Tunes
at Twilight hosts Whiskeyhickon
Boys in the Sun Inn Courtyard,
6pm.
River Jazz features Walter Trout
& the Radicals, and the Eric
Mintel Quartet at ArtsQuest’s
Steel Stacks Campus.
Bennie and the Jets A tribute to
Elton John is at the Mauch Chunk Opera
House
The Appalachian Fiddle and Bluegrass Association
present Outdoor Bluegrass Shindig
at Mountain View park, East mountain
Road in Wind Gap. Featured performers
include Aimless Pursuit, Forgotten Mtn.
Boys, Last Small Town and more.
Friday, May 18th The Bronx Wanderers is at the Sellersville
Theatre, Sellersville, PA
Joe Wagner is at the Tunes
at Noon concert series on Centre
Square Easton 12-1pm
Mike Dugan and the Blues Mission
are at the Ravens Nest
The BC Combo is at Sugars Stage
and Spirits in Bath
Sheryl Bailey Trio is at the
Deer Head Inn, 7 - 11PM
Malcolm Holcombe is at Godrey
Daniels
Chicago Carl Snyder plays at the
Richlandtown Inn at 7pm.
The Barr Brothers are at the
Mauch Chunk Opera House
The Hot Club of Philadelphia and Lynnie
Godfrey is at the Musikfest Cafe
as part of the River Jazz Festival.
The Spring Blossom Bluegrass Festival
is at the Kempton Communtiy and Recreation
Center with bands Hex Hollow Rounders,
Mama Corn, Dodgy Mountian Men and Garcia
Grass
Tunes at Noon in the Centre
Square in Easton present Joe Wagner
Saturday, May 19th Muses
in the Vinyard 2012 event at the Four
Sisters Winery in Belvidere , NJ.
An all day festival of music featuring
Patty Larkin, Catie Curtis, Antje Duvekot,
and many more.
Don Hoffman Trio is at the Longswamp
Tavern, Macungie, PA, 9:00pm
Zen for Primates is at the Musikfest
Cafe as part of the River Jazz
Festival
Paisley Pickles is at the Sellersville
Theater, Sellersville, PA,
Stephanie Nakasian & Harris Simon
Trio is at the Deer Head Inn,
7 - 11PM
Woody Mann is at Godrey Daniels
Davis Wilcox and Susan Werner perform
at the Sanctuary Concert Series
in Chatham Township at the First Presbyterian
Church.
The BC Combo is at the Ravens
Nest
The
Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse presents
Dan Duggan with Peggy Lynn and Stephen
Seifert, Sweet folk stylings and singing
featuring masters of the hammered dulcimer
and mountain dulcimer. Workshops and concerts.
For more information 215-723-2010
Miz is at the Mauch Chunk Opera
House
ARTS
ALIVE! transforms Downtown Quakertown
into a FREE festival of the Arts from
10:00AM - 4:00PM.
Sunday, May 20th Jon Cleary’s Philthy Phew
is at The Sellersville Theatre
The Four Freshmen is at the
Sellersville Theatre 2:00PM Matinee
Samuel St. Thomas & the Bovine
Social Club is at the Deer Head
Inn, 5 - 8PM
The
Nazareth Center of the Arts presents
the Free screening: ‘The Pacific’
at 7:30pm every Thursday beginning May
3rd. Q & A with ‘The Pacific’
actor John Seda at 6:30 reception before
the May 31st viewing.
Thursday, May 17th The
South Side Film Festival 3rd Thursday
Film Club will feature a “Director’s
Pick Retrospective” of short
films from the 2004-2010 South Side Film
Festivals. 6:45 doors open and films start
at 7:15pm at the Victory Firehouse in
South Bethlehe m.
Classical Calendar
Thursday,
May 10th First Presbyterian Church of Allentown
will host the Bach
Choir of Bethlehem in the sanctuary
at 8 PM. For details, call 610-866-4382,
ext. 15.
Saturday, May 12th
Under the direction of Mr. Keith Wagner
and assistant director Mr. Don Kemmer,
the Easton
Municpal Band will perform a free
public concert on May 12 at Easton Center
Square in Easton PA. Titles to be performed
will include; “Armed Forces Salute”,
“Star Spangled Banner” and arrangement
from the musical “Brigadoon”
among others. The concert will begin at
6:30pm and last approximately 1 hour.
For more information regarding this or
other concerts performed by Easton Municipal
Band
Sunday, May 13th The
Chamber Music Society of Bethlehem
presents the Wister Quartet with David
Faye and Natalie Zhu at Foy Hall
at Moravian College at 3pm. Performance
highlights are Rossini Duo for Cello &
Contrabass in D Major (1824), Louise Farrenc
Quintet No. 1 in a minor, Op. 30, Schubert
Quintet in A Major Op. 114, D. 667 (Trout)
For more information 610-435-7611
The
Mauch Chunk Opera House honors Mother’s
Day with Giorgi Latsabidze, from Tbilisi,
Georgia who mesmerizes concert goers and
critics, at 5:00PM. More information 570-325-0249
Saturday, May 19th
The Concord Chamber Singers directed
by Dr. Blaine Shover, cordially invite
you to our 45th Anniversary Concert: Concord
Chamber Singers and Friends to be presented
Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.at
Christ Church UCC, 75 East Market
Street, Bethlehem, PA .The program will
feature Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester
Psalms for chorus, soloist, harp, organ
and percussion. The concert will include
choral classics, anthems, spirituals,
and popular songs that recall our initial
years as a choir. Please join us to bid
farewell to our founder/director Dr. Blaine
Shover and our accompanist Mrs. Eileen
Wavrek Wescoe. A catered reception with
light refreshments will follow the concert.
The
PA Sinfonia Orchestra presents
Broadway Revue Saturday, May 19, 2012
- 7:30 PM Guest conductor: Vincent Trovato
Soloists: Joan Barber, Ed Bara Symphony
Hall, Allentown Show tunes and familiar
favorites, including Gilbert and Sullivan
overture to "Iolanthe" and medley
from "The Mikado," Jerome Kern
"Showboat" medley, excerpts
from "Pippin" by Stephen Schwartz,
"The Carousel Waltz" arranged
by Trovato, and three rags.
Visual And Lively Arts Calendar
The Civic Theatre of Allentown
offers the Tony-winning Musical, “Grey
Gardens: The Musical” at the
19th Street Theatre, May 4 - 19. More
information at 610-432-8943
Pennsylvania
Youth Theatre is presenting The
Little Prince, Musical about a world-weary
aviator whose malfunctioning plane strands
him in the Sahara Desert where he meets
the Little Prince. During their week in
the desert, the Little Prince tells stories
about his adventures through the galaxy.
Fri 7pm; Sat & Sun 1 & 4pm. $20/adults;
$12/seniors and students. Being held at
IceHouse on Sand Island in Bethlehem For
more information: 610/332-1400 (5/4-5/20)
Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic
History, 1955 to the Present presented
by the Allentown art museum, The story
of rock & roll told by the photographers
who fashioned its image. Candid snapshots,
publicity portraits, album cover art,
and videos. Running through (5/13) For
more information: 610/432-4333
Touchstone
Theatre presents The 7th Annual
Young Playwrights’ Festival on
May 19th at Baker Hall in the Zoellner
Arts Center at 7pm. Featuring 6-8
exceptional, original pays written by
area students, brought to life onstage
by the Touchstone Ensemble and community
guest artists. This whimsical and inspiring
evening will melt your heart, tickle your
funny bone, and expand your imagination.
For more information 610-867-1689
Touchstone Theatre’s Youth Playwrights’
Lab teaches teaches students grade 3 and
up to write original, one-act plays, theatre
skills, character creation and other fundamental
playwriting. YPL’s young playwrites
performance is May 19th, 7pm at Zoellner
Arts Center and performed by actors from
the Lehigh Valley directed by Touchstone
ensemble members and guest directors.
More information at 610-758-2787 and www.zoellnerartscenter.org.
Thursday, May 24th The televised Freddy Awards Ceremony
is held live at 7 - 10pm on WFMZ
TV and www.wfmz.com.
Youth Media Calendar
American Cancer Society in Bethlehem
is looking for middle school and high
schools students to form teams of friends, families,
and school clubs for local Relay for Life events.
For more information contact Lindsey Cumello,
570-562-9749 or lindsey.cumello@cancer.org
Master storyteller Charles Kiernan brings
the wit and wisdom of Mark Twain to life
ina one-hour performance at the Bethlehem
Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St, at
7:00 PM on May 8th. The program is free and
registration is not required, but a BAPL card
with the blue Pennsylvania Access sticker is
required for admission. For more information,
610-867-3761 x499.
The theme for the PA Playhouse Summer 2012
Young Actors Studio will be Comedy Tonight.
Kids will enjoy learning all kinds of comedic
skits and songs such as I Can't Say No and Adelaide's
Lament. The summer sessions are Monday to Friday
9-3 from June 18th to June 30 for the first
session and from July 30th to August 11th for
the second session. Recitals will be on the
Saturday after the camps. There is a fee. Registration
forms are available at paplayhouse.org. For
more information, Nancy Sturm at nancy.david@rcn.com.
The 24th Annual Farm Animal Frolic in
Quiet Valley
will be hosted on May 19th, 20th, 26th, and
27th. Quiet Valley will come alive with new
baby farm animals. See baby chicks hatching
from their eggs and feel the soft fur of the
baby animals. Hay jump and traditional games
are available for children to experience what
life was like in past generations. Pony rides,
wagon rides are an extra charge. For more information
570-992-6161
The Lehigh Valley
Charter High School for the Performing Arts
presents a special
seminar: "Making Your way to Broadway".
This seminar will give you valuable tips, tools
and knowledges to help you tap into this competitive
and exciting industry. Two top industry insiders
will share their experience and valuable insight.
The seminar will be held on Saturday, May 12th
at 11 am-1pm in LVPA Black Box Theatre 675 East
Broad Street in Bethlehem Pre-Registration is
required. Register online at lvpa.org.
The Jordan United Church of Christ, at
1837 Church Rd in Allentown, Pa, is holding
an Electronics and Universal Waste recycling
event on May 5th from 9am to 1pm. For more information,
610-966-2430.
The Lehigh University Clean Out Sale
will be held on June 2nd. The Lehigh's
Community Service Office is collecting donations
of miscellaneous items to be used in the event.
Many volunteers are needed. For more information,
inmove@lehigh.edu.
The DCNR Adventure Camp will be held
on Monday, June 18th through Friday, June 22
from 8:30 am to 4 pm. The camp will include
activities like canoe and campsite education,
outdoor rock climbing and fishing, hiking and
survival skills, and more. For more information
and to sign up, 610-997-7971 or Matkinson@bethlehem-pa.gov.
The
Community Bulletin Board
The
Downtown
Bethlehem
Association
is
looking
for
artists
and
musicians
to
participate
in
the
2012
Season
of
Art
Walks
which
will
take
place
on
the
last
Saturday
of
May,
June,
July,
and
August.
Participants
are
asked
to
practice
or
perform
their
art
as
well
as
showcase
completed
pieces
or
works
in
progress.
Participants
may
only
showcase
their
own
ORGINAL
art
work.
Nor
vendor
fee
will
be
charge
for
participation
in
Art
Walk.
However,
artists
and
musicians
MUST
register
with
the
DBA.
The
registration
deadline
is
May
6th.
For
more
information
or
to
register
contact
Loly
Reynolds
DBA
Manager
Assistant
at
LolyR@lehighvalleychamber.org
or
(484)
554-5229.
On
Saturday,
May
12th,
the
36th
annual
Troxell
St.
Sale
also
called
"A
Garage
Sale
on
Steroids"
will
take
place
in
the
Pennsylvania
Ave.
neighborhood
surrounding
St.
Andrew's
Episcopal
Church
(at
1900
E.
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
Allentown
18019)
between
Allentown
and
Bethlehem.
St.
Andrew's
will
be
featuring
fun,
food,
baked
goods,
rides
for
the
kids,
a
basket
raffle,
used
books,
attic
treasures,
parking,
etc.
Palmer
Moravian
Church
located
at
Moravian
and
John
Street
in
Easton
is
holding
their
rummage
sale
on
May
11th
from
5-8
PM
and
May
12th
from
8:30-11:00
AM.
A
bag
sale
will
be
held
from
11
AM-
1
PM
on
Saturday
May
12th.
The
sale
will
feature
books,
clothes,
dishes,
toys,
linens,
and
miscellaneous
odds
and
ends.
The
Angel
34
Foundation
is
holding
their
3rd
Annual
Mother's
for
a
Cure
for
Childhood
Cancer
on
Saturday
May
12th
at
Missing
Piece
in
Nazareth
from
10
AM-
4
PM.
This
is
a
great
time
to
purchase
Mom
a
gift
for
that
special
day!
Include
the
bookshelves
when
you
do
your
spring
cleaning.
Make
room
for
new
and
gently
used
books
from
the
Bethlehem
Area
Public
Library's
Book
Sale
on
Saturday,
May
12
from
10
a.m.
to
4
p.m.
Volunteers
restock
the
shelves
on
the
days
in
between
the
two
dates.
Over
10,0000
books,
DVDs
and
CDs
are
arranged
by
author
or
subject.
Download
economically
priced
CDs
to
your
iPod;
most
music
CDs
are
$1.
This
sale
features
art
books,
gardening,
special
gifts
for
Mother's
Day
and
everything
from
the
classics
to
bestsellers.
The
sale
is
in
the
Ground
Floor
Book
Sale
Room
of
the
Main
Library,
11
W.
Church
Street.
Parking
is
available
in
the
garage
on
Wednesday
evening
beginning
at
4:30
p.m.
and
all
day
Saturday.
Most
debit
and
credit
cards
accepted.
For
more
information,
visit
www.bestbooksale.org
or
phone
610
867-3761
x235.
All
proceeds
benefit
the
Library.
The
Museum
of
Indian
Culture
located
at
2825
Fish
Hatchery
Road
in
Allentown
proudly
introduces
Native
American
Heritage
Day
a
new
event
just
for
kids
that
celebrates
Native
American
crafts
and
lifeways
on
Saturday
May
19th.
From
9AM-5
PM.
Children
will
interact
with
Native
American
Culture
in
hands-on
workshops
that
will
teach
primitive
pottery
making,
quillwork,
and
medicine
wheel
wrapping,
Iroquois-style
cornhusk
dolls,
nature
walks,
and
scavenger
hunts.
Pre-registration
is
required
by
May
11th.
The
Weisenberg/Lowhill
Historical
Society
located
at
4585
Werleys
Corner
Road
in
New
Tripoli
is
having
their
annual
Spring
yard
sale
on
May
19,
2012
from
8
AM-1
PM.
Refreshments
will
be
available.
For
more
information
(610)
395-0763
The
United
Friends
School
presents
the
3rd
Annual
Running
with
Friends
5K
and
10
K
run
on
Saturday
May
19th
rain
or
shine.
Registration
is
from
8-9
AM
and
there
will
also
be
a
1
mile
fun
run
at
9
AM.
The
run
will
be
held
at
the
Nockamixon
State
Park
by
the
Marina.
Proceeds
from
this
event
will
benefit
the
UFS
Scholarship
Fund.
The
Diamond
Fire
Company
located
at
110
Main
Street
in
Walnutport
would
like
you
to
know
about
their
upcoming
Basket
Social
on
May
20th
beginning
at
12
PM.
The
drawing
starts
at
3
PM.
Jordan
U.C.C.
located
at
1837
Church
Road
in
Allentown
would
like
you
to
know
about
their
upcoming
Chicken
Barbeque
on
May
20,
2012.
For
more
information
(610)
248-7562
Community
Services
for
Children
brings
Rosalind
Wiseman
to
the
Lehigh
Valley
on
May
22
to
speak
frankly
about
bullying:
what
children
are
facing
and
what
parents
and
others
can
do
to
prevent
and
intervene.
Her
talk
will
be
followed
by
a
Q&A
and
a
book
signing,
7
to
8:30
pm,
Lipkin
Theatre
on
the
campus
of
Northampton
Community
College,
Green
Pond
campus.
Ms.
Wiseman
is
an
internationally
recognized
expert
on
children,
teens,
parenting,
bullying,
social
justice,
and
ethical
leadership.
She's
well
known
for
her
best-seller
Queen
Bees
and
Wannabes:
Helping
Your
Daughter
Survive
Cliques,
Gossip,
Boyfriends
and
the
New
Realities
of
Girl
World.
Seating
is
limited.
Tickets
are
$25
available
by
calling
610-437-6000,
x
2113.
The Culture
Calendar is produced by George van Doren with
assistance from Georgia Keramas and Alison DelRe.
The Classical Calendar is produced by
Ric Billman.
The Community Bulletin Board is produced by Stacy Alexander.
The Theatre and Lively Arts Calendar is produced
by Sara Lanche.
The WDIY Youth Media Project produces The Youth
Media Calendar.
The WDIY Youth Media Project thanks the Crayola
Company, the Century Fund, the Sylvia Perkin Perpetual
Trust, and Mike and Sharon Gausling for their
support, enhancing learning opportunities for
young people.
Call Alison DelRe at WDIY (610)-694-8100, ext 4 for additional information about the Calendar.
