December 13, 2017
It just keeps growing
For the past
quarter century, the annual holiday artisan marketplace Christkindlmarkt has
been an integral part of the celebration of Christmas in the Lehigh Valley.
Through the years, it has grown in size, scope and popularity from its humble
origins under the Hill to Hill Bridge in downtown Bethlehem, to its current
expansive home at SteelStacks on the Southside. Today, Christkindlmarkt and its
ArtsQuest sponsors can boast that it has attracted a total of more than a
million visitors and has gained the distinction of having twice been named one
of the top holiday markets in the country by Travel + Leisure Magazine. Photo:
Christkindlmarkt customer Nanette Lutz from Doylestown couldn’t resist this
hand-painted Santa Claus. She said she collects Santas, and this one was really
unique. She was another first-time visitor to Bethlehem’s annual Christmas
market.
By Carole Gorney
La
Borinqueña to the rescue!
“That cargo plane’s engine just failed! If it crashes, it’ll wipe out
most of Luquillo!” shouts La Borinqueña as she attempts to protect the Puerto
Rican coastal city from catastrophe. The newly-minted comic book superhero is
the self-published creation of Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, a Marvel
Entertainment writer and art director/owner of Somos Arte, a Brooklyn-based
production studio. Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez recently introduced Marisol Rios
De La Luz, a fictional Columbia University earth and environmental sciences
undergraduate student whose alter ego is “La Borinqueña” to new fans at the
main Bethlehem Area Public Library. Photo: Marvel Entertainment writer Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez with
Bethlehem resident Deborah Cruz, who teaches at Broughal MS. Miranda-Rodriguez
holds a current comic book adventure of his creation “La Borinqueña.” Cruz
displays a poster of the Puerto Rican superhero’s first cover.
By Ed Courrier
Steaks , burgers help touch lives
The Bethlehem Boys and Girls Club’s annual Steak and Burger Dinner was
held recently in the Historic Hotel Bethlehem’s main ballroom with about 100
club members, staff, sponsors and supporters in attendance. The club’s chief
executive officer, Gary Martell, said the event remains one of the
organization’s largest fundraisers. Guests are served hamburger dinners and
club members steak dinners, but inevitably many of the Boys and Girls Club kids
end up making trades with the adults because they prefer burgers. Photo: Over 30 Boys and Girls Club
members were feted at the Steak and Burger Dinner. They arrived in a bus
courtesy of Trans-Bridge Lines and paused for a group photo on the steps of the
main entrance of the Hotel Bethlehem.
By Dana Grubb
Hawks favored in EPC
Bethlehem Catholic is the team to
beat this year on the hardwood. That’s the sentiment around the East Penn
Conference and District 11, as the EPC runners-up from a year ago and the
defending District 11 4A champions bring back a bevy of returning talent from
last year’s 21-7 campaign, which saw them lose in the first round of the PIAA
tournament. With the expectations high, head coach Ray Barbosa enters his third
season at the helm looking to keep his team focused on nightly basis.
By Peter Car
Holiday brass
You can ring in the holidays with
world-class brass at Allentown’s Miller Symphony Hall. The Rodney Marsalis
Philadelphia Big Brass (RMPBB) presents “Holiday Brass” at 7 p.m. Dec. 17. The
ensemble is composed of some of the
United States’ top brass musicians and aims to celebrate peace and the unity of
the human spirit through a variety of holiday music. There will be 11 musicians
on stage: five trumpets, three trombones, French horn, tuba, drummer, and, for
the Allentown concert, a narrator.
By George Vandoren
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