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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/ (end 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. Ends Oct. 18. Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda, 10 E. Church St. Visit http://bfac-lv.org/.

Bethlehem House Contemporary Art Gallery, 459 Main St. Exhibit: visit www.bethlehemhousegallery.com/.

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; 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.GWHS grounds, 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.

#InVision 2018 Instagram Contest, ends at noon Nov. 3. Hashtag favorite photos to #InVision2018 and @bananafactory_pa. www.bananafactory.org/event/7590/invision-2018-instagram-contest/.

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; Visit www.moravianbookshop.com.

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, 323 Northampton St., Hellertown. Call 610-838-0722; http://svcommctr.org/seniors/activities/.

Steelworkers’ Archives: Nov. 4 Steeples and Steel tour, homemade goulash lunch/open house, St. John’s Windish Lutheran Church, 617 E. Fourth St. Tickets: www.steelworkersarchives.com. Call 610-861-0600.

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.

Cancer Support Community of the G.L.V.: dine to donate five per cent of total food/beverage sales, call for reservations: 610-865-9600. 5 to 10 p.m. Apollo Grill, 85 W. Broad St.

Thursday, October 18

Bethlehem Garden Club, meeting: 1 p.m. program: Marta McDowell, “All The Presidents’ Gardens”, 1:30 p.m. Advent Moravian Church, 3730 Jacksonville Road. Cost for non-members. www.bethlehemgardenclub.org/.

Single Sisters Series: Women & Politics, free. Women Who Ran for President with Nichola D. Gutgold, PhD., professor of communication arts and sciences. 44 W. Church St. Visit www.historicbethlehem.org.

October 19 through 21 traffic changes

Runners World Half Marathon and Festival, historic neighborhoods, Moravian College, former Bethlehem Steel complex Visit https://rw2.runnersworld.com/rwhalf/about.html for information, registration and maps.

Friday, October 19

Moravian College home coming weekend. Visit www.moravian.edu/alumni/events/homecoming/.

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.

L. V. Charter High School for the Arts, student theatre: Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. 7 p.m. 321 E. Third St. Tickets: www.charterarts.org/event/theatre-the-crucible/.

Saturday, October 20

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

Moravian College home coming weekend. Visit https://www.moravian.edu/alumni/events/homecoming/.

Early Firefighting in Bethlehem. 11 a.m. to noon. Cost included in admission. For information, visit National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E. Second St. Call 610-694-6644 of visit http://nmih.org for information.

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 five through 12. L.V Storytellers Guild. No registration required. 2 to 3 p.m. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org or call 610-867-3761, ext. 399.

L. V. Charter High School for the Arts, student theatre: Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. 7 p.m. 321 E. Third St. Visit www.charterarts.org/event/theatre-the-crucible/ for tickets.

65th anniversary, 5 p.m. with dinner, 6:30 p.m. DJ, 8 p.m. Grupo Swing de Guile, 10 p.m. Cost. Puerto Rican Beneficial Society, 205 E. Third St. Email onegron@hgsklawyers.com.

Sunday, October 21

Moravian College home coming weekend. Visit www.moravian.edu/alumni/events/homecoming/.

L. V. Charter High School for the Arts, student theatre: Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. 2 p.m. 321 E. Third St. Visit www.charterarts.org/event/theatre-the-crucible/ for tickets.

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.

Breast Friends of PA cancer support: dine to donate five per cent of total food/beverage sales, call for reservations: 610-865-9600. 5 to 10 p.m. Apollo Grill, 85 W. Broad St.

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.

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.