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Distributed/Tom Taylor EventsSponge, whose biggest hit, “Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain),” hit No. 3 on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock charts in 1994, will perform at The Gin Mill and Grill in Northampton. Sponge will top a five-act show at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 13 in what the venue calls a "customer appreciation pre-Xmas bash." -
Stephanie Sigafoos/LehighValleyNews.comThe Party Animals traveling circus of Banana Ball couldn’t run without its many unsung heroes — from an umpire with a background in parkour to a player director with a degree in entertainment design.
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Stephanie Sigafoos/LehighValleyNews.comThe Party Animals faced the Texas Tailgaters as part of the Banana Ball World Tour at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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Walk The Moon, best known for its 2014 hit "Shut Up and Dance," will headline the main Steel Stage at the massive music festival in downtown and South Side Bethlehem at 7 p.m. Aug. 4, it was announced Tuesday. -
The Emmaus Arts Commission's Paint-A-Hydrant program has now given a new artistic life to nearly 80 hydrants throughout the Borough of Emmaus
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Mothers from the Lehigh Valley reflect on the Mother's Day in the Dominican Republic.
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The free festival, now in its fifth year at Cedar Crest College, features a diverse group of bands and local vendors selling food and artisan goods.
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The new show features the work of 22 regional artists and is modeled after the "Odyssey" by Homer.
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Trischka leads a bluegrass quintet in a program he calls, EarlJam, another homage to Earl Scruggs.
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Jay Pharoah, who spent seven seasons on "Saturday Night Live," will perform at Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks at 8 p.m. Sept. 28.
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Applauding young talent: Parkland and William Allen students among those nominated for Freddy AwardsThe awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 25 at the State Theater.
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ArtsQuest's expansion includes a newly renovated first-floor and a mixed-use space that will help plan events like Musikfest.
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For the first time in its nearly 200-year history, the Philadelphia Flower Show will be held outdoors at a South Philly park beginning June 5 and running through June 13.
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The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission says more people are taking to fishing and boating during the pandemic. The agency is getting ready for another busy summer season.
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Musikfest, which claims to be the largest free concert festival in the country, is set to return this summer.
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One of The Lehigh Valley’s largest and longest running events is returning. The Great Allentown Fair is slated to come back in September.
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The 105th annual Pennsylvania Farm Show is going virtual this year.
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Lehigh County will now officially recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday for workers. But the move to give employees the day off to honor African American independence from slavery was met with some opposition
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The Allentown Art Museum announced that Max Weintraub is to be the museum's next President and CEO.
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Mark and Patricia McCloskey will hold a rally organized by the Northampton County Republican Committee.
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Bethlehem’s Touchstone Theatre is kicking off this year’s Festival UnBound Tonight with a Latinx Block Party on the city’s south side.
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Gov. Tom Wolf says he wants to spend $1.3 billion in CARES Act money on things ranging from small business assistance to paid parental leave.
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ArtsQuest officials in Bethlehem say they’ve lost nearly $19 million dollars in revenue since mid-March. With Musikfest being mostly virtual this year because of the pandemic, the nonprofit is now working to make next year’s festival possible.
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One of the largest annual events in the Lehigh Valley - Musikfest - is going virtual and cancelling live shows this summer.
