This Week in Easton, October 1 to 4

"This Week in Easton" lists what's happening during the weekdays, from special events to who's playing to government meetings, all in one handy place. Not just in the City of Easton, but for the entire greater Easton area...Published every Monday!

Monday, October 1

First Monday - “Rafting on the Delaware River”: Noon. Henry Skirbst, author of “The Rise and Fall of Timber Rafting on the Delaware River”,  will give a talk and slide presentation, which outlines the timber trade that once flourished in the local area and used  the river. The book, along with several others authored by Skirbst, “Our Icy Past: Living on a Moraine”; “Tales and Trails”; “Tales of a Battleground”; “Tales of a Frontier Land” will be available for sale during the event. Free. The Easton Area Community Center, "Home of the Saints", 901 Washington St. For more information, call the EACC at  610-253-8271

AARP Palmer Township Chapter 2144 Meeting: 1 p.m. Mary Bach presents "Are You Getting What You Paid for?" Wilson Borough Community Center, 2200 Liberty St., Wilson Borough.

"Simply Savory": 5:30 to 9 p.m. ProJeCt of Easton's annual fundraiser, an exciting and delicious evening of food, wine, and beer tasting from local eateries. Live entertainment provided by the Easton High School Chamber Orchestra, a silent auction, and a raffle for prizes including a $1,000 gift certificate to Beverly Palm Jewelers. $75 per person. Hampton Inn, Route 248, Easton (Lower Nazareth).

Easton City Council special meeting/2013 preliminary budget presentation: 6 p.m. City Hall, 1 South Third St.

Wilson Area School Board meeting: 7 p.m. William P. Tollinger Administration Building, 2040 Washington Boulevard, Wilson Borough.

Palmer Township Board of Supervisors meeting: 7 p.m. In the Palmer Library meeting room, at the Municipal Complex, 1 Weller Place (off of Newburg Road), Palmer Township.

Tuesday, October 2

Duplicate Bridge: 11:30 a.m. Open game. Temple Covenant of Peace, 1451 Northampton St. 610-253-2031

"How to cook like my Bubbe, a celebration of Jewish Cooking!": 6:30 p.m. Professional chef Leslie Goldsmith will share her secrets on the “how to” of preparing Jewish cuisine--for this class, the ins and outs of baking challah.  Ingredients for the classes are provided, however, your favorite cooking supplies and tools will be needed. $20 or $125 for the whole eight-session course. Please note the kitchen is not kosher--as such all dishes will be prepared “kosher style”. Temple Covenant of Peace, 1451 Northampton St. For more information or to sign up, call 610-253-2031.

Fry's Run Watershed Association meeting: 7 p.m. Community Building, 655 Cider Press Road, Williams Township.

An Evening of Music and Conversation with Musicians of Inti-Illimani: 7 to 8:30 p.m. The famed Latino folk  band from Santiago, Chile. The ensemble commands a large array of instruments, both from within the guitar family and flutes and wind instruments of Andean folk origin. Part of a three-day Lehigh Valley residency hosted by Lafayette College. Free. Easton Area Public Library, 515 Church St. www.eastonpl.org/IntiIllimani.pdf

Palmer Township Zoning Hearing Board meeting: 7:30 p.m. In the Palmer Library meeting room, at the Municipal Complex, 1 Weller Place (off of Newburg Road), Palmer Township.

Wednesday, October 3

First Wednesday Recital: 12:15 to 1 p.m. Bring your lunch and enjoy informal performances by Lafayette instrumental and vocal students and faculty. Dessert will be provided. Free. Williams Center for the Arts, room 123. 610-330-5356 or music.lafayette.edu

38th Annual First Flag over the United Colonies Band Festival: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Local and regional high school bands compete. Rain date is Thursday, Oct. 4. Tickets are $4 and $3 for seniors and students in advance; $5 and $4 for seniors and students at the gate. Cottingham Stadium, 11th and Northampton streets.

Easton Planning Commission meeting: 6:30 p.m. Sixth floor, City Hall, 1 South Third St.

Texas Hold'em: 7 & 9 p.m. Free. La Pazza, 1251 Ferry St. 610-515-0888 or www.lapazza.com

Inti-Illimani Performance: 8 p.m. Composer’s chat with artistic directors at 7 p.m. Inti-Illimani celebrates its 45th anniversary, revisiting earlier bodies of work, while also introducing American audiences to new compositions, fresh arrangements of established repertory, and several new songs more recently created by Chilean poets and lyricists and guest composers. Tickets are $18 per person. Williams Center for the Arts 317 Hamilton St. 610-330-5009 or click here for more information.

Open Mic: 9:30 p.m. Porters' Pub, 700 Northampton St. 610-250-6561 or www.porterspubeaston.com

Thursday, October 4

Williams Township Landfill Advisory Committee meeting: 8 a.m. Williams Township Municipal Building, 655 Cider Press Road, Williams Township.

The regularly scheduled 5 p.m. Northampton County Economic Development Committee meeting has been cancelled.

Northampton County Council meeting: 6:30 p.m. Third Floor, Room 3116/County Council Meeting Room, Northampton County Courthouse, 669 Washington St.

Forks Township Board of Supervisors work session: 7 p.m. Supervisors' chambers in the Forks Township Municipal Complex, 1606 Sullivan Trail, Forks Township.

Bill Noren Jazz: 8 to 11 p.m. Porters' Pub, 700 Northampton St. 610-250-6561 or www.porterspubeaston.com

Bring (or wear) Your Own Vinyl night: 8 p.m. to midnight. DJs Ernie and/or Will. Black & Blue, 683 Walnut St. 610-438-3604 or blackandblueeaston.com

Open Mic with Nick Levinos: 9:30 p.m. Pearly Bakers, 11 Centre Square. 610-253-9949 or www.pearlybakers.net

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