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Jim Deegan/LehighValleyNews.comHeritage Day in Easton commemorates the July 8, 1776, reading of the Declaration of Independence — one of just three cities where the new document was publicly read after its signing in Philadelphia. Activities and musical performances are being held throughout the day. -
ABC-TVThe ABC-TV morning show filmed at the oldest drive-in movie theater on Friday, July 11 as part of its "50 States in 50 Weeks: America the Beautiful" series.
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Stephanie Sigafoos/LehighValleyNews.comThe Party Animals faced the Texas Tailgaters as part of the Banana Ball World Tour at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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Starting Friday, Sept. 15 is Halloween Haunt, a nighttime event meant to thrill and terrify in equal measure, running select nights through October 28. -
The show, at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2, will be topped by Two-time WWE World Champion A.J. Styles, considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, and four-time World Champion Sheamus, the first Irish world champion in WWE history.
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Saturday's festival will feature cooking and beauty demos, live music and guest lectures by authors.
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The eighth Martin's Guitar Wood Summit was held Thursday at Martin & Co. in Nazareth. The main topic centered on sustainability of forests that provide wood used for guitar construction.
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A stage play based on music from the Saturday morning “Schoolhouse Rock” animated series – much of it written by late Lehigh Valley-area resident Bob Dorough – is set to open Friday.
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The Bethlehem Running Festival has added a half-marathon relay to its inaugural event on Oct. 21-22.
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Allentown's 19th Street Theatre has been nominated to be on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Workers battled oppressive heat while breaking down venues at the recently concluded 171st Allentown Fair on Tuesday, Final attendance figure for the six-day festival is expected to be released by next week.
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Total attendance figures won't be released until later in the week, but they likely were helped by a week of splendid weather. The six-day fair started last Wednesday and wrapped up, as usual, with the demolition derby at the grandstand on Labor Day.
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Keith Urban at the Allentown Fair grandstand played an astounding 13 gold or platinum hits — or was it 16? — on a night that cooled off a "Long Hot Summer" day.
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One of The Lehigh Valley’s largest and longest running events is returning. The Great Allentown Fair is slated to come back in September.
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The 105th annual Pennsylvania Farm Show is going virtual this year.
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Lehigh County will now officially recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday for workers. But the move to give employees the day off to honor African American independence from slavery was met with some opposition
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The Allentown Art Museum announced that Max Weintraub is to be the museum's next President and CEO.
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Mark and Patricia McCloskey will hold a rally organized by the Northampton County Republican Committee.
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Bethlehem’s Touchstone Theatre is kicking off this year’s Festival UnBound Tonight with a Latinx Block Party on the city’s south side.
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Gov. Tom Wolf says he wants to spend $1.3 billion in CARES Act money on things ranging from small business assistance to paid parental leave.
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ArtsQuest officials in Bethlehem say they’ve lost nearly $19 million dollars in revenue since mid-March. With Musikfest being mostly virtual this year because of the pandemic, the nonprofit is now working to make next year’s festival possible.
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One of the largest annual events in the Lehigh Valley - Musikfest - is going virtual and cancelling live shows this summer.
