HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
Putz displays (story of Christ’s birth through narration, music, illuminated miniature scenes- Moravian tradition):
Central Moravian Putz / Star and Candle Shoppe, 1 to 7 p.m. Christian Education Bldg. 73 W. Church St. Thursday, Friday: 1 to 7 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday: 1 to 5 p.m.; beginning Nov. 23. Closed December 24, 25. After Christmas daily: 1 to 5 p.m. through Dec. 31. Showings every half hour. www.centralmoravianchurch.org/whoweare/the-christmas-community-putz-and-the-star-candle-shoppe/.
Edgeboro Moravian Putz / and Christmas room. Group tours, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the hour, Monday through Friday, by appointment. Walk-In hours are 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Dec. 1 through Dec. 22. 645 Hamilton Ave. Visit http://edgeboromoravian.org/putz.
East Hills Moravian Church putz, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1 through Dec. 30. Closed December 25. 1830 Butztown Road. Visit www.easthillsmc.org/ or call 610-868-6481.
Holiday Putz Trail. Begins at the Goundie House /visitor center, 505 Main St. Traditional Moravian Nativity scenes / displays at the Moravian Museum Gemeinhaus, Single Sisters’ House, 1810 Goundie House and Central Moravian Church. Visit www.historicbethlehem.org; call 800-360-8687.
Wednesday, November 21
School Thanksgiving Food Drive begins 7 a.m. Assist students, staff with packaging food baskets, delivery to local needy families. BASD Vo-Tech, 3300 Chester Ave. Call 610-866-8013, ext. 380.
Thursday, November 22 through Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Doors and Windows of Bethlehem exhibit, Nov. 26 through Jan. 1. North and SouthSide.
Friday, November 23
Putz; Star and Candle Shoppe, 1 to 7 p.m. Showings every half hour. Christian Education Bldg., lower level. 73 W. Church St. Visit www.centralmoravianchurch.org/whoweare/the-christmas-community-putz-and-the-star-candle-shoppe/.
Music in the Park: Lehigh Valley Italian Band, 10:30 a.m. Main St.
Music in the Park: Flutations, 1 p.m. Main St.
Music in the Park: Lehigh Valley Italian Band, 2 p.m. Main St.
City of Bethlehem, 4:30 p.m.; tree lighting, 5:10 p.m. Mayor Bob Donchez, live performances, community sing, free hot chocolate and cookies, visit from Santa Claus. Payrow Plaza. 10 E. Church St.
Light Up the Night, 6 p.m. Hot chocolate, cookies, performances, children’s activities, Disney Princess, Christmas movies; adult beverages (cash bar); trolley rides (Cash). Bring a on-perishable item/canned good to place under tree. Dimmick Park, 570 Durham St., Hellertown.
Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts Wassail, open house. Visit www.historicbethlehem.org or call 800-360-8687.
Saturday, November 24
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites, annual Turkey Trot 5K & Fun Walk. Colonial Industrial Quarter. Warm-up, 8:40 a.m.; competitive runners, 9 a.m.; competitive walkers 9:05 a.m.; fun walkers, 9:10 a.m. Luckenbach Mill, Colonial Industrial Quarter, 459 Old York Road. Visit https://historicbethlehem.org/turkey-trot-5k/.
Music in the Park: Lehigh Valley Italian Band, 10:30 a.m. Main St.
Music in the Park: Flutations, 1 p.m. Main St.
Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley: Princess Meet & Greet, 4:30 p.m.; holiday music, 5:30 p.m.; Santa arrives and tree lighting, 6 p.m.; Lehigh Valley Idols and Tri-Valley Brass, 7 p.m. 2845 Center Valley Pkwy.
Saturday, November 24 through Sunday, December 23
Fourth annual Holiday Art Mart, boutique crafts by local artisans, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, noon to 9 p.m., Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 1 to 8 p.m. Sundays. The Art Establishment, 945 Broadway, Fountain Hill.
Sunday, November 25 through Jan. 14
Historic Hotel Bethlehem Christmas display self-guided tour, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday, November 25
East Hills MS Band and Band Front in the 6abc Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Christmas Trees From Around the World, round the clock. Comfort Suites, 120 W. Third St. Call 610-882-9700. Opening ceremony, 1 to 4 p.m. November 25 through Jan 1.
Rehearsal, 2 p.m., for 40th Annual Live Bethlehem Christmas Pageant Dec. 8, 9. Band shell, Bethlehem Rose Garden. Call 610-865-0274 to sign up/ sponsor.Visit www.facebook.com/BethlehemNativityPageant/.
St. Luke’s Singers hospital-based choir (performing on behalf of St. Luke’s University Health Network) annual Christmas concert with pianist, organist, trombone quartet, flute, saxophone, percussion, guitar and bass. Preludes: 2:45 p.m.; concert: at 3 p.m. Wesley Methodist Church, 2540 Center St.
Wednesday, November 28
Annual Community Advent breakfast ticket sales deadline Event is at 8:30 a.m.,Dec. 1 in the Main dining room, Moravian Village of Bethlehem, 526 Wood St. Tickets: Chamber of Commerce, Moravian Book Shop, Moravian Village, Cathedral Church of the Nativity and both locations of the Bethlehem Public Library.
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