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A full calendar appears on the Bethlehem Press website, but due to space constraints, for ongoing events, email, visit or call the following:

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 Farmers Market: Thursdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Farrington Square, Lehigh University. Visit www.facebook.com/BethlehemFarmersMarketPA/ (through Oct. 25).

Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission: William Christine-Oil and Watercolor Paintings: “The Meadow Garden and the River”, Gallery hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, ends Oct. 18. Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda 10 E. Church St. Visit http://bfac-lv.org/.

Bethlehem House Contemporary Art Gallery, 2018 summer show through October 6. 459 Main St. Visit www.bethlehemhousegallery.com/exhibits/2018-summer-show/ for hours and information.

Bethlehem Township Community Center, Senior drop-in, 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays; Golden Years group, 2 p.m. 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: Fowler Center, 511 E. Third St. Call 610-861-5526; or visit www.copsnkidslv.org.

Free homework help. Drop in 4 to 6 p.m. Mon. and Thurs. Libraries, 11 W. Church St.; 400 Webster St. Visit www.bapl.org or call 610-867-3761 (main) or 610-867-7852 (South Side).

Governor Wolf Historical Society. Public tours of three buildings, 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 20, Nov. 17; 6600 Jacksonville Road, Bath. Information and events: visit www.govwolf.org/.

Historic Bethlehem Museum and Sites: Free admission every Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m., until the end of October. Call 1-800-360-TOUR or visit http://historicbethlehem.org.

Lehigh Valley Active Life: senior activities. Visit http://lvactivelife.org/ or call 610-437-3700.

Lehigh Valley Art Alliance events. Visit www.lehighartalliance.org.

Lower Saucon Twp. Sr. Center, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike. For senior activities: call 610-625-8744.

Moravian Book Shop: 428 Main St. Call 610-866-5481; www.moravianbookshop.com.

Moravian Music Conference, Oct. 11 through 13. Information /to register, visit www.moravianconferences.org/; full schedule, www.moravianconferences.org/program/.

National Museum of Industrial History: Visit http://nmih.org; call 610-694-6644. 602 E. Second St.

New Bethany Ministries, 339 W. Fourth St. Visit www.newbethanyministries.org.

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, senior activities, 323 Northampton St., Hellertown. Call 610-838-0722 or visit ttp://svcommctr.org/seniors/activities/.

Steelworkers’ Archives: Steeples and Steel tours; homemade Eastern European goulash lunch/open house, St. John’s Windish Lutheran Church, 617 E. Fourth St. Tickets: www.steelworkersarchives.com. Call 610-861-0600.

Wednesday, October 10

Story times: toddler, 10:30 a.m. Preschool, 11:15 a.m. Free; no registration required. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org or call 610-867-3761, ext. 399.

Salvation Army, Women’s Ministries, Bible study, 11 a.m. to noon; program, 1 p.m. 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for senior activities and schedules.

Town Hall meeting with Susan Wild, candidate for Pennsylvania’s Seventh Congressional District seat previously held by former Representative Charlie Dent, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church, 69 Main St., Hellertown. 15-minute opening presentation, followed by a question and answer session.

Freedom HS Band fundraiser- mention FHS Dine to Donate the group to receive 15 per cent of the sale. 4 to 9 p.m. Outback Steak House, 3200 Emerick Blvd.

Thursday, October 11

Annual Bethlehem Conference on Moravian History and Music, “Exploring Moravian History and Music from the Fifteenth to Twenty-First centuries,” opening at noon, Moravian Archives, Moravian College, 1200 Main St. For information/ to register, visit www.moravianconferences.org/; full schedule, www.moravianconferences.org/program/.

Lasagna dinner to benefit church ministries, 5 to 7 p.m. Accessible parish hall, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1900 E. Pennsylvania Ave. Visit www.standrewsbethlehem.org or call 610-865-3603.

Northside 2027 residents and business owners public meeting, 6 to 8 p.m. Liberty High School, 1115 Linden St. Neighborhood conditions, possible improvements discussion. Email aleher@bethlehem-pa.gov.

October 12 to 14

Lehigh Valley International Airport sponsored Oktoberfest. 5 to 10 p.m. Fridays, noon to 10 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays. Brew samples, authentic German food and beer, live music, schuhplattler dancing, Beer-Lympics competition, dachshund races, For schedules, visit www.steelstacks.org/festivals/oktoberfest/.

Friday, October 12

Annual Bethlehem Conference on Moravian History and Music, “Exploring Moravian History and Music from the Fifteenth to Twenty-First centuries,” various locations, south and north campus, Moravian College, 1200 Main St. For information and to register, visit www.moravianconferences.org/. Full schedule: www.moravianconferences.org/program/.

After Hours Jazz Guitar with Abe Ovadia, Hot House Jazz magazine’s Best Guitarist of 2016. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. No registration. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org or call 610-867-3761.

Saturday, October 13

The Haunting of Room 403. All ages. Children may come in Halloween costumes. 10 a.m. to noon, Cops ‘n’ Kids, Northampton Community College’s Southside Fowler Center, fourth floor, 511 E. Third St. www.copsnkidslv.org.

Annual Bethlehem Conference on Moravian History and Music, “Exploring Moravian History and Music from the Fifteenth to Twenty-First centuries,” Prosser auditorium, Haupert Union Building, north campus, Moravian College, 1200 Main St. Information, registration: visit http://www.moravianconferences.org.

Moravian Historical Society annual meeting, 3 p.m.; lecture, 4 p.m. Prosser Auditorium; followed by courtyard reception, all at the Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences, 1200 Main St. Information and to register, visit www.moravianconferences.org/.

En Plein Air (in the open air) workshop with Lehigh Valley Art Alliance artists. Intermediate or above level artists. Bring own materials. Cost. 9 to 11 a.m. 1869 Luckenbach Mill, 459 Old York Road. www.historicbethlehem.org.

Lehigh Valley Health Network’s free (reservation ticket needed) Second Saturday Kids Movie Series, “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure,” 10:30 a.m. the Red (standard) and Blue Cinemas (sensory friendly showing), Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas, Arts Quest, 101 Founders Way. Tickets, call at 610-332-3378 or visit ArtsQuest Center; no online tickets. Visit www.steelstacks.org.

Valley Contra Dance, 7 p.m. Bob Isaacs calling; Cantabile. Unitarian Universalist Church, 428 Center St. Call 610-868-7432 or visit www.valleycontradance.org.

Sunday, October 14

The 2018 CROP Hunger Walk, sign in: 1 p.m.; one (wheelchair accessible), three and six mile pet-friendly walks start: 1:30 p.m., all beginning under the Hill-to-Hill bridge, foot of Main Street. Rest stops provided.

Twenty-five percent of funds returned to the community; 75 per cent for Church World Service’s local,national and international disaster and hunger relief. Information, registeration, to join a walk or to donate: email bethcropwalk@att.net, call 610-216-3567 or visit https://www.crophungerwalk.org/bethlehempa.

Still life drawing sessions; every second and fourth Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m. October through February, Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts. 427 N. New St. Call 1-800-360-tour or visit http://historicbethlehem.org.

Tuesday, October 16

New Bethany Ministries 27 Annual Souper Day 2018, noon. Sponsored by and held at The Event Center, Blue, 4431 Easton Ave. Tickets: visit www.NewBethanyMinistries.org; text SOUPER27 to 91999.

Salvation Army, Bridge players, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 re: senior activities.

Pinochle, 1 p.m. Lower Saucon Township Senior Center, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike. Call 610-625-8744 for senior activities.

TAB (Teen Advisory Board), grades six through 12. 3:30 p.m. SouthSide library, 400 Webster St. Visit www.bapl.org or call 610-867-7852.

Oktoberfest celebration at Traditions of Hanover, food, Walt Groller music Seniors only; must RSVP (first come, first serve) by Oct. 8. 2 p.m. 5300 Northgate Drive. Call 610-882-0400.

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.

Wednesday, October 17

Story times: toddler, 10:30 a.m. Preschool, 11:15 a.m. Free; no registration required. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org or call 610-867-3761, ext. 399.

Salvation Army, Women’s Ministries, Bible study, 11 a.m. to noon; program, 1 p.m. 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for senior activities and schedules.

Public open house for S. New Street Streetscape Project (New Street from Third to Morton and the Greenway Crossing), regarding lighting, landscaping, walkability, public spaces, traffic calming, and more from noon to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 306. S. New St. to gain input on the design.

Thursday, October 18

Single Sisters Series: Women & Politics, free community dialogue. Women who ran for president with Nichola D. Gutgold, PhD., professor of communication arts and sciences. 44 W. Church St. Visit www.historicbethlehem.org.

Friday, October 19

Simple Gifts, free, public concert; folk duo Linda Littleton and Karen Hirshon; variety of ethnic folk styles and instruments. 1 p.m, YWCA Bethlehem’s Adult Day Services Center, 3893 Adler Place, Building B, Suite 180. Funded by a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant. Visit www.simplegiftsmusic.com/press.html.

Saturday, October 20

Bethlehem Area Public Library late opening at noon today. 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org.

STEAM Spooky Saturday. Noon. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org or call 610-867-3761, ext. 399.

Spooky Stories for grades four through 12. L.V Storytellers Guild. NO registration required. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org or call 610-867-3761, ext. 399.

Tuesday, October 23

Salvation Army, Bridge players, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 re: senior activities.

Pinochle, 1 p.m. Lower Saucon Township Senior Center, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike. Call 610-625-8744 for senior activities.

TAB (Teen Advisory Board), 4 p.m. 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org or call 610-867-3761, ext. 399.

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.

Wednesday, October 24

Story times: toddler, 10:30 a.m. Preschool, 11:15 a.m. Free; no registration required. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org or call 610-867-3761, ext. 399.

Salvation Army, Women’s Ministries, Bible study, 11 a.m. to noon; program, 1 p.m. 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for senior activities and schedules.

Thursday, October 25

Town Hall meeting with Marty Nothstein, candidate for Pennsylvania’s Seventh Congressional District seat previously held by former Representative Charlie Dent, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church, 69 Main St., Hellertown. 15-minute opening presentation, followed by a question and answer session.

Saturday, October 27

Valley Contra Dance, 7 p.m. Hilton Baxter calling; Tim Ball and Jill Smith. Unitarian Universalist Church, 428 Center St. Call 610-868-7432 or visit www.valleycontradance.org.

The Bethlehem Press calendar listings are, to the best of our knowledge, correct at the time of printing. We are not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of information submitted by external parties.