Join Wildlands Conservancy on the 17th annual Lehigh River Sojourn (Friday, June 21 – Monday, June 24, 2013). The Lehigh River Sojourn is an educational whitewater rafting, canoeing or kayaking trip down the Lehigh River. Sojourners experience all of the treasures of nature – scenic views, visits from resident wildlife, amazing recreational opportunities and a shared appreciation for preserving the environment through educational stewardship opportunities.
The trip stretches from the rapids of the Lehigh Gorge and ends in the calming waters at Northampton Canal Park. Fees include campsite, shuttle service, delicious meals, education programs and entertainment for each day registered. Participants have the option of registering for one, two or all three days.
Registration costs for the trip: Day 1 (whitewater rafting) - $95, Days 2 & 3 (canoeing and kayaking) - $70/day. Register online at www.wildlandspa.org. Pre-registration is required. Registration deadline is Friday, June 7, 2013.
Canoe rentals are available for $15 per person/day. Sojourners provide their own camping equipment. Pocono Whitewater Adventures will provide rafts on Day 1 of the trip.
For complete daily itineraries, FAQs, registration and more information on the Lehigh River Sojourn, visitwww.wildlandspa.orgor contact Megan Sciarrino, director of annual fund and communications, at 610-965-4397 ext. 116 or msciarrino@wildlandspa.org.
Benefit 5k Laughing at My Nightmare
Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 9am
Laughing at My Nightmare, a non-profit organization supporting Muscular Dystrophy research and promoting positivity while facing life’s challenges, is hosting the inaugural 5k Run, Walk and Roll on Saturday, June 22 at 9am in Bethlehem. The run will take place rain or shine and there will be awards in several categories. 5k entry fees are $25 if postmarked by June 8; after that, including race day, fees are $30 while t-shirts last and $22 when they're gone. Entry fees for the 1 mile run are $15 if postmarked by June 8 and after that, including race day, $20.
Proceeds benefit Laughing at My Nightmare. Register online at PretzelCitySports.com.
Benefit Events Third Street Alliance
Third Street Alliance is a nonprofit organization providing shelter for homeless women and their children, adult day services, and accredited child care.
Saturday, June 15
Support Third Street Alliance in the Highmark Walk
for a Healthy Community at SteelStacks
Third Street Alliance is one of 25 participating agencies in this Highmark event, and funds we raise directly stay with us to benefit our agency. Recruit family, friends and coworkers for the 5K stride or one-mile fun walk. Strollers and pets are welcome. The event happens rain or shine. Can’t be there? You can be a “virtual walker”! Register and donate online at www.WalkforaHealthyCommunity.org (click on the Bethlehem event and choose to support Third Street Alliance) or log on directly to our Walk registration/donation page.For more information, call 610-258-6271.
Thursday, June 27
18th Annual Charity Golf Classic at Southmoore Golf Club
$95 per person, includes greens fees, cart, lunch, dinner, beverages and prizes. Noon scramble start. Registration and lunch begin at 11:00 a.m. Contact coordinator Mark Lutz at 610-730-6185, or download a registration brochure at www.ThirdStreetAlliance.org.
A Gone West: A Pictoral History Tour of the 28th Division Shrine Pennsylvannia Military Museum
Saturdays 1st ,8th ,15th and 29th in June 2013 At 2:30pm
Museum staff will present a history of the site that discusses the evolution of the site from a private military training grounds, active duty cavalry post and officers club to national shrine. Then and now photographs of the site and a rare archival movie of a 1927 officers reunion are included. Donation requested. (Note: No tour scheduled for June 22) PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY MUSEUM, Centre County.
Professional Arts Training Camps DeSales University
Summer 2013
The Division of Performing Arts at DeSales University is pleased to again offer professional arts training camps for summer 2013. These intensive programs feature one- and two-week arts immersion experiences with college credit available for students graduating in 2015 or prior. Each program, except for the Summer Theatre Institute Junior Program, also offers the option to reside on the DeSales University Campus at an addition cost.
The Summer Video Institute (June 17 to June 22, 2013) offers an introduction to the theories and techniques of digital movie making. Working with state-of-the-art technology, student design, shoot, and edit films of their own creation during this one-week program. Classes include equipment training, production, and editing. The program culminates in a festival of films created by the participants that is open to invited guests. Tuition is $1,115. For more information, Call 610.282.1100, ext. 1732, contact director Jennifer Suwak at Jennifer.suwak@desales.edu, or visit www.desales.edu/svi.
The Summer Theatre Institute (July 8 to July 19, 2013) offers professional theatre training to students in grades four and up as well as educators and members of the community. The two-week programs focus on classes in acting, musical theatre, dance, voice/speech, and movement. Participants have opportunities to attend technical rehearsals and performances and interact with members of the company of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Tuition is $1,035 for the intensive and advanced intensive and $575 for the junior program. For more information, call 610-282-1100, ext. 1320, contact director Amy Best at sti@desales.edu, or visit www.desales.edu/sti.
The Summer Dance Intensive (July 29 to August 9, 2013) offers professional dance training to students 14 years of age and up. The two-week program focuses on technical training in ballet, modern, and jazz. Additional classes are offered in West African dance, body percussion, Hip-Hop, Pilates, and yoga. The program culminates in an informal presentation on Friday, August 9 at 6:30 p.m. Tuition is $625 for the one week intensive and $950 for the two week intensive. For more information, call 610-282-1100, ext. 1663, contact director Timothy Cowart at timothy.cowart@desales.edu or visit www.desales.edu/sdi.
Online Youth Summer Camps Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC)
Beginning Wednesday, June 19th
Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) is offering online courses for youth ages 14-17, May 15, June 19, July 17, and August 14, from the comfort of your own home.
Each course lasts six weeks and includes lessons, assignments, quizzes, a final exam, and the opportunity for discussion in chat rooms. Suggested courses include 12 steps to a successful job search, grammar refresher, writing for children, start a pet-sitting business, lose weight and keep it off, and instant Italian. A certificate of completion will be issued after completion of the course.
To register, please call 610-799-1500.
For more information, please call 610-799-1582 or email bplatt@lccc.edu.
Kids for Wish Kids Book Sale Make-S-Eidh Foundation
Before June 22nd and June 27th and 28th
Book donations being accepted for our 7th summer sale! Please help by donating books and coming to shop (used, new, children or adult - NO encyclopedia sets, text books, or condensed version books). Bring book donations to our home at 143 1st Street, Nazareth BEFORE June 22nd. If not home, leave on front porch. THANK YOU.
Sale Date: June 27th 5-8p, June 28th & 29th 9a-2p at 143 First Street, (Farmview Estates), Upper Nazareth.
All profits will benefit and assist the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania, Pottsville Regional Office in granting the wish of a local child.
June Events Sigal Museum
During the Month of June
For more events or to register, visit us online at www.sigalmuseum.org or call us at 610.253.1222. Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton St., Easton
June 14th and 15th during museum hours. Courtesty of Lou Reda productions. Includes Birthday of the Army: GI Joe, Tribute to WWII on June 14th and Battle of Saipan: Imperial Sunset of Saipan on June 15th. Included with regular museum admidssion, $7 adules, $5 children 3-12.
June 16th during museum hours. Courtesty of Lou Reda productions. Includes Battle of the Pacific: D Days in the Pacific: Death at the Tideline. Included with regular museum admidssion, $7 adules, $5 children 3-12.
Exhibit Opening: Liberty Called and Northampton County Answered
Exhibit opening during regular museum hours and continues through November 20. Admission $7 adults $5 children 3-12. With few words and compelling images the propaganda posters of both World Wars motivated people to conserve fuel, plant victory gardens, collect scrap metals, buy War Bonds, and enlist in the service. The posters hung in schools, libraries, theaters, post offices, government buildings and most public places. The Sigal Museum will be showcasing 48 of these "weapons of mass communication" from our extensive collection along with archival materials, uniforms and artifacts of those who answered the call to service on the front and on the home front here in Northampton County. Opening Public Reception: 3-5pm.
"Return to the Western Front: Americans in the Great War"
June 29th. Illustrated talk by historian Ed Root, 1pm.
Saint Milhiel, The Marne, Belleau Wood, Chateau-Thierry, and The Argonne Forest. Northampton County men fought in the once beautiful countryside of northern France giving these sites a place in American history. Some are still there, all were changed forever in the quest to "Make the World Safe for Democracy." Root shows where they fought and remembers their sacrifices as we approach the 100th anniversary of that terrible conflice. Free with museum admission, or $5 donation requested.
12-2pm, Town Crier Children's Workshop. participants will have the opportunity to prepare a cry, learn how to properly read a cry, how to project the voice, and how to use an attention-getting decide. Free admission for children, $7 adult admission.
2:30-3:30, "History of Town Criers" talk by BIll Joseph, Town Crier from Belvidere NJ, and David Rose, Town Crier from Easton, PA. The story of public proclamations and the part played by Town Criers through the ages. They will provide examples of Criers that they, and others, have written for specific events, and demonstrate the various attention getting devices used. The evaluating criteria of a Town Crier Competition will be given, based on the experience of the presenters.
For more events or to register, visit us online at www.sigalmuseum.org or call us at 610.253.1222. Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton St., Easton
Shoe DriveJune Events Bikers Against Child Abuse Lehigh Valley
Through June 30th
BACALV is holding a used shoe drive and needs your help to help others! They need your SHOES, they need your family, friends, neighbors & co-workers shoes too!
Look for the big white Soldiers of Faith collection boxes throughout the community & drop in your bags of shoes. Together we can all do something great!
For more information about the shoe drive, please call Two-Feathers at 610.462.5646.
"Be A Fan" Campaign TD Bank
Now Through June 30, 2013
TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, will be joined by TD Ameritrade to support Special Olympics through its annual Be A Fan® campaign which began May 13, 2013.
The Be A Fan campaign, now in its 5th year, encourages TD customers and employees to raise funds to support their local Special Olympics chapters. Green and white wristbands, featuring TD Bank and Special Olympics logos as well as the Be A Fan slogan, will be available for $5 each at all TD Bank stores. 92% of all proceeds go to Special Olympics. Last year over $1.2 million was raised for Special Olympics chapters from Maine to Florida.
Donations can be made at a TD Bank near you directly at the teller counter or bring your loose change to their Penny Arcade coin counting machine. The Penny Arcade fee will be waived for all non-Customers making a donation.
The Be A Fan campaign runs now through June 30, 2013. Funds raised in each state go directly to the respective local Special Olympics chapter.
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