Looking for a way to learn a little more about the cultural diversity of the LV? Perhaps try a little bit of all the great food our area has to offer?
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The City of Allentown and the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce proudly present Celebrate Allentown, a multi-cultural celebration taking place on Saturday September 13th from 12 noon to 8 pm. This event will feature music, food, crafts, art and children’s activities that showcase the different cultures that make up our wonderfully diverse Allentown community.
Besides being a fun event for the entire family, it will also be educational and provide community building and ultimately, be an experience that will leave a lasting impression on all the attendees.
Celebrate Allentown will feature a variety of musical genres from around the world and will bring the PPL Plaza to life. The line-up includes:
12:15 – 1:15PM The Hometown German Band
1:30 – 2:45PM The Great Djembe Jam
3:15 – 5:00PM Haki Haki
5:30 – 6:30PM Emerald City
6:45 Р8:00PM Hector Rosado Y Su Orquesta Ach̩
This diverse combination of musical groups represents some of the many cultural groups that make up our Queen City of Allentown. It will expose attendees to a variety of musical sounds, including Celtic, German, Kenyan, and Latin Jazz and Salsa music.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Dog Day at the Allentown Arts Park
Saturday, September 6, 12-3 PM
Have you gotten a chance to visit the William Wegman: Fay special exhibition at the Allentown Art Museum? Up for a good day out with your pooch? Head to the Allentown Arts Park to enter your dog in the doggie costume contest (with prizes) and let him/her be walked by volunteers from RFurry Friends while you visit the exhibit at a discounted rate (discount only for those who bring a dog to be walked).
Registration for the costume contest will be held from 12-1 PM, and the parade and judging will begin at 1:30 PM. Mingle with representatives from Lehigh Valley animal shelters (Lehigh County Humane Society, Linda Ann's Greyhound Rescue, RanToo Slow Greyhound Adoption), meet and greet their pooches, and get information from various vendors offering services and products for petowners (Jen Howard Art, The Spotted Dog Barkery). This is one official Dog Day of summer you won't want to miss!
Saturday, September 6, 12-3 PM
Have you gotten a chance to visit the William Wegman: Fay special exhibition at the Allentown Art Museum? Up for a good day out with your pooch? Head to the Allentown Arts Park to enter your dog in the doggie costume contest (with prizes) and let him/her be walked by volunteers from RFurry Friends while you visit the exhibit at a discounted rate (discount only for those who bring a dog to be walked).
Registration for the costume contest will be held from 12-1 PM, and the parade and judging will begin at 1:30 PM. Mingle with representatives from Lehigh Valley animal shelters (Lehigh County Humane Society, Linda Ann's Greyhound Rescue, RanToo Slow Greyhound Adoption), meet and greet their pooches, and get information from various vendors offering services and products for petowners (Jen Howard Art, The Spotted Dog Barkery). This is one official Dog Day of summer you won't want to miss!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
You don't have to go all the way to NYC to see some fashion...
Lehigh Valley Fashion Weekend
Friday, September 12, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Allentown Symphony Hall
23 North 6th St.
Allentown, PA 18101
A true celebration of people in fashion, LV Fashion Weekend is a two-day charitable event that attracts the most beautiful crowd in the Lehigh Valley and showcases the latest fashion trends and styles while offering a first-class philanthropic resource.
The opening night of Fashion Weekend will be an exclusive gala event, one not to be missed - only tell your best friends. Leading into Symphony Hall there wil be a red carpet champagne reception -- watch out for the paparazzi!! Then get upclose with the hottest fashions walking down the catwalk from your favorite designers. After the show VIP's escape to the ultra private Rodale Room where you can indulge in the great culinary tastes from local eateries, meet and greet with celebrities, models, and artists all while enjoying chic entertainment, atmosphere, and a premium open bar. Mingle, Dance, Relax, Enjoy.
Day two of the LV Fashion Weekend we start off by offering special discounts at local participating retailers, where a percentage of your purchases goes toward Allentown Symphony Orchestra Children's programming for charity. This fun day of shopping is designed to support local business for a charitable cause. Shop in the name of charity!
Tables $195 : includes cabaret table for 3 guests closest to the stage, with complimentary drink, hors d'oeuvres, meet and greet in the Rodale Room after the show.
VIP Seats $65 each in the boxes: includes complimentary drink, hors d'oeuvres, meet and greet.
Premium Seating $50: seating in the house includes admission to meet and greet. QTY limited.
General admission: $30 house seating
Friday, September 12, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Allentown Symphony Hall
23 North 6th St.
Allentown, PA 18101
A true celebration of people in fashion, LV Fashion Weekend is a two-day charitable event that attracts the most beautiful crowd in the Lehigh Valley and showcases the latest fashion trends and styles while offering a first-class philanthropic resource.
The opening night of Fashion Weekend will be an exclusive gala event, one not to be missed - only tell your best friends. Leading into Symphony Hall there wil be a red carpet champagne reception -- watch out for the paparazzi!! Then get upclose with the hottest fashions walking down the catwalk from your favorite designers. After the show VIP's escape to the ultra private Rodale Room where you can indulge in the great culinary tastes from local eateries, meet and greet with celebrities, models, and artists all while enjoying chic entertainment, atmosphere, and a premium open bar. Mingle, Dance, Relax, Enjoy.
Day two of the LV Fashion Weekend we start off by offering special discounts at local participating retailers, where a percentage of your purchases goes toward Allentown Symphony Orchestra Children's programming for charity. This fun day of shopping is designed to support local business for a charitable cause. Shop in the name of charity!
Tables $195 : includes cabaret table for 3 guests closest to the stage, with complimentary drink, hors d'oeuvres, meet and greet in the Rodale Room after the show.
VIP Seats $65 each in the boxes: includes complimentary drink, hors d'oeuvres, meet and greet.
Premium Seating $50: seating in the house includes admission to meet and greet. QTY limited.
General admission: $30 house seating
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Interested in the history of transportation?
America On Wheels Road Jamboree
Saturday: August 16, 2008
10:00 am—3:00 pm
-Free Admission To “Outside” Jamboree
-Wide Variety Of Vehicles
-Live Music
-Kid Friendly Games and Rides
-Food Vendors
-Live Radio Broadcast
-$5 Museum Admission (Regular $7)
Located near the Lehigh River, where Hamilton Street meets Front Street, our museum is both easy to find and easy to get to.
Saturday: August 16, 2008
10:00 am—3:00 pm
-Free Admission To “Outside” Jamboree
-Wide Variety Of Vehicles
-Live Music
-Kid Friendly Games and Rides
-Food Vendors
-Live Radio Broadcast
-$5 Museum Admission (Regular $7)
Located near the Lehigh River, where Hamilton Street meets Front Street, our museum is both easy to find and easy to get to.
Looking for something to do in Allentown?
The City of Allentown Department of Parks & Recreation presents Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns - at Valania Park in Allentown (On Union Street between 5th & 6th)- Movie begins at dark (around 8:30pm) - Join in one of Allentown's best new activities - movies under the night sky on our large outdoor movie screen. Bring your family, friends, a blanket or some lawn chairs and enjoy a great movie in the beautiful downtown Allentown parks.
On August 23rd you can enjoy a catered dinner in West Park, followed by the movie "Grease" which will be projected on our large screen in the band shell . To make dinner reservations please contact the West Park Civic Association at 610-434-0657.
On August 23rd you can enjoy a catered dinner in West Park, followed by the movie "Grease" which will be projected on our large screen in the band shell . To make dinner reservations please contact the West Park Civic Association at 610-434-0657.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Are you looking for some musical entertainment in the Valley this evening?
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FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Presented by the Easton Main Street Initiative
Friday July 25th, 7:30-9:30 pm
Centre Square
JAZZ INDIGO
Savor the timeless sounds of Jazz Indigo, performing a sizzling blend of vocal jazz standards, bossas and blues. Suzanne Pisano-Vocals, Ed Ronco-Sax, Chris Boyce-Piano, Mike Wolf-Bass.
Dine in downtown Easton before or after the show!
Catch our other Shows this Summer... August 29th The New Groove Sept. 26th Vocal Artist, Michele Bautier
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FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Presented by the Easton Main Street Initiative
Friday July 25th, 7:30-9:30 pm
Centre Square
JAZZ INDIGO
Savor the timeless sounds of Jazz Indigo, performing a sizzling blend of vocal jazz standards, bossas and blues. Suzanne Pisano-Vocals, Ed Ronco-Sax, Chris Boyce-Piano, Mike Wolf-Bass.
Dine in downtown Easton before or after the show!
Catch our other Shows this Summer... August 29th The New Groove Sept. 26th Vocal Artist, Michele Bautier
Thursday, July 03, 2008
4th of July Festivities
Are you looking for some ways to fill your holiday weekend! Here's a list of local events to keep you busy...
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Thursday 7/3
Summer in the City - at the PPL Plaza - 11:45 - 1:15pm (Allentown)
-Back by popular demand, Summer in the City features the Lehigh Valley's best musicians in
a variety of musical genres. From Jazz to Folk and Classical to Celtic,you will be entertained every Thursday during lunch, from 11:45am -1:15pm, right at the PPL Plaza. Come early and grab a seat, or bring your own lawn chair! This week you can enjoy music with the Fusion Jazz Trio.
Young@Heart - at Civic's Theatre 514 - 7:00pm - $6-8
-You may have seen hilarious, though out-of-context, clips of the Young@Heart vocal choir performing on YouTube, but you have not yet seen the full, uplifting story of twenty-plus senior citizens daring enough to sing songs born in the same years as their grandchildren. This Stephen Walker documentary follows the group over six weeks of rigorous rehearsals, in which they attempt music by the Clash, the Ramones and James Brown, among others. Riotously funny in its portrayal of the generation gap between the songs and the people singing them, but unflinchingly real in its portrayal of heartbreaking loss, Young@Heart is a pragmatic portrait of senior citizens refusing to fade into oldage.
-This film is part of the 19th Street Film Series.
-Visit civictheatre.com for more information.
Son of Rambow - at Civic Theatre - 7:30pm - $6-8
-A strangely beautiful love letter to cinema in general, Son of Rambow follows Will Proudfoot, a reserved young boy whose family is part of the Brethren, a religion that shuns the outside world and prohibits Will from having friends at school or watching TV. Will gets caught up in the world of Lee Carter, however, the school terror who wants help in making a homemade version of the Sylvester Stallone film First Blood. After watching the original, Will writes his own sequel and casts himself as the son of Rambo. The whole school soon wants in on this unlikely project, including a suave French exchange student who threatens the integrity of the production and the friendship between Will and Lee.
-This film is part of the 19th Street Film Series.
-Visit civictheatre.com for more information.
Lehigh Valley Beer Meet Up - at the Allentown Brew Works - 7:00pm
-Come for an early celebration of Red, White and Blue - Blueberry, that is, at the Allentown Brew Works this Thursday! Come join the Lehigh Valley Beer Meetup for a free beer tasting of the Blueberry Belch at 7pm at the main bar. See http://beer.meetup.com/204 for more info and RSVP to diane@thebrewworks.com.
Pioneer Band- 4th of July Concert - at West Park - 7:30pm
-Enjoy a free band concert admist the natural beauty of Allentown's West Park.
IronPigs vs. the Yankees - at Coca-Cola Park- Game starts at 7:05pm
-Hot dogs, locally brewed beer and BASEBALL -- in a brand new stadium...the perfect way to spend some quality time with family, friends or co-workers.
-Visit: www.ironpigsbaseball.com for more information and a complete schedule.
Friday 7/4
"Let Freedom Ring" National Bell Ringing Ceremony - at Liberty Bell Shrine Museum - 1:30pm -Join in this Independence DayCeremony. The ceremony begins at 1:30pm. Allentown's Liberty Bell will be rung, and bell ringing will take place across the nation at 2pm. "Pip the Colonial Mouse" will be there too!
Son of Rambow - at Civic Theatre - 1:30pm - $6-8
-See description above.
-This film is part of the 19th Street Film Series.
-Visit civictheatre.com for more information.
Independence Day Celebration- J. Birney Crum Stadium
-Gates open at 6 pm. Entertainment by the Marine Band begins at 7:30pm. Skydivers will make their first appearance at 7:45pm followed by a second flight at 8:30pm and a third flight just before the fireworks begin. TheMarine Band will play additional sets beginning at 8:15 and 8:45pm. Mayor Ed Pawlowski, Police Chief Roger MacLean and Alan Raber will offer remarks and the Marine Band will play the national anthem just prior to the expected 9pm start of the fireworks.The show will include nearly 3200 shells and is expected to last 30-to-45 minutes. A donation of $5 per family and $2 per adult is requested to defray expenses of the approximately $20,000 show.
Fever Friday - in the Silk Lounge at Allentown Brew Works -10pm-2am
-Dance the night away in the Silk Lounge with DJ Sweetlife.This would be a great way to continue the night after Dancing in theStreets.
Saturday 7/5
Son of Rambow - at Civic Theatre - 1:30pm - $6-8
-See description above.
-This film is part of the 19th Street Film Series.
-Visit civictheatre.com for more information.
Jay and the Techniques - at Buck Boyle Park- 5pm
-Enjoy a free concert celebrating the holiday weekend at the beautiful Buck Boyle Park.
Hot Nights in Silk - in the Silk Lounge at Allentown BrewWorks - 10pm-2am
-Dance the night away in the Silk Lounge with DJ Maze.
Sunday 7/6
Son of Rambow - at Civic Theatre - 1:30pm - $6-8
-See description above.
-This film is part of the 19th Street Film Series.
-Visit civictheatre.com for more information.
Gospel Brunch - at the Allentown Brew Works - 11am-4pm- $5 cover
Bike Night - Art N Soul Studios - 4-7pm
IronPigs vs. the Bats - at Coca-Cola Park- Game starts at 5:35pm
-Hot dogs, locally brewed beer and BASEBALL -- in a brand new stadium...the perfect way to spend some quality time with family, friends or co-workers.
-Visit: www.ironpigsbaseball.com for more information and a complete schedule.
Municipal Band Concert - at West Park - 7:30pm
-Enjoy a free band concert admist the natural beauty of Allentown's West Park.
Monday 7/8
Yoga in the Park - Allentown Arts Park - 5-6:30pm
-Stretch out and do something good for your body and enjoy the beauty of the Allentown Arts Park while you're at it. Suggested donation of $5-10.
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Thursday 7/3
Summer in the City - at the PPL Plaza - 11:45 - 1:15pm (Allentown)
-Back by popular demand, Summer in the City features the Lehigh Valley's best musicians in
a variety of musical genres. From Jazz to Folk and Classical to Celtic,you will be entertained every Thursday during lunch, from 11:45am -1:15pm, right at the PPL Plaza. Come early and grab a seat, or bring your own lawn chair! This week you can enjoy music with the Fusion Jazz Trio.
Young@Heart - at Civic's Theatre 514 - 7:00pm - $6-8
-You may have seen hilarious, though out-of-context, clips of the Young@Heart vocal choir performing on YouTube, but you have not yet seen the full, uplifting story of twenty-plus senior citizens daring enough to sing songs born in the same years as their grandchildren. This Stephen Walker documentary follows the group over six weeks of rigorous rehearsals, in which they attempt music by the Clash, the Ramones and James Brown, among others. Riotously funny in its portrayal of the generation gap between the songs and the people singing them, but unflinchingly real in its portrayal of heartbreaking loss, Young@Heart is a pragmatic portrait of senior citizens refusing to fade into oldage.
-This film is part of the 19th Street Film Series.
-Visit civictheatre.com for more information.
Son of Rambow - at Civic Theatre - 7:30pm - $6-8
-A strangely beautiful love letter to cinema in general, Son of Rambow follows Will Proudfoot, a reserved young boy whose family is part of the Brethren, a religion that shuns the outside world and prohibits Will from having friends at school or watching TV. Will gets caught up in the world of Lee Carter, however, the school terror who wants help in making a homemade version of the Sylvester Stallone film First Blood. After watching the original, Will writes his own sequel and casts himself as the son of Rambo. The whole school soon wants in on this unlikely project, including a suave French exchange student who threatens the integrity of the production and the friendship between Will and Lee.
-This film is part of the 19th Street Film Series.
-Visit civictheatre.com for more information.
Lehigh Valley Beer Meet Up - at the Allentown Brew Works - 7:00pm
-Come for an early celebration of Red, White and Blue - Blueberry, that is, at the Allentown Brew Works this Thursday! Come join the Lehigh Valley Beer Meetup for a free beer tasting of the Blueberry Belch at 7pm at the main bar. See http://beer.meetup.com/204 for more info and RSVP to diane@thebrewworks.com.
Pioneer Band- 4th of July Concert - at West Park - 7:30pm
-Enjoy a free band concert admist the natural beauty of Allentown's West Park.
IronPigs vs. the Yankees - at Coca-Cola Park- Game starts at 7:05pm
-Hot dogs, locally brewed beer and BASEBALL -- in a brand new stadium...the perfect way to spend some quality time with family, friends or co-workers.
-Visit: www.ironpigsbaseball.com for more information and a complete schedule.
Friday 7/4
"Let Freedom Ring" National Bell Ringing Ceremony - at Liberty Bell Shrine Museum - 1:30pm -Join in this Independence DayCeremony. The ceremony begins at 1:30pm. Allentown's Liberty Bell will be rung, and bell ringing will take place across the nation at 2pm. "Pip the Colonial Mouse" will be there too!
Son of Rambow - at Civic Theatre - 1:30pm - $6-8
-See description above.
-This film is part of the 19th Street Film Series.
-Visit civictheatre.com for more information.
Independence Day Celebration- J. Birney Crum Stadium
-Gates open at 6 pm. Entertainment by the Marine Band begins at 7:30pm. Skydivers will make their first appearance at 7:45pm followed by a second flight at 8:30pm and a third flight just before the fireworks begin. TheMarine Band will play additional sets beginning at 8:15 and 8:45pm. Mayor Ed Pawlowski, Police Chief Roger MacLean and Alan Raber will offer remarks and the Marine Band will play the national anthem just prior to the expected 9pm start of the fireworks.The show will include nearly 3200 shells and is expected to last 30-to-45 minutes. A donation of $5 per family and $2 per adult is requested to defray expenses of the approximately $20,000 show.
Fever Friday - in the Silk Lounge at Allentown Brew Works -10pm-2am
-Dance the night away in the Silk Lounge with DJ Sweetlife.This would be a great way to continue the night after Dancing in theStreets.
Saturday 7/5
Son of Rambow - at Civic Theatre - 1:30pm - $6-8
-See description above.
-This film is part of the 19th Street Film Series.
-Visit civictheatre.com for more information.
Jay and the Techniques - at Buck Boyle Park- 5pm
-Enjoy a free concert celebrating the holiday weekend at the beautiful Buck Boyle Park.
Hot Nights in Silk - in the Silk Lounge at Allentown BrewWorks - 10pm-2am
-Dance the night away in the Silk Lounge with DJ Maze.
Sunday 7/6
Son of Rambow - at Civic Theatre - 1:30pm - $6-8
-See description above.
-This film is part of the 19th Street Film Series.
-Visit civictheatre.com for more information.
Gospel Brunch - at the Allentown Brew Works - 11am-4pm- $5 cover
Bike Night - Art N Soul Studios - 4-7pm
IronPigs vs. the Bats - at Coca-Cola Park- Game starts at 5:35pm
-Hot dogs, locally brewed beer and BASEBALL -- in a brand new stadium...the perfect way to spend some quality time with family, friends or co-workers.
-Visit: www.ironpigsbaseball.com for more information and a complete schedule.
Municipal Band Concert - at West Park - 7:30pm
-Enjoy a free band concert admist the natural beauty of Allentown's West Park.
Monday 7/8
Yoga in the Park - Allentown Arts Park - 5-6:30pm
-Stretch out and do something good for your body and enjoy the beauty of the Allentown Arts Park while you're at it. Suggested donation of $5-10.
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