Arts & Culture

🎤🎶 Open Mic Night @BAPL 🎶🎤
Join us for an open mic hosted by Bill Medei! Come enjoy listening to music, comedy, and poetry acts or sign up to perform yourself! 🎸😂📜
Performers, please arrive around 5PM to sign up. Currently, there is a fifteen-minute time limit for musicians and a six-minute time limit for poets and comedians. No registration is required. 🎙️✨
📅 Mondays, 5:00pm -7:30pm
📍 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Come showcase your talent or enjoy the performances! 🎵
🔗 More Info:https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=mic

As part of our Access Culture Initiative at Lehigh University Art Galleries, we are hosting a monthly accessibility discussion group for arts and cultural administrators, artists, students, educators, etc. to meet, discuss, and share resources. This group is free and open to all who are interested; this group will always meet virtually.
Suggestions or thoughts for meeting topics or resource sharing are always welcome. As always, please feel free to share this with other co-workers and colleagues who may be interested in this work. Sign up to lead a meeting discussion or view the plan/readings for the next meeting by clicking here!
Please contact Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu to receive the Zoom link and for accessibility needs or accommodations in advance
Image: Joaquin Gonzalez. Dialogando, 2008. Etching on paper, 3/20. Gift of the Artist. LUG 10 1080.

The multidisciplinary practitioners who form the core of Lehigh University’s Department of Art, Architecture and Design share a common teaching philosophy centered on experiential learning and critical visual thinking. This philosophy is informed by their work outside the classroom as individual makers, theoreticians, and historians. LUAG is pleased to present an exhibition that brings together a cross-section of their diverse and expansive work.
Kick off the exhibition and celebrate our creative campus community at the Opening Reception on Tuesday, February 4. Enjoy light refreshments; mingle with fellow art enthusiasts; take in live music performances by fiddler and vocalist Amy Forsyth and cellist Dan Kassel; and explore the unique creations of featured faculty members Anna Chupa, William Crow, Amy Forsyth, Ho’o Hee, Wes Heiss, Wes Hiatt, Jenny Kowalski, Kevin Lahoda, Maurizio Masi, Deirdre Murphy, Nik Nikolov, Alina Tenser, Jason Travers, and Christina Chi Zhang.
This event is free and open to all. Join us on February 4 to celebrate the visionary talent and creativity of Lehigh’s Department of Art, Architecture and Design.
 
Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise by email ejs421@lehigh.edu or by phone 610-758-6882. Access information regarding events at Lehigh University Art Galleries (Main and Lower Galleries) can be found here.

As part of our Access Culture Initiative at Lehigh University Art Galleries, we are hosting a monthly accessibility discussion group for arts and cultural administrators, artists, students, educators, etc. to meet, discuss, and share resources. This group is free and open to all who are interested; this group will always meet virtually.

Suggestions or thoughts for meeting topics or resource sharing are always welcome. As always, please feel free to share this with other co-workers and colleagues who may be interested in this work. Sign up to lead a meeting discussion or view the plan/readings for the next meeting by clicking here!

Please contact Elise at ejs421@lehigh.edu to receive the Zoom link and for accessibility needs or accommodations in advance

Image: Joaquin Gonzalez. Dialogando, 2008. Etching on paper, 3/20. Gift of the Artist. LUG 10 1080.

The multidisciplinary practitioners who form the core of Lehigh University’s Department of Art, Architecture and Design share a common teaching philosophy centered on experiential learning and critical visual thinking. This philosophy is informed by their work outside the classroom as individual makers, theoreticians, and historians. LUAG is pleased to present an exhibition that brings together a cross-section of their diverse and expansive work.

Kick off the exhibition and celebrate our creative campus community at the Opening Reception on Tuesday, February 4. Enjoy light refreshments; mingle with fellow art enthusiasts; take in live music performances by fiddler and vocalist Amy Forsyth and cellist Dan Kassel; and explore the unique creations of featured faculty members Anna Chupa, William Crow, Amy Forsyth, Ho’o Hee, Wes Heiss, Wes Hiatt, Jenny Kowalski, Kevin Lahoda, Maurizio Masi, Deirdre Murphy, Nik Nikolov, Alina Tenser, Jason Travers, and Christina Chi Zhang.

This event is free and open to all. Join us on February 4 to celebrate the visionary talent and creativity of Lehigh’s Department of Art, Architecture and Design.

Questions, concerns, and any accessibility needs can also be directed to Elise by email ejs421@lehigh.edu or by phone 610-758-6882. Access information regarding events at Lehigh University Art Galleries (Main and Lower Galleries) can be found here.

The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Visual Arts Department proudly hosts its 2025 Black Excellence Exhibit featuring the work of professional artist, David Johns III, and curated by Berrisford Booth.  The exhibit will open with a FREE Reception on Friday, February 7th from 6-8 PM in the school’s Corpora Gallery.  This reception is in collaboration with the Southside Arts District’s First Friday celebration.  A Talk-Back with the artist and curator will take place at 6:30 PM.

The exhibition will be on display through the month of February. Private appointments to view can be arranged by calling 610-868-2971.

The visual arts program of study at Charter Arts provides a well-rounded, structured, and classical fine art education. Approached as an academic as well as artistic discipline, the sequence of courses inspire students to form connections across the curriculum. Students progressively build conceptual understanding as they work to advance skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital design concepts, photography, art history, and professional practices.  Over the course of study within the visual arts program, students develop a portfolio expressive of their active studio participation, work ethic, personal inquiry, passion for art, and dedication to skill advancement.

The department hosts both professional and student exhibitions in its Corpora Gallery throughout the school year.

Learn more about the Charter Arts Visual Arts Department and the school at CharterArts.org.

Explore the rich history of the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts and the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem for FREE – every first Sunday of the month from February through November. Enjoy complimentary admission to both museums from 11 am – 5 pm and a hands-on activity the whole family is sure to enjoy!

Free Sundays are funded with the generous support of the Jones Children Fund.

Kemerer Museum:Pin Prick Embroidery Cards

Due to advances in printing technology, sending cards became more commonplace and affordable during the Victorian era. Victorians decorated cards using methods like pin pricking, which involves using a pin or tack to create a special design. Use a template or create your customized pinprick valentine!

Moravian Museum: Quilled Paper Valentine

A popular colonial pastime, quilling is a technique that uses rolled strips of paper to create decorative designs. Make your own quilled card for Valentine’s Day!

🎤🎶 Open Mic Night @BAPL 🎶🎤
Join us for an open mic hosted by Bill Medei! Come enjoy listening to music, comedy, and poetry acts or sign up to perform yourself! 🎸😂📜
Performers, please arrive around 5PM to sign up. Currently, there is a fifteen-minute time limit for musicians and a six-minute time limit for poets and comedians. No registration is required. 🎙️✨
📅 Mondays, 5:00pm -7:30pm
📍 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Come showcase your talent or enjoy the performances! 🎵
🔗 More Info:https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=mic

The IceHouse in Bethlehem comes alive with the warmth of storytelling during Tales of Fire and Frost—Stories from the Winter Hearth. This inaugural event curated by Patchwork Storytellers Guild invites the community to gather for an evening of captivating tales, from timeless myths and folklore to personal narratives that resonate with pluck and passion.

Featured Storytellers – Jim Cyr, Judy England-McCarthy, Robin Gow, Charles Kiernan, Denise McCormack, Catherine Moore, Alexandra Vandak, and Ms. Latrice Young.

Join Patchwork for Tales of Fire & Frost.
On Thursday, January 30, the Ice House in Bethlehem will come alive with the warmth of storytelling during Tales of Fire and Frost—Stories from the Winter Hearth. This inaugural event invites the community to gather for an evening of captivating tales, from timeless myths and folklore to personal narratives that resonate with pluck and passion.
“We are so excited to welcome in, and to be welcomed by, this wonderful community of Bethlehem and the surrounding area at the Ice House—to share their time and talents with us and each other,” says Denise McCormack, storyteller and president of Patchwork: A Storytelling Guild. “Whether it’s a tale of enflamed hearts and lost loves or chilling ghosts and stoic simpletons, stories from the hearth have always brought people together to reflect, dream, and immerse themselves in the challenges and triumphs of the adventurer’s derring-do!”
Featured in this amazing lineup are Denise McCormack, MC, Jim Cyr,  Judy England-McCarthy,  Robin Gow, Charles Kiernan, Catherine Moore, Alexandra Vandak, and Ms. Latrice Young.
Doug Roysdon, Director of the Ice House, adds, “We’re thrilled to kick off the storytelling series with an event that really means to be of, for, and by the community. Our mission is to bring people together, fostering connection and creativity through the arts, and stories have the power to do that.”
The event celebrates the art of the oral tradition, showcasing a variety of storytelling styles and performers. From the epic origins of mythic creation to heartfelt personal journeys, this evening promises to spark the imagination and warm the spirit on a cold winter’s night.  
“Tales of Fire and Frost—Stories from the Winter Hearth” welcomes audiences to an enchanting evening wrapped in story.
Admission is Free and Pay-What-You-Can because we want you there.
WHEN: January 30, 2025, at 7:00 PM 
WHERE: The Ice House, 56 River Street, Bethlehem, PA 
ADMISSION: Free and Pay-What-You-Can  
Recommended for adult and general audiences.
For more information or to reserve your spot, contact Patchwork Storytelling Guild at info@patchworkstorytelling.org .
Spread the word and join us as we embark on this collective journey into the unknown. After all, stories are meant to be shared, and at Patchwork, sharing is our passion.