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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Kay Haring will read from her children's book, "Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing," at the Sigal Museum on Saturday, April 12. -
Hundreds of students attending the event aimed to give students a chance to connect with ArtsQuest’s employees in the music programming, production, and other arts nonprofit sectors.
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Tonya Johnson's new store on East Fourth Street in Southside Bethlehem carries gently-worn women's, men's and children's clothing and accessories. Johnson plans to open an online shop, too.
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The Mexican nonprofit dance company, founded in New York City in 2003, offers educational cultural programming for audiences of all ages and puts on dance performances globally.
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The Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley has been providing programs for the community since 1968. Wednesday, the group announced its new partnership with the Latino Leadership Alliance.
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Fiddler is among 50 finalists in the national dance fellowship that celebrates diversity and inclusion.
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Local actor and director Adam Newborn talks about the production of August Wilson's award-winning "Fences," a play about family, love, betrayal and self-acceptance. It will run through April 13 at the Pennsylvania Playhouse in Bethlehem.
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The Chilean singer and songwriter and her band performed Friday, March 28, inside Lehigh University's entertainment venue.
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The award-winning singer and songwriter and her band perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Lehigh University's Zoellner Arts Center. Tickets are $25.
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Aleah Nothstein, of Boot Scootin' with Aleah, teaches line dancing in New Tripoli and Bethlehem with her beau, DJ Mullet.
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The new show features the work of 22 regional artists and is modeled after the "Odyssey" by Homer.
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Several Lehigh Valley high school performing arts students took home Freddy Awards at the ceremony held Thursday, May 25 at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in Easton.
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Applauding young talent: Parkland and William Allen students among those nominated for Freddy AwardsThe awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 25 at the State Theater.
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ArtsQuest's expansion includes a newly renovated first-floor and a mixed-use space that will help plan events like Musikfest.
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The family-friendly festival will take place over Memoral Day weekend, Friday, May 26 to Sunday, May 28 at Cedar Crest College.
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The festival, which runs May 31 - Aug. 6, features free performances of "A Midsummer's Night Dream" and ticketed classical and contemporary shows.
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The enchanted fairy tale will be performed by 100 cast members at the Zoeller Arts Center.
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The students will present their original scripts for the first time at a performance at Zoellner Arts Center on Friday, May 19.
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Fried oyster, duck confit and sauvignon blanc are just some of the sinful items on the menu at the upscale dinner on Thursday, May 18.
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Three exhibits examine the impact of silk in the Lehigh Valley, from its early years to its end in the mid-1900s.
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Local bands will perform at a series of concerts scheduled Sunday from May 21 through June 11 at the Harmony Pavilion on the South Bethlehem Greenway.
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The students from Freedom and Liberty high schools booked the bands for Plaza Tropical as part of a marketing class.
