Arts & Culture

The rainy weather didn’t stop the festivities at the 36th annual Celtic Classic on Saturday, Sept.23.

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The festival is in its 36th year. It's scheduled to continue through the weekend without the Tartan Parade.

The Showing of the Tartan Parade, which has been scheduled to step off at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, has been canceled, the festival said in a release.

This weekend marks the 119th anniversary of Greater Shiloh Church of Easton, featuring a music-infused night of worship, a day of community service, and a ceremonial mortgage burning.

The 19th annual Emmaus Arts Commission Student Film Festival has opened registration, giving students throughout the Lehigh Valley opportunities to make something for the big screen with a kickoff event taking place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24 in the Emmaus Community Park's Arts Pavilion.

Laura Brady is hosting a reception on Friday, Sept. 22.

The Sigal Museum's "Forged by Fire" exhibition opens at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, featuring relics from Northampton County's long history of firefighting.

Now in its 35th year, the event — organized by the Celtic Cultural Alliance (CCA) — will feature five stages of Celtic entertainers, Irish food, beer and whiskey, a Haggis Bowl contest, a youth fiddle competition and a Tartan parade with pipe bands.

Ryan Cabrera, who had the 2004 Top 10 Pop chart singles "On the Way Down" and "True," will perform at Bethlehem's Harvest Fest — the free street fair that runs noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 14 at Main and Broad streets.

As region's young professional population grows, so does the call for more robust late-night entertainment.

Ice, mist and fruit- or fish-infused 'ice cakes' are being used to cool down inhabitants.

Kassie Hilgert said she's frustrated by the response from Bethlehem's Historic Conservation Commission.

Cindy Adams Dunn, secretary of the DCNR, dropped a big hint on where they'll be located.

Some on council are having a hard time justifying giving $1.5M for stadium improvements.

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The collection shares the cumulative experience of heritage, according to the museum curator.

Participants use art as a way to heal.

The museum celebrates its 60-year legacy as a keeper of Liberty Bell history.

'Another American Autobiography' - a small piece of a 445-piece collection - is winding down.

General Manager Kurt Landes says stadium renovation costs have risen from $6M to $9.5M.

Legislators are looking for ways to ease the situation.