Around Town
A full calendar appears on the Bethlehem Press website, but due to space constraints, for ongoing events, email, visit or call the following:
Bethlehem City Hall Rotunda: Tom Maxfield: digital prints, “Dreams and Visions”; to April 16. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Rotunda,10 E. Church St. Visit http://bfac-lv.org/.
Bethlehem Area Public Library: Call 610-867-3761(main) or 610-867-7852 (south side); Visit www.bapl.org (main) or www.bapl.org/ssmain.htm (south side); newsletter: http://bit.ly/2bTICeZ.
Bethlehem Township Community Center, Senior Drop-In, 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays; Golden Years group, 2 p.m. on the first Thursday. Visit www.bethlehemtownship.org/btcc/senior.html.
The Cancer Support Community of the Greater L.V.: Free education/support for cancer patients and their caregivers. Call 610-861-7555 or visit www.cancersupportglv.org for schedules.
Cops ‘n’ Kids Reading Room: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays and other days. Room 403, Fowler Center, NCC, 511 E. Third St. Information and special events: call 610-861-5526 or visit www.copsnkidslv.org.
Free homework help: All subjects. Drop in 4 to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. and 400 Webster St. Visit www.bapl.org.
Great Decisions series, sponsored by the Bethlehem YWCA. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays through April 11. Kirkland Village auditorium, 1 Kirkland Circle. Information, registration, visit www.ywcabethlehem.org or call 610-867-4669, ext. 103.
Historic Bethlehem Museum and Sites: 1-800-360-TOUR; visit http://historicbethlehem.org.
Lehigh Valley Active Life: senior activities. Visit http://lvactivelife.org/ or call 610-437-3700.
Lower Saucon Township Sr. Center, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike. Call 610-625-8744 for senior activities.
Moravian Book Shop: 428 Main St. Call 610-866-5481or visit www.moravianbookshop.com.
National Museum of Industrial History: Visit http://nmih.org; call 610-694-6644. 602 E. Second St.
Penn State Lehigh Valley: Visit http://lehighvalley.psu.edu/gallery or call 610-285-5261.
Salvation Army: Call 610-867-4681 for senior activities and other schedules.
Saucon Valley Center, senior activities, 323 Northampton St., Hellertown. Call 610-838-0722 or visit
http://svcommctr.org/seniors/activities/.
Steelworkers’ Archives: For tours and activities schedules, visit www.steelworkersarchives.com.
Wednesday, April 11
Toddler story time (ages two to three and a half) 10:30 a.m.; snack box story time, 11 a.m. Play K: Kindergarten Prep, 1 p.m. Registration required. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org or call 610-867-3761, ext. 399 or for Play K, ext. 499.
Library benefit book sale, used books, DVDs, and music in English and Spanish, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Most credit cards accepted. South Side Branch, Bethlehem Area Public Library, 400 Webster St.
Salvation Army, Women’s Ministries, Bible study,11 a.m. to noon; program, “Friends” by Major Jean Dlugose 1 p.m. 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for senior activities and schedules.
Great Decisions Foreign Policy lecture: Russian Foreign Policy by The Very Reverend Douglas Anthony Perkins of the Ukrainian Church and Seminary. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., sponsored by Bethlehem YWCA. Auditorium, 1 Kirkland Circle. Visit www.ywcabethlehem.org or call 610-867-4669, ext. 103.
Thursday, April 12
Salvation Army, seniors 50 and up; program: Liberty High School A Capella Singers 10:45 a.m. 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for senior activities and schedules.
Beginning Windows computer classes, 10 a.m. to noon. bridge, knitting. 1 p.m. Lower Saucon Township Senior Center, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike. Call 610-625-8744 for senior activity schedules.
Wescoe Foundation Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group, 2 p.m. St. Luke’s University Health Network, Hurd Education Center, Fountain Hill.
Conversational Spanish class, 5 p.m. Registration required. BAPL SouthSide, 400 Webster St. Visit www.bapl.org/southside/ssprograms.htm for information; to register, visit http://bapl.org/wordpress/?page_id=9958#876 or call 610 867-7852.
Library benefit book sale, used books, DVDs, and music in English and Spanish, 5 to 8 p.m. Most credit cards accepted. South Side Branch, Bethlehem Area Public Library, 400 Webster St.
The Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, open to the public, 7 p.m. Palmer branch, Easton Area Public Library, 1 Weller Place, Palmer Township. Visit https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/.
Adult chess club. 1 to 3 p.m. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org.
Saturday, April 14
Annual Lehigh University Community Affairs office and City of Bethlehem South Side Task Force: Spring Southside Cleanup clean-up, 10 a.m. to noon, Farrington Square (rain or shine). 9:30 a.m. breakfast.
Bethlehem Township meet the commissioners. 10 a.m. to noon. Community Center, 2900 Farmersville Road. Call 610-814-6400 or visit www.bethlehemtownship.org.
Library benefit book sale, used books, DVDs, and music in English and Spanish, noon to 3 p.m. Most credit cards accepted. South Side Branch, Bethlehem Area Public Library, 400 Webster St.
Cherry Blossom Festival, tea ceremony, calligraphy, food, music, origami, more. Noon to 5 p.m. Serenity Garden along west side of library. Visit www.bethlehemsistercity.org/cherry-blossom-festival.
Spaghetti dinner, 5 to 7 p.m. Cost. Holy Ghost Parish Social Hall, 417 Carlton Ave. Pre-event tickets: call 610-867-9382 by April 5.
Valley Contra Dance, Special gender-neutral workshop, 4 p.m.; potluck dinner, 6 p.m.; Donna Hunt calling to Coracree, 7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church, 428 Center St. Call 610-868-7432 or visit www.valleycontradance.org.
Tuesday, April 17
Salvation Army, Bridge players, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for senior activities.
Pinochle, 1 p.m. Lower Saucon Twsp. Sr. Center, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike. Call 610-625-8744 for senior schedules.
Grief share, noon; cancer caregiver sessions, 6:30 p.m. Wesley U.M. Church, 2540 Center St. Call 610-865-5715 or visit http://wesleychurch.com.
TAB/Teen Advisory Board. 4 to 5:15 p.m. Main Library, 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org.
Wednesday, April 18
Toddler story time (ages two to three and a half) 10:30 a.m.; snack box story time, 11 a.m. Play K: Kindergarten Prep, 1 p.m. Registration required. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org or call 610-867-3761, ext. 399 or, for Play K, ext. 499.
Salvation Army, Women’s Ministries, Bible study,11 a.m. to noon; program, “Put On A Happy Face,” 1 p.m. 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for senior activities and schedules.
Great Decisions Foreign Policy lecture: “Global Health: Progress and Challenges” by Beth Gotwals, Ph.D., RN, of Moravian College (rescheduled from a previous date), 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., sponsored by Bethlehem YWCA. Auditorium, 1 Kirkland Circle. Visit www.ywcabethlehem.org or call 610-867-4669, ext. 103.
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