Arts & Culture

The annual promotion by the Lehigh Valley Phantoms benefits Valley Youth House. Thousands of teddy bears were collected after the team's first goal Saturday night.

The rabbi who led Bethlehem's menorah lighting in Payrow Plaza said he was impressed with the turnout — folks who came in the wake of several antisemitic incidents in the region.

A patron said he witnessed two men wearing shirts marked 'It's Okay To Be White' as part of a group blaming Jews for the 9-11 terrorist attacks. ArtsQuest and the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley are condemning the incident.

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Music and tradition are both important parts of the holiday season, and both were back Tuesday as C.F. Martin & Co. resumed its Holiday Open House for the first time in three years.

Community focused board game store and venue comes to Easton

Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Taylor Swift fans in Pennsylvania will get another chance to buy concert tickets.

Indie-pop trio AJR will headline the main stage at Bethlehem's Musikfest festival on the opening night of the festival's 40th year, it was announced Monday.

Grammy Award winning country music Duo Dan + Shay are announced as Musikfest headliners

Ja'Siah Young of Easton was up for an Emmy Award for his hit Netflix series, but came away empty-handed

The festival, in its second year, took place at ArtsQuest.

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Gamble has been to Bethlehem on a few occasions regarding the Moravian Church settlement. This trip marks Step Three in the site's potential World Heritage selection.

Morgan will share stores about motherhood, marriage and menopause in her standup routine Saturday, March 18 at Wind Creek Casino.

In preparation for St. Patrick's Day, the Lower Macungie Township Historical Society on Wednesday took to Rising River Brewing for a "history on tap" event highlighting the history of Irish immigrants in the township during the mid-1800s.

The film festival will feature seven short films that draw attention to women's issues such as gender equality and body dysmorphia. Ticket sales benefit the American Association of University Women's college scholarship fund.

Political writer Bhaskar Sunkara and British Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid are among the authors taking part in the Center for Ethics spring series.

An artist and musician, Phoebe Legere will perform new music inspired by her Native American roots at Arthaus on Thursday, March 16.

Hilgert is one of 50 women to be honored with an "Above & Beyond Women Award."

Keith Sweat, a leading force in the New Jack Swing movement, will headline the main Steel Stage at the massive music festival in downtown and South Side Bethlehem at 7 p.m. Aug. 8.

ArtsQuest is using the Bethlehem Visitor Center to present comedy shows. And it plans on a new dedicated comedy club at the new Banana Factory.

The three-day festival features a fiddle competition, Irish dancing, whiskey tastings and Guinness pours.