BETHLEHEM social calendar 5-26
A full calendar appears on the Bethlehem Press website, 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 online. Check websites and social media as available.
Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 E. Church St. Visit www.bapl.org/events/categories/virtual-events/. Buildings are open. General information: visit www.bapl.org (main) or at www.facebook.com/paBAPL or www.bapl.org/ssmain.htm (south side).
NMIH museum is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday. For timed ticket purchases, information about mask requirements, social distancing protocols and more, visit www.nmih.org.
Digital and virtual events
Banana Factory online 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 are open. 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. 602 E. Second St. Visit http://nmih.org/virtualmuseum; call 610-694-6644 for schedules.
Wednesday, May 26
Adult Bible study,11 a.m. Women’s Ministries, 1 p.m. Salvation Army, 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for details.
Thursday, May 27
Program, seniors 50 and up, 10:45 a.m. Salvation Army, 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for details.
Tunes at Twilight. 6 p.m. Edge – Honey Badgers; Hotel Bethlehem – Ron & Michael Goosley; Platz – Ryan Tennis; McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub – Fig for a Kiss; Twisted Olive – Jake Kaligis. Backstage passes, including free North Street Garage parking for all twelve Thursdays and other benefits, are available. For passes (cost) and for performer lineups, visit Tunesattwilight.com
Memorial Day Weekend, May 29 through July 4
Our Home Town Heroes’ banners of 1400 Lehigh Valley residents who are either currently serving or who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Includes soldier’s photos, rank, branch and era of service and hometown. Steel Stacks. 101 Founders Way. Information: visit steelstacks.org. Video and thumbnails: www.steelstacks.org/memorial-day/ (Our Hometown Heroes 2011-2020)
Monday, May 31
Memorial Day
“Time to Remember” Memorial Day Celebration, 3 p.m., Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks stage. For free reservations, visit steelstacks.org. National Anthem and God Bless America sung by Kendal Conrad; Taps played by trumpeter Chris Poczak; reading of the names of Lehigh Valley residents who have lost their lives in service to our nation by the Lehigh Valley Gold Star mothers; Speakers: ArtsQuest President and CEO Kassie Hilgert and City of Bethlehem Council member J. William Reynolds. Schedules, information: visit www.steelstacks.org/memorial-day; livestreamed at www.facebook.com/SteelStacks
Tuesday, June 1
Bridge players, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Salvation Army, 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for details.
Civil War Roundtable, Eastern Pennsylvania, Lehigh Brigade. Zoom program: “Confluence: Harper’s Ferry as Destiny”, presented by Dennis Frye. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Call 610-253-4549, email Duffysocwk@aol.com or visit www.cwrteasternpa.org. For zoom meetings, information and registration, visit www.cwrteasternpa.org/calendar-1
Wednesday, June 2
Adult Bible study,11 a.m. Women’s Ministries, 1 p.m. Salvation Army, 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for details.
Thursday, June 3
Program, seniors 50 and up, 10:45 a.m. Salvation Army, 521 Pembroke Road. Call 610-867-4681 for details.
Tunes at Twilight. 6 p.m. Edge – Ginger and the Snaps, Hotel Bethlehem – George Tortella, McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub – Acoustic Sound, Tapas – Lorenzo, Twisted Olive – Rameen Shayegan. Backstage passes, including free North Street Garage parking for all twelve Thursdays and other benefits, are available. For passes (cost) and for performer lineups, visit Tunesattwilight.com
Friday, June 4
Summer Vibes - First Friday. South Side First Friday, 6 to 10 p.m. between Third, Fourth and South New streets. Call 610-841-5831.
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.