Weekend Guide, December 7 to 9

A very merry holiday season is heats up the December chill in the city--deck your halls with a wreath of your own design, have breakfast with Santa, go dancing or party the night away to some live music. And don't forget, parking is free in most of Easton's Downtown on both Saturday and Sunday--just one more reason to celebrate!

Friday, December 7

Annual Curator’s Luncheon and Tour: Noon. Curator Andria Zaia shares details and anecdotes about her research and information about new items on exhibit. $25 per person, includes lunch. The Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton St. 610-253-1222 or www.sigalmuseum.org

Dancing: 7 to 10 p.m. Chacha lesson with Con Gallagher, 7 to 8 p.m., dancing with music by DJ Carol Coffinger, 8 to 10 p.m. $10 per person, benefits Third Street Alliance. 41 North Third St. 610-258-6271 or www.thirdstreetalliance.org

Line Dancing: 7 to 10:30 p.m. Beginner lessons at 7:15 p.m. $5 per person for members, $6 for non-members. Tatamy Fire Company, 164 Bushkill St., Tatamy. 610-759-2786 or www.purecountrydancers.com

Lucky 7, Video DJ Fly: Band plays at 7 p.m., DJ at 11 p.m. Rivals, 5 Lehn's Court (just off Centre Square). 610-392-2932 or www.RivalsEaston.com

Ultra Kings: 8 p.m. The Riegelsville Inn, 12 Delaware Road, Riegelsville. 610-749-0100 or www.riegelsvilleinn.com

Karaoke with Nort: 9 p.m. Rip Van Winkle's Pub, 3700 Nicholas St., Palmer Township. 610-258-8873

Kwesi Kankam: 10 p.m.  Porters' Pub, 700 Northampton St. 610-250-6561 or www.porterspubeaston.com

Pocket Tee: 10 p.m. Pearly Baker's Alehouse, 11 Centre Square. 610-253-9949 or www.pearlybakers.net

DJ and Dancing with Special DJ Goodfellows: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Riegelsville Tavern, 1274 Easton Road, Riegelsville. 610-510-3030 or www.riegelsvilletavern.com

Saturday, December 8

Peace Walk and Rally: 9 a.m. The walk will start at Greater Shiloh Church, 403 Pastor Fred Davis St. then proceed to Nesquehoning and McKeen streets, the site of last Sunday's murder of Paul A. Murray. The walk will proceed from there to Berwick Street to St. John Street to St. Joseph Street, where Ervin Holton died of gunshot wounds the week before. For more information, call the Greater Shiloh Church at 610-252-5640.
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Easton Farmers' Market Winter Mart: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Santa visits the market this week! Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton St. 610-253-4432 or www.nurturenaturecenter.org

Breakfast With Santa: 9:30 a.m. Buffet breakfast for children and adults plus a visit by Santa. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5.50 for children. Benefits Chansonette Theatre. Casa Italia, 2149 Bushkill Park Drive, Forks Township.  610-253-5588

Pet Photos with Santa: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Benefits the Center for Animal Health and Welfare. Pet Supplies Plus, 4403 Southmont Way- Suite 4, Easton (Bethlehem Township).

Holiday Art Exhibition and Sale: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Held over for one last weekend! Oil paintings, oil pastels and wood sculpture including new paintings. Marta Whistler Gallery, 158-B Northampton St. 610-559-8464 or www.martawhistler.com

 Decorate Your Own Wreath!: Noon to 3 p.m. Come by and make it yourself, just the way you envision. Ten percent of all purchases go to a great cause--the Easton Ambassadors, raise a glass to the season, or just stop by to say hello and see the fun! Event is run by Compost, at Pearly Baker's Alehouse, 11 Centre Square. Click here for more about Compost, or call 610-462-0793


"We Believe" Campaign Meet and Greet: Noon to 3 p.m. Adopt or foster a special needs animal. Center for Animal Health and Welfare, 1165 Island Park Road, Easton (Williams Township). 610-252-7722

Nazareth Area Society of Model Engineers Holiday Train Show: 1 to 5 p.m. Guests are welcome to bring a small step stool for their children to help them see more of our layouts. Admission is $4 for adults, $1 for kids. 212 Main St., Stockertown. Click here for more information and a full schedule of times for the season.

"Santa Claus through History": 1 p.m. Historian Richard Hope gives an account of Santa's seventeen centuries, from 4th c. St. Nicholas in Asia Minor (Turkey) through influences from the Germanic Odin with an eight-legged flying horse and multiple incarnations to the present-day chubby fellow tracked on websites. Admission is $7, $5 for ages 3 to 12; ages 2 and under are free. The Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton St. 610-253-1222 or www.sigalmuseum.org

Outdoor Live Nativity: 5 to 8 p.m. Volunteers of all ages will conduct an outdoor live nativity with live animals, music and narration.  Light refreshments will be offered and the grounds will be lit with candle luminaria for the Advent event.  Visitors can linger at the stable, enjoy the animals, socialize and gather around a celebratory fire which is held in the Scout Troup 29 Outdoor Education area.  At 6 p.m., a church service will be held in the Sanctuary of Arndt’s Lutheran Church; all are welcome. In the case of severe inclement weather (exteme cold, hard rains, deep snow) the event will be cancelled. Free. Arndt's Lutheran Church, 1851 Arndt Road, (at the corner near Bushkill Drive),  Forks Township.  610-253-3732

John Carelli, Tenor: 6 to 9 p.m. Bella Luna, 3417 Sullivan Trail, Forks Township. 610-253-7458

Funk Xpress: 7 to 10 p.m. Phenom, 161 Northampton St. 610-258-9777

Lafayette College Concert Band: 8 p.m. Music by Gustav Holst, Aaron Copland, Gustav Mahler, and John Mackey and the world premiere of director Kirk O'Riordan's new work for winds, "On Vincent's Swirling Skies." Free, tickets required. Lafayette College, Williams Center for the Arts, 317 Hamilton St. 610-330-5009 or www.lafayette.edu

Patrick Poladian: 8 p.m. Valenca, 64 Centre Square. 610-923-5142 or www.valencaonthesquare.com

Midnight Shift: 8 p.m. The Riegelsville Inn, 12 Delaware Road, Riegelsville. 610-749-0100 or www.riegelsvilleinn.com

Rocky and Friends: 9 p.m. Blues and rock. Riegelsville Tavern, 1274 Easton Road, Riegelsville. 610-510-3030 or www.riegelsvilletavern.com

Start Making Rent: 10 p.m.  With Jonny Braun, Jon Fadem and Nick Levinos. Porters' Pub, 700 Northampton St. 610-250-6561 or www.porterspubeaston.com

Wig Party: 10 p.m. Pearly Baker's Alehouse, 11 Centre Square. 610-253-9949 or www.pearlybakers.net

DJ Dynamite: 10 p.m. Rivals, 5 Lehn's Court (just off Centre Square). 610-392-2932 or www.RivalsEaston.com

 

Sunday, December 9

Holiday Art Exhibition and Sale: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Held over for one last weekend! Oil paintings, oil pastels and wood sculpture including new paintings. Marta Whistler Gallery, 158-B Northampton St. 610-559-8464 or www.martawhistler.com

Decorate Your Own Wreath!: Noon to 3 p.m. Come by and make it yourself, just the way you envision. Ten percent of all purchases go to a great cause--the Easton Ambassadors, raise a glass to the season, or just stop by to say hello and see the fun! Event is run by Compost, at Pearly Baker's Alehouse, 11 Centre Square. Click here for more about Compost, or call 610-462-0793

"We Believe" Campaign Meet and Greet: Noon to 3 p.m. Adopt or foster a special needs animal. Center for Animal Health and Welfare, 1165 Island Park Road, Easton (Williams Township). 610-252-7722

"All is Bright" Recital: 2 to 4 p.m. Piano Dreams students, guest pianists, and vocalist. Hampton Inn, 3729 Easton-Nazareth Highway, Lower Nazareth.  610-438-0994

Book Signing: 2 p.m. Local author and 1996 EAHS grad Kate Moretti will be signing copies of "Thought I Knew You." Connexions Gallery, 213 Northampton St. For more information, click here or here.

Sitgreaves Coffee House Open Mic: 7 to 9 p.m. Every second Sunday of the month. Trinity Episcopal Church, 234 Spring Garden St. 610-253-0792

Open Mic Hosted by Jim Stocker: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Riegelsville Tavern, 1274 Easton Road, Riegelsville. 610-510-3030 or www.riegelsvilletavern.com
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