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Events Calendar

Select a month below to see events related to the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. You can see other events by going to one of the convention and visitor bureau website links on the right.

September  2008 Events

Event

Description

Date

Walker Evans Photo Exhibit

Exhibit Opening Reception during First Friday from 7-9 pm, exhibit on display throughout month of September. Times Zones Global Goodies & Framing Gallery, 322 E. Third St., Bethlehem 610-866-8463

9-5-2008

Butterflies of Jacobsburg

10 am - 12 noon
Join local butterfly enthusiast Steve Boyce for a walk through the fields of Jacobsburg in search of these beautiful insects. Learn how to indentify local species and how to help butterflies in your area. Wear hiking shoes. Hat, sunscreen and binoculars are recommended. Call 610-746-2810 or rwiltraut@state.pa.us

9-6-2008

Hazleton Funfest 2008

Broad Street, Downtown Hazleton
Family-oriented community festival featuring street fair, free entertainment, parade, fireworks, hugh craft show, muscle car show, children's activities, teen street party and much more.

9-6-2008

Great Slatington Duck Race

Trout Creek at the Covered Bridge along the Slate Heritage Trail in Slatington
3pm - 9 pm

9-13-2008

Scarecrow Festival at Peddler's Village

Peddler's Village

5750 Upper York Road

New Hope, PA  18938

9-13-2008

The Great Delaware Canal Chase

The Great Delaware Canal Chase

Bristol, PA  19007

9-13-2008

Bluegrass & Anthracite Festival

Mauch Chunk Lake Park
625 Lentz Trail
Jim Thorpe
folk/bluegrass performances, heritage workshops, food, crafters and exhibits that pay tribute to the local heritage. Event is from 10:00am to 10:00pm
Admission: $2.00; children age 12 and under: $1.00
Camping is available call 570-325-3669 or e-mail mauch2@ptd.net for rates and reservations

9-20-2008

Bristol Borough Doo Wop Festival

5pm-Dusk
Bristol Borough is hosting this third annual concert. All are invited to the riverfront at Mill Street Parking Lot to listen, dance, reminisce and enjoy the fabulous sounds of the 50s, 60s and 70s with special musical guests including Bristol's own Nostalgia, Joel Katz & The Dynamics, Eugene Pitt & The Jive Five and the New Rascals featuring Dino Danelli and Gene Cornish. 215-785-4501.

9-20-2008

D&L Trail Tenders
Volunteer Picnic

Picnic to recognize D&L Trail
Tenders who volunteer their time throughout the year. Call 610-923-3548 ext 221 or 225.

9-20-2008

Migrations of the Kittatinny

9:00 am - 12 noon
Join us for this short hike to see the fall migration along the Kittatinny Ridge. This is prime time to observe migrating ospreys, bald eagles, broad-winged hawks and monarch butterflies. Please bring lunch, beverage, binoculars. Sturdy hiking shoes, hat and sunscreen recommended. Call 610-746-2810 or rwiltraut@state.pa.us

9-20-2008

South Bethlehem Hist. Society Annual Meeting

5-6 pm-St. Michael's Cemetery Tour
4th & State Sts., Bethlehem (weather permitting)
6:30-7:30 pm-Annual meeting, NCC,5ll E. 3rd St. Room 461 - Keynote address on Walker Evans in the Lehigh Valley by noted Evans' Scholar Rodger Kingston
following meeting-Reception at Times Zones Gallery to view Evans exhibit

9-25-2008

Celtic Classic

Celtic Classic Highland Games and Festival

Celtic Cultural Alliance
532 Main Street

Bethlehem, PA  18018

9-26-2008

Footsteps of Walker Evans
Trolley Tour

11:00 am
$60 fee includes lunch
visit Evans sites in Easton & Bethlehem with commentary by Rodger Kingston
212-366-7024 or email curt@nrinet.com

9-27-2008

New Hope Outdoor Arts & Crafts Festival

September 27 from 10 am - 6 pm
September 28 from 10 am - 5 pm
Highlighting the work of approximately 135 premier artists and artisans. Exhibitors sell the works on display in booths lining N. Main and E. Parry Sts and the PNC Bank parking lot overlooking the Delaware River in New Hope. For more information 215-862-9990 or www.NewHopeChamber.com

9-27-2008

Northern Lehigh Arts Fest

500-600 Block Main Street
Slatington, PA
10am to 4pm
Rain Date September 28th
Artists, crafters, antique dealers, music, entertainment, food and more! Contact Robert Stettner 610-767-7626 or email wspa@fast.net

9-27-2008

Yardley Harvest Day

Yardley Borough

56 South Main Street

Yardley, PA  19067

9-27-2008

Jim Thorpe Historic House Tour

1 to 5 pm
Presented by The Mauch Chunk Historical Society. About 20 homes and properties of note located in the Old Mauch Chunk National Register Historic District will be featured. Many of these properties are typically not open to the public. Participants will get an insider’s view of life in the inspiring town of Jim Thorpe (formerly known as “Mauch Chunk”), located amid three steep hills along the scenic Lehigh River. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 the day of the event. For more information, please call 570-325-4439 X2 or visit www.mauchchunkhistory.com

9-28-2008

 

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