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 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. As of March 4, Bethlehem Area Public Library’s Main Library, 11 W. Church St., opening hours: 9 a.m. instead of 10 a.m. Mondays through Fridays. Saturday hours remain the same, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tech Support Saturdays: 1 to 3 p.m. 15 minute one on one sessions. Register by phone, online or in person: 610-867-7852; www.bapl.org/ssmain.htm; South Side Branch, 400 Webster St.
Bethlehem House Contemporary Art Gallery: 459 Main St. Visit www.bethlehemhousegallery.com.
Bethlehem Palette Club juried members show, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday; ends March 19: Beverly Murdock - Erhardt, Town Hall Rotunda Gallery, 10 E. Church St. Visit www.bethlehempaletteclub.org.
Bethlehem Township Community Center, Senior drop-in, 1 to 3 p.m. Wed.; 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.
Cops ‘n’ Kids Reading Room: Fowler Center, 511 E. Third St. Call 610-861-5526; visit www.copsnkidslv.org for information and schedules.
Free homework help: Drop in 4 to 6 p.m. Check website for dates. 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: 6600 Jacksonville Road, Bath. Information: visit www.govwolf.org.
Historic Bethlehem Museum and Sites: Call 1-800-360-TOUR or visit http: / / historicbethlehem.org.
Greater L. V. Writers Group:10 a.m., fourth Saturday (none in July, August, December, March). Palmer Library, 1 Weller Place, Easton. https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org.
Lehigh Valley Art Alliance events: Visit www.lehighartalliance.org.
L.V. Storytelling Guild, Visit https://lvstorytelling.org.
Lower Saucon Twp. Senior 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.
National Museum of Industrial History: http: / / nmih.org; 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. Visit http://svcommctr.org/seniors/activities/ or call 610-838-0722.
Steelworkers’ Archives: Tours, events. Visit www.steelworkersarchives.com. Call 610-861-0600.
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.
Wednesday, February 27
“Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture: “The Rise of Populism in Europe” by Brian Mello, Ph.D., Muhlenberg College, cost, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Kirkland Village Auditorium, 1 Kirkland Circle, use Health Center entrance and parking. Call 610-867-4669, ext. 101. Will be rescheduled if Bethlehem Schools close for snow.
Salvation Army, Bible study, all ages, 11 a.m. to noon; program: World Day of Prayer: Slovenia, 1 p.m. 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for senior activities and schedules.
Thursday, February 28
Salvation Army, fellowship for seniors 50 and up; Tai Chi, 9:45 a.m.; program: Inge Matte: “Difficult People”, 10:45 a.m., followed by lunch (donation). 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681.
Black History Show. Non-ticketed event, donations are welcome. 7 to 9 p.m. Charter Arts Theatre. 321 E. Third St. Visit www.CharterArts.org.
The Water We Share: Protecting Water Quality in the Lehigh Valley, 6 to 8 p.m. Room 605, Fowler Family Southside Center, Northampton Community College, 511 E. Third St. Free but must register by visiting https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7010Z000001qoVkQAI.
Friday, March 1
Dewi Sant / St. David’s Day (patron saint of Wales),Celtic Cultural Alliance. Free public talk: the impact of the Welsh immigrants in Lehigh Valley development with Martha Capwell Fox, author, historian, and D&L historian and archives coordinator. 7 to 9 p.m. Life in Christ Church, 51 E. Hillmond St. Visit www.celticfest.org or call 610-868-9599.
Politics First Friday, LEPOCO Peace Center, 313 W. Fourth St. Bring a drink/snack to share. 610-691-8730 /www.lepoco.org.
First Friday, South Bethlehem, 6 to 10 p.m. between Third, Fourth and South New streets. Call 610-841-5831.
Visual Art exhibit: First Friday: Faculty, alumni, current students. 6 to 8 p.m. 321 E. Third St. www.CharterArts.org.
Music Faculty Recital, 6 to 8 p.m. 321 E. Third St. Visit www.CharterArts.org.
Saturday, March 2
National Education Association - Read Across America, nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually on March 2, Dr. Seuss’s birthday. For information, visit www.seussville.com/Educators/educatorReadAcrossAmerica.php.
RAA Story Time and Activities, 1 to 3 p.m. Moravian Book Shop, 428 Main St. Call 610-866-5481, Visit www.moravian.edu. Cash Bingo Night, Specials, door prizes, raffles. Youth fund raiser. 7 p.m. Players must be 18 years or older. Christ Lutheran Church, 69 Main St., Hellertown. Call 610-838-0400 for tickets or additional information.
Sunday, March 3
Chamber music in the Old Chapel, Two Part Invention (Nora Suggs, flute and John Arnold, guitar), suggested donation. 2 p.m. Moravian complex, east side of Heckewelder Place. Visit http://moravianmusic.org/news-and-events/calendar-of-events/.
Family Storytelling Series: Judy England-McCarthy – Winter Wonderland, stories of snow, ice, sleigh rides. Cost (children under five-free). Beverages for sale. 2 to 3 p.m. Godfrey Daniels, 7 E. Fourth St. Cops’n’Kids book handout. https://lvstorytelling.org/event/family-storytelling-series-judy-england-mccarthy-winter-wonderland/.
Monday, March 4
BAPL main library, new opening hours: now open at 9 a.m. Monday through Friday.
After School Book Bingo, 4 to 4:45 p.m. Win free books and candy, All ages. No registration required. South Side branch, 400 Webster St. Visit www.bapl.org/ ssmain.htm.
Tuesday, March 5
Salvation Army bridge players program, seniors 50 and up, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for information and other senior activities.
TAB (Teen Advisory Board), 4 - 5:15 p.m. Help to plan and prepare for upcoming events. Open to those in grades six to12. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org.
PBS Kids: Scratch Jr., free workshop series for kids five to eight and their families with dinner, must register: email mel.pbs39@gmail.com; call 610 984-8120; or visit .education@wlvt.org. Attend all four workshops, receive a Visa gift card; other chances to win each night. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 400 Webster St. Information: visit www.bapl.org/events/family-fun-nights-pbs-kids-scratch-jr-3/ or call 610-867-7852.
Celebrate Dr. Seuss Family Fun Night, 6:30 p.m. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org.
Civil War Round Table, Eastern Pennsylvania, Lehigh Brigade: Sutler’s Call 6 p.m., dinner (cost, reservations required by the previous Wednesday), 6:30 p.m., followed by program: “Letters to Homefront Magazine: A Love Story Between a Community and Its World War II Soldiers” presented by Mark Blau (cost, no reservations required), 7:30 p.m. The Center at Holiday Inn Lehigh Valley, 7736 Adrienne Drive, Breinigsville, 18031. Call 610-253-4549, email Duffysocwk@aol.com or visit www.cwrteasternpa.org.
Ham Radio simultaneous classes, Lehigh Amateur Radio Club free entry level license prep classes or general amateur radio license, nine Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m., open to the public, Northampton County Gracedale complex, Nazareth. Visit www.dlarc.org or www.arrl.org or email KE3AW@ARRL.NET or call 610-432-8286.
Wednesday, March 6
Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture: “Decoding U.S. - China Trade” by James West, Ph.D., Moravian College, cost, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Kirkland Village Auditorium, 1 Kirkland Circle, use Health Center entrance and parking. Call 610-867-4669, ext. 101. Will be rescheduled if Bethlehem Schools close for snow.
Salvation Army, Bible study, all ages, 11 a.m. to noon; program: 1 p.m. 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for senior activities and schedules.
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.








