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BETHLEHEM social calendar 8-5

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-11 W. Church St.) or 610-867-7852 (south side- 400 Webster St.); Visit www.bapl.org or www.bapl.org/ssmain.htm (south side)

Bethlehem Farmer’s Market, Northampton Community College: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Laub Lounge, College Center/ Quad; 3835 Green Pond Road. Visit www.northampton.edu/news/ncc-events-calendar.htm#event|farmers-market-at-ncc-wednesdays-year-round|999

Bethlehem House Contemporary Art: 459 Main St. Hours, information: visit www.bethlehemhousegallery.com.

Bethlehem City Rotunda Gallery, Gerald Simcoe paintings. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday through September 23. Opening reception: 2 to 4 p.m. August 18. 10 E. Church St. Visit http://bfac-lv.org.

Ronald K. De Long Gallery, PSU- LV, 2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Call for hours during Covid-19 restrictions.

B.T.C.C., Senior drop-in, 1- 3 p.m. every Wed.; Golden Years, 2 p.m. first Thursday of the month. Visit www.bethlehemtownship.org/.

Cancer Support Community of the Greater L.V. for cancer patients and caregivers. Call 610-861-7555; visit www.cancersupportglv.org.

Cops ‘n’ Kids Reading Room, Fowler Center, 511 E. Third St. Call 610-861-5526; www.copsnkidslv.org.

Greater L. V. Writers Group. Palmer Library, 1 Weller Place, Easton. Visit https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org.

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites. Visit https://historicbethlehem.org/ for hours and information.

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

Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild. Visit https://lvstorytelling.org.

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

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

National Museum of Industrial History: virtual, on site exhibits. Through August 30: “Art of Precision: The Engineered Sculpture of Christopher Bathgate” 602 E. Second St. Visit http://nmih.org or call 610-694-6644 for dates, hours.

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

Penn State Lehigh Valley galleries: Visit http://lehighvalley.psu.edu/gallery or call 610-285-5261.

Salvation Army: Call 610-867-4681 for senior activities, Bible studies and other schedules.

Saucon Valley: 323 Northampton St., Hellertown. Visit http://svcommctr.org/seniors/activities/.

Steelworkers’ Archives: Tours, events. 610-861-0600; visit www.steelworkersarchives.com.

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.

CLOSURES - CHANGES- CANCELLATIONS- POSTPONEMENTS

Following the directives established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to limit public gatherings, several of the following meetings / activities might be changed, canceled, streamed or on-line. Check websites and social media as available.

Digital and virtual events:

Banana Factory on-line digital exhibitions and more: www.bananafactory.org.

Bethlehem Area Public Library: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuAN4Af6kv3jQl1us_WkWQ/featured for a variety of items. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 E. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org/events/categories/virtual-events/. Buildings currently closed but have touchless checkouts for books reserved online. General information: visit www.bapl.org (main) or at www.facebook.com/paBAPL or www.bapl.org/ssmain.htm (south side). You Tube channel: visit www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuAN4Af6kv3jQl1us_WkWQ/featured

Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites digital programming: visit https://historicbethlehem.org or call 610-882-0450.

National Museum of Industrial History virtual museum on line: “Art of Precision: The Engineered Sculpture of Christopher Bathgate”, through August 30. 602 E. Second St. Visit http://nmih.org/virtualmuseum; call 610-694-6644 for dates, hours, programs, schedules.

Saturdays weekly

Bethlehem Rose Garden Farmers Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 651-699 Eighth Ave.

Thursday, August 6

Virtual / live Tunes at Twilight. Sun Inn Courtyard, 564 Main St. rear. Information: visit/www.facebook.com/GetDowntownBethlehem/

Black women writers, past and present; part three of four in the series (next one is August 20). Group experience with books: “Bondwoman’s Narrative” by Hannah Craft and “Our Nig” by Harriet Wilson. 7 to 8 p.m. via Zoom with Jo Grim and Shelby Carr, Lehigh PhD students. Visit www.bapl.org/events/ black-women-writers-past-and-present-2/ (deadline ugust 5) for registration, Zoom and other instructions. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St.

Friday, August 7

First Friday, South Bethlehem, 6 to 10 p.m. between Third, Fourth and South New Sts. Visit https://southsideartsdistrict.com/first-friday/

Monday, August 10 through Friday, August 14

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites- Me & My Dollhouse Summer Camp, ages seven to 12. 8 a.m. to noon. There is a cost. Dollhouse collection of Elizabeth Johnston Prime; personal dollhouse making. Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, 427 N. New St. Visit historicbethlehem.org/dollhouse-summer-camp to register.

Thursday, August 13

Virtual / live Tunes at Twilight: Alias “live”. Sun Inn Courtyard, 564 Main St. rear. Information: visit/www.facebook.com/GetDowntownBethlehem/

Saturday, August 15

Drive through book sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Five dollars cash only (no change may be given) per bag of books; specify preference kids and adults by theme/genre and reading level. Bags are pre-packed. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 E. Church St. Visit www.bapl.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.