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HI NEIGHBORS: Planning is underway for the Lehigh Valley’s celebration of the 2026 semiquincentennial – the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Jessica Edris will share the details at the Monday, Oct. 27, session of Hi Neighbors.

The weekly speakers program offered by First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, 2344 Center St., Bethlehem, begins with a social time at 9:30 a.m. with the program starting at 10 a.m. All programs are free and there is no registration; all are welcome to attend.

Hi Neighbors brings a wide assortment of local speakers who share their interest and passion for topics like music, history, travel, and wellness.

For more information: fpc-bethlehem.org.

WRITERS GROUP: Greater Lehigh Valley Writers’ Group (GLVWG) will hold its monthly meeting from 10 a.m. – noon on Saturday, Oct. 25. The meeting is offered in a hybrid format – in-person at the Palmer Branch of the Easton Library, 1 Weller Place, Palmer, and online via Zoom.

Membership business will be conducted from 10-11 a.m. From 11 a.m.-noon, author Juilene Osborne-McKnight will present “Goal, Motivation, and Conflict.” Using familiar literary and film examples, this discussion will differentiate goal from motivation and will look at how conflict arises from each. A group workshop exercise that will focus on creating conflict out of goals and/or motivations will follow.

Registration is required for the afternoon workshop. Email glvwg.vebmeister@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link. For more information or to register for the events, go to greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org; “GLVWG Events.”

New members are always welcome.

WINDISH ANNIVERSARY: St. Joseph’s Windish Slovenian Roman Catholic Church is celebrating the 108th anniversary of the consecration of the church Tuesday, Oct. 28 with a Mass at 11 a.m. A luncheon at Se-Wy-Co Social Hall, 1 Kenny Headman Lane, Bethlehem, will follow the Mass. The public is invited.

Luncheon reservations can be made at SSJB.email@gmail.com or by calling Paula at 504-258-6018. The event is hosted by the Society of St. Joseph of Bethlehem. The church is located at 413 East 5th St., Bethlehem. Doors open at 10 a.m. for the Mass.

Ongoing events

Office of Veterans Affairs at no cost to veterans and their families, staffed with VA-accredited Veteran Service Officers who directly assist veterans, their families and survivors to obtain the federal, state, and county benefits for which they are eligible as a result of military service. Contact your county’s Office of Veterans Affairs for Lehigh County: 610-782-3295 or veteransaffairs@lehighcounty.org; and Northampton County: 610-829-4875

Experience the Moravian Legacy: Gemeinhaus. Bethlehem’s oldest building. Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites. Cost. Visit historicbethlehem.org/visit-us/experience/the-moravian-legacy/ for information.

Until Tuesday, Nov. 4

Will Hübscher: Floral Photography; “The Flowers Will Never Die.” Artist Talk: 3 p.m. Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (check for changes) Rotunda Gallery, 10 E. Church St. Visit bfac-lv.org/

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to Nov. 9

Lehigh Art Alliance Fall Exhibition. Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites. Upstairs Gallery, 1869 Luckenbach Mill, 459 Old York Road, Visit historicbethlehem.org/visit-us/experience/lehigh-art-alliance-fall-exhibitions/

Weekly in October and November

Tuesdays Good Vibrations Chorus. All singers welcome. 9:30 a.m. Director Nancy Shumaker. 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Information: call 610-437-3700 or visit lvactivelife.org/

Song Writing. Conductor Stephen Cee. Free to members. 11 a.m. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Information: call 610-437-3700 or visit lvactivelife.org/

Second and third Wednesdays: Wednesday Karaoke. 1 to 3 p.m. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700 for information.

Thursdays: “Stop the Wars Please” Peace Vigil supporting the hopes for Peace in Israel-Gaza-West Bank, etc. and in several wars around the world. 4 to 5 p.m. Third and Wyandotte streets corners. Call 610-691- 8730. Information verification; visit facebook.com/LEPOCOPeaceCenter?ref=embed_page.

Lehigh Valley Pops Orchestra. Conductor Ron DeGrandis. 9 to 10:30 a.m. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700 or visit lvactivelife.org/

Lehigh Valley Pop Music Jam Session led by Stephen Cee. Free. 1 p.m. 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700 or visit lvactivelife.org

Current Events Informal Discussion Group. Moderator: David M. Belsl. 2 p.m. Free to members. 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700 or visit lvactivelife.org/ for date.

Fridays Life Sharing Discussion Group. 1 to 3 p.m. Begins with a question chosen by the group and ends with even more questions. Free to members. 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Information: call 610-437-3700 or visit lvactivelife.org/

Elm Street Jazz Workshop rehearsals, 9 a.m. Director: Allan Meyerson. 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Free to members. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700 for information or visit lvactivelife.org/

Saturdays Saturday night dances with various performers. Cost per person includes light refreshments. Singles and couples. 7 to 10 p.m. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700 or visit lvactivelife.org/ for information.

Second Sundays Open Jazz Jam Session hosted by Allan Meyerson. 2 p.m. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700 or visit lvactivelife.org/ for information.

Wednesday, Oct. 22

Wednesday Afternoon Dance: Johnny K. 1 to 3 p.m. Cost. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700 for information.

Senior State of Mind. Instructor: Brenda Mason, MSW, MSS/MLSP. 12:30 p.m. Free. Funded through United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700 for information.

Thursday, Oct. 23

Bus trip to Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze, Van Cortland Manor, Croton on Hudson, New York. Leave Advent Moravian Church, 3730 Jacksonville Road. 10 a.m. Return about 11 p.m. Information and registration: bethlehemgardenclub.org/

Saturday, Oct. 25

Stand Down Valor of the Lehigh Valley for veterans. Free food, clothing, footwear, hygiene items, meals for veterans, homeless and others in our community. Noon to 1 p.m. Across from the Wooden Match, 61 W Lehigh St. To learn more, email info@valorclinic.org; to donate and volunteer: call 570-534-2854 or visit valorclinic.org

Sunday, Oct. 26

Big Gun Bus Tour. Drive past gun production sites. Arrive Fort Hancock, N.J. to explore the remnants of the Sandy Hook Proving Ground where big gun testing occurred between 1874 and 1919. Among other stops will be Battery Gunnison/New Battery Peck, the most fully restored WWII seacoast artillery battery in the USA, and watch volunteers from the Army Ground Forces Association perform a gun drill see the plotting room, hoisting the ammunition, and the aiming and loading of a M1900 6-inch gun. Other stops: 16-inch gun Battery Lewis, an in-depth tour of the NIKE radar site and a rare look inside Fort Hancock’s historic 1911 water purification plant and pump house (in active use) and its historic Roller-Smith electrical panels built in Bethlehem in the 1930s. Bus leaves 8:30 a.m. Approximate return at NMIH: 7:30 p.m. 602 E. Second St. Cost. For tickets visit nmih.org/

Tuesday, Oct. 28

Hellertown Historical Society: The Fries Rebellion film about the 1798-99 tax rebellion. Spend a night at a Colonial Tavern. Games, discussions, music, food, beer and cider, Colonial reenactors. 7 p.m. Heller-Wagner Grist Mill Complex, 170 W. Walnut St., Hellertown. Information and tickets: 150 W. Walnut St., Hellertown, during business hours or call 610-838-1770. hellertownhistoricalsociety.org/event-list/

Thursday, Oct. 30

Lehigh Valley Veterans History Project. Our mission is to collect, document and preserve the personal experiences of U.S. wartime veterans and honor their service. 7 p.m. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700 or visit lvactivelife.org/ for information.

Monday, Nov. 3

Murder mystery: “The Plot, Like Gravy, Thickens” by Billy St. John. Inspired by Agatha Christie, this play takes a comic and contemporary spin on the classic whodunit. 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at CharterArts.org or at the door. Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 321 E. Third St.

Tuesday, Nov. 4

Election Day in Pennsylvania. Elections for Bethlehem City Council and for Lehigh County Executive positions are on the ballot. Mail-in ballot applications must be received by 5 p.m. Oct. 28. Completed mail-in ballots must be received by county election offices by 8 p.m. on Nov. 4. Postmarks do NOT count. In-person voting is from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at polls that are open on Election Day, Nov. 4

Wednesday, Nov. 5

World War II: Three Fighter Planes - P 38, P47, P51 with Dr. Charles Bonos. 2 p.m. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700 or visit lvactivelife.org/ for information.

How To Beat the Holiday Blues: Stress can develop when our needs and expectations for the holidays are not met: celebrate without stress, loneliness and anxiety. Instructor: Edie Glover, MSW, LSW. 10:30 a.m. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700 or visit lvactivelife.org/ for information.

Thursday, Nov. 6

Veterans Brotherhood. Dedicated to preventing veteran suicide and homelessness. Providing mentoring, discussion and help. For veterans and those who care about them. Moderator: Clyde Hoch. 7 p.m. Free. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700.