Arts & Culture

The event, which features trucks 12 feet tall and 12 feet wide sitting atop 66-inch-tall tires, will have sessions at 7 p.m. Feb. 21; noon and 6 pm. Feb. 22; and noon and 6 p.m. Feb. 23.

Arlan and Pat Christ’s 1,000-piece quilt collection is featured in “Cutting Edge” at the Allentown Art Museum, with a special quilt turning event. The collection will be on display through Oct. 26. Admission to the museum is free.

The Darkness is on a U.S. tour that stops Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Allentown's Archer Music Hall. Tickets, at $45.75 and $48.05, remain available at the Archer website.

Ryan Eldredge, regional manager of public relations for Dorney Park and other Six Flags Entertainment Corp. properties, said operators continue to focus on refreshing and enhancing attractions.

The new exhibition “Here and Now: 100 Years of LUAG, 100 Local Artists,” runs through May 22 and coincides with a community birthday celebration on Sept. 19 at Zoellner Arts Center.

A vibrant new mural by artist Matt Halm now brightens Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital’s Allentown campus. It was created with help from patients, staff, and volunteers.

Shop vinyl, vintage and handmade art at the Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market on Sept. 6 at the free family-friendly event and mini-concert. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with performances starting at 4:30 p.m.

Dennis Speigel, president of International Theme Park Services, said Six Flags, which merged with Cedar Fair last year to become Dorney Park’s parent company, is sitting on roughly $5.5 billion in debt after a season marked by bad weather, rising costs and attendance declines.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra will return to Allentown's PPL Center with its The Ghosts of Christmas Eve: The Best of TSO & More show on Friday, Nov. 21, it was announced.

The Bacon Brothers play Zoellner Arts Center's Baker Hall, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7.

Justin Hayward, who led The Moody Blues for more than 50 years and Christopher Cross, who topped the charts with “Sailing” in 1980 and “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” in 1981, will perform July 14 at Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem.

Singer Joan Osborne, who had the 1995 hit 'One of Us,' will perform at Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem

The first trailer has dropped for Dan Roebuck’s “Saint Nick of Bethlehem” — and the holiday movie bearing the name of the Christmas City was actually filmed here.

A Schuylkill County actors guild said the Diocese of Allentown threatened to take legal action against it if performers held a Disney-themed drag show at one of its former properties.

Boogie-rocking band ZZ Top will return to Bethlehem’s Musikfest, it was just announced Monday.

Top reggaeton Jowell and Randy will perform on Musikfest's main Steel Stage at 7 p.m. Aug. 4.

A “bold, thoughtful” mural is the goal — one that honors the area’s food culture, farmers and residents themselves, according to co-op General Manager Eric Shamis who recently shared the latest with WLVR's Brad Klein.

McGhee panel discussion and Q&A will take place on Thursday, Feb. 29.

More than 250 students will perform this weekend at Lehigh Valley Mall. The Lehigh Valley Music Teachers Association's 42nd annual Playathon fundraiser continues Sunday.

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The musical, based off the Broadway show, debuted on Friday, Feb. 23 and runs through March 10.

‘Restoring Petals: A Live Poetry Experience’ will be held 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 at the Ice House, 56 River St. in Bethlehem.