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BETHLEHEM social calendar 2-15

SUPPORTING FOUNTAIN HILL RESTAURANT WEEK: Fountain Hill will be having a restaurant week from Feb. 19 – 25. In order to supporting, the Cantelmi Funeral Home, Fountain Hill, will be donating $1,000 total worth of gift cards for the participating restaurants - Game Time Sports Bar, Vineyard Di Norma, Lorenzo’s Pizza, Kasey Lynn’s on Broadway and Areli’s Italian Restaurant - to the Fountain Hill Police Department and Fire Department.

FREE RADIO CLASSES: Delaware Lehigh Amateur Radio Club Inc. will hold 10 free entry-level classes from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays beginning March 7. Students (ages eight through 80 plus) will learn about ham radio activities, operations, and information to prepare for the Federal Communications Commission’s Amateur basic license examination. Classes will be held at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC – formerly known as the 911 Center) at 100 Gracedale Ave., Nazareth. For details or to register, contact KE3AW@arrl.net or call 610-419-9286

ARTSQQUEST GRANGE PARK EVENTS: Grab your lawn chairs and get ready because Grange Park in Upper Macungie Township will soon be rocking! ArtsQuest, Upper Macungie Township and presenting sponsors Uline and Service Electric are bringing Concerts on the Grange to the 165-acre park Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13. Tickets for ArtsQuest members went on sale Wednesday, Feb. 8, and for the general public on Feb. 10. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an?ArtsQuest Circle donor ?today.?Tickets can be purchased at?steelstacks.org.

TOWN HALL EXHIBIT: The Printmakers Society of the Lehigh Valley will be exhibiting member work in an exhibition at the Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda Gallery from Feb. 23 to March 30. There will be an opening reception Feb. 26 from 2–4 p.m. The Rotunda Gallery is located at 10 E. Church Street. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This exhibition will provide an opportunity to examine the wide range of creative expression now defined as “printmaking”. Along with traditional methods of printing such as woodcut and linocut, etching and lithography, contemporary printmakers are exploring new techniques and methods, including the most well-known, such as screen printing and digital printmaking. The exhibit offers a fresh look at the variety in printmaking today.

BLOOD DONATIONS NEEDED: The American Red Cross continues to monitor seasonal challenges to the blood supply. People are urged to make and keep appointments to help avoid a blood shortage in February.

Donors who give in February will get a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card by email, thanks to Amazon. They will be entered automatically to win a trip for two to Clearwater Beach, Fla. For details and appointments, visit RedCrossBlood.org/heart

Wednesday, February 15

Afternoon dance with Johnny K. 1 to 3 p.m. 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Information: call 610-437-3700 or visit https://lvactivelife.org/

Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture: “Iran at a Crossroads” by Dr. Mustafa Kirisci, Ph.D., Homeland Security Political Science Dept., DeSales University. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kirkland Village auditorium, Bethlehem. Enter via First Presbyterian Church back parking lot, 2344 Center St. Information: call 610-866-2655. Masks required. Cost.

Thursday, February 16

Lehigh Valley Pops Orchestra rehearsals, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Conductor: George Fennell. 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Information: call 610-437-3700 or visit https://lvactivelife.org/

Current Events Informal Discussion Group: Moderator: David M. Bell. World, national, state and local topics. Free. 2 p.m. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown, 18102. Information: call 610-437-3700 or visit https://lvactivelife.org/

Friday, February 17 and Monday, February 20

NCHGS’s School’s Out! Mini Day Camps. Grades one to six. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m daily or half-days (9 a.m. to noon) available. Registration required.Full day campers should bring a brown bag lunch. Activities may include arts and crafts, Discovery Room, Sigal Museum’s art and history galleries, reading from the Cops ‘n’ Kids book collection, family-friendly movie and walking to the 1753 Bachmann Publick House. Trained museum educators will facilitate all activities. For information and registration, visit http://northamptonctymuseum.org and click on events.

Elm Street Jazz Workshop rehearsals, 9 a.m. Director: Allan Meyerson. 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Information: call 610-437-3700 or visit https://lvactivelife.org/

Saturday, February 18

Saturday night dance with The Chas Band. Nominal cost; light refreshments. 7 to 10 p.m. 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Information: call 610-437-3700 or visit https://lvactivelife.org/

Sunday, February 19

Youth Choirs Festival, four choirs, Bach Festival Orchestra, Bach Choir. 3 p.m. Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University. Information and tickets: call 610-866-4382, ext. 115; or visit www. Bach.org

Tuesday, February 21

Good Vibrations Chorus led by Nancy Shumaker. All singers welcome. 9:30 a.m. Lehigh Valley Active Life, 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Call 610-437-3700 for information or visit https://lvactivelife.org/

Wednesday, February 22

Elder Fraud free presentation and question/answer time. Learn ways to identify elder fraud and to protect finances. FBI agent Sean Ahearn. 11 a.m. to noon. Meeting room, Hanover Township Community Center, 3660 Jacksonville Road., Bethlehem.

Free Karaoke with Bobby James, 1 to 3 p.m. 1633 W. Elm St., Allentown. Information: call 610-437-3700 or visit https://lvactivelife.org/

Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture: “Global Famine: A Renewed Threat in the 21st Century” by Beverly Eighmy, retired Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Dept. of State. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kirkland Village auditorium, Bethlehem. Enter via First Presbyterian Church back parking lot, 2344 Center St. Information: call 610-866-2655. Masks required. Cost.

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.