by Southside Tomorrow, a 6-year revitalization program of Community Action Development Bethlehem and the City of Bethlehem, with support from Univest Bank & Trust Co., Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, People’s Security Bank and Trust, PPL Electric Utilities, and Provident Bank.

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Nia Watson, Song Poet & Educator
Nia has evolved into her art form over the last six years. Taking journal entries and transforming them into song poems inspired by life experiences. Influenced by nature, specifically birds, their flying patterns and songs. She creates other visuals as well when inspired. Nia is also a yoga instructor offering diverse classes to the valley for the past decade. She has taught early childhood since 2009. Currently, Nia is in the midst of learning to be a birth worker to support birthing beings themselves and those who are growing within them from conceiving to postpartum. Her classes and community offerings weave all the parts of herself together. Offering movement with a touch of playfulness and songs to soothe everyone present. Nia has performed here in the Valley, Philadelphia Amsterdam and Rio de Janeiro. She hopes to keep learning and growing and sharing the lessons she learns along the way.

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Veronica Moore is a celebrated educator, trainer, facilitator, children’s book author and entreprenuer. Her books are based in social and emotional learning principles and can be used as a tool both inside and outside of learning spaces.
“Rosie’s Special Gift”, follows the story of Rosie, a curious young girl, and her nurturing mother on a captivating journey through the world of plants.
Through delightful storytelling and enchanting illustrations, “Rosie’s Special Gift” showcases the unique bond between a mother and daughter as they explore the wonders of gardening and taking care of plants together. As they tend to their growing green things, Rosie and her mom uncover lessons about kindness, generosity, and the importance of community. This heartwarming tale not only celebrates the joy of nurturing plants and growing food, but it also shows the timeless love shared between mothers and daughters. “Rosie’s Special Gift” is a tender and inspiring read that will leave young readers and caregivers with a lasting appreciation for the magic and power of nature. For more on Rosie’s adventures visit: www.veronicahmoore.com

Lehigh University Department of Theatre: Trouble in Mind
2024-10-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Wiletta Mayer, an African American actress of a certain age, has spent her career playing stereotypes, trapped on a merry-go-round of mammies, maids, and other menials. The curtain rises on the first day of rehearsal for Chaos in Belleville, a Broadway-bound play that tackles the harsh truths of racism in America. But when those truths spill out of the play and into the rehearsal hall, will Wiletta’s insistence on her dignity cost her the work she desperately needs? Kashi Johnson, director.

First Friday Museum Meetup and ASL Social
2024-10-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Join us for our first Deaf and ASL Social Meetup at Lehigh University Art Galleries! Enjoy light refreshments, engage in art-making activities, and visit our current exhibition, Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe as well as work from the LUAG Permanent Collection.
This free event is open to all, including beginner ASL learners. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to connect and create!
An ASL interpreter will be available to interpret at the event as needed! Hosted in partnership with Educator, Christina Derhammer.
Please register here for the event. Registration is not required but recommended.
If you require assistance to fill out this form or prefer to share your registration information via email or phone, please email ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.

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Closing Reception for Alumni Exhibit
2024-10-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Visual Arts Department will hold a FREE Closing Art Reception on Friday, October 4 from 6-8 PM for its current exhibition featuring the work of alumni artists, Arta Brito and Nate Devarie. This STUNNING exhibit is on display in the school’s Corpora Gallery and the reception is part of the Southside Arts District’s First Friday Celebration. Private appointments to view the exhibit can also be arranged by calling 610-868-2971.

The Charter Arts Visual Arts program of study provides a well-rounded, structured, and classical fine art education. Approached as an academic as well as artistic discipline, the sequence of courses inspire students to form connections across the curriculum. Students progressively build conceptual understanding as they work to advance skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital design concepts, photography, art history, and professional practices. Over the course of study within the visual arts program, students develop a portfolio expressive of their active studio participation, work ethic, personal inquiry, passion for art, and dedication to skill advancement.

ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Charter Arts):

Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative and performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.

Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Recently, Charter Arts was ranked as #1 Best Charter High School in PA & #2 Best Public High School Teachers in PA on Niche’s 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. Charter Arts was one of only four Lehigh Valley schools to make The Top 100 Public High Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Schools.

Prospective students and families who are interested in learning more about this award-winning school are invited to schedule a tour or contact the admissions office. For more information, visit www.CharterArts.org.

Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015.

Literary Event: Showcase at the Lodge
2024-10-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Literary Arts Department will present its first monthly “Showcase at the Lodge” event on Friday, October 4th from 6-8 PM at Cafe the Lodge, 427 E. 4th Street in Bethlehem as part of the Southside Arts District’s First Friday celebration. Students will present a variety of original written works. There is also an Open Mic portion of the event.
Literary arts is one of Charter Arts’ seven artistic majors, which also include dance, instrumental music, production arts, theatre, visual arts and vocal music. The school’s unique arts-centered curriculum pairs pre-professional training in the arts with a rigorous core academic program. Students of the literary arts department engage in a comprehensive writing curriculum with courses such as Character Development, Exploration of Modernism & Postmodernism, Children’s Literature, Film Studies, Exploration of the Romantic Style, Media Studies, and more.
Literary Arts Artistic Director, Kristin Liemberger, shares: “Students write and analyze creatively and critically, experimenting with their own creative voices in the construction, production, and performance of original works. This intensive program provides students with a rigorous curriculum rooted in the creative process while reinforcing that reading, writing, film, and the spoken word are integral parts of the history and advancement of society.”
Prospective students and families who are interested in learning more about the literary arts program and the school are invited to attend an upcoming information session or to contact the admissions office at 610-868-2971 Ext. 3137. For more information, visit www.CharterArts.org.

FREE Event: Professional Alumni Exhibit Closing Reception
2024-10-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Visual Arts Department will hold a FREE Closing Reception on Friday, October 4th from 6-8 PM for its current exhibition featuring the work of alumni artists, Arta Brito and Nate Devarie.
ARTA BRITO & NATE DEVARIE
The reception will be held in the school’s Corpora Gallery as part of the Southside Arts District’s First Friday Celebration. The exhibit will run through October 11, 2024. Private appointments to view the exhibit can also be arranged by calling 610-868-2971.

The Charter Arts Visual Arts program of study provides a well-rounded, structured, and classical fine art education. Approached as an academic as well as artistic discipline, the sequence of courses inspire students to form connections across the curriculum. Students progressively build conceptual understanding as they work to advance skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital design concepts, photography, art history, and professional practices. Over the course of study within the visual arts program, students develop a portfolio expressive of their active studio participation, work ethic, personal inquiry, passion for art, and dedication to skill advancement.

ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Charter Arts):

Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative and performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.

Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Recently, Charter Arts was ranked as #1 Best Charter High School in PA & #2 Best Public High School Teachers in PA on Niche’s 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. Charter Arts was one of only four Lehigh Valley schools to make The Top 100 Public High Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Schools.

Prospective students and families who are interested in learning more about this award-winning school are invited to schedule a tour or contact the admissions office. For more information, visit www.CharterArts.org. The school is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem.

Twilight with Touchstone: A Rose Garden Odyssey
2024-10-03 18:00 - 2024-10-04 20:00 | Bethlehem Rose Garden, Bethlehem, PA, United States
An interactive and immersive evening journey through the Bethlehem Rose Garden. Explore what it means to grow and nurture community as the park is brought to life through the magic of performance, music, poetry, dance, lighting, and more.

Art in Dialogue: Between Word and Image - Graphic Novels of the Arab World with Barrack Rima
2024-10-03 16:15 - 18:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
A graphic novelist and filmmaker, Barrack Zailaa Rima was born in 1972 in Tripoli, Lebanon, and has lived in Brussels, Belgium for more than thirty years. While she explored a wide variety of media and art forms in her early career, Barrack now devotes herself to comic books. A former member of the Beirut-based Samandal collective, she is the author of several graphic novels, editorial cartoons, and compelling works of comics journalism including Le conteur du Caire, Beirut, and Sociologia. Her latest graphic novel, Dans le taxi, published by Alifbata Editions, received the Mahmoud Kahil Award for the best graphic novel from the MENA region (Lebanon, 2022) and the Grenades Literary Prize (Belgium, 2022).
On September 17, 2024, Invisible Publishing will release Barrack Zailaa Rima’s graphic three-volume trilogy, Beirut, available in English for the first time in Carla Calargé and Alexandra Gueydan-Turek’s translation. Each volume retraces a visit Rima made to the Lebanese capital while also bearing witness to events unfolding in Beirut.
Barrack will give a presentation in which she will discuss her own artistic practice in relation to other graphic novelists. She will reflect on important moments in the history of the art form as well as trends that have informed her own artistic expression. She will also provide an overview of contemporary Arab comic and graphic novel production with a particular focus on Lebanon.
Graphic Novel Workshop
Following this presentation, Barrack Zailaa Rima will conduct a series of creative practical exercises on constructing a narrative sequence, which will allow you to become familiar with the language of graphic novels. No prior technical skills are required.
Workshop is open to the public and does note require any previous experience.
Spots are limited! Please register in advance.
This workshop is offered in partnership with The Modern Languages and Literatures Department and the Lehigh Pride Center.

Festival UnBound
2024-10-02 16:30 - 2024-10-06 18:00 | Touchstone Theatre, 321 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Touchstone Theatre’s Festival UnBound is five days of music, theatre, dance, conversation, and more, in a joyous celebration of our community. Take in thought-provoking performances, explore the vibrant nature all around us, and move your body to some delightful beats. Everybody is welcome at this city-wide extravaganza!

Wednesday Lunch
2024-10-02 11:30 - 17:00 | EDGE Restaurant, 74 W Broad St, Bethlehem, PA, 18018
Starting Wednesday, October 2 EDGE Restaurant is now open for lunch! Join us for your midday meal. We will open at 11:30 am.

Festival Unbound: Five Days. Ten Events. One community
2024-10-02 - 2024-10-06 | Touchstone Theatre, 321 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Festival UnBound (October 2 – 6) – is a Touchstone Theatre’s 6th annual festival with five days of performances, hands-on workshops, and more, taking place in venues and outdoor spaces all over Bethlehem. This is a fabulous event that the Touchstone ensemble have worked hard on all year – and nearly all events are free!
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2
4:30-6PM: KINETIC LIGHT INTEGRATED DANCE WORKSHOP: LEVEL 1
DeSales University
A workshop from Kinetic Light open to disabled and nondisabled dancers of all experience and ages.

7-8:30PM: KINETIC LIGHT WORKSHOP: DANCE DESCENT
DeSales University
An advanced Kinetic Light workshop for experienced disabled and non-disabled dancers.

THURSDAY, OCT. 3
6-8PM: TWILIGHT WITH TOUCHSTONE: A ROSE GARDEN ODYSSEY
The Bethlehem Rose Garden
A multi-sensory outdoor evening experience that celebrates the places we grow community.
*Also occurring Friday, October 4 at 6pm.

8-9:30PM: STARGAZING
The Bethlehem Rose Garden
An expert led guided tour through the night-sky of the Lehigh Valley.
*Also occurring Friday, October 4 at 8pm.

FRIDAY, OCT. 4
6-8PM: TWILIGHT WITH TOUCHSTONE: A ROSE GARDEN ODYSSEY
The Bethlehem Rose Garden
A multi-sensory outdoor evening experience that celebrates the places we grow community.
*Also occurring Thursday, October 3 at 6pm.

8-9:30PM: STARGAZING
The Bethlehem Rose Garden
An expert led guided tour through the night-sky of the Lehigh Valley.
*Also occurring Thursday, October 3 at 8pm.

SATURDAY, OCT. 5
9AM-12:30PM: REFLECTIONS ON THE RIVER
Sand Island Boat Launch
A guided canoe tour showcasing the natural beauty of Sand Island.

2-3:30PM: A WALL BETWEEN US
The Ice House Performing Arts Center
A performance by Single Shoe Productions about our need to belong to a place – and how this affects us, others, and even the land itself.
*Also occurring Sunday, October 6 at 2pm.

6:30-7:30PM: “THE BIG READ” LAUNCH
Zoellner Arts Center
Receive a free copy of a wonderful book and hear about some exciting activities coming up throughout the year.

7:30-9:30PM: DESCENT
Zoellner Arts Center
A performance by disability arts ensemble Kinetic Light that celebrates the pleasure of reckless abandon.

SUNDAY, OCT. 6
11AM-12:30PM: INSIDE DISABILITY ARTS AND DESCENT
Zoellner Arts Center
A behind-the-scenes discussion about Kinetic Light’s DESCENT.

2-3:30PM: A WALL BETWEEN US
The Ice House Performing Arts Center
A performance by Single Shoe Productions about our need to belong to a place – and how this affects us, others, and even the land itself.
*Also occurring Saturday, October 5 at 2pm.

2-4PM: “ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW: 4 VISUALLY IMPAIRED ARTISTS” EXHIBIT RECEPTION
Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda Gallery
Come celebrate works of art created by local visually impaired artists.

2:30-4PM: TALES FROM THE TRAIL
Amphitheater on the Greenway
An accessible, guided walking tour exploring the beauty of the Southside.

4-6PM: FIESTA UNBOUND: A COMMUNITY JAM
Touchstone’s Barrio Stage
Celebrate the end of the 6th year of Festival UnBound with a collaborative and upbeat musical fiesta!

Scarecrow Showdown
2024-10-01 12:00 - 2024-10-30 17:00 | Main and Broad Streets, Main and Broad Streets, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
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Calling all creative crows! The Scarecrow Showdown is back, and it’s going to be a harvest HOOTdown in Historic Downtown Bethlehem!
Unleash your inner artist and craft the most scarecrow-tastic creation you can imagine. Think spooky, silly, or something totally out-of-the-patch!
The gauntlet is thrown! Main & Broad Streets will be crawling with incredible scarecrows all October long, and YOU get to decide the winner! Head over to visithistoricbethlehem.com to cast your vote for your favorite fall masterpiece.
So grab your straw, unleash your creativity, and join the Scarecrow Showdown!
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Winners from each category will receive:
1st Place: $100 Downtown Bethlehem Gift Card
Runner Up: $50 Downtown Bethlehem Gift Card
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Scarecrow Kits are $25.00. No refunds.
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After purchasing your kit online, you may pick it up starting Monday, August 12th through Monday, September 9th. The Bethlehem Chamber Office is open Monday through Thursday, 9:00AM – 4:00PM, 74 W. Broad ST. Bethlehem, PA 18018, SUITE 240. You will receive your Scarecrow number at this time.
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Drop off your Scarecrow anytime from 9/16 through 9/23, from 9:00am to 4:00pm. You may drop off your Scarecrow after hours. Please be advised our building is locked on Sundays and locked from 8:00pm through 7:00am on weekdays. Please, be sure your number is prominently displayed, and text a picture of your Scarecrow and number to Ty Versocki at (610) 739-3385. Drop off address is also at the Bethlehem Chamber Office, 74 W. Broad St. Suite 240, Bethlehem, PA 18018.
Contest timing
Scarecrows will be out on Main & Broad Streets beginning on 10/1 and live on our website for voting starting 10/1. All contestants will receive a link to vote via email to share with friends and family.
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This is a family friendly event. The Downtown Bethlehem Association reserves the right to deny any entry that is offensive, lewd, inappropriate, or demonstrates anything controversial. Further, any Scarecrow that is constructed in poor taste or is deemed offensive will be disqualified. All entries must use the wooden structure provided – no exceptions. Refunds for disqualifications based on this criteria will not be issued.
All Scarecrows must adhere to the style guide found in the kit. No blinking lights or anything with motion. Use materials that will withstand the weather, i.e. wind & rain. We recommend using plastic bags and newspaper to stuff your Scarecrow. Stuffed hosiery will also work to shape your Scarecrow.
Your Scarecrow must be sturdy and materials used to decorate your Scarecrow must be secured onto the base provided. The Downtown Bethlehem Association will not be responsible for any damaged Scarecrow or for any items that have been stolen. In the event of vandalism, we will make every attempt to assist in repairs that may be needed.
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Scarecrow Showdown
2024-10-01 12:00 - 2024-10-30 17:00 | Main and Broad Streets, Main and Broad Streets, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
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Calling all creative crows! The Scarecrow Showdown is back, and it’s going to be a harvest HOOTdown in Historic Downtown Bethlehem!
Unleash your inner artist and craft the most scarecrow-tastic creation you can imagine. Think spooky, silly, or something totally out-of-the-patch!
The gauntlet is thrown! Main & Broad Streets will be crawling with incredible scarecrows all October long, and YOU get to decide the winner! Head over to visithistoricbethlehem.com to cast your vote for your favorite fall masterpiece.
So grab your straw, unleash your creativity, and join the Scarecrow Showdown!
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Winners from each category will receive:
1st Place: $100 Downtown Bethlehem Gift Card
Runner Up: $50 Downtown Bethlehem Gift Card
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Scarecrow Kits are $25.00. No refunds.
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After purchasing your kit online, you may pick it up starting Monday, August 12th through Monday, September 9th. The Bethlehem Chamber Office is open Monday through Thursday, 9:00AM – 4:00PM, 74 W. Broad ST. Bethlehem, PA 18018, SUITE 240. You will receive your Scarecrow number at this time.
Check-in your Scarecrow
Drop off your Scarecrow anytime from 9/16 through 9/23, from 9:00am to 4:00pm. You may drop off your Scarecrow after hours. Please be advised our building is locked on Sundays and locked from 8:00pm through 7:00am on weekdays. Please, be sure your number is prominently displayed, and text a picture of your Scarecrow and number to Ty Versocki at (610) 739-3385. Drop off address is also at the Bethlehem Chamber Office, 74 W. Broad St. Suite 240, Bethlehem, PA 18018.
Contest timing
Scarecrows will be out on Main & Broad Streets beginning on 10/1 and live on our website for voting starting 10/1. All contestants will receive a link to vote via email to share with friends and family.
Voting
Voting will be in real-time from 10/2 through 10/29. Additional votes will continue to be collected through 10/30.
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This is a family friendly event. The Downtown Bethlehem Association reserves the right to deny any entry that is offensive, lewd, inappropriate, or demonstrates anything controversial. Further, any Scarecrow that is constructed in poor taste or is deemed offensive will be disqualified. All entries must use the wooden structure provided – no exceptions. Refunds for disqualifications based on this criteria will not be issued.
All Scarecrows must adhere to the style guide found in the kit. No blinking lights or anything with motion. Use materials that will withstand the weather, i.e. wind & rain. We recommend using plastic bags and newspaper to stuff your Scarecrow. Stuffed hosiery will also work to shape your Scarecrow.
Your Scarecrow must be sturdy and materials used to decorate your Scarecrow must be secured onto the base provided. The Downtown Bethlehem Association will not be responsible for any damaged Scarecrow or for any items that have been stolen. In the event of vandalism, we will make every attempt to assist in repairs that may be needed.
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Hi Neighbors Speakers Program
2024-09-30 09:30 - 11:00 | first presbyterian church of bethlehem, 2344 Center St., Bethlehem, PA, 18017, United States
Hi Neighbors brings an interesting assortment of local speakers who share their interest and passion for topics like music, history, travel, and wellness.
Each session will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall with a hospitality time. The presentations will begin at 10 a.m. All are welcome – there is no fee and no pre-registration.
Sept. 30: Join John Gallagher as he shares the story of “Archibald Johnston and the Archie Project,” the restoration of the Bethlehem township homestead of Bethlehem’s first mayor.

Another Point of View: 4 Visually Impaired Artists
2024-09-30 08:30 - 2024-11-04 16:00 | Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda Gallery, 10 East Church Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
The Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission presents an invitational exhibition: “Another Point of View: 4 Visually Impaired Artists” that highlights the work of Mary Ann Dunwoodie, Michael Freeman, Dianne Michels, and Terry Newhard at the Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda Gallery from September 30 to November 4, 2024. The exhibition brings together 4 visually impaired artisans with varying degrees of vision who use their personal creative process as a means of self expression and inspiration. The goal is to bring together members of the sighted community with these talented artisans. While their sight may have darkened and somewhat dimmed, all of these artists have a visionary quest which shows no limits and takes us forward into the light. “This exhibit will allow the community to expand its imagination on the subject and medium of each work of art, much like many exhibits do,” Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds stated, “but it will also expand our imagination on what is possible when we challenge the idea of what ‘disability’ allows us, or does not allow us, to create.”
There will be an artist reception on Sunday, October 6 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. The Rotunda Gallery is located at 10 E. Church Street. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The exhibition is sponsored by the Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission (www.bfac-lv.org) and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

CASH BINGO to support the Charter Arts Music Department
2024-09-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Do you love BINGO? Do you love supporting music education and the arts?

Come out and support the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Music Department’s CASH BINGO event on Saturday, October 5th! Enjoy special games, basket raffle, 50/50, Food, Fun & More! Doors open at 10 AM. Bingo runs from 11 AM- 2 PM.
Advance tickets are $20. Tickets at the Door are $25. Use QR code on the attached flyer or visit CharterArts.org to purchase.
Please note that children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. A student or child who arrives without an adult, will not be permitted into the event. The event is being hosted by the Charter Arts Music Parents and Supporters Association (CAMPSA).

Valley Contra Dance 4th Saturday Dance
2024-09-28 19:00 - 22:30 | West Side Moravian Church, 402 3rd Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Come to a Contra Dance(a folk dance) like the dancing of colonial times. You dance with a partner in two long lines(contra). The moves are similar to square dancing and called aloud by a caller. Enjoy LIVE vigorous music. Lesson on moves at 7pm. Masks optional. No partner needed. Wear soft-soled shoes(sneakers) to protect floor. 2nd & 4th Saturdays. 402 3rd Ave, Bethlehem 18018

Fuzzy Cat Night: Into Sunday | Pucker Up! | Tumbleweed | Cicada Safe Space
2024-09-28 18:00 - 21:00 | The Flying V Poutinerie, 201 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Saturday, September 28, 6-9 PM
Live at the V presents:
Into Sunday
Pucker Up!
Cicada Safe Space
Tumbleweed
$10 / door fee.
BYOB 21+ w/ ID

Evenings in the Garden: Story Sharing Program with featured Storyteller Melanie Lino
2024-09-28 17:30 - 19:30 | Martin Luther King Jr Community Garden & Park, 433 Carlton Ave, Bethlehem, 18015
Join us for four sessions exploring the growth and stories of local plants and people, encouraging hands-on interaction with the garden. Each session will be led by community gardener, musician, and artist Nia Watson, along with guest storytellers.
Register here. Advanced registration is appreciated but not required.
Saturday, September 28, 5:30-7:30 pm
What better way to close one season and welcome the next than with a garden P A R T Y! We invite you to join an evening of sharing stories, artmaking, meeting plants, and dancing into the sunset! Melanie Lino of From Lino will be sharing some eats. Rachel and Franco Abbot will be giving us a taste of their monthly class offering from the Yoga Loft. We will close out the evening with DJ Jamal Knight bringing us some soulful tunes! Can’t wait to celebrate with you! Saturday, October 26, 6 pm
This program was made possible in part by Southside Tomorrow, a 6-year revitalization program of Community Action Development Bethlehem and the City of Bethlehem, with support from Univest Bank & Trust Co., Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, People’s Security Bank and Trust, PPL Electric Utilities, and Provident Bank.

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Nia Watson is a song poet & educator, and has evolved into her art form over the last six years. Taking journal entries and transforming them into song poems inspired by life experiences. Influenced by nature, specifically birds, their flying patterns and songs. She creates other visuals as well when inspired. Nia is also a yoga instructor offering diverse classes to the valley for the past decade. She has taught early childhood since 2009. Currently, Nia is in the midst of learning to be a birth worker to support birthing beings themselves and those who are growing within them from conceiving to postpartum. Her classes and community offerings weave all the parts of herself together. Offering movement with a touch of playfulness and songs to soothe everyone present. Nia has performed here in the Valley, Philadelphia Amsterdam and Rio de Janeiro. She hopes to keep learning and growing and sharing the lessons she learns along the way.

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Melanie Lino is a dynamic entrepreneur, devoted mother, and community organizer. She’s the visionary behind the well-respected bakeshop, @from.lino, celebrated for its delectable dominican-inspired sourdough pastries. Melanie also co-founded non-profit collective, @afrosinnature, a space created to provide accessible outdoor experiences to folks in marginalized communities. With a strong dedication to her multifaceted roles, Melanie approaches each endeavor with grace and intentional energy, making her an inspiring force to reckon with.
Image of Melanie Lino by Petra Sommers.

Bracelet Design with Kelly
2024-09-28 14:00 - 15:00 | bethlehem area public library, 11 W Church St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Design your very own bracelet! Register at the Bethlehem Area Public Library, Reference Desk. A $10 cash refundable deposit is required at the time of registration. No-shows are non-refundable. Ten seats available. Supplies and instruction are included.

An Evening With Sherlock: BAPL Rare Book Auction
2024-09-28 10:00 - 17:00 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Two great events at BAPL on September 28! The first event will be a vintage book fair during the day (10-5), which will then followed by a ticketed event featuring the greatest literary detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes. We will have tons of vintage books for sale, some for just a few dollars, and some high-end collectible sets. Collectors, book-sellers, and classic book enthusiasts can enjoy and purchase the rare items.
Sherlock Holmes has to stop a killer in an old mansion in the case of Sherlock Holmes and The Speckled Band. Can he prevent another murder?! The performance is a riveting one-man show by acclaimed Neill Hartley. Neill Hartley is professional actor on the theater faculty of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
The centerpiece of the evening auction is a signed copy of The Stark Munro Letters by none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Steeples & Steel Tour With Steelworker's Archive
2024-09-28 09:30 - 16:30 | National Museum of Industrial History, 98 E 2nd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Minibus tours
Presented by: Steelworkers’ Archives
National Museum of Industrial History
County of Northampton

Bus departs from National Museum of Industrial History
602 E. Second Street, Bethlehem, PA
Free parking in lot across from museum.
Reservations required / Tickets sales final

“Steeples and Steel” tours reflect the lives of European immigrants who settled in South Bethlehem in the late 1800s through the early 1900s and became steelworkers. They left their homelands in search of a better life in America, and their cultures and faiths enriched the town where they worked. These highly-acclaimed guided tours take visitors through the neighborhoods of South Bethlehem; ethnic churches built by the immigrant steelworkers; cemeteries; and the Bethlehem Steel plant site, including the Hoover-Mason Trestle. One church or cemetery is entered on each tour.
Includes “Steelworker overtime lunch” and $2 off admission coupon for NMIH.
9:30 AM / 1:00 PM tours.

Steeples and Steel Minibus Tours on Sept 28
2024-09-28 09:30 - 16:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E 2nd Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Join the Steelworker’s Archives morning or afternoon guided bus tour which includes either one church or cemetery location. Learn the history about South Bethlehem neighborhoods, European immigration to our City and Bethlehem Steel plant site. Enjoy the “Steelworker’s Overtime Lunch” and $2 off coupon for NMIH.

Family Day: Sonia De Los Santos & The Okee Dokee Brothers, Fyütch, and More!
2024-09-28 09:30 - 14:30 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Friendship is at the heart of this joyful collaboration between Mexican songstress, Sonia De Los Santos, and the Americana folk duo, The Okee Dokee Brothers. This bilingual program includes both old and new songs that span the musical traditions of North America and illustrate the collective power of singing together and learning from each other. With an adventurous spirit and a common vision of peace and understanding, Somos Amigos encourages young and old to explore, dance, sing and laugh together, hand-in-hand. Run Time: 60 min. approx. (no intermission)
Join us for our Family Day Fest from 9:30 to 2:30pm!
We invite you to explore Zoellner’s building and experience a fun day filled with art activities, treats and even a birthday party for our Zoellner Zebra! Did someone say cake? Stop by and visit our community partners: PBS39, Just Born, Crayola, and many more. Check the website as the day gets closer for more details.
FREE Fyütch performances will be held in the Fowler Black Box Theatre at 10am & 1:30pm
Fyütch is an award-winning music artist, songwriter, producer, and member of the Grammy-nominated group 1 Tribe Collective. He celebrates the rich culture and diversity that Black voices bring to family music and inspire listeners to make a difference. Fyütch engages with audiences in a positive, meaningful way that leaves a lasting impression. Run Time: 60 min. approx. (no intermission)

Literary Event: "Showcase at the Lodge"
2024-09-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Literary Arts Department will hold its monthly reading at Cafe the Lodge, on Friday, October 4, from 6-8 PM as part of the Southside Arts District’s First Friday event. Students will present a variety of original written works. There will also be an Open Mic portion of the event that is open to the community. This is a FREE event, but patrons are encouraged to support the venue by ordering from the cafe’s amazing menu.
Literary arts is one of Charter Arts’ seven artistic majors, which also include dance, instrumental music, production arts, theatre, visual arts and vocal music. The school’s unique arts-centered curriculum pairs pre-professional training in the arts with a rigorous core academic program. Students of the literary arts department engage in a comprehensive writing curriculum with courses such as Character Development, Exploration of Modernism & Postmodernism, Children’s Literature, Film Studies, Exploration of the Romantic Style, Media Studies, and more.
Literary Arts Artistic Director, Kristin Liemberger, shares: “Students write and analyze creatively and critically, experimenting with their own creative voices in the construction, production, and performance of original works. This intensive program provides students with a rigorous curriculum rooted in the creative process while reinforcing that reading, writing, film, and the spoken word are integral parts of the history and advancement of society.”
Prospective students and families who are interested in learning more about the literary arts program and the school are invited to attend an upcoming information session or to contact the admissions office at 610-868-2971 Ext. 3137. For more information, visit www.CharterArts.org.

Live at the Flying V: Koi Soldiers, Landline, Romaine
2024-09-27 19:00 - 22:00 | The Flying V Poutinerie, 201 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Friday Septmeber 27, 7-10 PM
Live at the V presents:
Landline the Band
Koi Soldiers
Romaine
$10 / door fee.
BYOB 21+ w/ ID

Lehigh University Marching 97
2024-09-27 18:30 - 19:00 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
FREE; No Tickets Required

6:30pm: Don’t miss the talented student musicians in Lehigh University’s Marching 97 as they give a free outdoor performance in the Tamerler Courtyard next to the arts center.
Go Mountain Hawks!

Pumpkin Palooza
2024-09-27 17:30 - 19:30 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
Enjoy a night out with friends painting pottery!
ALL POTTERY is 20% off!
•$8 reservation covers your studio fee: paints, supplies, glazing & firing.
BYOB allowed for ages 21+
For last minute reservations please call our studio at (610) 791-2228.
Pottery will be available for pickup one or two weeks after the event.

Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival
2024-09-27 16:30 - 2024-09-29 19:00 | Downtown Bethlehem, Spring & Main Sts., Bethlehem, P, 18018, United States
The largest free Celtic festival in North America. 5 stages of world-renowned Celtic music, U.S. National Highland Games Championship, cultural presentations, Clan Village, Pipe Band competitions and Showing of the Tartan Parade. Three days filled with Celtic culture, food and don’t miss 50 Celtic retail merchants! Crowd favorite border collie demonstration happens every evening on Highland Field.

9th Annual Monocacy Farm Food Festival
2024-09-27 | Monocacy Farm, 395 Bridle Path Rd., Bethlehem, 18017, United States
Join us on the farm on Sunday, October 6, for our ninth annual Monocacy Farm Food Festival, a family-friendly day featuring local food, artisans and vendors, Bob Swaim’s environmentally-friendly toys, balloon animals, a photo booth, crafts and activities, farm tours, demos, live music, great raffles and so much more!
Bring the kids for fall-themed activities and pick up some unique foods and crafts created by folks right here in the Lehigh Valley. There is literally something for everyone.

Glengarry Bhoys Trio Returns for their Celtic Classic Preview Night
2024-09-26 19:00 | Godfrey Daniels, 7 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 • 7PM • CELTIC CLASSIC PREVIEW NIGHT
Glengarry Bhoys Trio Returns for their Celtic Classic Preview Night
$23.50 ADVANCE | $28.50 DAY OF SHOW
https://godfreydaniels.org/event/glengarry-bhoys-september-26-2024/
Plan to come out for a rousing evening of Celtic music when the Glengarry Bhoys – Graham Wright and D’Arcy Furniss, take to our Godfrey’s stage on the eve of Bethlehem’s Celtic Classic. Enjoy the opportunity to see them “up close” in our intimate setting ahead of Celtic Classic and take bets if we end up stomping through our stage!

Rolly Brown’s Tribute to Happy Traum | Dave’s Night Out
2024-09-25 19:00 | Godfrey Daniels, 7 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 • 7PM
Rolly Brown’s Tribute to Happy Traum | Dave’s Night Out
$15.50 FLAT FEE
https://godfreydaniels.org/event/daves-night-out-rolly-brown-tribute-happy-traum-september-25-2024/
Rolly Brown is a world-class picker, guitar mentor, and podcaster. Along with Dave Fry, Rolly will share music and memories of the late Happy Traum, an esteemed folksinger and founder of Home Spun Tapes, who mentored a whole generation of acoustic players. Audience conversation is welcomed.

Hi Neighbors Speakers Program
2024-09-23 09:30 - 11:00 | first presbyterian church of bethlehem, 2344 Center St., Bethlehem, PA, 18017, United States
Hi Neighbors brings an interesting assortment of local speakers who share their interest and passion for topics like music, history, travel, and wellness.
Each session will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall with a hospitality time. The presentations will begin at 10 a.m. All are welcome – there is no fee and no pre-registration.
Sept. 23: Chief Adam Waterbear DePaul, Director of Education, will share the history and culture of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, the indigenous people of eastern Pennsylvania.

Lehigh University Faculty String Quartet: Portrait(s) of the Artist(s)
2024-09-22 15:00 - 16:30 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Lehigh University Faculty String Quartet presents a program full of beauty, charm, and resilience. William Grant Still’s musical portraits of his friends, the Lyric Quartet, are featured along with the quirky 1st Quartet by Erwin Schulhoff and Shostakovich’s dramatically poetic and triumphant 2nd Quartet.

Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra: Chesapeake
2024-09-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Bill Warfield and the Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra perform music from their new Planet Arts release Chesapeake. Chesapeake is a tone poem dedicated to the Chesapeake Bay and the Eastern Shore way of life. Bill Warfield, director.

Alash – Masters of Tuvan Throat Singing
2024-09-21 20:00 | Godfrey Daniels, 7 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 • 8PM
Alash – Masters of Tuvan Throat Singing
$28.50 ADVANCE | $33.50 DAY OF SHOW
https://godfreydaniels.org/event/alash-tuvan-throat-singers-september-21-2024/
Alash are masters of traditional Tuvan instruments as well as the ancient art of throat singing, a remarkable technique for singing multiple pitches at the same time. Believing that traditional music must constantly evolve, the musicians subtly infuse their songs with Western elements, creating their unique style that is fresh and new, yet true to their Tuvan musical heritage.
What does throat singing sound like? “Imagine a human bagpipe — a person who could sing a sustained low note while humming an eerie, whistle-like melody. For good measure, toss in a thrumming rhythm similar to that of a jaw harp, but produced vocally-by the same person, at the same time.”— Newsweek (March 17, 2006)
Where is Tuva? Tuva (sometimes spelled Tyva) sits at the southern edge of Siberia, with Mongolia to its south. Over the centuries, Tuva has been part of Chinese and Mongolian empires, and shares many cultural ties with Mongolia. In 1944 it became part of the USSR, and until the late physicist Richard Feynman drew attention to it, was largely unknown to Westerners. The Republic of Tuva is now part of the Russian Federation.

Kids Night Out
2024-09-21 17:30 - 19:30 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
Drop the kids off for 2 hours of FUN!
Join us for Kids Night Out where we will paint a pottery project and watch a movie. We’ll play fun games after and give you parents a break for the night!

Kids ages 6 and over may be dropped off and hosted by one of our amazing Studio assistants! Younger kids are welcome to attend with a parent.
Please give us a call for last minute reservations at 610-791-2228.
Pottery will be available for pick-up between one and two weeks after the event.

Fall 2024: LUAG Community Days & Family Workshops
2024-09-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Saturdays: September 21, October 19, November 16, December 7, 1-3 pm
Drop-in to the galleries to explore great works of art from the LUAG collection and current exhibitions through conversation, hands-on projects, and sketching. Designed for children ages 4 to 94 and their adult companions.
Please see individual workshop listings (coming soon!) for hands-on workshops led by local teaching artists that will run from 1-3 pm.
If you require assistance to fill out this form or prefer to share your registration information via email or phone, please email ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.

Steel Weekend 2024
2024-09-21 08:00 - 2024-09-22 17:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 98 E 2nd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Save the date for an exploration of all things STEEL! Full schedule to follow.
Featuring
Free admission all day | Steelworkers Reunion | Guest Speakers | Steelworker Portrait Studio
Pop-Up Exhibits | Youth Activities
Live Demonstrations | Music | Food & More
Sponsorship Opportunities HERE
THANK YOU TO OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
HANK & JOANNE BARNETTE
Steel Weekend is made possible through funding provided in part by the Hotel Tax Grant Program through the County of Northampton Department of Community & Economic Development as well as the Lehigh County Quality of Life Grant Program.

Steel Weekend 2024
2024-09-21 08:00 - 2024-09-22 17:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E 2nd Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States

Bethlehem Historic District Association Neighborhood Yard Sale
2024-09-21 08:00 - 13:00 | PA
Come to the Bethlehem Historic District on Saturday, September 21st for our annual neighborhood yard sale. We will have over 60 homes participating offering unique items for sale. It’s always amazing to see the “treasures” that come out of these historic houses and available at bargain prices too!
Enjoy a walk through the beautiful neighborhood and have fun shopping for great deals. Then, stop by the Twisted Olive Restaurant (our sponsor) for Chef Steve’s “Yard Sale Shopper Lunch Special” – 10% off food from 11:30 until 3:00 pm (dine in only) and register to win 1 of 5 – $50.00 gift cards (one entry per family).
Antiques, collectibles, art, furniture, clothing (men’s, women’s, and children’s), jewelry, handbags, toys, tools, home decor, holiday decor, kitchen items, electronics, sporting goods, camping gear, books, darkroom & photography supplies, and much more!
Pick up a map showing the exact location for each of our 60+ participating homes at any of the participating Neighborhood Yard Sale homes.

Bethlehem Historic District Association Neighborhood Yard Sale
2024-09-21 08:00 - 13:00 | PA
Come to the Bethlehem Historic District on Saturday, September 21st for our annual neighborhood yard sale. We will have 60+ homes offering unique items for sale. It’s always amazing to see the “treasures” that come out of these historic houses and available at bargain prices too! Maps for the sale available at all participating homes.

Rachel Marie & Taylor Abrahamse – Folk-Pop Fusion Poetry in Song Co-Bill
2024-09-20 20:00 | Godfrey Daniels, 7 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 8PM
Rachel Marie & Taylor Abrahamse – Folk-Pop Fusion Poetry in Song Co-Bill
$23.50 ADVANCE | $28.50 DAY OF SHOW
https://godfreydaniels.org/event/rachel-marie-taylor-abrahamse-september-20-2024/
Get ready for the folk-pop fusion sound by Rachel Marie and Taylor Abrahamse at Godfrey Daniels! Rachel Marie, celebrated for her forthright, socially aware folk songs reminiscent of Tori Amos and Joni Mitchell, pairs perfectly with Taylor Abrahamse’s whimsical, genre-blending folk- pop, crafted with the deftness of Paul Simon and a cartoon zaniness akin to Jim Carrey. Don’t miss this intimate co-bill performance, where introspection, laughter, and musical poetry take center stage.

Live at the Flying V: Park Secret, The Noisy, Higbee Music
2024-09-20 18:00 - 22:00 | The Flying V Poutinerie, 201 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Live at the Flying V: Friday, September 20th, 2024
This one will be a party for sure, we can’t wait to see you there to celebrate one of the Valley’s newest bands!
Park Secret Music
The Noisy
Higbee Music (Debut)
Doors: 6pm
Music: 7-10pm
$10
All ages
21+ to BYOB w/ valid ID

Metal Health: A Veteran Focused Hands-On Iron Art Casting Workshop
2024-09-20 10:00 - 14:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 98 E 2nd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
On Friday, September 20th, from 10 AM to 2 PM, NMIH will host a workshop led by Veteran and artist Jay Elias of Evolution Art Studios. Elias, a former United States Marine, served during the Gulf War era. Suffering from undiagnosed and untreated PTSD, he wound up on the wrong side of the law and eventually served a lengthy prison sentence. After many years of gradually declining mental health, he discovered the healing effects that art and the creative process can provide to promote both spiritual and emotional wellness. He created Evolution Art Studio to share this holistic approach to healing with other veterans and members of the community alike.
The workshop will introduce the process used to create three-dimensional sculptural forms in cast iron —patternmaking, mold-making and casting. The workshop includes instruction in the use of pattern materials. Most participants make their patterns from several pre-made forms. Workshop participants can customize their own design to these existing forms, making them unique, or build entirely from scratch using techniques demonstrated during the workshop.
On Saturday, September 21st at 7pm, a public iron pour demonstration will take place outdoors in the Museum’s Foundry Park (weather permitting) with the participation of workshop registrants. Whether they attended the workshop the day before or not, anyone from the public is invited to watch the pour, where scrap iron will be recycled and melted down in a visually stunning process of fire and molten metal. After cooling down from 2700 degrees Fahrenheit, the resulting cast iron sculptures and objects will be on exhibit for the general public on Sunday, September 22nd during Steel Weekend before their makers bring them home.
All activities will take place outdoors at the National Museum of Industrial History, located on the grounds of the former Bethlehem, PA, plant of Bethlehem Steel.
Participants must be prepared to work with sand and wear safety glasses. Anyone who has their own safety glasses is welcome to bring them. Limited quantities will be available on site.
Space is limited and registration is required. Free for veterans, $40 for general public. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Register Here

Identity: What Color are You? Workshop with Siona Benjamin
2024-09-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Join visiting artist Siona Benjamin for a hands-on workshop that explores identity. Siona will start off the workshop by telling participants the story of how she became blue and also about growing Jewish in India. This will be accompanied with a short PowerPoint presentation that includes pictures of different colored gods in India and also the different colored Taras in Buddhism (Green Tara, Red Tara, etc.). Participants will then be asked to think about what color they see themselves. They will be encouraged to create a self-portrait in any color skin they see themselves in, and to tell a story about themselves in this role. The final step will be to create a mask in that same skin color and wear it to become the character they have created.
Advanced registration is encouarged. Please register here.
If you require assistance to fill out this form or prefer to share your registration information via email or phone, please email ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.
This event is offered in celebration of the Berman Center’s 40th Anniversary, The Year of Jews and the Arts, and is co-sponsored by the Berman Center for Jewish Studies and the Marcon Institute.
Siona Benjamin is a painter from Mumbai, now living in the US. Her work reflects her background of being brought up Jewish in a Hindu and Muslim India. She was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship 2011 to India and a second Fulbright 2017 to Israel. Her work is featured in: The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Forward, The Jewish Week, The Boston Globe, Art New England, ArtNews, The Times of India, The Jerusalem Post and others. Learn more about Siona Benjamin and her artwork on her website.
Image credit: Siona Benjamin. Finding Home #74 (Fereshteh) “Lilith”. 2006. Gouache on wood panel.

Notations: Luis Miranda, Jr.
2024-09-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Free; No Tickets Required

A veteran of New York and national politics, Luis Miranda embodies the relentless spirit of progress of American immigrants. In Relentless, he shares a fascinating narrative of his life and career-from his early days as a radically minded Puerto Rican activist to his decades of political advice and problem-solving. Miranda recounts the thrill of the ascendency of Hamilton, created by his son Lin-Manuel, and he details the suffering after the devastation of Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria. Amid the triumphs and challenges, Miranda examines what his experience reveals about our ever-changing politics, demographics, and society.

Cirque Kikasse: Santé
2024-09-18 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-09-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Lehigh University Fritz Laboratory, 13 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, P, 18015, United States
Free Outdoor Performance – Public Welcome

Montreal-based Cirque Kikasse’s production of Santé is set to connect our campus, community, and local school children for a free outdoor performance. Cirque Kikasse brings thrills and chills with a dynamic circus show featuring extreme acrobatics and breathtaking balances all on an extraordinary food truck. From arranging furniture that turns into a tower 30 feet off the ground, to playfully, inefficiently cleaning the truck and trampoline, to overflowing the popcorn machine, this seasoned troupe is a mouth-watering tour de force of fun. Join us to ‘order up’ the beginning of the 2024-2025 Presenting Series season!

People First Federal Credit Union - Bethlehem (Westgate Branch) Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening
2024-09-18 10:00 - 12:00 | PA
Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Celebration
Join People First Federal Credit Union as they celebrate the opening of their new Bethlehem Westgate location!
Date: September 18, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: 10:30 AM
All are welcome to attend this exciting event. Come meet the friendly People First team, enjoy refreshments, and tour the new facility.
Location: People First Federal Credit Union Bethlehem Westgate, 2259 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, PA
We look forward to seeing you there!

Sonny Landreth in a Rare Solo Performance: A TUESDAY NIGHT SHOW!
2024-09-17 19:00 | Godfrey Daniels, 7 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 , 7PM
$43.50 ADVANCE | $48.50 DAY OF SHOW
https://godfreydaniels.org/event/sonny-landreth-rare-solo-performance-slide-guitar-september-17-2024/
Godfrey Daniels is thrilled to welcome Sonny Landreth to our stage for a rare solo performance on a Tuesday night! As a two-time Grammy nominee and master of the slide guitar, Mr. Landreth’s innovative techniques and boundary-breaking style promise an unforgettable evening of music. Mark your calendars and join us for this special event!
New frontiers fit nicely atop the boundary-breaking career of singer-songwriter and slide guitar icon Sonny Landreth. From performing live with Buddy Guy and John Hiatt in theaters and arenas around the United States, to post-New Orleans Jazz Fest jamming on bayou rhythms with Oteil Burbridge and Johnny Vidacovich, to recording and playing live with ukulele phenom Jake Shimabukuro at The Blue Note in Hawaii, it’s been a noteworthy couple of years for the twotime Grammy nominee. And those are just his side projects.
“One of the things I love about collaborations with other artists is the element of surprise,” Landreth says of his continually expanding musical horizons. “When the chemistry is there, it’s always inspiring to find new twists and turns that up the game creatively.”
Landreth tours regularly in a duo with fellow slide guitar ace Cindy Cashdollar as well as with his own electric and acoustic trio. From every edition of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival to Wintergrass to Camp Cripple Creek for Jim Weider’s The Weight Band and beyond, Landreth and his musical partners are always reaching for the unexpected and unexplored. He’s twice graced the cover of Guitar Player magazine, and he’s featured on the lead track of Shemekia Copeland’s Grammy-nominated album Done Come Too Far.
Stretching in different directions, Landreth says, “gives you a broader perspective – and I think that impacts every aspect of making music. I know it’s helped to make our shows more memorable and more fun for everyone onstage and in the audience too.”

BC Blue at Yianni's Taverna
2024-09-17 17:30 - 20:30 | PA
Music Tuesdays return in September at the Bethlehem’s premiere Greek restaurant.

Virtual Information Session- Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
2024-09-16 17:30 - 18:15 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The award-winning Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) will hold a Virtual Information Session on Monday, September 16, 2024, at 5:30 PM. This 45-minute event is a great first step for prospective students and families to learn more about the school’s rigorous curriculum, admissions process and more! .
A RSVP is required to attend this event. A sign-up link is available on the school website at www.CharterArts.org/admissions. Once registered, participants will receive login credentials for the session.
Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative and performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.
Any student entering 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade who resides in Pennsylvania is eligible to audition. The school’s current student body hails from a ten-county region in eastern Pennsylvania. More information about auditions is available on the admissions page of the school website.
Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Charter Arts was ranked as #1 Best Charter High School in PA & #2 Best Public High School Teachers in PA on Niche’s 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. Charter Arts was one of only four Lehigh Valley schools to make The Top 100 Public High Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Schools.
Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015.
For more information, visit www.CharterArts.org.

Access Culture: Disability Etiquette Training with LV Center for Independent Living
2024-09-16 13:00 - 14:30 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Join staff from the Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living for this 90-minute training on how to (and how not to!) interact with people with disabilities. They’ll cover the basics of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Accessibility and Inclusion, as well as Assistive Technology etiquette. You’ll learn when and how to help someone with a disability and will leave feeling more prepared to welcome everyone into your programs.
Register in advance here.
If you require assistance to fill out this form or prefer to share your registration information via email or phone, please email Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.
About LVCIL:
LVCIL is a non-profit organization based in Allentown, PA that provides services and support to people with all types of disabilities.
At LVCIL, we believe that every individual has the right to live a healthy, happy, and productive life in a community that is free from all barriers. We can help you achieve or maintain your independence through many of our supportive services and programs.
The Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living (LVCIL) is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization that serves people with disabilities, and their family members, living in Lehigh and Northampton Counties.

Hi Neighbors Speakers Program
2024-09-16 09:30 - 11:00 | first presbyterian church of bethlehem, 2344 Center St., Bethlehem, PA, 18017, United States
Sept. 16th: We’ll kick off with a tasty presentation on “The History of Josh Early Candies” by Amy Dobil Barnett. Come learn about this interesting regional favorite confectionary!

Mainstreet Brass Concert
2024-09-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Central Moravian Church, 418 Main Street, Bethlehem, 18018
Join us on Sunday, September 15 at 2 p.m. for the Mainstreet Brass concert on the Church Green. Mainstreet Brass was formed in 1986, inspired by a musical camaraderie, a passion for brass quintet literature and performance, and a goal to present interesting and entertaining music to its audiences. Described by the International Trumpet Guild Journal as “a unique and talented quintet that is willing to take risks,” the ensemble has performed for enthusiastic crowds at concert series throughout the Midwest, East Coast and the United Kingdom. Bring your lawn chairs! (In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held indoors.) No tickets necessary.

The Bethlehem Palette Club Visiting Artist Program
2024-09-15 13:30 - 16:00 | PA
The Bethlehem Palette Club invites you
Sunday, September 15, 1:30 – 4 p.m.
at the Edgeboro Moravian Church, 645 Hamilton Ave. Bethlehem, PA 19017.
The demonstration has changed this Sunday to Bethlehem artist Rose Mavis ,who is passionate about plein aire painting. She will demonstrate her method for using oils in the open air.
www.bethlehempaletteclub.org or Facebook: The Bethlehem Palette Club

Bucky Pizzarelli Tribute Night with Frank diBussolo, Martin Pizzarelli, and Walt Bibinger
2024-09-14 20:00 | Godfrey Daniels, 7 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 • 8PM
Bucky Pizzarelli Tribute Night with Frank diBussolo, Martin Pizzarelli, and Walt Bibinger
$28.50 ADVANCE | $33.50 DAY OF SHOW
https://godfreydaniels.org/event/bucky-pizzarelli-tribute-september-14-2024/
Many in Godfrey’s community recall that Bucky Pizzarelli graced our stage many times, accompanied by his good friend, Frank diBussolo. Please join us for this celebration!
This is a swingin’ and singin’ celebration of one of the true icons of Jazz Guitar – Bucky Pizzarelli, whose musical career spanned seven decades, strumming along with the likes of Benny Goodman and Frank Sinatra. The trio playing to celebrate the life and music of the late Maestro features guitarists Frank diBussolo and Walt Bibinger, and Bucky’s son Martin Pizzarelli on upright bass. This show features Bucky’s favorite standards, some of his arrangements, and music from the many artists and songs of the American Songbook that he performed with.

2024 Annual Gala
2024-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 98 E 2nd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Join us at the Museum for a festive cocktail gala celebrating the innovative spirit of American industry. NMIH will be honoring Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) with the Spirit of Innovation Award in recognition of its commitment to developing the future workforce and empowering youth through initiatives like the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing® Video Contest, PA Dream Team, Inside Manufacturing Series, and Manufacturing Day.
FEATURING
Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres
Live Music
Artifact Demonstrations
Meet the MRC PA Dream Team
Luxury Raffle
Award Presentation
All proceeds support the Museum’s S.T.E.A.M. Education initiatives, exhibits, public programs and the ongoing care and preservation of its vast artifact and archival collections.
To become a sponsor or buy tickets contact us at 610-694-6636 or mpildis@nmih.org or click here.
Invite to follow. Parking is available in the SteelStacks Ruins East and Ruins West lots on Second Street. Business casual or cocktail attire encouraged.

2024 Annual Gala
2024-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E 2nd Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States

Iain Matthews – British Folk-Rock Singer-Songwriter
2024-09-13 20:00 | Godfrey Daniels, 7 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 • 8PM
Iain Matthews – British Folk-Rock Singer-Songwriter
$31.50 ADVANCE | $36.50 DAY OF SHOW
https://godfreydaniels.org/event/iain-matthews-september-13-2024/
Godfrey’s is proud to welcome back Iain Matthews to our stage!
Iain Matthews is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He was an original member of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention from 1967 to 1969 before leaving to form his own band, Matthews Southern Comfort, which had a UK number one in 1970 with a cover version of Joni Mitchell’s song “Woodstock”. In 2000, Matthews settled in the Netherlands and found a busy, happy life in Europe with more touring of the UK and continent.

Comedy Night with Albert Davis
2024-09-12 19:00 | Godfrey Daniels, 7 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 • 7PM
Comedy Night with Albert Davis and featuring Sam Grim and host Kate Hughes
$28.50 ADVANCE | $33.50 DAY OF SHOW
https://godfreydaniels.org/event/sam-houseal-band-july-12-2024/

Public Opening Reception for Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe
2024-09-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Join us for the opening reception and celebration of the exhibition Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe. Open bar with light hors d’oeuvres will be available; refreshments are first come, first served.
Prior to the reception from 5:30-6:30 pm is a Guest Lecture, “Self-Taught Artists and the National Identity” with Katherine Jentleson PhD., the Merrie and Dan Boone Curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta .
This event is free and open to the public.

Guest Lecture & Public Opening Reception
2024-09-12 17:30 - 20:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
“Self-Taught Artists and the National Identity” with Katherine Jentleson, PhD
Thursday, September 12, 5:30-6:30 PM
Black Box Theater, Zoellner Arts Center
Public Reception to Follow, 6:30-8:00 PM
LUAG Main & Lower Galleries, Zoellner Arts Center
LUAG is proud to host the traveling exhibition, Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe, curated by Katherine Jentleson PhD., the Merrie and Dan Boone Curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. In her discussion, Dr. Jentleson will present Rowe’s practice in the context of developments that shaped the United States’ social climate, both nationally and locally, during a lifetime that spanned most of the twentieth century. These include the influence of the US civil rights movement of the 1960s, the rise of the Feminist movement, the disruptions of predatory urban expansion and Black removal, all consciously referenced and transmuted into the endogenous spiritual home ground of her art.
Advanced RSVP is appreciated, but not required.
This is a qualifying 5X10 event.
The 5×10, which reads as five by ten, is a programming series open to all Lehigh students with a specific focus on first-year students, their connection to Lehigh and introducing them to bLUeprint and the Five Foundations of Student Success. In a typical year, first-year students are expected to attend five programs during the first ten weeks of the semester.

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Katherine “Katie” Jentleson, PhD, is the Merrie and Dan Boone Curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. Her most recent exhibitions, Gatecrashers: The Rise of the Self-Taught Artist in America and Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe, opened to the public in Atlanta in fall 2021 and began national tours in 2022. Since joining the High, she has overseen more than half a dozen exhibitions and grown the collection by more than five hundred objects, including major acquisitions of work by Thornton Dial, Lonnie Holley, the Gee’s Bend quilters, and Henry Church, many of which debuted in the newly expanded and thematically integrated Folk and Self-Taught Art galleries as part of the Museum’s 2018 reinstallation. Her exhibitions and collection-based initiatives have been awarded major support from Bank of America, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Art Bridges Foundation, and the Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation.
Before she became a curator, Dr. Jentleson worked as an arts journalist in New York. Through her editorial assignments and general experiences at galleries and museums there, she discovered her passion for self-taught artists and their historical legacy in the United States. In 2010, she began her graduate studies in art history at Duke University, where she focused her research on the rise of self-taught artists during the interwar period. During her graduate career she received awards and fellowships from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Archives of American Art, and the Dedalus Foundation, and she contributed research and writing to exhibitions at the American Folk Art Museum, the Ackland Art Museum, the Nasher Museum of Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and Prospect.3 New Orleans. Dr. Jentleson adapted her dissertation into a peer-reviewed book Gatecrashers: The Rise of the Self-Taught Artist in America (University of California Press, Spring 2020) and the High Museum of Art’s 2021 exhibition of the same name.

An ASL interpreter will be in attendance to interpret the lecture and will be available as a floating interpreter for the duration of the opening reception.
CART Captioning will be available for the lecture portion of the evening. Provided by Becky Tallerico.
Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.

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Access Culture Discussion Group (Online)
2024-09-12 13:00 - 14:00 | virtual
As part of our Access Culture Initiative at Lehigh University Art Galleries, we are hosting a monthly accessibility discussion group for arts and cultural administrators, artists, students, educators, etc. to meet, discuss, and share resources. This group is free and open to all who are interested; this group will always meet virtually.
Suggestions or thoughts for meeting topics or resource sharing are always welcome. As always, please feel free to share this with other co-workers and colleagues who may be interested in this work.
Please contact Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu to receive the Zoom link and for accessibility needs or accommodations in advance.

Peace Flows: Multicultural Music & Dance
2024-09-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Multicultural music and dance featuring local artists: Arati Shah-Yukich, Fiona Gillespie & Liv Castor, Lee Daniels, Anne Hills, Nora Nohraku Suggs, Delwin “Elk Bear Fiddler & Samora Free, Firuzi Deai, and Gamelan Mekar Sari.
Find an internal calm through musical experiences and affirm peace for all life.

LUVME: The Art of Song: Remembering David Del Tredici
2024-09-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
This season, LUVME’s theme is “the song.” The ensemble’s first concert features the music of David Del Tredici, the late Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, and music from his former students, including Mason Bates, Tamar Muscal, and Whitney George. The performance is prefaced by a documentary on Del Tredici’s life at 4pm. Darin Lewis, director.
FREE Pre-Concert Documentary | 4PM | Baker Hall | Join us for Secret Music. Its director, Daniel Beliavsky, will discuss the film and answer questions. FREE; No Tickets Required

Cider Fest
2024-09-07 12:00 - 17:00 | Sun Inn Courtyard, 564 Main St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Free Cider Festival in the Sun Inn Courtyard with food truck, cocktails, Live Music (Jeff Crosson) and more!

Bridles & Badges 2024
2024-09-07 12:00 - 17:00 | Quadrant Private Wealth Stables, Home of the Bethlehem Mounted Police, 615 E. Langhorne Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18017, United States
Join the horses of the Mounted Patrol at their home for a fun-filled, family style afternoon! New this year: Hayride* around the pasture joins our line up of Kids Spot activities, Basket Raffle*, Music with The Large Flowerheads, and a Cookout* Meal created by The Clubhouse Grille! Take A Taco, Dinky’s, and Sticky Pig food trucks will all be onsite as well! At 3pm sharp, the horses will present their Mounted Unit Demonstration of Skills and show you just what it takes to be a police horse! Mounted Patrol Merchandise will be available, and be sure to stroll down Artisan Alley and purchase some quality, locally crafted goods! Trot on over to our website to purchase Cookout tickets – a sell out is anticipated!

Bridles & Badges 2024
2024-09-07 12:00 - 17:00 | Quadrant Private Wealth Stables, Home of the Bethlehem Mounted Police, 615 E. Langhorne Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18017, United States
Join the horses at their home for a fun filled, family event on Saturday, September 7 from noon to 5pm. Music and dancing with the Large Flower Heads, Cookout Meal under the Big Top, Horse drawn Hayrides around the pastures, a basket raffle, new designs from the Mounted Patrol Merchandise Team, and a Kid’s corner with lots of fun, games, and prizes! Check our our Artisan Alley featuring local, quality artisans for early holiday shopping! And be sure not to miss the Mounted Unit Demonstration of Skills where the horses show you what it takes to be a police horse! Free Admission…(small fee for some events). All proceeds are used exclusively to meet the needs of the horses!

Fall Handprint Keepsake
2024-09-07 12:00 - 13:00 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States

THEATRE: "The Oscars: A Conversation Among Friends" by John Thompson
2024-09-06 19:00 - 2024-09-08 20:30 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
BETHLEHEM, PA—The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Theatre Department is excited to present a series of original plays written by new as well as seasoned professional playwrights as part of its 2024-2025 season.
Playing host to these premieres is an important and distinct honor for a high school theatre program. Artistic Director, Kelly Minner-Bickert shares: “We pride ourselves on offering something that is different from other high school theatre programs in the Lehigh Valley. In addition to the extensive training they receive here our students are given the rare opportunity to work with playwrights, composers and other artists at the forefront of the theatre movement in the creation of new works.”
The season will kick off with the premiere of The Oscars: A Conversation Among Friends by John Thompson, September 6-8. 2024. In this beautifully constructed story, Oscar Wilde, a famously complex man, invites you into an evening of conversation between five different versions of himself- the young poet, the mature storyteller, the jaded playwright, the sorrowful prisoner, and the weary exile. The conversational jousting between the Oscars brings alive the arc of Wilde’s life and follows his search for a way to recover himself as the artist of his own life.
This production is directed by Kelly Minner-Bickert and features an exceptional cast that includes students, alumni and community artists. “All of the artists involved in this project have diligently committed to taking the intimate conversation among the 5 Wildes and turn it into a transcendent spiritual experience of self reflection and hopefully, discovery for the audience as well,” says Minner-Bickert. “As Wilde questions his choices and the world’s view of them, he also challenges the audience (who will be seated around the actors as part of the action) to do likewise. Playwright John Thompson, in his first play, has crafted a piece of such raw emotional text (often using WIlde’s own words) where the famed wit, dandy, playwright peels back the layers of himself to unmask how his desires, his vanity, his genius, his suffering, and his mistakes led him on the ultimate search to embrace all of his identities and rediscover who is Oscar Wilde?”
Evening performances on September 6 & 7 at 7 PM. Matinee performance on September 8 at 2 PM. Tickets are General Admission seating in the Black Box Theatre: $12 Adult, $7 Student/Child. Tickets can be purchased in advance at CharterArts.org.
ABOUT THE CHARTER ARTS THEATRE DEPARTMENT:
The Charter Arts Theatre Department offers a pre-professional training program for high school-aged performers. The goal is to provide students with the skills they will need to move on to competitive college programs as well as professional theatre experiences.
Classes are designed to encourage students to create imaginative and compelling characters, to regard their voices and bodies as creative instruments, to expose them to theatrical literature and to instill in them a sense of respect and professionalism for the art form that will stay with them throughout their lives.
The department will also continue to engage alumni performers, directors and artists this year as part of its Alumni Artist-in-Residence program. Artistic Director, Kelly Minner-Bickert shares: “The creation of this program was to keep our alumni connected to Charter Arts and to reinforce with our current students that they will always have a home here with us. We demonstrate that we value artistry and we want to instill in our young artists that when they reach a certain skill level of mastery in their art they have a right to be celebrated and paid for their contributions as professional artists.”
ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Charter Arts):
Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative and performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.
Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Recently, Charter Arts was ranked #2 Best Public High School Teachers in PA and #1 Best Charter High School in PA on Niche’s 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. In addition, Charter Arts was one of only seven Lehigh Valley schools to be ranked in the Top 100 Public High Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Schools in America.
To learn more about the school or to sign up for an upcoming admissions event, visit www.CharterArts.org.
Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015.

Live at the Flying V: Hold on Howard & LeadPetal
2024-09-06 19:00 - 22:00 | The Flying V Poutinerie, 201 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Live at the Flying V: Hold on Howard & LeadPetal
September 6, 2024
Doors open 7PM
Music 8-10 PM
$10 door fee
All ages welcome. 21+ to BYOB w/ID.

THEATRE: "The Oscars: A Conversation Among Friends" by John Thompson
2024-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Theatre Department presents a fall season of dynamic original plays .Playing host to these premieres is an important and distinct honor for a high school theatre program. Artistic Director, Kelly Minner-Bickert shares: “We pride ourselves on offering something that is different from other high school theatre programs in the Lehigh Valley. In addition to the extensive training they receive here our students are given the rare opportunity to work with playwrights, composers and other artists at the forefront of the theatre movement in the creation of new works.”
The season kicks off with a production of “The Oscars: A Conversation Among Friends” by John Thompson, September 6-8. 2024. Oscar Wilde, a famously complex man, invites you into an evening of conversation between five different versions of himself- the young poet, the mature storyteller, the jaded playwright, the sorrowful prisoner, and the weary exile. The conversational jousting between the Oscars brings alive the arc of Wilde’s life and follows his search for a way to recover himself as the artist of his own life.
This production is directed by Kelly Minner-Bickert and features an exceptional cast that includes students, alumni and community artists. “All of the artists involved in this project have diligently committed to taking the intimate conversation among the 5 Wildes and turn it into a transcendent spiritual experience of self reflection and hopefully, discovery for the audience as well. As Wilde questions his choices and the world’s view of them, he also challenges the audience (who will be seated around the actors as part of the action) to do likewise. Playwright John Thompson, in his first play, has crafted a piece of such raw emotional text (often using WIlde’s own words) where the famed wit, dandy, playwright peels back the layers of himself to unmask how his desires, his vanity, his genius, his suffering, and his mistakes led him on the ultimate search to embrace all of his identities and rediscover who is Oscar Wilde?”
Evening performances on September 6 & 7 at 7 PM. Matinee performance on September 8 at 2 PM. Tickets are General Admission: $12 Adult, $7 Student/Child. Limited Seating. Tickets can be purchased in advance at CharterArts.org.
ABOUT THE CHARTER ARTS THEATRE DEPARTMENT:
The Charter Arts Theatre Department offers a pre-professional training program for high school-aged performers. The goal is to provide students with the skills they will need to move on to competitive college programs as well as professional theatre experiences.
Classes are designed to encourage students to create imaginative and compelling characters, to regard their voices and bodies as creative instruments, to expose them to theatrical literature and to instill in them a sense of respect and professionalism for the art form that will stay with them throughout their lives.
The department will also continue to engage alumni performers, directors and artists this year as part of its Alumni Artist-in-Residence program. Artistic Director, Kelly Minner-Bickert shares: “The creation of this program was to keep our alumni connected to Charter Arts and to reinforce with our current students that they will always have a home here with us. We demonstrate that we value artistry and we want to instill in our young artists that when they reach a certain skill level of mastery in their art they have a right to be celebrated and paid for their contributions as professional artists.”
ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Charter Arts):
Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative and performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.
Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Recently, Charter Arts was ranked #1 Best Charter High School in PA on Niche’s 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. In addition, Charter Arts was one of only four Lehigh Valley schools to be ranked on U.S. News & World Report’s Top 100 Public High Schools in PA. To learn more about the school or to sign up for an upcoming admissions event, visit www.CharterArts.org.

THEATER: "The Oscars: A Conversation Among Friends" by John Thompson
2024-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Charter Arts Theatre Department presents “The Oscars: A Conversation Among Friends” by John Thompson, September 6-8. 2024. Evening performances on September 6 & 7 at 7 PM. Matinee performance September 8 at 2 PM.
Oscar Wilde, a famously complex man, invites you into an evening of conversation between five different versions of himself- the young poet, the mature storyteller, the jaded playwright, the sorrowful prisoner, and the weary exile. The conversational jousting between the Oscars brings alive the arc of Wilde’s life and follows his search for a way to recover himself as the artist of his own life.
This production is part of the department’s Alumni Artist-in-Residence program. It is directed by Kelly Minner-Bickert and features an exceptional cast that includes students, alumni and community artists.
This event takes place in the school’s Black Box Theatre with very limited seating. Tickets are General Admission: $12 Adult, $7 Student/Child. To purchase, visit CharterArts.org.
The Charter Arts Theatre Department offers a pre-professional training program for high school-aged performers. The goal is to provide students with the skills they will need to move on to competitive college programs as well as professional theatre experiences.
Classes are designed to encourage students to create imaginative and compelling characters, to regard their voices and bodies as creative instruments, to expose them to theatrical literature and to instill in them a sense of respect and professionalism for the art form that will stay with them throughout their lives.
ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Charter Arts):
Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative and performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.
Recently, Charter Arts was ranked #2 Best Public High School Teachers in PA and #1 Best Charter High School in PA on Niche’s 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. In addition, Charter Arts was one of only seven Lehigh Valley schools to be ranked in the Top 100 Public High Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Schools in America.
To find out more about the school or to sign up for an admissions event, visit www.CharterArts.org.
Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015.

Sam Houseal Band – Lehigh Valley-based Upbeat Folk/Americana Quintet (A First Friday Event)
2024-09-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Godfrey Daniels, 7 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
$22.50 ADVANCE | $27.50 DAY OF SHOW
https://godfreydaniels.org/event/sam-houseal-band-september-6-2024/
The Sam Houseal Band is a Lehigh Valley-based folk/Americana quintet focused on performing the music of Sam Houseal. Sam is a Pennsylvania-grown musician who’s performed across the world and back. Sam’s music is influenced by his roots in Americana, Rock, and Folk, with a dash of soulful tendencies sprinkled in.

FREE Art Reception: Alumni Exhibit featuring work of Arta Brito & Nate Devarie
2024-09-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Visual Arts Department kicks off its exhibit season on September 6th with a stunning professional exhibition featuring the work of alumni artists, Arta Brito and Nate Devarie. Learn more about the artists:
ARTA BRITO & NATE DEVARIE
There will be a FREE Opening Reception on September 6th from 6-8 PM in the school’s Corpora Gallery as part of the Southside Arts District’s First Friday Celebration. The exhibit will run through October 11, 2024. Private appointments to view the exhibit can also be arranged by calling 610-868-2971.

The Charter Arts Visual Arts program of study provides a well-rounded, structured, and classical fine art education. Approached as an academic as well as artistic discipline, the sequence of courses inspire students to form connections across the curriculum. Students progressively build conceptual understanding as they work to advance skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital design concepts, photography, art history, and professional practices. Over the course of study within the visual arts program, students develop a portfolio expressive of their active studio participation, work ethic, personal inquiry, passion for art, and dedication to skill advancement.

ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Charter Arts):

Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative and performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.

Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Recently, Charter Arts was ranked as #1 Best Charter High School in PA & #2 Best Public High School Teachers in PA on Niche’s 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. Charter Arts was one of only four Lehigh Valley schools to make The Top 100 Public High Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Schools.

Prospective students and families who are interested in learning more about this award-winning school are invited to schedule a tour or contact the admissions office. For more information, visit www.CharterArts.org.

Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015.

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Church Sanctuary & Chapel Tours
2024-09-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Central Moravian Church, 418 Main Street, Bethlehem, 18018
Guests will be welcomed to visit and learn more about the 1751 Old Chapel, where George Washington and Benjamin Franklin worshipped, and which welcomed local Native Americans as well as German settlers in its early history. The Chapel is still used for Sunday worship, memorial services, weddings and other church events.

The Church Sanctuary was built from 1803-1806. Guests will learn more not only about its architectural design, history of music and worship, but also the living ministries of Central Moravian Church today. Unique places like the 2nd floor Kleiner Saal will be included on this tour. A suggested donation of $5/person. A gift shop with many unique Moravian items, as well as books and other gifts will be open.

Outside of our regular hours, guided tours of the Sanctuary and Old Chapel can also be arranged by contacting the Rev. Josh Follweiler, Associate Pastor at 610-866-5661 (x.201) A suggested donation of $5/person is requested for these tours. They can be arranged subject to a tour guide and the church’s availability.

First Friday September Events in SouthSide Bethlehem
2024-09-06 | Bethlehem, Pa, 3rd & 4th Streets, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Experience the vibrant energy of SouthSide Bethlehem every First Friday! Our charming small business district comes alive with an exciting mix of live music, art exhibitions, and delicious food. Sip on creations from local craft beverage makers as you explore special events, pop-up shops, and unique offerings from our local businesses. Each month brings something new, so be sure to check back here for the latest updates and join us for the next unforgettable First Friday celebration in South Bethlehem!

First Friday September
2024-09-06 | SouthSide Arts District, 324 S New St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
September 2024
Live Music
Melody Cruz
Five Maidens Cider Co.
327 Polk Street
7-10 PM
BYOF | Board Games | Drink Cider
Meet the Band
Visit Event Site
The Sam Houseal Band
Godfrey Daniel’s
7 E 4th St
8 PM
Ticketed Event
Meet the Band
Visit Event Site
Hold On Howard & Lead Petal
The Flying V Poutinerie
201 E 3rd St
7-10 PM
Door Fee $10 | BYOB 21+ with ID
Visit Event Site
Arts
From the Outside In: An Ode to Black & White
Black & White Street Photography Exhibit
Fox Optical
9AM – 5 PM
28 E 3rd St
On display through Sep. 14, 2024
Learn More
First Friday at the Banana Factory
The Banana Factory Arts Center
6-9 PM
25 W. 3rd Street
Exhibitions, art demonstrations, live music & bar, open artist studios
Visit Event Site
Professional Alumni Exhibit: Arta Brito & Nate Devarie
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
6-8 PM
321 East 3rd Street
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Visual Arts Department presents a special exhibition featuring the work of Arta Brito and Nate Devarie in the school’s Corpora Gallery from September 6- October 5, 2024. Both artists are alumni of the school. Private viewing appointments can be made by calling 610-868-2971.
“The Oscars: A Conversation Among Friends”
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
6 PM & 7 PM
Oscar Wilde, a famously complex man, invites you into an evening of conversation between five different versions of himself- the young poet, the mature storyteller, the jaded playwright, the sorrowful prisoner, and the weary exile. The conversational jousting between the Oscars brings alive the arc of Wilde’s life and follows his search for a way to recover himself as the artist of his own life.
This production is directed by Kelly Minner-Bickert and features an exceptional cast that includes students, alumni and community artists.
Evening performances on September 6 & 7 at 7 PM. Matinee performance on September 8 at 2 PM.

Tickets are General Admission: $12 Adult, $7 Student/Child. Tickets can be purchased in advance at CharterArts.org.
Special Events
Trivia Night
The Colony Meadery South Bethlehem
7:30 – 9:30 PM
211 E 3rd Street
Visit Event Website
Venture X ConneXions
LINC at VentureX First Friday
Venture X Bethlehem
5:30-7:30 PM
306 S. New Street, 1st Floor Lobby
LINC is hosting a social hour with Venture X during “First Friday” on September 6. Stop by to say hello, play games, enjoy some refreshments, spend an evening in the vibrant Southside Arts District, and take a shot at our top prize: a $100 gift certificate to Urban Table.
Register for Connexions
Visit Event Website

Comedy Night with “Back to School” Comedian Jay Yoder, featuring Jake Domanski and host Colin Coleman
2024-09-05 19:00 | Godfrey Daniels, 7 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 • 7PM
Comedy Night with “Back to School” Comedian Jay Yoder, featuring Jake Domanski and host Colin Coleman
Join us for a night of laughter with Jay Yoder, a comedy sensation from the Bored Teachers Tour, and opening act Jake Domanski and host Colin Coleman!
$28.50 ADVANCE | $33.50 DAY OF SHOW
https://godfreydaniels.org/event/comedy-night-jay-yoder-september-5-2024/

Happy 100th Birthday James Baldwin!
2024-09-05 16:30 - 18:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
In partnership with the Notations Series presented by the Department of English
Join us for a happy hour reading honoring the beauty and brilliance of the incomparable work of James Baldwin. Read from his work or an original poem or prose selection of your own. There will be cake!
Open to the public. Register here to attend.
If you require assistance to fill out the registration form or prefer to share your information via email or phone, please email ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.
This is a qualifying 5X10 event for Lehigh first-year students. The 5×10, which reads as five by ten, is a programming series open to all Lehigh students with a specific focus on first-year students, their connection to Lehigh, and introducing them to bLUeprint and the Five Foundations of Student Success. In a typical year, first-year students are expected to attend five programs during the first ten weeks of the semester.

Mend & Make with LUAG at The Bethlehem Farmers' Market
2024-09-05 11:00 - 15:00 | Farrington Square, Lehigh University, New and Morton St, Bethlehem, P, 18034, United States
Join LUAG @ The Bethlehem Farmers’ Market to mend your favortie, well-loved clothes with needle, thread and fabric. Teaching Artist Rebecca Kelly will teach basic hand stitching and embroidery techniques that you can use to repair, mend or enhance your clothing.
The Bethlehem Farmers’ Market is a local, producer-only farmers’ market located in Farrington Square at Lehigh University. The market offers fresh produce, lunch items, baked goods, natural goods, and more to Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley residents. The market is open Thursdays from April 25 to November 15, 11 am-3 pm.

Calm Like a Bomb
2024-09-04 19:00 - 22:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
The Easton Comedy Offensive monthly appearance at the IceHouse features stories, crowd work, and more stories!

All in Together Wrestling Event Benefitting Suicide Prevention
2024-09-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Country Club Brewing, 323 Pierce Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Join us and Wrestling Phantom Six in Country Club Brewing parking lot! Live wrestling, music, and fun times! Proceeds of the event will go to NAMI of the Lehigh Valley who will also be there! Roasted will be there with a food pop-up. Gates open at 11am with warm up matches starting at 11:30am and main matches starting at 12:30pm. An after party with some of the wrestlers will continue from 7-10pm.

Magic Classes
2024-09-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Come learn fun and amazing magic tricks with cards, coins, dice, and rope. Session is $15 and designed for students 15 through adult. Taught by magician Joe Keppel. For further info call 610-866-4511

The Trio Sallese
2024-08-30 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Domenic Salerni, violin (Attacca Quartet), Antonello Di Matteo, clarinet (Philadelphia Ballet principal), Miles Salerni, percussion (Philadelphia Ballet principal). Music by Verdi, Salerni, Sametz and more.

August Five Course Dinner & Wine Pairing
2024-08-28 18:00 - 21:00 | EDGE Restaurant, 74 W Broad St, Bethlehem, PA, 18018
Join us for another excellent evening at our August Five Course Dinner & Wine Pairing! Limited spots available, so secure yours today by calling (484) 553-4613.

Date: Wednesday, August 28
Time: 6:00 PM
Price: $75 per person

A friendly reminder to have your credit card ready for the required deposit.

Curbside Charity with Valley Youth House
2024-08-26 16:00 - 18:00 | EDGE Restaurant, 74 W Broad St, Bethlehem, PA, 18018
This month the Curbside Family of Four meal is supporting Valley Youth House. The meal is Fried Chicken Thighs, Sweet Potato Gratin, Smoked Bacon Braised Collard Green, Honey Butter Cornbread. The cost is $60 with $30 being donated back to Valley Youth House. Deadline to order the meal is Saturday, August 24. Meal pick up is 8/26-8/28 between 4-6pm. Call (610) 814-0100 to place your order!

September Wine and Read with Franklin Hill Vineyards
2024-08-26 08:00 - 2024-09-25 18:00 | Franklin Hill Vineyards, 559 Main Street Suite #124, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Join FHV for their September Book Club. This month we will be reading The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry. We will be meeting at the Bethlehem location on Wednesday, September 25th for the discussion. Ticket purchase includes a sampling of the wine we have chosen to pair with this months book, a personal snack box, a glass of your favorite FHV wine and themed gift. If you would like to participate you can purchase your copy at the Moravian bookstore for 10% off with proof of your ticket purchase (while supplies last).
Can’t make this discussion, check out our Facebook page for the book club being held at our Bangor location!

Chamber Vocal Concert
2024-08-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Old Chapel, 412 Heckewelder Place, Bethlehem, PA, 18018
Join us for a Chamber Vocal Concert featuring our soprano soloist, Kimberly Leamon and mezzo-soprano soloist, Kelly Schmidt, Mary Ogletree and Rebecca Brown, violin and
Becky Lepore, piano in the Old Chapel at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 25. Arias, songs, and duets by beloved composers old and new, including J. S. Bach – Pergolesi – Mendelssohn – Fauré
Debussy – Rossini – Forrest.

Evenings in the Garden: Story Sharing Program with featured Storyteller Chloe Cole-Wilson
2024-08-24 17:30 - 19:00 | Martin Luther King Jr Community Garden & Park, 433 Carlton Ave, Bethlehem, 18015
Evenings in the Garden: Adult Story-Sharing Workshops
Saturdays, July 27, August 24, September 28, October 26, 5:30-6:30 pm
Join us for four sessions exploring the growth and stories of local plants and people, encouraging hands-on interaction with the garden. Each session will be led by community gardener, musician, and artist Nia Watson, along with guest storytellers on select dates.
Register here. Advanced registration is appreciated but not required.
August 24, 5:30-6:30 pm
Restoring Petals with Chloe Cole-Wilson and Basement Poetry
Saturday, September 28, 6-7 pm
Cooking Demo with a local chef Melanie Lino of From Lino showcasing recipes using seasonal produce grown in the garden.
Saturday, October 26, 6 pm
Ancestral Story Share
The Lehigh valley community is invited to gather in the garden with songs, photos, mental memory stories and tradition stories that have been passed down over time. There will be the opportunity to share these cherished memorabilia in small groups or as a whole. The garden will be transtormed into a space to hold such energy. Ceremony and ritual is intertwined in all of our lives all around the world in different ways. This is a chance to break from the routines that consume our day to day and gather in love with one another.
This program was made possible in part by Southside Tomorrow, a 6-year revitalization program of Community Action Development Bethlehem and the City of Bethlehem, with support from Univest Bank & Trust Co., Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, People’s Security Bank and Trust, PPL Electric Utilities, and Provident Bank.

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Nia Watson is a song poet & educator, and has evolved into her art form over the last six years. Taking journal entries and transforming them into song poems inspired by life experiences. Influenced by nature, specifically birds, their flying patterns and songs. She creates other visuals as well when inspired.
Nia is also a yoga instructor offering diverse classes to the valley for the past decade. She has taught early childhood since 2009. Currently, Nia is in the midst of learning to be a birth worker to support birthing beings themselves and those who are growing within them from conceiving to postpartum. Her classes and community offerings weave all the parts of herself together. Offering movement with a touch of playfulness and songs to soothe everyone present.
Nia has performed here in the Valley, Philadelphia Amsterdam and Rio de Janeiro. She hopes to keep learning and growing and sharing the lessons she learns along the way.

Chloe Cole-Wilson

Chloe Cole-Wilson has been engaging in social work and trauma-informed care for communities of color and LGBTQ communities for more than nine years, and is the cofounder of Basement Poetry, a community-centered theater company. In addition to her work in poetry and theater, Chloe works as a Program Supervisor at Silk Lehigh Valley, teaches theater, and serves as a substance-abuse counselor. She is also an Art & Action Fellow for the Allentown Art Museum. Chloe is committed to creating spaces where it is safe to process intense topics such as death, racism, mental health, and the obstacles faced by LGBTQ+ folks. In her free time, Chloe likes to spend time with her loving partner, Ashleigh; her family; her cat child, Ms. Lady; and her favorite baby cousins, Trinity and Nia.
Basement Poetry is a performance arts group focusing on slam poetry & movement theatre dedicated to creating a courageous & safe place to share stories. @BasementPoetry

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Melanie Lino was born & raised in Allentown PA, spending parts of her childhood with family in the Dominican Republic during the summer months. She is a small business owner and activist in the Lehigh Valley. You can find her making food for her community at @From.Lino, and also planning programs and meetups for Afros in Nature, a collective aiming to connect Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) with nature.
Image of Melanie Lino by Petra Sommers.

80s Music Trivia Night
2024-08-23 17:30 - 19:30 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
Enjoy a night out with your friends painting pottery and answering 80s Music themed Trivia! Trivia winners gets a prize!
• A $10 reservation per person (studio fee included). Pottery choice is an additional cost.

• Pottery choice additional cost – choose from our entire inventory

•BYOB for 21+ and BYOSnacks

Pottery will be ready 1-2 weeks after the event.

🎥🍿 Virtual Film Club 🎥🍿
2024-08-20 19:00 - 20:00 | bethlehem area public library, 11 W Church St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
🎥🍿 Virtual Film Club 🎥🍿
📅 August 20, 2024
🕖 7:00pm – 8:00pm
💻 Join from the comfort of your home via Zoom!
Join our Virtual Film Club! 📽️✨ Each month we pick a culturally or historically significant film for library patrons to watch and discuss. Watch the film on your own time, then meet with our virtual film club to discuss the film on Zoom. 💻🗨️
This month’s film is The Dinner Game (1998), directed by Francis Veber.
Registration is required. 📝 Zoom invites will be sent out via email. 📧
➡️ Register here https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/event/virtual-film-club-7955)
#VirtualFilmClub #FilmDiscussion #Library #LehighValleyPA #FilmClub #Cinema

Virtual Information Session
2024-08-19 17:30 - 18:15 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) will hold a Virtual Information Session on Monday, August 19th at 5:30 PM! This 45-minute session is designed for prospective students and families to learn more about the school’s curriculum, admissions process, and more! RSVP is required. Visit https://www.charterarts.org/admissions/

Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative and performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.

Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Recently, Charter Arts was ranked as #1 Best Charter High School in PA & #2 Best Public High School Teachers in PA on Niche’s 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. Charter Arts was one of only four Lehigh Valley schools to make The Top 100 Public High Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Schools.

Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015

Robert Stickloon Exhibition of Contemporary Still Life Paintings
2024-08-18 08:30 - 16:00 | PA
Artist Robert Stickloon will be exhibiting his “Contemporary Still Life Paintings”, at the Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda Gallery from August 18 to September 24, 2024. There will be an opening reception on Sunday, August 18 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. The Rotunda Gallery is located at 10 E. Church Street. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The exhibition is composed of ordinary, everyday still life subjects in oils and drawings. Objects that would be commonly categorized in the Pop Art genre, but in this case, not rendered in a slick, flat poster-like, Pop Art style ala Warhol or Lichenstein. Robert tries to portray the subjects in a more classical approach in the sense of employing a stricter technique respecting drawing practices that emphasize the “thingness”, solidity, presence, and perspective of the objects. He attempts to make them hyper real, not in the photorealistic sense, but by exaggerating the properties of the proportions, the intensity of the color, and the scale of the thing to an obviously greater degree.
Robert recently retired from teaching drawing and painting at the Penn State University Schuykill Campus after 35 years. He now works on his art totally uninterrupted. He earned a B.S. and M.Ed in art education from Kutztown University, and a M.F.A. from Idaho State University. A total formalist. he addresses the basic elements and principles of design, choosing his subjects for the challenges they present.
Although both Robert’s wet and dry medium pieces may initially be perceived as merely black and white, he strives to achieve another dimension to the value scale of his imagery by pushing the warm and cool properties of the materials through their selection and handing. He will also stretch out the spectrum of the lights to darks to enhance and give his subject matter a greater presence.
Robert has shown nationally and is represented by several galleries. He continues to show in national juried competitions wining numerous prizes. He has shown at the Pennsylvania Art of the State Annual Juried Exhibition numerous times. His work is in the collection of the State Museum of Pennsylvania and the American Embassy in Moldova.
The exhibition is sponsored by the Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission (www.bfac-lv.org).

Kids Night Out - Back to School!
2024-08-17 17:30 - 19:30 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States

Back to School Kids Night Out
2024-08-17 17:30 - 19:30 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
Drop the kids off for 2 hours of FUN!
We will paint a pottery project and watch a movie. We’ll play fun games after!
Kids ages 6 and over may be dropped off and hosted by one of our amazing Studio assistants! . Younger kids are welcome to attend with a parent.
Please give us a call for last minute reservations at 610-791-2228.
Pottery will be available for pick-up between one and two weeks after the event.

💰How Money Works: A Common Sense Guide To Financial Success💰
2024-08-17 15:00 - 16:00 | bethlehem area public library, 11 W Church St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
💰How Money Works: A Common Sense Guide To Financial Success💰
📅 Saturday, August 17, 2024
⏰ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Join us for an insightful presentation by Javier Toro on the basics of money management. Whether you’re looking to increase your financial literacy or just want to brush up on essential skills, this event is for you! The session will include a presentation followed by a Q&A, providing a great opportunity to get your financial questions answered.
🔗 https://live-bethlehemarea.pantheonsite.io/event/how-money-works-common-sense-guide-financial-success-12511

📚 Lee Upton Author Reading and Signing📚
2024-08-12 18:30 - 20:00 | bethlehem area public library, 11 W Church St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
📚 Lee Upton Author Reading and Signing📚
🗓 Monday, August 12, 2024
⏰6:30 PM – 7:45 PM
📍 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA
Join us for an evening with local author and poet Lee Upton as she reads excerpts from her brilliant and humorous new novel, Tabitha, Get Up. Lee will also share some of her award-winning poetry. Don’t miss the chance to meet her, enjoy her literary work, and get your books signed!
Lee Upton is a celebrated author with a national reputation, known for her numerous books, including short stories, poetry, and novels. She has received prestigious awards, including the Mary Louise VanArtsdalen Prize for Scholarship and the Marquis Teaching Award. She holds an MFA from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a PhD in English from Binghamton University. She was named the Francis A. March Professor Emerita and Writer in Residence at Lafayette College.
Books will be available for signing. Registration is encouraged.
🔗https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/event/lee-upton-author-reading-and-signing-11710

AUTHOR TALK: Bethlehem Steel Rusting Relic With Steven & John Landis
2024-08-10 13:00 - 14:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 98 E 2nd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Join us for a guest lecture and book signing for “Bethlehem Steel Rusting Relic”. In 2001, the unthinkable happened when Bethlehem Steel declared bankruptcy after nearly a century and a half of making iron and steel for bridges, buildings, dams, railroad rail, ships, armor plating, armaments, and numerous other products. When the flagship plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, closed, it sat abandoned for some years before the hallowed site was repurposed with a casino, hotel, restaurants, and shops. During the time in between, Steven M. Landis had rare, sanctioned access to photograph the derelict plant, capturing incredible photography of many never-before-seen and likely never-to-be-seen-again perspectives by climbing everything he could, both inside and outside the abandoned buildings, including to the top of the blast furnaces. When combined with his artistic eye, the viewers will find that Steven’s camerawork truly “elevates” Bethlehem Steel photography. His dad, John K. Landis, subsequently became an Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites tour guide in 2019 and began showing those photographs–published here for the first time–to visitors in order to reveal sections of the shuttered plant that were inaccessible or altogether gone. John wrote the accompanying text after hosting hundreds of Bethlehem Steel plant tours. Included with Museum Admission.
Steven M. Landis works as a key account manager in the automotive industry, where he has been employed in a variety of roles for nearly two decades. He is an inventor and creative writer, enjoys the agony and elation of mountain climbing, and loves photographing the beautiful, bizarre, and especially hard-to-access or abandoned places. He regrets having been too young to ever have worked at Bethlehem Steel but counts the rare access he had exploring and photographing the hallowed grounds of the former flagship plant—where so much of modern U.S. and global history was written—as being among the best moments in his life.
John K. Landis, a steel plant tour guide with Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites, is often asked if he worked for Bethlehem Steel. He is in fact a graphic designer and professor emeritus of art. But, on tour days, he feels like he does work for this icon of American heavy industry, albeit as a “looper,” the name Bethlehem Steel gave to management trainees on a “loop course” around the plant as they learned about the company. It is with this perspective that John wrote text to accompany the photographs, awed as he is by the beauty of our industrial heritage and eager to pass along his continuously evolving knowledge of the might and majesty of the steel industry of
the past.

AUTHOR TALK: Bethlehem Steel Rusting Relic With Steven & John Landis
2024-08-10 13:00 - 14:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E 2nd Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States

Miller Keystone Blood Drive at BSI in South Bethlehem - Give a Pint
2024-08-09 08:00 - 14:00, 2024-07-12 08:00 - 14:00 | BSI Corporate Benefits, 205 Webster St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
July 12, 2024 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
BSI Corporate Solutions
205 Webster St.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Miller-Keystone Blood Center and BSI Corporate Benefits have joined forces and opened a new satellite location in the heart of Southside Bethlehem!
We will be having a blood drive on July 12 from 8:00am – 2:00pm, at and we invite you to join us! You can visit BSI’s office to donate blood and help save the lives of members in your community. If you can’t make it in March, we will be hosting our next blood drive on April 5th and we would love to have you join us!
We are excited to be taking on this new adventure in Southside Bethlehem and we can’t wait to see the difference will be able to make with the support of people like you!
Schedule your appointment today!
South Side Community Blood Drives at BSI

Bethlehem Farmers' Market
2024-08-08 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-25 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-18 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-27 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-20 11:00 - 15:00 | Bethlehem Farmers’ Market, 1 Farrington Square, Bethlehem, PA, 18015
Join us on Thursdays between 11 AM – 3 PM April 25th through November 14th for our 17th season!
The Bethlehem Farmers’ Market is Bethlehem’s first and longest-running local, producer-only farmers market! The market’s 15+ vendors offer fresh produce, lunch items, baked goods, natural goods, and more to the Bethlehem community and greater Lehigh Valley.
*Note there will not be a market on June 6th or July 4th.

🧘🌼 Gentle Yoga 🌼🧘
2024-08-07 12:00 - 13:30 | PA

Brunch and Network
2024-08-04 11:00 - 15:00 | 420 Chestnut St, Emmaus, PA 18049, 420 Chestnut Street, Emmaus, PA, 18049, United States
Beyond Fitness Nutrition and McKinney Media proudly present “Brunch and Network,” a health-conscious networking event featuring special guests and insightful presentations. Join us on Sunday, August 4th, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at 420 Chestnut St, Emmaus, PA 18049.
Hosted by Dr. Suki Anderson of Beyond Fitness Nutrition and featuring special guest Carter McKinney of McKinney Media, this event combines networking with delicious protein donuts and waffles, alongside presentations on marketing and personal branding.
Expand your professional network, connect with industry leaders, and enjoy a morning of learning and community-building. This event is perfect for professionals seeking to grow their business connections and gain insights into effective marketing strategies.

Back to School Handprint
2024-08-03 12:00 - 13:00 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
Make some Memories at Color Me Mine, and get a wonderful keepsake to commemorate your little ones new year at school! Choose from two sizes of plate, or large platter!
We’ll help you capture the perfect hand or foot prints, then work on seasonal coloring sheets with the kiddos while you finish the details on your project! We are there to help with details and lettering if you need it!
$30 – 10″ small plate (for babies)
$36 – 12″ large plate (for smaller kids)
$48 – 15″ platter (for older or multiple kids)
For last minute reservations please call our studio at (610) 791-2228.
Pottery will be ready for pick-up between one and two weeks after the event.

Back to School Handprint Keepsake
2024-08-03 12:00 - 13:00 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
Make some Memories at Color Me Mine, and get a wonderful keepsake. Choose from two sizes of plate, or large platter!
We’ll help you capture the perfect hand or foot prints, then work on seasonal coloring sheets with the kiddos while you finish the details on your project! We are there to help with details and lettering if you need it!
$30 – 10″ small plate (for babies)
$36 – 12″ large plate (for smaller kids)
$48 – 15″ platter (for older or multiple kids)
For last minute reservations please call our studio at (610) 791-2228.
Pottery will be ready for pick-up between one and two weeks after the event.

THE BC COMBO AT MUSIKFEST CAFE
2024-08-02 19:30 - 21:00 | PA
The BC Combo will be celebrating Joe Mac’s birthday on Saturday, August 2 at the Musikfest Cafe.

Musikfest Offerings
2024-08-02 08:00 - 2024-08-11 17:00 | PA
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Site is thrilled to offer various events and activities throughout Musikfest to celebrate Bethlehem’s rich history while enjoying this exciting community event:

Get out of the heat and cool off while shopping in the Luchenbach Mill Pop-Up Shop. This shop will be open Aug. 2nd – Aug. 11th, Mon. – Thurs., 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Fri. – Sun., 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Lehigh Art Alliance Exhibition has a variety of original two – and three-dimensional works of art from regional artists to gaze upon, as well as live art demonstrations. All pieces are available for purchase. This exhibit will be open Aug. 2nd – Aug. 11th, Mon. – Thurs. 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Fri. – Sun 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Goundie Garden Retro Dance Party taking place behind the Goundie House will feature 70s style vinyl record spinning, a lounge area, and vendors. This event, in partnership with Nite Liters LLC and Soul Latineers, is a great way to unwind and relax during the chaos of Musikfest. This party will take place Aug. 2nd and Aug. 9th from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Be on the lookout for additional details on Colonial Craft Demonstrations. Experience what life was like for Colonial Craftsmen by attending live demonstrations by contemporary master artists. Contemporary craftsmen will create a variety of products that were vital to the Moravian community.

For additional information, visit the Musikfest offerings page.

HBMS Walking Tours During Musikfest
2024-08-02 08:00 - 2024-08-11 17:00 | PA
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites is offering various tours throughout the duration of Musikfest! Join us for the Love, Lust, & Marriage taking place Aug. 2 and Aug. 9 at 1 p.m. This walking tour gives guests an intimate look at what love, courtship, and marriage were like in early Moravian Bethlehem.
The Heart & Soul: Moravian Music Tour is taking place Aug. 3rd, 4th, and 10th at 1 p.m. This experience dives into the rich music history of the Moravians. Learn about the tradition of polyglot singing, hear the sounds of instruments rarely played today, and explore the places early Moravians sang and played in.
The Historic Pub Walking Tour is taking place Aug. 2nd-4th and Aug. 9th-11th at 3 p.m. This tour dives into topics regarding how people ordered beer during prohibition, what John Adams drank when he visited Bethlehem, and the connections between early brewing and the early Moravians.
For additional information, visit the Musikfest offerings page.

Bethlehem Farmers’ Market
2024-08-01 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-11 11:00 - 15:00 | Bethlehem Farmers’ Market, 1 Farrington Square, Bethlehem, PA, 18015

$5 Express Tickets During Musikfest
2024-08-01 10:00 - 2024-08-11 18:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 98 E 2nd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Attending Musikfest 2024? Stop by the Museum to cool down and enjoy $5 admission, extended hours, a truly unique gift shop and amazing stories of American ingenuity throughout history. NMIH will be open 10-6 on August 1st through 4th and August 7th through 11th. Please note the Museum is closed to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Curbside Charity with the Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley
2024-07-29 16:00 - 18:00 | EDGE Restaurant, 74 W Broad St, Bethlehem, PA, 18018
Edge Restaurant is partnering with the Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley for our July Curbside Charity. The meal is Carne Asada Tacos, with Cilantro Lime Crema, Pickled Red Onions, with Dirty Rice and Roasted Corn on the Cob and cookies for dessert. This meal will feed a family of four for $60 and $30 will be donated to our partner, PCFLV! Call today and place your order: (610) 814-0100. Pick up days are 7/29-7/31 between 4:00-6:00 pm.

Beginner Digital Photography Class By McKinney Media
2024-07-27 12:00 - 15:00 | McKinney Media, 306 S New Street Bethlehem Suite 110, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States

Chapel & Church Sanctuary Tours
2024-07-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Central Moravian Church, 418 Main Street, Bethlehem, 18018
The 1751 Old Chapel will be open every Friday from 12 – 1 p.m. with a Moravian Daily Text reading at 12:15 p.m. This short daily devotion has been a part of Moravian tradition since 1731.
Guests will be welcomed to visit and learn more about the 1751 Old Chapel, where George Washington and Benjamin Franklin worshipped and which welcomed local Native Americans as well as German settlers in its early history. The Chapel is still used for Sunday worship, memorial services, weddings and other church events.

Saturdays, July 24 and 31 and August 3, Sunday, August 4th, and Saturday Aug. 10, and Sunday Aug. 11, 2 – 4 p.m. Sanctuary tours and Free gift for all visitors!
The Church Sanctuary, built from 1803-1806, is open for guided tours, each half hour from 2 – 4 p.m. Guests will be welcomed to take this 45 minute tour of the sanctuary learning more not only about its architectural design, history of music and worship, but also the living ministries of Central Moravian Church today. Unique places like the 2nd floor Kleiner Saal will be included on this tour. A suggested donation of $5/person. A gift shop with many unique Moravian items, as well as books and other gifts will be open. (During Musikfest, our Gift shop will offer a free Moravian themed gift for all visitors) Guests should enter on the Northeast side of the church, the door accessible to the church green and Heckewelder Place (closest to Moravian Book store).

Outside of our regular hours, guided tours of the Sanctuary and Old Chapel can also be arranged by contacting the Rev. Josh Follweiler, Associate Pastor at 610-866-5661 (x.201) A suggested donation of $5/person is requested for these tours. They can be arranged subject to a tour guide and the church’s availability.

Chris Powers Album Release - The Unknown
2024-07-21 16:00 - 18:30 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Chris Powers album release show for his new album, The Unknown. Chris will be joined by Jay Lapp, Josh Kanusky, Andrew Portz, Jim Wolfe, Melody Cruz, and more.
Doors open at 4:00 pm; the show starts at 5:00 pm. Light snacks and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided.
Pay-what-you-will donations go to Michael J. Fox Foundation

New Jerusalem Singers Concert
2024-07-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Old Chapel, 412 Heckewelder Place, Bethlehem, PA, 18018
Jerusalem Singers is a non-profit choral ensemble directed by Pete Deshler dedicated to spreading the joy of music and raising funds for Satori’s “Gift of Music”, which donates instruments to needy students in Lehigh Valley music programs.

S.T.E.A.M. Adventures
2024-07-21 11:00 - 15:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E 2nd Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Join us on the third Sunday of each month for a drop-in style family program to engage in S.T.E.A.M. concepts like building, engineering, and strategic thinking. During Family Sundays, all youth 12 and under receive free admission when accompanied by a paying adult. Adult admission is $15. This month’s activity is “Float Your Boat”.

S.T.E.A.M. Adventures
2024-07-21 11:00 - 15:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 98 E 2nd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States

Kids Night Out
2024-07-20 17:30 - 19:30 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States

NeuroSalon
2024-07-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Featuring talented musicians: Skip Wilkins, Tony Marino, Dan Wilkins, and Bill Goodwin. Join us for a family-friendly afternoon of interactive art activities, science, and live jazz performances where you can learn to unlock your brain’s potential for growth and creativity!

Blueberry Bounce Launch Party
2024-07-20 12:00 - 17:00 | Sun Inn Courtyard, 564 Main St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Free festival in the Sun Inn Courtyard to celebrate our (Christmas City Spirits’) new Blueberry Bounce. We will have a food truck, vendors, live music and blueberry cocktails!

🌈✨ BAPL BOOK SALE ✨🌈
2024-07-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-17 12:00 - 20:00 | bethlehem area public library, 11 W Church St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
🌈✨ BAPL BOOK SALE ✨🌈
Join us for an unforgettable journey through pages and stories at the BAPL BOOK SALE! 📚 With over 20,000 books priced at just $1 each, it’s the perfect chance to stock up on your summer beach reads! ☀️🏖️
Event Highlights:
– Massive Selection: 20,000+ books across all genres! 📖
– Special collection of children’s books from 25 cents to $1! 🧸📚
📅 Mark Your Calendars:
– July 17: 12 PM – 8 PM
– July 20: 10 AM – 4 PM
📍 Venue: Main Library, 11 W. Church Street, Bethlehem, PA
🙏 Donation Drive: Do you have gently used books gathering dust? Donate them to our sale and help us promote literacy in our community.
Don’t miss out on this spectacular sale that promises great finds and the joy of supporting your local library. See you there, fellow bookworms! 🎉📖✨
Learn more: https://www.bapl.org/book-sales/

Comedy Magic of Joe Keppel & Bruce Ward w/ George Reiger
2024-07-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Just when you thought it was safe…

Annoni Can Release
2024-07-18 16:00 - 21:00 | Country Club Brewing, 323 Pierce Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
This beer was made for someone very special to our Country Club family. John Annoni was a teacher for 35 year and continues to be an amazing advocate for our youth. The things he has done has inspired so many and has changed so many lives. We used large amounts of Citra, Mosaic, El Dorado, and Lemondrop Hops. Proceeds of this beer will be donated to CampCompass.Com, which John runs. Thank you John Annoni!

🌈✨ BAPL BOOK SALE ✨🌈
2024-07-17 12:00 - 20:00 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States

ToastiQueen: Women's Wellness & Networking Lunch
2024-07-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Country Club Brewing, 323 Pierce St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
ToastiQueen Event: July 17, 2024 – Guest Speaker, ELIZABETH STRONG, Renowned CEO, Entrepreneur, Social Media Strategist.
At ToastiQueen, we believe in fostering a vibrant community of women in business who support, inspire, and elevate each other to new heights. Our mission is clear: to provide a welcoming and inclusive space for businesswomen from all professions and industries to connect, engage in timely discussions, and nurture both personal and professional growth. Each month will feature a topic or theme important to us as women in business with inspiring guest speakers and phenomenal Queens!

Contact Tiffany Sondergaard for guest speaking opportunities.
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Cinnamon Bun Pancakes Are Back!
2024-07-17 07:30 - 2024-07-21 14:00 | Roasted, 22 W 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
SouthSide Summer Restaurant week is here again and we’re bringing back cinnamon bun pancakes!! We will also have vegan cauliflower tacos, sweet potato quesadilla, and a veggie wrap!

Celebrate Storytelling and evening of tales and tunes
2024-07-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Join us for a nostalgic program of old-fashioned storytelling and music at Celebrate Storytelling: An Evening of Tales and Tunes! on Tuesday, July 16 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at the Ice House, 56 River Street, Bethlehem, PA, where veteran performers promise to weave together traditional narratives with folk melodies for a truly unforgettable experience.
Featuring master storytellers Charles Kiernan and Denise McCormack, alongside noted folk musicians Norm Williams and Tom and Betty Druckenmiller, this event offers a magical blend of tales and tunes that will captivate audiences of all ages.
Tickets are available at the door. Prices are at a Pay What You Wish rate to allow for accessibility, with suggested prices ranging from $10 for standard admission to $25 for those looking to support the arts.

🎥🍿 Virtual Film Club 🎥🍿
2024-07-16 19:00 - 20:00 | PA
🎥🍿 Virtual Film Club 🎥🍿

📅 JUL 16, 2024
🕖 7:00pm – 8:00pm
💻 Join from the comfort of your home via Zoom!

Join our Virtual Film Club! 📽️✨ Each month we pick a culturally or historically significant film for library patrons to watch and discuss. Watch the film on your own time, then meet with our virtual film club to discuss the film on Zoom. 💻🗨️

📽️ This month’s film: “Peppermint Soda” (1977), directed by Diane Kurys 🎬🇫🇷

Registration is required. 📝 Zoom invites will be sent out via email. 📧

➡️ Register here: https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/event/virtual-film-club-7955

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Comic Book Storytelling Workshop for Kids/Teens
2024-07-15 09:00 - 2024-07-19 12:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Calling all Super-Fans! Comic book character creation and strange new world-building are at the heart of this Summer Academy workshop with Literary Arts teacher and graphic novelist Scott Beatty, who has authored hundreds of adventures for many of comics’ most iconic characters including Batman and Robin tales for DC Comics, as well as The Phantom, Buck Rogers, and Sherlock Holmes for Dynamite Entertainment. Beatty has also contributed comic book stories to IDW Publishing, Dark Horse Comics, and Crossgen Comics. You’ll learn about the history of comic books, how graphic novels are produced, and then you’ll create the secret origin of your own character and chronicle their first adventure in script and art! Students will get to showcase their creations during a short ‘talk-back’ session, pitching their work just like comics pros, with parents and families on the final day of class! Open to children entering 6th-9th grades (older or younger children may be considered)
Session Dates: July 15-19, 9 AM-12 PM daily. This workshop is part of the school’s Summer Academy, a program of arts enrichment workshops that is open to the community. For registration information, visit CharterArts.org.

Comic Book Storytelling Workshop for Kids/Teens
2024-07-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
A fun summer workshop for young writers interested in comics or graphic novels! Comic book character creation and strange new world-building are at the heart of this Summer Academy workshop with Literary Arts teacher and graphic novelist Scott Beatty, who has authored hundreds of adventures for many of comics’ most iconic characters including Batman and Robin tales for DC Comics, as well as The Phantom, Buck Rogers, and Sherlock Holmes for Dynamite Entertainment. Beatty has also contributed comic book stories to IDW Publishing, Dark Horse Comics, and Crossgen Comics. You’ll learn about the history of comic books, how graphic novels are produced, and then you’ll create the secret origin of your own character and chronicle their first adventure in script and art! Students will get to showcase their creations during a short ‘talk-back’ session, pitching their work just like comics pros, with parents and families on the final day of class! Open to children entering 6th-9th grades (older students may also be considered). SESSION DATES: July 15-19, 9 AM- 12 PM daily. For more information and registration, visit CharterArts.org.

Teen Acting Workshop
2024-07-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Amanda Lissette is happy to be back at Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) to host an improvisation and movement workshop this summer. Students will be using improvisation exercises to sharpen skills, increase creativity, emphasize the need to embrace the ideas of others, and handle uncertainty, with or without a partner on stage, in an inventive way. With movement exercises, they will work to use their body to create the world of characters and how they move through it, telling a story using only physical movement. These skills will benefit the young actor’s ability to think on their feet creatively, master cold reads for auditions and/or callbacks, and bring bold choices to the projects they work on. The week will culminate with a short showcase for parents/guardians. Open to children entering 7th-9th grades (older students may also be considered). This workshop is part of the school’s Summer Academy, a program of arts enrichment workshops that is open to the community. SESSION DATES: July 15-19, 9 AM- 12 PM daily.

Ocean Avenue: an emo/pop-punk musical
2024-07-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Immerse yourself in the nostalgia of the musical era that defined the mid-2000s, with a high-energy show featuring the iconic sounds of My Chemical Romance, Yellowcard, Blink-182, and many more bands. These are the soundtrack of a coming-of-age story based in Asbury Park, NJ. This jukebox musical captures the heart and soul of the emo and pop-punk scene with a story that resonates with anyone who’s felt the thrilling highs and poignant lows of growing up in a small town and wishing to escape it.

Ocean Avenue: an emo/pop-punk musical!
2024-07-13 19:00 - 21:30 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States

Blueberry Festival & Market To Go Is Back For The 37th Year!
2024-07-13 08:00 - 2024-07-14 17:00 | PA
Everyone loves blueberries! We invite you to Burnside Historic Farm on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14, for delicious food, live music, fresh blueberries and desserts, Colonial cooking demonstrations, gardening and brewing showcases, pony rides and hands-on kids’ activities.
Whisker Biscuits, Keystone Farms Cheese, Rebel Hive Meadery, Soaps on Linden, and K’Town Pub are among the vendors already confirmed for this year’s event. Enjoy the work of local vendors at this community-building event!
For additional information, visit the Blueberry Fest Page.

Trivia Time with Turbo
2024-07-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Country Club Brewing, 323 Pierce Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
The return of Turbo’s Trivia is here! Come out and flex your knowledge of random information! Our resident food truck Andrew Rogers’ Pizza will be there. Trivia will start at 7!

Live Bands
2024-07-12 18:30 - 23:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Music by Food Truck, Shark Earrings, and JUST album release show.

Chapel & Sanctuary Tours
2024-07-12 12:00 - 13:00 | PA
Old Chapel tours take place Fridays from 12 – 1 pm with a Moravian Daily Text reading at 12:15 pm. This short daily devotion has been a part of Moravian tradition since 1731. Guests will be welcomed to visit and learn more about the 1751 Old Chapel, where George Washington and Benjamin Franklin worshipped, and which welcomed local Native Americans as well as German settlers in its early history. The Chapel is still used for Sunday worship, memorial services, weddings and other church events.
Ever want to see inside the amazing 1806 Central Moravian Church – or learn more about the architecture, its iconic Belfry, special areas like the Kleiner Saal with a 19th century organ, original pulpit, etc. and also learn about the living ministries of this active congregation? Join us for tours of the Central Moravian Church every Saturday from 2-4 pm, including the Sanctuary, Kleiner Saal, and learn about the living ministries of this active congregation. Tours will be held every half hour. (Enter by the doors on the NE side, near church green). A gift shop will be open as well.

Creative Night
2024-07-11 18:00 - 22:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
The IceHouse Latino Committee presents an evening for photographers, directors, artists, models, and stylists invited to network and create together.

July Wine and Read
2024-07-09 08:00 - 2024-07-24 18:00 | Franklin Hill Vineyards, 559 Main Street Suite #124, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Join FHV for July Book Club.
This month we will be reading Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand (this can be read as a stand alone but for more fun, read The Castaways and/or The Rumor first). We will be meeting at the Bethlehem location on Wednesday, July 24th for the discussion. Ticket purchase includes a sampling of the wine we have chosen to pair with this months book, a personal snack box, a glass of your favorite FHV wine and a themed tote. Purchase your copy at the Moravian bookstore for 10% off with proof of your ticket purchase (while supplies last).
Sign up for your spot on eventbrite.

Experience Free Sundays at Historic Bethlehem Museums in July!
2024-07-07 11:00 - 2024-07-28 17:00 | PA
HBMS offers free Sundays at the museums from the first Sunday of each month through November. Visitors receive complimentary admission to both the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts and the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The July program, funded by the Jones Children Fund, features a hands-on activity for the whole family. At the Kemerer Museum, visitors create a mixed-media flower bouquet on canvas, and at the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, visitors make a colonial-style sweet bag.
For additional information, visit the Free Sundays Page.

🚀✨ Exploring Mars ✨🚀
2024-07-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
🚀✨ Exploring Mars ✨🚀

🌟 Marty McGuire, NASA Ambassador, presents “Exploring Mars”! 🌟

📅 Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024
🕑 Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
📍 Location: 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Discover the latest travel and discoveries from the Mars Curiosity and Perseverance rovers, and the Ingenuity helicopter. 🛰️🔭

This event is FREE and open to all ages! Bring your questions for a Q&A session after the presentation. 🤔❓

Register now to secure your spot!: https://live-bethlehemarea.pantheonsite.io/event/marty-mcguire-nasa-ambassador-12557

Follow Marty McGuire, the “Backyard Astronomy Guy,” on social media for more space adventures! 🌌🔭

Flag Handprint Keepsake
2024-07-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-06 08:00 - 17:00 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
Make some Memories at Color Me Mine, and get a wonderful keepsake. Choose from two sizes of plate, or large platter!
We’ll help you capture the perfect hand or foot prints, then work on seasonal coloring sheets with the kiddos while you finish the details on your project! We are there to help with details and lettering if you need it!

Join Us for Saturdays at Burnside In July!
2024-07-06 10:00 - 12:00 | PA
Visit the Burnside Historic Farm on the first Saturday of each month for FREE historical fun. Learn about the “farm in the city,” which has been part of the Moravian community since 1748. Open to all ages, July’s experience offers a make-your-own weather-vane activity – an important tool farmers used to determine how and when to plant crops in the 18th and 19th centuries. Additionally, guests can participate in “You Point, We Pick,” where they select which plants they would like to take home, and a volunteer gardener will pick them in exchange for a donation.
For additional information, visit the Saturdays at Burnside Page.

📚✨ Mary Pat Beebe Book Club ✨📚
2024-07-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
📚✨ Mary Pat Beebe Book Club ✨📚

Looking for a fun and engaging book group? Want to read some interesting and thought-provoking literature? Join us each month on Zoom as we discuss recent award-winning or nominated novels in this book group that has been meeting for over twenty years. 📖💬

Registration is required. 📝 Zoom invites will be sent via email. 📧

🗓️ First Friday of Every Month
🕙 10:00am – 11:00am
💻 Join from the comfort of your home via Zoom!

➡️ Register here: https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=mary

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First Friday
2024-07-05 08:00 - 22:00 | Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA, United States
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Visit Our First Friday page here —> https://southsideartsdistrict.com/first-fridays/

4th Of July Horn And Whistle Recording Session
2024-07-04 11:00 - 13:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 98 E 2nd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
“Surveying the ruder ages from her pinnacle of refinement, picking among historic methods of solemnly hailing an illustrious day, America found nothing so fit for the purpose as the steam whistle.” George E. Pond, on whistling for the 4th, 1876
Celebrate the 4th as factories, railroads, and ships have, by sounding whistles and horns. This special event will begin with a presentation by Brian Ferrence at 11 AM on the history of whistles used on steam locomotives. At noon, we will use compressed air to blow a variety of whistles and horns, each taking its turn so their unique sounds can be recorded.
Do you own a whistle or air horn that you would like to hear? If so, bring it in, and if it passes a safety review, we will do our best to pipe it in. There are many such devices that were salvaged from old locomotives, mines, and mills, that have not been heard in decades. Let’s hear them now.
All activities included with Museum admission.
Earplugs will be for sale.

4th Of July Horn And Whistle Recording Session
2024-07-04 11:00 - 13:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E 2nd Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States

Tim Higgins, Digital College Exhibition, "Please Stand By"
2024-07-03 08:00 - 2024-08-13 16:00 | Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda Gallery, 10 East Church Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Artist Tim Higgins will be exhibiting his digital collage works, “Please Stand By”, at the Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda Gallery from July 3 to August 13, 2024. There will be an opening reception on Sunday, July 14 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. The Rotunda Gallery is located at 10 E. Church Street. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The exhibition is composed of hundreds of collaged images and elements depicting themes from comics, pulp fiction, television, film and everyday life. High Art meets Low Art as Higgins creates new works from material either originally sourced or appropriated from a variety of sources and media. The works are either printed on paper and framed or mounted on glass.
Tim Higgins is a multi-disciplinary artist who has worked in graphics, painting and short film. He grew up in Allentown, attended Salisbury High School, and studied commercial art at Northampton County Community College and fine arts with a concentration in painting at Kutztown University. Higgins has also been a newspaper editor and reporter in the Lehigh Valley as well as a freelance arts writer.

🎤🎶 Open Mic Night @BAPL 🎶🎤
2024-07-01 17:00 - 19:30, 2024-06-03 17:00 - 19:30 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States

Sculpture Garden Concert
2024-06-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Sculpture Garden, 10 East Church Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
On Friday evenings in June from 6:00-7:30 PM, the Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission (BFAC) hosts free concerts in the Sculpture Garden on the East side of Bethlehem’s City Hall at 10 E. Church Street.
Families can bring blankets, folding chairs, and enjoy a picnic in the garden. The events will feature a wide range of musical performances for all concertgoers to enjoy.
Admission is free for all.
In cases of inclement weather, concerts will held indoors at the Bob Cohen Room in the Bethlehem Public Library, next door to the Sculpture Garden and City Hall.

2024 Season Line Up
Friday, June 7: A FEW GOOD MEN
Playing music from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, this band makes you feel good and makes you want to dance. You’ll get to enjoy songs like Sam and Dave’s “Soul Man,” “Miss You” by the Rolling Stones, and “Just My Imagination,” by the Temptations.

Friday, June 14: BIG VALLEY BLUE GRASS

Get ready for a toe-tapping evening of traditional and contemporary bluegrass! Bethlehem’s own Big Valley ignites the stage with hard-driving rhythms and soulful harmonies. Featuring fiddle, up-right bass, banjo, guitar, mandolin and wide- ranging vocals, the group’s fully authentic sound is inspired by Folk icons like Ricky Skaggs, Sam Bush, Alison Krauss and Bob Dylan.

Friday, June 21: BAKITHI KUMALO AND FRIENDS
Born in the Soweto township of Johannesburg, South Africa, Bakithi Kumalo’s first job was playing bass at seven years old, filling in for his uncle’s bass player. He’s perhaps best known for his fretless bass playing on Paul Simon’s iconic 1986 album “Graceland.” Currently a Lehigh Valley resident, Bakithi will be joined by Miho Nobuzane on piano and Ray Marchicha on drums.

Friday, June 28: HERENCIA JIBARA
Enjoy the spirited Latino music of long-time Valley favorites Herencia Jibara. This energetic, fun, and diverse eight-piece band shares the tunes and rhythms of Plena, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata and more!

Chess (Beginner and Intermediate Players)
2024-06-28 10:00 - 23:00 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Chess for beginners and intermediate players with nationally-ranked chess expert, Chris Giannaras. Registration opens one week prior to each class. A parent must accompany a child 12 years of age and under. Additional classes are available at Coolidge on Tuesdays. Game on!

Wine and Read Book Club
2024-06-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Franklin Hill Vineyards, 559 Main Street Suite #124, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Join FHV for June Book Club.
This month we will be reading Funny Story by Emily Henry. We will meet at the Bethlehem location on Wednesday, June 26th for a discussion. Ticket purchase includes a sampling of the wine we have paired with this months book, a personal snack box, a glass of your favorite FHV wine and a wine glass. If you would like to participate you can purchase your copy at the Moravian bookstore for 10% off with proof of your ticket purchase (while supplies last).
Sign up for your spot on eventbrite.

Summer Dance Program
2024-06-24 08:30 - 2024-08-02 13:00 | Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley, 556 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
The Ballet Guild’s Summer Dance Program will be held from June 24 through August 2 and includes day classes for the serious pre-professional dancer as well as age-appropriate classes for children and adults. Our classes emphasize the development of ballet skills, with a focus on knowledge, proper placement, and alignment. Students are encouraged to build confidence through accomplishments in dance.
The Pre-Professional Division (Monday through Friday days) is designed for the serious dancer ages 9 and up with dance experience and includes ballet, pointe (where appropriate), tap, Progressing Ballet Technique, and much more! The Community Division with late afternoon and evening classes offers Pre-Ballet for ages 3 and 4; Youth Ballet for ages 5-12; Adult/Teen Ballet and Pointe for ages 13 & up; Adult/Teen Beginning Ballet; and Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) for adults/teens! Space is limited in all classes – early enrollment is encouraged! Visit the following page for more information: Summer Dance Program « Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley (bglv.org)

Summer Restaurant Week
2024-06-23 08:00 - 2024-06-29 23:30 | Main and Broad Streets, Main and Broad Streets, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Event Overview
The Downtown Bethlehem Association (DBA) presents the tastiest week of the year – Summer Restaurant Week in historic downtown Bethlehem!
From June 23rd through June 29th, participating Downtown Bethlehem Restaurants will offer prix fixe menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. No passes, tickets, or coupons are required. Instead, diners may simply visit their favorite participating restaurants throughout the week to enjoy the special-priced menus.
Outdoor dining is available with many of our restaurants in the Historic District. Some restaurants offer reservations. It is strongly recommended to call in advance.
Don’t forget to #POSTYOURPLATE when dining downtown during Summer Restaurant Week. Take a picture of your plate, tag the restaurant, and upload it to social media using the hashtag #postyourplate, for a chance to win a gift card to every restaurant participating in Summer Restaurant Week. 2 winners will be selected at random.
Visit downtown to enjoy familiar favorites or venture somewhere new! Tickets are not required, and reservations for individual restaurants are highly recommended.
Parking
If you are dining in Historic Bethlehem, public parking is available at the North Street garage (75 W. North Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18018). For on-street parking, download PARKMobile parking app to make your trip in Bethlehem a breeze! Further information on parking and lots can be found at https://www.bethpark.org/parking/decks-lots/
“First Hour Free” at the North St Garage from 10am – 8pm and Parkmobile 50% off for June 23rd – June 29th.
June 23 – BPA0623
June 24 – BPA0624
June 25 – BPA0625
June 26 – BPA0626
June 27 – BPA0627
June 28 – BPA0628
June 29 – BPA0629
Participating Restaurants
Apollo Grill – Menu
Fegley’s Bethlehem Brew Works – Menu
The Flying Egg – Menu
Tapas on Main – Menu
Edge Restaurant – Menu
Mediterranean Grill – Menu
Billy’s Downtown Diner – Menu
Steak & Steel Hibachi Inc. – Menu
The Melting Pot – Menu
Historic Hotel Bethlehem – Tap Room – Menu
McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub and Whiskey Bar – Menu
Urbano Mexican Kitchen & Bar – Menu
The Brick – Menu
Twisted Olive – Menu
Mama Nina’s – Menu
515 Main – Menu
1741 on the Terrace – Menu
Randevoo Restaurant – Menu
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Valley Contra Dance 4th Saturday Dance
2024-06-22 19:00 - 22:30 | West Side Moravian Church, 402 3rd Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Come to a Contra Dance (a folk dance) like the dancing of colonial times. You dance with a partner in two long lines(contra). The moves are similar to square dancing and called aloud by a caller. Enjoy LIVE vigorous music. Lesson on moves at 7pm. Masks optional. No partner needed. Wear soft-soled shoes(sneakers) to protect floor. Air Conditioned.

Rose Fest
2024-06-22 11:00 - 14:00 | PA
Join us on Saturday, June 22, 2024 for Rose Fest at the Bethlehem Rose Garden Park, 11AM – 2PM as we celebrate the 94th anniversary of our beautiful Rose Garden. Highlights of the FEST include: Over 500 glorious roses and perennials in bloom. The Farmers Market. Old-fashioned spinning. Garden tours. Good food. Storytelling. Puppets and puppet making. Family games, hoop & sack races, and nature crafts. Dance. Clowns. Fun music.

Spring Cleaning Sale
2024-06-22 07:00 - 14:00 | first presbyterian church of bethlehem, 2344 Center St., Bethlehem, PA, 18017, United States
Lots of great bargains at our next Spring Cleaning Sale, this Saturday from 7-2 in our gym. Dishes, serving items, office items, furniture, decor, kids stuff, craft and building supplies – just about everything! Cash/check and carry. 2344 Center St. – entry on east side (behind building)

Sculpture Garden Concert Series: Bakithi Kumalo and Friends
2024-06-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Sculpture Garden, 10 East Church Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
On Friday evenings in June from 6:00-7:30 PM, the Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission (BFAC) hosts free concerts in the Sculpture Garden on the East side of Bethlehem’s City Hall at 10 E. Church Street.
Families can bring blankets, folding chairs, and enjoy a picnic in the garden. The events will feature a wide range of musical performances for all concertgoers to enjoy.
Admission is free for all.
In cases of inclement weather, concerts will held indoors at the Bob Cohen Room in the Bethlehem Public Library, next door to the Sculpture Garden and City Hall.
BAKITHI KUMALO AND FRIENDS
Born in the Soweto township of Johannesburg, South Africa, Bakithi Kumalo’s first job was playing bass at seven years old, filling in for his uncle’s bass player. He’s perhaps best known for his fretless bass playing on Paul Simon’s iconic 1986 album “Graceland.” Currently a Lehigh Valley resident, Bakithi will be joined by Miho Nobuzane on piano and Ray Marchicha on drums.

🎥🍿 Virtual Film Club 🎥🍿
2024-06-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
🎥🍿 Virtual Film Club 🎥🍿

📅 JUN 18, 2024
🕖 7:00pm – 8:00pm
💻 Join from the comfort of your home via Zoom!

Join our Virtual Film Club! 📽️✨ Each month we pick a culturally or historically significant film for library patrons to watch and discuss. Watch the film on your own time, then meet with our virtual film club to discuss the film on Zoom. 💻🗨️

📽️ This month’s film: “A Month in the Country” (1987), directed by Pat O’Connor 🌾🇬🇧

Registration is required. 📝 Zoom invites will be sent out via email. 📧

➡️ Register here:https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=virtual

#VirtualFilmClub #FilmDiscussion #PALibrary #BethlehemPA #LehighValleyPA #HistoricalFilms #filmclub #film

Summer Celebration Concert
2024-06-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
BAPL Presents a Summer Celebration Concert with musical performances by Colin O’Leary and Dominic Behe featuring an eclectic mix of original and classic songs. Bring your family, friends, blankets and chairs. Registration is not required. This is a free event! Main Library, outside lawn.

Twilight in the Park - Crowded Kitchen Players
2024-06-16 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-06-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Synopsis: The year is 1999. Oscar is a strong willed WWII Army combat veteran struggling with PTSD and rapid-onset dementia. As wartime memories overshadow his sense of reality, Oscar increasingly believes he is still an active-duty soldier in a never-ending war. Oscar’s wife, Lucy, is near the breaking point as she fights to keep what’s left of him from slipping into delusion. Lucy’s best friend, Agnes, a lonely woman desperate for love, has grown especially fond of Oscar.
“Twilight in the Park” will be performed in the upstairs theater. Staff and volunteers from Lehigh County Aging and Adult Services and Dementia Friendly Lehigh Valley will be in the lobby, when their duties permit, to speak with anyone interested in learning more about dementia and its effects on seniors and their families and friends.

Father's Day Specials
2024-06-16 08:00 - 14:00 | Roasted, 22 W 4th St, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Join us for Father’s Day with an extra special menu! We will also have complementary Bloody Mary Seltzer’s from Country Club Brewing for all the dads!

Sip & Slide Summer Cocktail Crawl
2024-06-15 13:00 - 17:00 | Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Sip & Slide Summer Cocktail Crawl
June 15, 2024, 1-5 PM
Bethlehem comes alive in the summertime bringing endless fun and entertainment for all!
From MusikFest, to the SouthSide Film Festival, to all of the City’s FREE live music concert series including Live on the Greenway, Live in the Garden, and the Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks Summer Concert Series, Bethlehem is bursting with things to do and enjoy. And it’s about to get even better!
Tour Bethlehem, PA’s Craft Beverage District at the Sip & Slide Summer Cocktail Crawl!
Enjoy 10 summer themed cocktails at 10 different restaurants and craft beverage locations in Bethlehem’s SouthSide.
Travel at your own pace to sample each drink, grab lunch or dinner at one of the eateries in the district, and enjoy free live music along the cocktail trail.
Scan the QR code on the back of your ticket & map to vote for your favorite cocktail and for a chance to win a $100 giftcard to the location that captures the most votes.
Must be 21+ to participate and present a valid photo ID.
Locations on the Crawl
You asked and we listened! You can now choose which location you would like to start your cocktail crawl experience from. Click the button below to buy tickets and select your desired starting location from the dropdown menu.

Zest Bar & Grille
Toastique Bethlehem
F&A Grog House
Colony Meadery South Bethlehem
Playa Bowls Lehigh
Mister Lee’s Noodles (2023’s Sip & Slide Winner)
Social Still Distillery
Country Club Brewing
Five Maidens Cider Company
Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub

Get Tickets: https://southsideartsdistrict.com/product/get-your-sip-slide-tickets-for-saturday-june-15-from-1-5-pm/

Questions? Check out our FAQ section.

Town Square Stage
2024-06-14 21:00 - 23:00 | SteelStacks Town Square Stage, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
The BC Combo has been bringing their signature style and passion to Blues, Jazz, Swing, Folk, R&B, Soul and more for more than 30 years. Their interpretation of Americana is expressed through their self-penned songs about relationships, soul searching, peace and harmony. This band’s journey and its members have been graced with performances on bills that included Ray Charles, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Ronnie Earl, Shemekia Copeland, Son Seals, Lonnie Brooks, Rhonnie Baker Brooks, Saffire, the Holmes Brothers, Eddie the Chief Clearwater, Carl Weathersby, Eddie King and so many more. The BC Combo is Bev Conklin, Wayne Smith, Joe Mac, Glenn Spadone and Mitch Shelly. They have been recognized since 1999 by the Lehigh Valley Music Awards as individuals, a band, veterans, life-time achievers, for their songwriting and for their community involvement. They are distinguished Blues Foundation finalist of the International Blues Competition in Memphis TN. Their motto: it’s all about having fun.

The BC Combo
2024-06-14 21:00 - 23:00 | SteelStacks Town Square Stage, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Bev Conklin returns with Wayne Smith, Joe Mac, Mitch Shelly and Glenn Spadone to deliver their signature array of Blues-R&B-Rock-Americana/Roots and more.

Twilight in the Park - Crowded Kitchen Players
2024-06-14 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-06-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-06-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Synopsis: The year is 1999. Oscar is a strong-willed WWII Army combat veteran struggling with PTSD and rapid-onset dementia. As wartime memories overshadow his sense of reality, Oscar increasingly believes he is still an active-duty soldier in a never-ending war. Oscar’s wife, Lucy, is near the breaking point as she fights to keep what’s left of him from slipping into delusion. Lucy’s best friend, Agnes, a lonely woman desperate for love, has grown especially fond of Oscar.
“Twilight in the Park” will be performed in the upstairs theater. Staff and volunteers from Lehigh County Aging and Adult Services and Dementia Friendly Lehigh Valley will be in the lobby, when their duties permit, to speak with anyone interested in learning more about dementia and its effects on seniors and their families and friends.

Trivia Time with Turbo
2024-06-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Country Club Brewing, 323 Pierce Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Join us at Country Club for trivia with Turbo! Prizes include gift cards to the brewery and free pizzas! Looking to eat, Andrew Roger’s pizza is our onsite food truck and open when we are!

Sculpture Garden Concert Series: Big Valley Bluegrass
2024-06-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Sculpture Garden, 10 East Church Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
On Friday evenings in June from 6:00-7:30 PM, the Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission (BFAC) hosts free concerts in the Sculpture Garden on the East side of Bethlehem’s City Hall at 10 E. Church Street.
Families can bring blankets, folding chairs, and enjoy a picnic in the garden. The events will feature a wide range of musical performances for all concertgoers to enjoy.
Admission is free for all.
In cases of inclement weather, concerts will held indoors at the Bob Cohen Room in the Bethlehem Public Library, next door to the Sculpture Garden and City Hall.

Friday, June 14: BIG VALLEY BLUE GRASS

Get ready for a toe-tapping evening of traditional and contemporary bluegrass! Bethlehem’s own Big Valley ignites the stage with hard-driving rhythms and soulful harmonies. Featuring fiddle, upright bass, banjo, guitar, mandolin, and wide-ranging vocals, the group’s fully authentic sound is inspired by Folk icons like Ricky Skaggs, Sam Bush, Alison Krauss, and Bob Dylan.

Miller Keystone Blood Drive at BSI in South Bethlehem - Give a Pint
2024-06-14 08:00 - 14:00 | BSI Corporate Benefits, 205 Webster St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
March, 8, 2024 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
BSI Corporate Solutions
205 Webster St.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Miller-Keystone Blood Center and BSI Corporate Benefits have joined forces and opened a new satellite location in the heart of Southside Bethlehem!
We will be having a blood drive on March 8th from 8:00am – 2:00pm, at and we invite you to join us! You can visit BSI’s office to donate blood and help save the lives of members in your community. If you can’t make it in March, we will be hosting our next blood drive on April 5th and we would love to have you join us!
We are excited to be taking on this new adventure in Southside Bethlehem and we can’t wait to see the difference will be able to make with the support of people like you!
Schedule your appointment today!
South Side Community Blood Drives at BSI

Bethlehem Farmers’ Market
2024-06-13 11:00 - 15:00 | PA

🎭✨ Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Community Tour - A Comedy of Errors ✨🎭
2024-06-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
🎭✨ Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Community Tour – A Comedy of Errors ✨🎭

📅 Wednesday, June 12, 2024
🕕 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA

Join us for a night of drama and comedy with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s “Play On!” Community Tour as they present William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. This hilarious tale follows the entertaining escapades of two sets of identical twins separated at birth and residing in the same town. Mistaken identities lead to hilarious complications until chaos turns into clarity and mayhem into mirth when the brothers are reunited and the town is set right again.

This performance is free, but registration is required. Don’t miss out on this fun family-friendly event!

📚🎭 Event Details & Registration: https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/event/pennsylvania-shakespeare-festival-community-tour-comedy-errors-9423

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Community Tour - A Comedy of Errors
2024-06-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
🎭✨ Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Community Tour – A Comedy of Errors ✨🎭

📅 Wednesday, June 12, 2024
🕕 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA

Join us for a night of drama and comedy with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s “Play On!” Community Tour as they present William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. This hilarious tale follows the entertaining escapades of two sets of identical twins separated at birth and residing in the same town. Mistaken identities lead to hilarious complications until chaos turns into clarity and mayhem into mirth when the brothers are reunited and the town is set right again.

This performance is free, but registration is required. Don’t miss out on this fun family-friendly event!

📚🎭 Event Details & Registration: https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/event/pennsylvania-shakespeare-festival-community-tour-comedy-errors-9423

#ShakespeareFestival #ComedyOfErrors #LiveTheatre #CommunityEvent #BethlehemPA #bethlehemareapubliclibrary #LehighValley #lehighvalleypa #pashakespeare #pashakespearefestival

SouthSide Film Festival
2024-06-11 18:00 - 2024-06-15 21:00 | SouthSide, 181 Bethlehem Rd, Madisonville, TN, United States
The 20th annual SouthSide Film Festival will be held on June 11-15, 2024!
Our festival brings films and filmmakers from around the country and around the world to Bethlehem’s South Side! Join us for independent films and shorts of all genres. We host multiple screenings every night at three different venues all over the South Side.
Visit Deja Brew Coffee Shop and Deli, the Official SSFF Headquarters, for all your festival questions, tickets, passes, schedule, etc.
Deja Brew101 West 4th StreetBethlehem, PA 18015610-865-2739

Valley Contra Dance 2nd Saturday Dance
2024-06-08 19:00 - 22:30 | PA
Come to a Contra Dance(a partner folk dance) like the dancing of colonial times. You dance with a partner in two long lines(contra). The moves are similar to square dancing and called aloud by a caller. Enjoy LIVE vigorous music. Lesson on moves at 7pm. Masks optional. Our venue has A/C. No partner needed. Wear soft-soled shoes(sneakers) to protect floor. 2nd & 4th Saturdays. West Side Moravian Church, 402 3rd Ave, Bethlehem. Enter on Prospect St.

Beginner Digital Photography Class By McKinney Media
2024-06-08 12:00 - 14:00 | McKinney Media, 306 S New Street Bethlehem Suite 110, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Join our beginner’s class and unlock the secrets of digital photography. Master precision and creativity behind the lens!
What You’ll Learn:

Essentials of Digital Photography: Explore the core concepts and principles that form the foundation of digital photography, from understanding camera settings to mastering composition techniques.
Harnessing the Power of Digital Equipment: Discover the intricacies of different digital cameras and lenses, and learn how to select the optimal equipment to unleash your creative potential.
Creative Expression through Digital Imaging: Dive into the world of digital image editing software, and learn how to enhance and manipulate your photos to achieve stunning visual effects and convey your artistic vision.
Hands-On Camera Mastery: Receive personalized guidance in operating digital cameras, honing your skills to confidently capture breathtaking images in various lighting conditions and scenarios.
Understanding Digital Aesthetics: Explore how digital sensors perceive and interpret light, and learn how to leverage this knowledge to create images that resonate with depth, clarity, and emotion.
Post-Processing Techniques: Learn essential post-processing techniques, including color correction, exposure adjustments, and retouching, to elevate your photographs to professional standards.
Troubleshooting and Optimization: Identify common challenges in digital photography, such as exposure issues and composition dilemmas, and acquire expert tips and techniques to overcome them and elevate your results.

World's Fair Weekend
2024-06-08 10:00 - 2024-06-09 15:00 | National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E 2nd Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
June 8th & 9th 10am-3pm
Travel back in time and celebrate the engineering, industry, and culture of Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial International Exhibition. Enjoy machinery demonstrations, pop-up exhibits, Victorian games, family activities, music and food!
Highlights to include:
Guest Lecture on the 1964 Debut of the Ford Mustang at the New York Word’s Fair with Jeff Bliemeister, Executive Director of America’s Transportation Experience, the AACA Museum, Inc at Hershey.
Historical Reenactment of President Ulysses S. Grant’s remarks during the Fair’s opening ceremony & performance by the Antebellum Marine Band
Historic Phonograph demonstrations with Aaron Loyack
Victorian Era Toys Display with Bob Swaim
Pop-up Exhibit with Sigal Museum
Pop-up Exhibit with Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles
Travel & the World’s Fairs Display with Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
Tastes of the Centennial sampling station
All World’s Fair Weekend Programming included with regular admission; Youth 12 and under FREE on Sunday

Twilight in the Park
2024-06-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Synopsis: The year is 1999. Oscar is a strong-willed WWII Army combat veteran struggling with PTSD and rapid-onset dementia. As wartime memories overshadow his sense of reality, Oscar increasingly believes he is still an active-duty soldier in a never-ending war. Oscar’s wife, Lucy, is near the breaking point as she fights to keep what’s left of him from slipping into delusion. Lucy’s best friend, Agnes, a lonely woman desperate for love, has grown especially fond of Oscar.
Staff and volunteers from Lehigh County Aging and Adult Services and Dementia Friendly Lehigh Valley will be in the lobby, when their duties permit, to speak with anyone interested in learning more about dementia and its effects on seniors and their families and friends.
All tickets are $20. All seats are general admission.

FREE ART RECEPTION: Senior Student Exhibit
2024-06-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Visual Arts Department presents its much-anticipated Senior Student Exhibition on Friday, June 7th with a FREE reception from 6-8 PM in the school’s Corpora Gallery.
This impressive and stunning exhibit will feature original works in a range of mediums and is a must-see! The event is part of the Southside Arts District’s First Friday celebration.
The Charter Arts Visual Arts program of study provides a well-rounded, structured, and classical fine art education. Approached as an academic as well as artistic discipline, the sequence of courses inspire students to form connections across the curriculum. Students progressively build conceptual understanding as they work to advance skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital design concepts, photography, art history, and professional practices. Over the course of study within the visual arts program, students develop a portfolio expressive of their active studio participation, work ethic, personal inquiry, passion for art, and dedication to skill advancement.
ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Charter Arts):
Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative and performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.
Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Recently, Charter Arts was ranked as #1 Best Charter High School in PA & #2 Best Public High School Teachers in PA on Niche’s 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. Charter Arts was one of only four Lehigh Valley schools to make The Top 100 Public High Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Schools.
Prospective students and families who are interested in learning more about this award-winning school or interested in auditioning for the 2024-2025 school year, are invited to attend an upcoming Virtual Information Event or schedule a tour. For more information, visit www.CharterArts.org.

Sculpture Garden Concert Series: A Few Good Men
2024-06-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Sculpture Garden, 10 East Church Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
On Friday evenings in June from 6:00-7:30 PM, the Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission (BFAC) hosts free concerts in the Sculpture Garden on the East side of Bethlehem’s City Hall at 10 E. Church Street.
Families can bring blankets, folding chairs, and enjoy a picnic in the garden. The events will feature a wide range of musical performances for all concertgoers to enjoy.
Admission is free for all.
In cases of inclement weather, concerts will held indoors at the Bob Cohen Room in the Bethlehem Public Library, next door to the Sculpture Garden and City Hall.
Friday, June 7: A FEW GOOD MEN
Playing music from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, this band makes you feel good and makes you want to dance. You’ll get to enjoy songs like Sam and Dave’s “Soul Man,” “Miss You” by the Rolling Stones, and “Just My Imagination,” by the Temptations.

Free Old Chapel Tours
2024-06-07 12:00 - 2024-06-28 13:00 | Old Chapel, 412 Heckewelder Place, Bethlehem, PA, 18018
Starting this Friday, June 7th, 12-1 p.m., Central is excited to offer a beautiful and simple Moravian tradition of the Moravian Daily Text and an opportunity to welcome you to learn more about the 1751 Old Chapel. Join us this Friday, or any Friday in June, for a free tour from 12 – 1 p.m. Daily Text reading is at 12:15 p.m.

Want to tour the 1751 Old Chapel or 1806 Sanctuary of Central Moravian Church?
2024-06-07 12:00 - 2024-06-28 13:00 | Central Moravian Church, 418 Main Street, Bethlehem, 18018
Old Chapel, Every Friday (12 – 1 p.m.) – Starting June 7th!
Starting June 7, the Old Chapel will be open each Friday from 12 – 1 p.m. with a Moravian Daily Text reading at 12:15 p.m. This short daily devotion has been a part of Moravian tradition since 1731.

Guests will be welcomed to visit and learn more about the 1751 Old Chapel, where George Washington and Benjamin Franklin worshipped and which welcomed local Native Americans as well as German settlers in its early history. The Chapel is still used for Sunday worship, memorial services, weddings and other church events.

Sanctuary, Every Saturday (2 – 4 p.m.) – Starting July 7th!
The Church Sanctuary, built from 1803-1806, will be open for guided tours every Saturday starting in July (July 7th), each half hour from 2 – 4 p.m. Guests will be welcomed to take this 45-minute tour of the sanctuary learning more not only about its architectural design, history of music and worship, but also the living ministries of Central Moravian Church today. Unique places like the 2nd floor Kleiner Saal will be included on this tour. A suggested donation of $5/person. A gift shop with many unique Moravian items, as well as books and other gifts will be open. Guests should enter on the Northeast side of the church, the door accessible to the church green and Heckewelder Place (closest to Moravian Book store).

Guided tours of the Sanctuary and Old Chapel can also be arranged by contacting the Rev. Josh Follweiler, Associate Pastor at 610-866-5661 (x.201). A suggested donation of $5/person is requested for these tours. They can be arranged subject to a tour guide and the church’s availability.

📚✨ Mary Pat Beebe Book Club ✨📚
2024-06-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
📚✨ Mary Pat Beebe Book Club ✨📚

Looking for a fun and engaging book group? Want to read some interesting and thought-provoking literature? Join us each month on Zoom as we discuss recent award-winning or nominated novels in this book group that has been meeting for over twenty years. 📖💬

Registration is required. 📝 Zoom invites will be sent via email. 📧

🗓️ JUN 7, 2024
🕙 10:00am – 11:00am

➡️ Register here: https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=mary

#BookClub #BookDiscussion #Literature #BethlehemPA #MaryPatBeebeBookClub #LehighValleyPA

Music, Art, Events: First Friday Bethlehem
2024-06-07 | Bethlehem, Pa, 3rd & 4th Streets, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
First Friday
First Friday celebrations happen in Downtown South Bethlehem on the First Friday of every month. It’s a time to enjoy music, food, drinks, art, and special events hosted by establishments in the small businesses district. Visit this page each month for updates on what’s going on for the next First Friday Celebration in South Bethlehem!
June 2024
Live Music
We’re From Antarctica
Five Maidens Cider Co.
327 Polk Street
7-10 PM
BYOF | Board Games | Drink Cider
Meet The Band
Visit Event Site
Smooth Retisna Glow
F&A Grog House
117 E 3rd Street
9 PM-12 AM
Extended Happy Hour | 3-6pm | $2 off all drafts and signature cocktails
Meet The Band
Visit Event Site
Arts
First Friday Celebration
The Banana Factory Arts Center
6-9 PM
25 W. 3rd Street
Exhibitions, art demonstrations, live music & bar, open artist studios
Visit Event Site
Senior Art Exhibit Opening Reception
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
6-8 PM
25 W. 3rd Street
Visit Event Site
Special Events
Venture X ConneXions
Venture X Bethlehem
5:30-7:30 PM
306 S. New Street, 1st Floor Lobby
New business contacts and fresh opportunities await at our upcoming First Friday Networking Event! Bring a fellow entrepreneur and exchange collective wisdom while mixing and mingling with other hard working professionals. Networking, great music, and free drinks!
Register For Connexions
Visit Event Website

Auditions for the 2024-2025 School Year
2024-06-06 09:00 - 17:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The award-winning Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) is accepting audition appointments for some artistic disciplines for the 2024-2025 school year. Prospective students/families can learn more by visiting the Admissions page at CharterArts.org. Families can schedule a tour or speak with an admissions representative.

Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative or performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.

Any student entering 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade who resides in Pennsylvania is eligible to audition. The school’s current student body hails from a ten-county region in eastern Pennsylvania. Audition appointments for the 2024-2025 school year are by appointment only. More information about auditions is available on the admissions page of the school website.
Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Recently, Charter Arts was ranked as #1 Best Charter High School in PA & #2 Best Public High School Teachers in PA on Niche’s 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. Charter Arts was one of only four Lehigh Valley schools to make The Top 100 Public High Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Schools.

Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015.For more information, visit www.CharterArts.org.

🔧📚The History of Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, PA 🏭✨
2024-06-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
📚✨ Join us for an informative talk on the history of Bethlehem Steel with Donald Stuart Young, former General Foreman of Bethlehem Steel’s Electric Furnace Melting Department! 🏭✨

Part two will cover World War II to the present. 📅

🗓️ Tuesday, June 4, 2024
🕡 6:30pm – 7:45pm
📍 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Registration is strongly encouraged! 📝

Program Type: Lecture
Age Group: Adults

🔗 More Info & Registration: https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/event/history-bethlehem-steel-bethlehem-pa-12137

Don’t miss this chance to dive into the fascinating history of Bethlehem Steel!

🔧🏢 #BethlehemSteel #BethlehemPA #LehighValley #LehighValleyPA

🧶✨ Fiber Arts & Friends ✨🧶
2024-06-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
🧶✨ Fiber Arts & Friends ✨🧶

Bring your knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, sewing, macrame, etc. to the Main Library to chat with fellow enthusiasts and work on your projects. All ages, experience levels, and crafts are welcome, and we’re happy to teach beginners! 🌟🪡

Bring your own fabric, or use our donation stash. No registration required. 🧵✨

📅 Tuesday, June 4, 2024
🕕 6:00pm – 7:45pm
📍 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Come join us for a fun and creative evening! 🎨

🔗 More Info: https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=fiber

Bach at Noon | June 4th
2024-06-04 12:00 - 13:30 | St. John’s Lutheran Church in Allentown, 37 S 5th St, Allentown, PA 18101, Allentown, PA, 18101, United States
FREE ADMISSION! Enjoy a refreshing afternoon full of beautiful music! Our Bach at Noon series continues this summer at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Allentown starting June 4. Artistic Director and Conductor, Christopher Jackson lead members of The Bach Choir, Bach Festival Orchestra, and much-loved soloists! Mark your calendars and don’t miss these uplifting performances. Bring your friends and family for a memorable afternoon of exceptional music. Additional information at bach.org. We look forward to seeing you there!

Wine and Ready Book Club Tickets now on Sale!
2024-06-04 08:00 - 2024-06-26 18:00 | Franklin Hill Vineyards, 559 Main Street Suite #124, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States

Benefit for Jenn McCracken
2024-06-02 14:00 - 20:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Benefit Concert for Jenn McCracken (cheek2Cheek duo with Mike Dugan) to battle Lymphoma. Sunday, June 2nd at the Ice House, 56 River St., Bethlehem PA.Live music 2-8 PM with Alex Radus, June Thomas, Glenn Wasserman, Jack Murray, Mike Guldin, and Craig Kastelnik. $20 cash-only, day-of admission. Doors open at 1:30.

Live on the Greenway: The Billy Bauer Duo
2024-06-02 12:00 - 15:00 | Harmony Pavilion South Bethlehem Greenway, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
June 2, 2024, 12 – 3 PM
Harmony Pavilion, South Bethlehem Greenway (Webster/Taylor Block)
A Bethlehem, PA based acoustic rock group, the Billy Bauer Band has played some of the most prestigious music festivals & venues in America. Their sound is craftily woven with electric violin, and folky grooves. They built their fan base the old fashioned way, through years of touring and great live performances. The band has opened for Grammy winners and top billboard artists: Young The Giant, Third Eye Blind, O.A.R. (Of A Revolution), Tim Reynolds (of Dave Matthews Band), Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms, Pete Francis (of Dispatch), Uncle Kracker, and more.
Join us for an incredible live music experience in beautiful SouthSide Bethlehem. Food & Beverages available to purchase.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or beach towel for seating, sunglasses, and sunscreen for a comfortable viewing experience. Live on the Greenway is brought to you in partnership with the City of Bethlehem and SouthSide Arts District, a nonprofit program of the Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation.

Suds N' Roses
2024-06-01 14:30 - 16:30 | PA
Mark your calendars for Bethlehem’s Suds N’ Roses Craft Beer Festival, returning bigger and better on Saturday, June 1st from 2:30PM to 4:30PM in the beautiful Bethlehem Rose Garden!
Sip on delicious brews from your favorite local breweries, jam out to live music from Life After Dead, and savor some smokin’ good eats from Grumpy’s BBQ.
TICKETS: $40 in advance | $45 at the door
Ticket includes a complimentary glass, tastings around the circle from all participating breweries and a chance to win a “Taste of Bethlehem” prize basket overflowing with local goodies! Must be 21+ to sample. ID Must be shown at registration. Wristbands will be provided and must be worn during the event.
Please drink responsibly.
Thank you to our sponsor: Truist Bank

Sapphyre
2024-06-01 11:00 - 16:00 | The Sayre Mansion, 250 Wyandotte St., Bethlehem, 18015
A gathering to appreciate Sapphic authors and their works. Visit with vendors, meet the authors, cash bar, food concessions, activities and more.
Authors Scheduled to Appear:
Haley Cass
Erica Lee
Monica McCallen
Roslyn Sinclair
Special Guests Lori Prince & Marisa Calin
General admission is $50. Each ticket grants you access to the event and a Sapphyre tote bag.
Limited Number of VIP Experiences Available
Call 610-882-2100 for tickets.

2nd annual Cold Fusion Comedy: Summer Meltdown!
2024-06-01 10:30 - 23:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
A full day of Comedy & Variety Madness (like a marathon of the Muppet Show, but with Humans!)
Stand-up & flow arts & circus & magic & puppets & balloons & music & improv & surprises & MORE!

10:30AM Family-friendly Show – hosted by Andy Pollack FREE
2:30-4PM Improv Comedy Jam – hosted by Justin Passino $5 to participate*, FREE to spectate
3:20PM Stand-up Comedy Open Mic – hosted by D!ce FREE (3:15PM sign ups, 12 spots available)
5PM Show I – hosted by Ashleigh Strange $10
8PM Show II – hosted by Erin Baeder $10

DEAL FOR REAL FANS
See shows I & II for $15, plus participate in the Improv Comedy Jam for FREE!
*Take an improv workshop, participate in the Improv Comedy Jam for FREE!
Workshops
All workshops cost $10 each. Workshop Sign-up Link: https://forms.gle/T1E4THHckCXyg6u69
Circus/Flow Arts – featuring Aerial Inferno Circus (can only sign up for one)

12-1PM Intro to Hula Hooping, with Emerald
12-1PM Rope Dart: Get Over Here!, with Marlena Blodgett

Improv Comedy

9-10:30AM “Don’t Kill the Dog” with Cindy Marsh of Good Human Improv Company
12-1:30PM Bring Yourself to Your Scenes with Justin Passino

Stand-up Comedy
2-3:15PM Roll the Dice with D!ce

🌿🧘‍♂️ Qigong: Meditation and Relaxation 🌿🧘‍♀️
2024-06-01 10:00 - 11:30 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
🌿🧘‍♂️ Qigong: Meditation and Relaxation 🌿🧘‍♀️

Find your inner peace and enhance your health with Qigong! Experience this ancient Chinese exercise that boosts circulation, flexibility, balance, and stamina. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned practitioner, our Qigong classes welcome all skill levels! 🌀💪

Join us every:
🕥 Monday at 12pm – 1:15pm
🕥 Saturday at 10:15am – 11:30am

📍 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA
💻 or join from the comfort of your home via Zoom!

Enjoy a rejuvenating 1 hour and 15 minutes session designed to be short, easy to learn, and customizable for every individual’s needs. Start your journey to improved health and well-being today! 🌟🌈

Registration is recommended, so secure your spot now! ➡️ https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=qigong)

#Qigong #Meditation #Relaxation #BethlehemPA #Health #Wellness #Balance #Stamina #LehighValleyPA #LehighValley #Yoga

Bethlehem Rose Garden Farmers Market
2024-06-01 09:00 - 2024-10-12 09:00 | PA
Join us at the historic Bethlehem Rose Garden Park every Saturday from 9am – 1pm, June 1 – October 12, 2024 for the Bethlehem Rose Garden Farmers Market. We are a friendly, neighborhood market where you will find fresh produce and all kinds of other treats brought to you by our local vendors. We have lots of fun events planned this year so follow us on Facebook for weekly updates! See you at the Market!!

Chess Instruction for Adult Beginner and Intermediate Players at BAPL
2024-05-31 10:00 - 11:00 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Join the Bethlehem Area Public Library and nationally-ranked chess expert, Chris Giannaras, for chess instruction this Saturday morning. Twelve seats only so register now at www.bapl.org. Game on!

Spring Piano Recital- LV Charter High School for the Arts
2024-05-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The acclaimed Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Music Department presents its Spring Piano Recital featuring performances by students of all grade levels. Tickets are $6 General Admission and are available online at CharterArts.org or at the door.
ABOUT THE CHARTER ARTS MUSIC CURRICULUM:
Instrumental Music and Vocal Music are two distinct departments at Charter Arts. However, some of the courses are required of both majors while others are department-specific. Both departments offer a rigorous music education taught by award-winning and accomplished faculty.

The vocal music curriculum includes tracks in classical art song, musical theatre, and pop/contemporary that allow students to focus and hone their skills with one-on-one instruction by professional voice specialists. In addition, the Singer/Songwriter track includes Songwriting, Music Production and Contemporary Music Performance Practices.
The instrumental music curriculum includes classes in classical, jazz, and contemporary music styles while performing in large ensembles that include Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble and Contemporary Music Ensemble as well as small ensembles that include strings, guitar and percussion. Students enjoy individual and small setting technique classes with a music faculty member who specializes in their instrument. These specialists include bass (electric and upright), brass, guitar, percussion, piano, strings, and woodwinds.

ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS:

Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a passion for the arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.
Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Recently, Charter Arts was ranked #1 Best Charter High School in PA and #2 Best Public High School Teachers in PA on Niche’s 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. In addition, Charter Arts was one of only four Lehigh Valley schools to be ranked in the Top 100 Public High Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Schools in America.

Audition appointments for the 2024-2025 school year are being accepted now. For more information or to attend an upcoming Virtual Information Session, visit www.CharterArts.org.
Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015.

Easton Comedy Offensive
2024-05-29 19:30 - 21:30 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Live Standup Comedy.

Slushy Season Is Back
2024-05-29 12:00 - 2024-06-09 20:00 | Franklin Hill Vineyards, 559 Main Street Suite #124, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
You can now treat yourself to wine slushies at both of our locations! Stop by and see what sweet treat we have for you this week!

Gentle Yoga
2024-05-29 12:00 - 13:15 | Bethlehem Area Public Library – Main Library – 11 W Church Street, Bethlehem PA 18018, 11 W Church Street, bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
🧘♀️🌼 Gentle Yoga Experience 🌼🧘♀️
🤸♂️ Dress Code: Comfortable, Loose Fitting Attire
🧘♀️ Equipment: Bring Your Own Yoga Mat or Towel
📝 Mandatory Registration: Secure Your Spot!
📍 Venue: Laros Room
🏠 Address: 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018-5888

🗓️ Date: Every Wednesday at 12PM
⏰ Time: 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM
👥 Registration Link: https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=yoga

🌟 Experience a serene, meditative yoga session designed to rejuvenate both mind and body. Connect with your inner peace. Join us for a transformative journey! This class is peer-led
🌟

Live on the Greenway: The Large Flowerheads
2024-05-26 12:00 - 15:00 | Harmony Pavilion South Bethlehem Greenway, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
May 26, 2024, 12 – 3 PM
Harmony Pavilion, South Bethlehem Greenway (Webster/Taylor Block)
Get ready to time-travel back to the groovy ’60s & early ‘70s with The Large Flowerheads! They’ll have you all singing and dancing along as they perform hits from The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Mamas & Papas and many more. Critics agree that their covers are near perfect renditions of these timeless classics. Plus this talented band has opened for some real music legends like Peter Noone & Herman’s Hermits, 5th Dimension, Guess Who and The Vogues – just check out some of the most notable stages they’ve rocked: Musikfest Cafe; Penn’s Peak; Sellersville Theater; TD Bank Amphitheater…and so many more regional fairs, festivals & summer concert series! So get your groove on at a show near you today!!
Join us for an incredible live music experience in beautiful SouthSide Bethlehem. Food & Beverages available to purchase.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or beach towel for seating, sunglasses, and sunscreen for a comfortable viewing experience. Live on the Greenway is brought to you in partnership with the City of Bethlehem and SouthSide Arts District, a nonprofit program of the Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation.

IceHouse Punk/D.I.Y presents...
2024-05-24 19:00 - 23:00 | PA
IceHouse Punk/D.I.Y presents the bands Sungod, Cnidarian Concourse, and Time Being.
One night of incredible music for $10. No drugs, no alcohol.

Senior Literary Arts Showcase
2024-05-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Literary Arts Department will present its 2024 Senior Showcase on Thursday, May 23rd at 6:30 PM. Senior students will share portfolios of their work and will represent some original works during a showcase reading. This is a FREE, non-ticketed event. Donations are welcome. Refreshments will be available.
Literary Arts majors at Charter Arts explore the relationship between literature, reading, writing, and performance of the spoken word while honing their craft and producing works in various mediums. The Literary Arts program is a perfect fit for students who would like to strive for future careers as poets, novelists, and playwrights.
Students analyze and write critically and creatively, experimenting with their own creative voices in the construction, production, and performance of original works. This intensive program provides students with a rigorous curriculum rooted in the creative process while reinforcing that reading, writing, and the spoken word are integral parts of the history and development of society.

ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS:

Charter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a passion for the arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.
Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Recently, Charter Arts was ranked #1 Best Charter High School in PA and #2 Best Public High School Teachers in PA on Niche’s 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. In addition, Charter Arts was one of only four Lehigh Valley schools to be ranked in the Top 100 Public High Schools in PA on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Schools in America.

Audition appointments for the 2024-2025 school year are being accepted now. For more information or to attend an upcoming Virtual Information Session, visit www.CharterArts.org.
Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015.

BC Blue @ Twisted Tail
2024-05-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Twisted Olive, 51 W Broad St, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Bev Conklin returns for Tunes at Twilight with her acoustic quartet, BC Blue rain or shine. Reservations highly recommended, especially if outdoors.

Bethlehem Palette Club Members Juried Exhibition
2024-05-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda Gallery, 10 East Church Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
The Bethlehem Palette Club will be exhibiting a Members Juried Exhibition at the Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda Gallery from May 20 to June 30, 2024. There will be a closing reception on Sunday, June 30 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. The Rotunda Gallery is located at 10 E. Church Street. The Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and is closed weekends and holidays.

Magic Night with Joe Keppel
2024-05-21 19:00 - 20:00 | PA
Magic lessons are back! Come learn fun tricks with coins, cards, dice, and ropes to amaze your friends and Family. Cost is $15 and is designed for students ages 15 through adult.

Hispanic Arts Show
2024-05-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) presents its annual Hispanic Arts Show on Monday, May 20th at 7 PM. This student-produced show will include a variety of performances that include music, dance and more! Attendees will enjoy a night of celebration, energy, and joy. The cast has been working hard to make this amazing night happen so be there to see all the magic unfold! Suggested donation at the door.

Hi Neighbors Speakers Program
2024-05-20 09:30 - 11:00 | first presbyterian church of bethlehem, 2344 Center St., Bethlehem, PA, 18017, United States
Hi Neighbors brings an interesting assortment of local speakers who share their interest and passion for topics like music, history, travel, and wellness.
Each session will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall with a hospitality time. The presentations will begin at 10 a.m. All are welcome – there is no fee and no pre-registration.
May 20: Dr. John Kincaid was part of the defense team for Daniel Ellsberg at “The Pentagon Papers Trial.” Get the inside details of what it was like to rub shoulders with Ellsberg, Tom Hayden, Jane Fonda and other peace activists in the early 1970’s.

THE BETHLEHEM PALETTE CLUB JURIED EXHIBITION
2024-05-20 08:00 - 2024-06-30 16:00 | PA
THE BETHLEHEM PALETTE CLUB JURIED EXHIBITION
is at the Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda Gallery, 10 E. Church Street, Bethlehem. EXHIBITION DATES: May 20 through June 30, 2024. Hours Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. RECEPTION: Sunday, June 30, 1 p.m – 3 p.m.

PA Classical Ballet Co. Student Showcase
2024-05-19 17:00 - 18:30 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Tickets: $25.00 / $15.00 for children 10 and under. Also available at the event. Doors open 4:30 pm.
Come and enjoy an evening performance from your local artists of the Pennsylvania Classical Ballet Academy. You will enjoy classical pieces from famous choreography such as Le Corsaire along with new contemporary, jazz, tap, and acro work. Spend the evening soaking in the music and art of our up-and-coming artists. We thank you for helping us keep this art alive and our passions flowing by supporting your local classical ballet school. Come see what makes us different. Doors open at 4:30 pm. The performance starts at 5:00 pm. You will receive an email from “sight 123” with your tickets. Bring proof of purchase to the door if you do not see an email with your purchase. Tickets will also be available at the door for purchase.

The 19th Annual Young Playwrights’ Festival
2024-05-19 15:00 - 16:30 | The Northeast Middle School Theatre, 1170 Fernwood St., Bethlehem, 18018
Featuring select plays written by local elementary and middle school students from Touchstone Theatre’s Young Playwrights’ Lab program. Each lovingly designed and directed by one of Touchstone’s ensemble members, and performed by community and professional actors at the Northeast Middle School Theatre.

The Bethlehem Palette Club Visiting Artist Program
2024-05-19 13:30 - 16:00 | PA
Come join our Visiting Artist Program on Sunday, May 19, 1:30 PM to 4 PM at Edgeboro Moravian Church, 645 Hamilton Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18017
Our guest artist will be Buck County artist MICHAEL LEAVER. He will demonstrate an oil portrait painting showing the Alla Prima method. He will talk about the “Seven Elements” of painting that he teaches, the choices he makes, and his techniques. More info: www.bethlehempaletteclub.org Facebook: The Bethlehem Palette Club
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THE BETHLEHEM PALETTE CLUB JURIED EXHIBITION
is at the Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda Gallery, 10 E. Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
EXHIBITION DATES: May 20 through June 30, 2024
RECEPTION: Sunday, June 30, 1- 3 PM.

Live on the Greenway: Life After Dead
2024-05-19 12:00 - 15:00 | Harmony Pavilion South Bethlehem Greenway, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
May 19, 2024, 12 – 3 PM
Harmony Pavilion, South Bethlehem Greenway (Webster/Taylor Block)
Returning to Live on the Greenway for a second year in a row, Life After Dead brings tribute to the improvisational, indescribable music of Grateful Dead! Life After Dead is comprised of Rich Jeffreys on lead vocals and guitar, Jon Fadem (from Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute) on lead guitar and vocals, Dave Johnsen (from Project/Object) on bass and vocals, and Zach Martin on drums. Together, they create a sound which, while reminiscent of their collective musical influences, reflects a desire to create exciting new music which stretches the boundaries of imagination, while inspiring their audiences to dance at the same time.
Join us for an incredible live music experience in beautiful SouthSide Bethlehem. Food & Beverages available to purchase.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or beach towel for seating, sunglasses, and sunscreen for a comfortable viewing experience. Live on the Greenway is brought to you in partnership with the City of Bethlehem and SouthSide Arts District, a nonprofit program of the Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation.

Bethlehem Palette Club Juried Exhibition
2024-05-19 08:00 - 17:00 | Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda Gallery, 10 East Church Street, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States

Chivalrous Crickets – May Pole
2024-05-18 16:00 - 18:00 | PA
Tickets: $25 / $10 (6-21) / Free (under 6 years old)
Welcome the spring and usher in the coming summer with The Chivalrous Crickets as they celebrate the season, Celtic Festival-style. The Crickets combine ancient old world and newly-created customs to create a rollicking May Day (aka Beltane) experience for the whole family. Centered around a concert of spring-associated folk music, expect sing-along May Day carols, children’s games, a lottery to crown the May Queen and King, a historic (condensed) Robin Hood Play, poetry, garland making in the lobby, refreshments, and MAY POLE DANCE! Wear your ribbons, your favorite festive spring attire, and join the Crickets in the magical Greenwood for song, dance, ritual and play!
Doors open 3:30pm: Lobby activities (May Bush ribbon tying, head wreath making, face painting, photo op in the “Greenwood”)
Show & May Pole: 4pm – 6pm
Ticket holders receive $20% off at Donegal Square on May 18 and May 19. The audience is encouraged to join us at The Red Stag Pub after the event for dinner and a drink! The bar will feature a cocktail created for May Day called “The Beltane”.

LUAG Community Workshop: Eco Art Print and Cardmaking
2024-05-18 13:00 - 14:30, 2024-05-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Show Mother Earth you care as you create an environmentally friendly collagraph print using upcycled materials with Lehigh professor and artist educator Kayla Gibbons. Create a series of cards or prints to gift to important people in your life or to keep for yourself!
Advanced registration is encouraged but not required. Register here.
If you require assistance to fill out this form or prefer to share your registration information via email or phone, please email ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.
LUAG Community Days offer opportunities to drop-in to the galleries to explore great works of art from the LUAG collection and current exhibitions through conversation, hands-on projects, and sketching. Geared to children ages 4 to 94 and their adult companions.

Oasis: A Wellness Experience at The Yoga Loft Bethlehem
2024-05-18 10:00 - 14:00 | The Yoga Loft, 521 E 4th St 3rd fl, Bethlehem, 18015
Join The Yoga Loft and local health & wellness businesses for this one-of-a-kind event! This is not your typical wellness expo, but an immersive experience designed to nourish your mind, body, and spirit. You’ll feel rejuvenated and relaxed after participating in classes, seminars, and mini wellness sessions, and you will go home with a tote bag full of resources and guidance to continue your wellness journey.
At “Oasis: A Wellness Experience”, we offer a diverse array of activities and workshops that embrace a holistic approach to health. From invigorating yoga sessions to insightful mindfulness practices, nutritional guidance, sound therapy, and more, our event is a celebration of all-encompassing wellness.
Engage with expert speakers and local businesses, explore natural and holistic therapies, and connect with like-minded individuals on a journey to elevate your overall health and happiness. Join us in fostering a community of well-being, where every element is thoughtfully curated to inspire balance, vitality, and a renewed sense of self.
Event registration includes:
Meet dozens of local wellness businesses & service providers
1-hour all levels community yoga class (10-11am)
Mini workshops & sessions offered by local wellness experts (event schedule TBA soon!)
Take-home tote bag full of additional health & wellness tools and resources (while supplies last)
Healthy snack and tea samples
Additional wellness services and products will be available for purchase.
Participating Vendors Include:
Ben Zaboy Massage,
Brown Skin Plant Mama
Eat Well Collective
Equine Alliance for Transformation & Healing
Hippie Momma’s Apothecary
Mama Nicca’s Homemade Things
Patched Light
Reiki Riss
Reset Outdoors
A Third Eye Energy Arts
UB Well Center for Holistic Health
The Yoga Loft
Miss Melanie Yoga
Simplici Tea & Co
….and LOTS MORE!!

Registration: $20 per person at https://theyogaloftofbethlehem.com/special-events/
***First 25 people to register will receive a FREE Yoga Loft tote bag with a healthy cookbook & additional wellness resources inside!! Sign up today!***

Spring Cleaning Sale at First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem
2024-05-18 07:00 - 16:00 | first presbyterian church of bethlehem, 2344 Center St., Bethlehem, PA, 18017, United States
We’re cleaning out – and that means big bargains for you!
We’ll offer a wide assortment of “everything” – furniture (for home and office), kitchen items, crafting and building supplies, desk/office items, and much else.
Our neighbors at Kirkland Village will also be hosting a big Community Sale, so plan to stop by both for all the good shopping!
The sale will be located in the church building’s gym (Kirk Center) – watch for the signs. Cash and carry.

Greenway Pride Cocktail Special
2024-05-18 | Social Still Distillery, 530 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Stop into Social Still THIS Saturday, 5/18 and enjoy our refreshing Fusion of Love cocktail special, featuring Social Still Vodka, Lime, Ginger Ale & Concord Grape Syrup. A portion of proceeds made from Fusion of Love cocktail sales will be donated to Greenway Pride’s chosen 2024 organizations: Bradbury Sullivan Center & PA Trans Equity Project!

Darlene Love: Love Songs
2024-05-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States
The legendary Darlene Love is returning to Zoellner to perform Love Songs. Through the years, Darlene Love continues to captivate audiences worldwide with her warm, gracious stage presence and superb performances. She has received Oscar and Grammy Awards, accumulated numerous Billboard hits, and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone has proclaimed Darlene Love to be “one of the greatest singers of all time” and that certainly rings true, but perhaps Paul Shaffer says it even more concisely: “Darlene Love is Rock N’ Roll!”

IceHouse Rhythm Summit
2024-05-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
The Ice House Jazz Improv Initiative warmly invites you to join us for a night filled with rhythm, music, and camaraderie at the Ice House Rhythm Summit 2024. Delve into an immersive experience, jam, learn, and share our craft while playing some amazing-sounding Bucks Count Drums, and Red Cymbals. Featuring:
Percussion Playhouse
Percussion Playhouse offers an always-evolving, immersive experience to ignite creativity and self-expression through the universal language of rhythm, sensory play, art, and movement. You can learn more at percussionplayhouse.com.
🎶 Chuck McPherson 🎶
Drummer Chuck McPherson, son of jazz master Charles McPherson, brings his authentic style to the Ice House to share his knowledge on the drums and beyond.
🎸 String Theory 🎸
Joe Battaglia on guitar, Richard Messbauer on bass, and Daniel Gonzalez on drums bring their unique trio sound to the Ice House Rhythm Summit. Don’t miss their performance!
🥁Red Shed 🥁
What is a Red Drum Shed/Jam? It’s an all-ages hangout where we set up multiple drum kits and sometimes bass amps & percussion to bring together drummers and bassists from all styles of music and levels of playing. Join us to improve your playing and connect with like-minded musicians.
General Admission: $20
Student Admission (with valid ID): $5.00
Family Group (up to 4 members): $25.00
Tickets can be purchased at the door. Students, please remember to bring your valid ID. Families can enjoy a special rate for groups of up to 4 members.
Come ready to groove, connect with fellow musicians, check out some fine drums and cymbals, and share your gift and love for drumming.

Embrace the Third Space
2024-05-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Charles A. Brown IceHouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
In celebration of Mental Health Awareness month, The IceHouse Literary Arts Committee presents “Embrace the Third Space,” in partnership with Silk Lehigh Valley.
The event starts with an open discussion between the audience and the representatives of Silk Lehigh Valley. “Open to all ages and walks of life, we encourage an immersive and educational conversation about the things we’d rather keep quiet,” says Magnus Mateo, one of the organizers. Featured readers will open up the dialogue and inspire workshop participation.
During the workshop, we encourage attendees to write a creative piece regarding the event’s theme, and then reconvene to share what they’ve created with the room.

Connect & Create: Drawing as Meditation
2024-05-14 17:30 - 19:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
This workshop invites participants to de-stress by creating experimental drawings inspired by the season, observation, and a curiosity about the world all around us. The session will begin with some gentle seated movement, followed by a short guided meditation. With a cultivated sense of heightened awareness, we will move through several drawing exercises based on the evening’s theme.
The resulting drawings will be experimental, fluid, foundational, gestural, and incredibly fun. Here, the emphasis is on mark-making, gesture, and connecting the practice of drawing with the practice of meditation. No prior drawing or meditation experience is required, as the practice is really based on the individual’s response to the experience in the moment.
Open to the public. Registration is limited. Please register in advance.
If you require assistance to fill out this form or prefer to share your registration information via email or phone, please email ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.
All supplies will be provided and participants will take home their own drawing kit.

Create: Drawing as Meditation
2024-05-14 17:30 - 19:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States

Kick Our Kegs
2024-05-12 | SouthSide, Bethlhem, United States
Closing out #LehighValleyBeerWeek2024 we need some help kicking our kegs! Come by and drink the featured local beers from this week. If you kick our keg, you get a free t-shirt!
Be sure to follow us on UnTapped for our full, up-to-date beer list!

Let's Get Smashed: A pro wrestling party to benefit the Lehigh Valley Humane Society
2024-05-11 14:00 - 22:00 | Country Club Brewing, 323 Pierce Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
The 570 Wrestling Experience Brings you Let’s Get Smashed!
Eastern PA, Get Ready!
You are all invited to the first ever pro wrestling party “Let’s Get Smashed” on May 11th at 2pm at Country Club Brewing.
Admission is FREE with a Donation to The Lehigh Valley Humane Society at the door!
Lehigh Valley, Stand Up! Scranton and Philly, warm up those cars, it’s quick drive for a great cause! The 570 Wrestling Experience promised to bring you the best performers, entertainment and events to your area this year! We are proud to announce that we are sponsoring our first show of the year.
The “570 Style” of wrestling is different, it’s gritty, it’s unpredictable, and it’s addicting. In the early 2000s, a group of kids from all over eastern PA got together and started to lay the foundation and the style expanded from there. Many of those involved have since went on to do other things, others worked their asses off and are still wrestling today, and even a handful made it big time. 24 years later the spirit is more than alive in Eastern, PA and courses through the veins of a few promotions!
Today, The 570 Wrestling Experience is proud to announce we are sponsoring a mega wrestling party like no other at Country Club Brewing bringing together two of the most unique wrestling brands Eastern PA Has to offer at one place and all for a good cause!
Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations launched their own style of unconventional and extremely entertaining wrestling with their famous LVAC “Let’s Hang Out” and “SteelStacks Smackdown” events among many others. LVAC is full of crazy characters and high energy action with some of the most skilled performers from the Lehigh Valley and beyond. We invited LVAC to this show because of their SPIRIT
Smash Master Wrasslin’ kicked the door into the Scranton wrestling scene almost two years ago and never looked back. Smash Master Wrasslin brings you a party built for folks who don’t watch wrestling and even wrestling aficionados will love! Smash Master is in your face, in the zone, and brings together local rising stars and industry veterans with the sole goal of putting together the best party wrestling experience your money can buy! We invited Smash Master Wrasslin to this show because of their GRIT
Country Club Brewing reminded us of wrestling in a way: homegrown, no frills, and a fighting soul that will not quit in their pursuit to bring you some the best craft beer this valley has ever seen. Country Club is always looking for ways to host creative events for really good causes and jumped on the opportunity to get even more unique! We are hosting at Country Club Brewing because of their DEDICATION
At the 570 Wrestling Experience, we love animals. We love cats, Dogs, Pigs, Hamsters, all the animals. The Lehigh Valley Humane Society has been doing their best at taking care of all the little creatures in need but there is always more work to be done. We chose the Humane Society because of their COMPASSION
This event will showcase matches from each LVAC And Smash Master Wrasslin, as well as a special exhibition match from our friends at BYO Wrestling and music by Squid Sterling!
Spirit. Grit. Dedication. Compassion!

Access Culture: Cultivating Neurodivergent Accessible and Inclusive Arts Spaces
2024-05-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Join us for a morning of collective learning about neurodiversity and neurodivergence. In this two-hour-long workshop, we’ll discuss the history of the terms “neurodiversity” and “neurodivergent” and the definitions of these terms. We’ll examine ableism towards neurodivergent people in our lives and in our art spaces. Then, we’ll discover our role in cultivating space for neurodivergent people to creatively flourish. Throughout the training, there will be opportunities to workshop ideas and solutions to create more welcoming spaces for your own art spaces and in our broader arts community. Whether you’re a museum professional, artist, educator, or patron, this is an opportunity to understand your role in neurodivergent inclusion. Bring your energy for change and thoughtful curiosity.
Light breakfast and coffee will be provided.
Simply fill out the RSVP form here (opens in Google Forms.) Space is limited.
If you require assistance to fill out this form or prefer to share your registration information via email or phone, please email Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882. Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu or call 610-758-6882.

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Rain Black, M.P.H., CPH (Fae/He) is a trans autistic watercolor artist and forager who earned faers bachelor’s degrees in Biology, Public Health and Art from Cedar Crest College. He holds a Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology from the University of South Florida and is Certified in Public Health. He is a community educator with 7 years of experience focusing on topics around domestic and intimate partner abuse, queer and transgender justice, foraged art making, life skills, and public health. Fae also teaches about native plants, forest conservation, and foraging on social media and in person. He is a founding organizer of Queer & Trans Lehigh Valley.

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Robin Gow (it/fae/he & él y elle) is an autistic trans poet, witch, and educator. It grew up in rural Pennsylvania and lives with his queer family on unceded Lenape land also called Allentown Pennsylvania. Over the last five years, Robin has trained over 3,000 people on LGBTQIA2+ Inclusion and Equity and Neurodiversity/Disability justice topics. He serves on the Board of Eastern PA Trans Equity Project and Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living and is a founding organizer of Queer & Trans Lehigh Valley. Robin is the author of critically acclaimed poetry books and LGBTQ+ young-adult and middle-grade novels, earning starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, and more.

Chimay Flight Night @ F&A Grog House
2024-05-11 | F&A Grog House, 117 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, 18015
What better way to close-out #LehighValleyBeerWeek2024 than with Chimay flights?! Enjoy a flight of 4 Chimay beers for only $20! Full pours will also be available.
Be sure to follow us on UnTapped for our full, up-to-date beer list!

Fri-yay meet and greet the wrestlers
2024-05-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Country Club Brewing, 323 Pierce Street, Bethlehem, 18015, United States
Enjoy pre-day festivities with meeting the wrestlers and others prior to seeing them Saturday at Let’s Get Smashed! Watch previous matches, get autographs and selfies, purchase merch, and get a sneak preview of a beer made for the event!

Miller Keystone Blood Drive at BSI in South Bethlehem - Give a Pint
2024-05-10 08:00 - 14:00 | BSI Corporate Benefits, 205 Webster St., Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States

Tired Hands Brewing Spotlight @ F&A Grog House
2024-05-10 | SouthSide, Bethlhem, United States
Join us for our Tired Hands Brewing Spotlight! Enjoy flights of 4 craft beers, or a full pour! *Stick around for happy hour from 4-6pm for $2 off full pours!*
Be sure to follow us on UnTapped for our full, up-to-date beer list!
