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Visitors can find rare records and artwork at the free flea market that will take place from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Charles A. Smith Ice House in Bethlehem. Later in the day, four punk bands will take the stage.

Archer Music Hall, the new downtown concert venue, has announced a concert series that will showcase Pennsylvania acts. The series, called Pennsylvania’s Own, will start May 9 with Motionless in White.

The Struts, whose style recalls bands such as The Rolling Stones and Queen and who has had the hits “Could Have Been Me” and “Kiss This,” will perform at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 20.

Z.Z. Top, which had the hits “Tush” in the 1970s and “Legs” and “Sharp Dressed Man” in the 1980s, will perform at Wind Creek Event Center at 8 p.m. Sept. 21, it was announced Tuesday.

First Baptist Church is home to Bethlehem’s branch of Upward Sports. With the gym floor aging, Paul Kocher, director of Upward Sports, and the Bethlehem Upward Sports community, are raising money to replace it.

Three Dog Night, which from 1975-83 had 19 Top 30 hits on the Billboard Singles chart, and Little River Band, which had 11 Top 30 hits from 1977-83, will perform at 6 p.m. Aug. 15.

The festival will be held Friday and Saturday, July 18-19, on the SteelStacks campus, with performances at Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks and the Town Square Community Stage.

Punk band Pissed Jeans, which started in the Lehigh Valley, will perform at Archer Music Hall in Allentown on April 12.

Horizon Sports Pickleball opened its doors on Friday, welcoming picklers to enjoy the game in an indoor, controlled environment. And today and Saturday, it's free.

Comic fans, gamers, movie fanatics, cosplayers and more will return to the Agri-Plex in Allentown this weekend for the 24th annual Lehigh Valley Comic Convention.

The staff at Bethlehem Area Public Library has released its list of favorite books for 2022.

The family-friendly two-day event from ArtsQuest and Just Born Quality Confections celebrates the New Year with candy, performances, games and the Peeps Chick Drop.

There isn’t a waitlist for tickets, but there will be a livestream of the Peeps Chick Drop.

Activities are scheduled throughout Saturday at The Crayola Experience on Centre Square in Downtown Easton.

The Nazareth Pickleball Factory would be open 365 days a year and provide for drop-in visits or monthly or annual memberships. It's led by three Nazareth-area investors who hope to open in February 2023.

Representatives from ArtsQuest, organizers of this year's Peepsfest at SteelStacks, are warning the public that there could be fake tickets out there. They say the only official tickets are available directly from ArtsQuest.

A team effort stretched across the Lehigh Valley to design, assemble and transport the world's largest hockey puck. It will be dropped outside of the PPL Center in downtown Allentown to ring in the New Year on Saturday night.

The hottest and most family-fun places to celebrate the New Year.

Plans are in the works for flower CSAs — Community Supported Agriculture — subscriptions that will bring joy and color to 2023. Here's how you can sign up, and bring the fragrant anticipation of the blooms to come.

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms host a game Saturday night, then will take part in a celebration outside the PPL Center at Hamilton Street Plaza.

The barn of the Knauss Homestead has been undergoing renovations throughout 2022 which will continue into the next year.

This week, the LehighValleyNews.com digital desk handpicked three events for you to enjoy, including Christmas City Stroll, Christmas in Color and Lights in the Parkway.