BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Halloween is officially over, but we never stop seeking fun for weekends. The LehighValleyNews.com digital desk has handpicked three events for you to welcome in some weekend fun!
- Touchstone Theatre presents the play “Odysseus” at 7 p.m. Nov. 5 and 3 p.m. Nov. 6
- The 2022 Bacon Fest is coming back this weekend in Easton with more than 150 food and drink vendors
- Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center hosts an art exhibit featuring "hands" as its major theme
"Odysseus" presented by Touchstone Theatre
Are you a fan of classic Greek plays? If so, you’re at the right place.
Touchstone Theatre in Southside Bethlehem presents “Odysseus,” a work Touchstone co-founder Bill George wrote and stars himself. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Nov. 5 and 3 p.m. Nov. 6.
The piece adapts from the Greek tale “Odyssey,” featuring themes of masculinity, the need for restraint, spirituality and longing for home.
“When you first see Odysseus, he's weeping, he's like filling the briny sea with his salty tears longing for home,” George said.
Reporter Jay Bradley has more to say on Touchstone Theatre's 2022-23 season. Check it out!
The performance lasts about two and a half hours with a 15-minute intermission.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students as well as seniors. On Wednesday, pay-what-you-want tickets will be available at the door. Tickets can also be purchased in advance.
Other seasonal works include the annual "Christmas City Follies," "The Games We Play," "The Last Play" and others. The schedule is available on Touchstone's website.
Sounds interesting to you? Take a look into the promotional video:
PA Bacon Fest held by The Greater Easton Development Partnership (GEDP)
All of the trucks carrying bacon have reserved porking spaces. Just kidding. You don’t need to bring bacon, though, to enjoy this fest!
The 2022 Bacon Fest is coming back this weekend in Easton as its 11th year of celebration. It's happening from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 5 and 6. Rain or shine, there is no rain date.
PA Bacon Fest originates from “a special event hosted by Easton Farmer’s Market,” as its website notes. The festival has attracted bacon lovers from as far as Florida or Oregon and has been named one of the “5 Can’t-Miss Bacon Festivals” in the U.S. by Parade.com.
This year, the two-day festival is featuring all kinds of fun, including over 150 food and drink vendors, more than 25 live music acts, family activities and a variety of bacon treats.
Bring on the BACON! Three days left until we party it up BACON STYLE at #PABaconFest 2022 in Centre Square #EastonPA. 10 am - 5 pm both days. Free admission - $2 per person suggested donation. https://t.co/quoX9FRKve pic.twitter.com/6O4ikdmUGD
— PA Bacon Fest (@PABaconFest) November 3, 2022
Locations of the festival vary depending on what you’re going for.
While the main location is Centre Square in Easton, several activities such as Bungee Jump, Rock Climbing Wall and Face Painting are on East Northampton Street. Here is a full list of the activities.
Bacon Fest also provides three shuttle locations and recommended city parking options. Complete information is on their website.
While there is no admission to Bacon Fest, guests are encouraged to donate $2 to boost the GEPD fundraising program. The funds raised will be used to support free events and programming in Easton all year round.
"All Hands Hold” exhibit at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
We never get enough art, so treat yourself to the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBTQ Community Center's new art exhibit dealing with “hands.”
Philadelphia-based interdisciplinary artist Kara Mshinda’s latest work, “All Hands Hold,” is now open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Friday through Nov. 28.
The free exhibit, reported by Olivia Marble, has about 60 pieces of art, including collages and photos of people’s hands.
According to Mshinda, she was inspired to use hands as a symbol of uniting humanity during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The idea of the exhibit also partially comes from “Pose,” a TV show demonstrating an LGBTQ subculture in the Black and Latino communities.
“I thought about the human hand and how, as one of our appendages, it's a very unique kind of body part,” Mshinda said.
Bradbury-Sullivan has been known for hosting LGBTQ-related events such as a “drag story hour” in Allentown this September. Its Fine Art Galleries also hold a new exhibit about once a month featuring LGBTQ artists and works.
