Friday, September 27, 2013

Weekend Guide, September 27 to 29

One thing you can definitely say about Easton--there's always something interesting going on, and this weekend is no exception.

Friday, September 27


Rummage Sale: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday is bag day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Olivet United Presbyterian Church, 1151 Northampton St. 610-258-7990 Click here for a list of upcoming rummage sales in the Easton area.

AAUW Book Sale: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Includes books, DVDs, CDs and tapes. Bag days today and tomorrow. Eddyside Poolhouse, Route 611 North and East Lafayette Street. Click here for more details.

Greek Festival: 4 to 11 p.m. Traditional homemade Greek foods, dancing, music, more. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, South 20th Street and Hay Terrace, Wilson Borough.

The Dan DeChellis Jazz Duo: 6 p.m. Bella Luna, 3417 Sullivan Trail, Forks Township. 610-253-7458

Kid's Fashion Show: 7 to 9 p.m.  A showcase of local designers and models hosted by 6ABC Action News co-anchor Alicia Vitarelli. Tickets are $25. Crayola Experience, 30 Centre Square. 610-515-8000 or www.crayolaexperience.com

Line Dancing: 7 to 10:30 p.m. 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

Live in the Square - Christopher Dean Band: 7:30 p.m. Groove, funky soul and blues. Last Live in the Square concert of the season! Free, sponsored by the Easton Main Street Initiative. Centre Square.

School of Rock Presents MTV Unplugged, DJ Menson: Band at 7:30 p.m., DJ at 10:30 p.m.  Rivals Sports Bar & Nightclub, 5 Lehns Court. 610-923-7625 or www.rivalseaston.com
 
 FON (Family OUT Night): 8 p.m. to midnight. LGBT social with complimentary buffet. Featuring DJ April spinning up some old school jams. Free, much be 21 to attend. La Pazza Bar, 13th and Ferry streets. 610-515-0888 or www.lapazza.com 

Craig Thatcher & Nyke Van Wyk: 8 p.m. Thatcher on guitar and vocals, Van Wyk on electric violin. Mesa Modern Mexican, 42 South Third St. 610-829-2101 or www.mesamexican.com

Lelica and BD Lenz: 8 p.m. Valenca, 64-66 Centre Square. 610-923-5141 or www.valencarestauranteaston.com

Sal Ritz & Joe Mixon: 8 p.m. The Riegelsville Inn, 12 Delaware Road, Riegelsville. 610-749-0100 or www.riegelsvilleinn.com

Naked Jake: 9 p.m. Colonial Pizza & Spaghetti House, 136-138 Spring Garden St. 610-252-3033 or www.colonialpizzapub.com

DJ Mikey Z: 10 p.m. Riegelsville Tavern, 1274 Easton Road, Riegelsville. 610-510-3030 or www.riegelsvilletavern.com

Phonics: 10 p.m. An audio visual extravaganza with Josh Fink--always an amazing show.  Porters' Pub, 700 Northampton St. 610-250-6561 or www.porterspubeaston.com

DJ Riske One: 10 p.m. Dub's on Fifth, 402 South Fifth St., West Easton. 610-438-3827 or www.dubson5th.com

Saturday, September 28


Easton Farmers' Market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The oldest continuous open-air in the United States. Centre Square. www.eastonfarmersmarket.com

Lehigh Valley Knife Show: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Buy, sell, and display knives, new antique, rusty, factory, custom, hunting, military, swords, daggers, folders, Bowies, razors, sharpeners, books. Admission is $6 per person, ages 12 and under get in free. Charles Chrin Community Center, 4100 Green Pond Road, Palmer Township. 610-253-2745 or www.paknifeshow.com

Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Craft fair, corn maze, hayrides, pumpkin patch, Easton Municipal Band plays at 2 p.m. Raub's Farm, 1459 Tatamy Road, Palmer Township. www.raubsfarmmarket.com

Rummage Sale: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bag day! Olivet United Presbyterian Church, 1151 Northampton St. 610-258-7990 Click here for a list of upcoming rummage sales in the Easton area.

2nd Annual Fall Plant Sale: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Selection to include trees, shrubs, perennials, along with pumpkins and decorative gourds. Proceeds benefit the West Ward Neighborhood Partnership. 630 Northampton St. For more information, click here.

AAUW Book Sale: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Includes books, DVDs, CDs and tapes. Bag day--today is the last day of the sale. Eddyside Poolhouse, Route 611 North and East Lafayette Street. Click here for more details.

Pocono Greyhound Adoption Event: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.  Palmer Park Mall, Management Office, Route 248 and Park Avenue, Palmer Township. 570-856-0377 or www.poconogreyhound.com

Jacob Nicholas House Tour: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tour one of the few buildings in Easton remaining from the colonial era. $5 per person. Jacob Nicholas House, 5th and Ferry streets. www.sigalmuseum.org

Fall Festival: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Crafts, games, food and more. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.  New Creation United Church of Christ, 3730 Nicholas St., Palmer Township. 610-253-1541

Greek Festival: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Traditional homemade Greek foods, dancing, music, more. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, South 20th Street and Hay Terrace, Wilson Borough.

Safe Harbor Annual Regatta: Noon to 2 p.m. More than 1,000 toy boats are expected to race down the Bushkill Creek in this annual fundraiser for Easton's Safe Harbor homeless shelter. Also includes pony rides, a K9 demonstration, a tricky tray, and other fun activities. Boats can be purchased for $5 apiece, and prizes will be awarded to those whose boats place in the race. Penns Pump Park,  just off Northwood Avenue and Bushkill Drive, Palmer Township. 610-258-5540, www.safeharboreaston.com or click here for more details.

Museum Day Live! at the National Canal Museum: Open noon to 5 p.m., free admission and $5 canal boat rides with a Museum Day Live! ticket. Hugh Moore Park, 2750 Hugh Moore Park Road. 610-923-3548 or www.canals.org or click here to download a Museum Day Live! ticket for free. Click here for more about Museum Day Live! and a list of participating museums.

Museum Day Live! - "From the US Sanitary Commission to the American Red Cross": 1 p.m. Kathy Coddington discusses the history of the United States Sanitary Commission and other civilian relief efforts  during the American Civil War and their influences on Clara Barton and the formation of the American Red Cross after the war. Free. The Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton St. www.sigalmuseum.org

Spaghetti Dinner: 4 to 7 p.m. $8 per person, $6 for children ages 6 to 12, free for kids 5 and under. St. John's Lutheran Church,  2745 Morgan Hill Road, Williams Township. 610-252-3571

School of Rock Presents MTV Unplugged, Lou Franco Project, DJ Jesse Funk: SOR at 5 p.m., Lou Franco at 7:30 p.m., DJ at 10 p.m..  Rivals Sports Bar & Nightclub, 5 Lehns Court. 610-923-7625 or www.rivalseaston.com

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

Family YMCA Fall Fete: 7 to 10:30 p.m. Enjoy hearty hors d'oeuvres along with wine and beer, live music by BC Combo, with a silen auction. Evening attire/black tie optional. $40 per person, $80 per couple. Proceeds benefit the Family YMCA youth day camp. Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton St. www.familyymca.org

Dance: 8 to 11 p.m. With music by King Henry & The Showmen. $10 per person. Charles Chrin Community Center, 4100 Green Pond Road, Palmer Township. 610-252-2098

Andy Killcoyne & Friends: 8 p.m. The Riegelsville Inn, 12 Delaware Road, Riegelsville. 610-749-0100 or www.riegelsvilleinn.com

Titi Bamberger: 9 p.m. Gypsy jazz straight from France. No cover. Black & Blue, 683 Walnut St. 610-438-3604 or www.blackandblueeaston.com

Jealous Monks: 9 p.m. Bella Luna, 3417 Sullivan Trail, Forks Township. 610-253-7458

The Ultra Kings: 9 p.m. Two Rivers Brewing Company, 542 Northampton St. 610-829-1131 or www.tworiversbrewing.com

Will Kiss Band: 9 p.m. Riegelsville Tavern, 1274 Easton Road, Riegelsville. 610-510-3030 or www.riegelsvilletavern.com

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

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

Modern Romantz: 10 p.m. Dub's on Fifth, 402 South Fifth St., West Easton. 610-438-3827 or www.dubson5th.com

"Dance-a-Palooza": 10 p.m. With a DJ, blazer required for men, dress to impress. Mesa Modern Mexican, 42 South Third St. 610-829-2101 or www.mesamexican.com

 

 Sunday, September 29


Lehigh Valley Knife Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Buy, sell, and display knives, new antique, rusty, factory, custom, hunting, military, swords, daggers, folders, Bowies, razors, sharpeners, books. Admission is $6 per person, ages 12 and under get in free. Charles Chrin Community Center, 4100 Green Pond Road, Palmer Township. 610-253-2745 or www.paknifeshow.com

Pocono Greyhound Adoption Meet and Greet: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sam's Club, Receiving Appointments, 3796 Easton-Nazareth Highway, Easton (Lower Nazareth). 570-856-0377 or www.poconogreyhound.com

Basket Bingo: Doors open 11:30 a.m., bingo starts at 12:30 p.m. Refreshments available. $20 per person. Williams Township Fire Company, 2500 Morgan Hill Road, Williams Township. 610-559-8693

DJ Brad Scott Smith, DJ Mumbler: Noon to 4 p.m., during brunch. Valenca, 64-66 Centre Square. 610-923-5141 or www.valencarestauranteaston.com

Greek Festival: Noon to 6 p.m. Traditional homemade Greek foods, dancing, music, more. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, South 20th Street and Hay Terrace, Wilson Borough.

BC Combo: 5:30 p.m. Bella Luna, 3417 Sullivan Trail, Forks Township. 610-253-7458

Save the Date!


 The Easton Garlic Festival will gloriously stink up the Centre Square next Saturday and Sunday, October 5 and 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cooking demos, free samples, food, beer and wine, live music, crafts, and lots of other fun and amazing garlicky delights are all part of the event.  Click here for more details or visit www.eastongarlicfest.com  Oh, and did we mention that Easton Eccentric editor and publisher Christina Georgiou is one of the emcees? Come say hi! See you there!

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