Micaela Hood
Arts & Culture ReporterI’m LehighValleyNews.com’s arts and cultures reporter covering the best in music, theater, food and lifestyles. I have covered entertainment and features for the Miami Herald, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, New York Daily News, the Pocono Record and USA Today Network. As a proud Latina, I look forward to showcasing the diverse and vibrant communities in the Lehigh Valley. A fashionista and foodie, when I’m not working you can find me shopping or dining at my favorite Colombian and Italian restaurants and local coffee shops. Contact me at micaelah@lehighvalleynews.com or 610-984-8217.
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An Arab-American comedy exploring the breakdown of a marriage and the its ripple effect on a family will play at the Zoellner Arts Center. -
Seventeen restaurants in Bethlehem will offer discounted meals and drinks from Jan. 28 through Feb. 3 as part of restaurant week.
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The Easton-based artist will show her work and participate in a discussion at the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown on Saturday, Jan. 27.
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Here's a chance to mingle with Latino artists and musicians at an event at the IceHouse in Bethlehem.
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Season 32 winners Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy will appear at the "Dancing with the Stars Live!" tour at the Wind Creek Event Center.
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The tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. featured performances by students from Philadelphia's En L' Air Dance Company, Moravian University, Northeast Middle School and Nitschmann Middle School.
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Folks can volunteer or celebrate the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at these events happening in Allentown, Easton and Bethlehem.
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Warm up with these indoor plays, photography exhibitions, comedy nights, swing dances, classical performances and pop music sing-a-longs.
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Audience is encouraged to wear their wildest Mummer masks and costumes to the "Old Time" revel on Saturday, Jan. 6.
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The family-fun celebration will feature arts and crafts, a story time, gift-giving, arts and crafts and a special visit by Einstein the Camel.
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The three-day festival features a fiddle competition, Irish dancing, whiskey tastings and Guinness pours.
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The TV host and restaurateur is coming to Bethlehem to attend a book signing and food and wine gala at Wind Creek Casino on June 2.
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The free expo set for Saturday will showcase music, dance, martial arts and more from young artists living in the Lehigh Valley.
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The Lehigh Valley takes center stage in a new independent film, 'Lucky Louie,' by faith-based production company A Channel of Peace. It will premiere in April at the Roxy Theatre in Northampton.
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Volunteers read to elementary school students across the Lehigh Valley for Read Across America Day on Thursday. The United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and Lehigh Valley Reads coordinated the effort.
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The charter school's new fitness center is expected to open early next year and will house the Raptor's athletic programs and fitness classes for the public.
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As part of the Banana Factory's First Friday series, a group of women veterans will discuss what inspired them to put their experiences in the U.S. military onto canvas.
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Faculty members from Moravian's office of equity and inclusion are discussing how Black filmmakers are changing history and the role women played in the civil rights movement.
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Student performers took the stage at the Lehigh Valley Mall on Saturday and Sunday during the Lehigh Valley Music Teachers Association's 41st annual Playathon.
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The Black History Month celebration at Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown will feature music, an awards ceremony, a fashion show and free samples of African and Caribbean eats.
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Strut your stuff on the runway at the People’s Ball, a fashion exhibit and runway competition happening at the Banana Factory in May.
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The Downtown Bethlehem Association is hosting a St. Patrick's Day-themed cocktail trail on Saturday, March 11.
