laini’s list of 9 – April 24 & 25
1. 15h Annual Spring on 4th What’s on 3rd? Festival
(aka: The South Side Chili Cookoff!)
Saturday, April 24, South Side Bethlehem
The kickoff event to the summer festival season. Visit the facebook event page for more information. And to read a great post about the event, head over to Jaime Karpovich’s cool new blog Heart of Steel City
While you’re out today, pick up a pocket guide to Bethlehem and check out Jason Hedrington’s “Take a Walk on the South Side”
2. 2nd Annual Easton Pub Crawl
Saturday, April 24, Easton
Crawl starts and ends at Larry Holmes Ringside Restaurant & Lounge, Easton. Visit the facebook event page for more information.
3. City Cleanups
Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton
All three of our cities are doing spring cleaning… just pick a city and help keep our Valley clean.
Allentown: The Great Allentown Cleanup Bethlehem: First Annual Northside Cleanup Easton: City Wide Cleanup led by the Main St. Initiative
4. Brewery Tours & Tasting
Saturdays from 12 to 1pm, Allentown Brew Works
5. Forks of the Delaware Shad Fishing Tournament
Begins Saturday and runs until next weekend
6. Saucon Valley History Day
Saturday, April 24, 10 – 4
Visit Hellertown Historical Society’s Grist Mill, Lower Saucon Township Historical Society’s Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse and Saucon Valley Conservancy’s Heller Homestead for a trip back in time to learn about the early days of Hellertown and Lower Saucon. All three groups will hold open houses and special activities. www.sauconvalleyconservancy.org or call 610-838-1199 or 610-216-0566
7. Nature’s Way Market’s 35th Anniversary Party!
143 Northampton Street, Easton
Stop by and help this business celebrate 35 years of helping people get and stay healthy. For more information, visit them on facebook.
8. Artventures: Free Family Drop-in Art Workshop
Sunday, April 25, 1pm, Allentown Art Museum
Visit the Crayola Learning Center for an artful afternoon of family fun! There, you and your family, will find our always popular monthly themed art projects as well as art puzzles and books for children, in-gallery activities and much more. Museum educators and volunteers will be available to assist your family. No registration is required. Artventures is a FREE program.www.allentownartmuseum.org
9. Associated Mess Comedy Improv
Sunday, April 25th, 8pm, Civic’s Theatre514, 514 N. 19th St., Allentown
What better way to end the weekend than with the comedy of Associated Mess! For more information, visit Civic Theatre’s website.