This Week in Easton, November 4 to 7

Yes, it really is November already. Election Day is Tuesday too, so don't forget to get out there and VOTE! It may be a "little" election, but your vote counts the most on the local level, where often the difference between a candidate winning or losing comes down to single digits. So go do it.

 

Monday, November 4

EACC First Monday: Noon to 1 p.m. Melissa Rabinsky will speak of mourning rights of the past in period dress and demeanor. Click here for more details about what promises to be a fascinating presentation. Easton Area Community Center, 901 Washington St. 610-253-8271

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.

Wilson Area School Board meeting: The regular meeting, normally scheduled for 7 p.m., has been CANCELLED

Trivia Night: 8 p.m. Two Rivers Brewing Company, 542 Northampton St. 610-829-1131 or www.tworiversbrewing.com

Tuesday, November 5

Today is Election Day.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
State and federal offices are closed today, but the post office is open. LANTA buses run at their regularly scheduled times.

Duplicate Bridge: 11:30 a.m. Temple Covenant of Peace, 1451 Northampton St.

Bingo: Doors open at 5:30 p.m., bingo starts at 7 p.m. Refreshments available. Williams Township Fire Company, 2500 Morgan Hill Road, Williams Township. www.wtfireco.com

Fry's Run Watershed Association Meeting: 7 p.m. Williams Township Municipal Office, 655 Cider Press Road, Easton (Williams Township)

Line Dancing: 7 to 9:30 p.m. Beginner lessons 7:15 p.m. Open dancing follows. $5 per person. Tatamy Fire Company, 164 Bushkill St., Tatamy. 610-759-2786 or www.purecountrydancers.com

Trivia Night: 7 to 10 p.m. Hosted by comedienne Liz Russo. Rivals, 5 Lehn's Court. 610-392-2932 or www.rivalseaston.com

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.

Bingo: 7 to 10:30 p.m. Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, corner of South Fourth and Ferry streets.

Blues Jam with Maria Woodford: 8 to 11 p.m. Riegelsville Tavern, 1274 Easton Road, Riegelsville. 610-510-3030 or www.riegelsvilletavern.com

Wednesday, November 6

Easton Planning Commission meeting: 6:30 p.m. City Hall, city council chambers, sixth floor, 1 South Third St.

Free Texas Hold'em: 7 & 9 p.m. Registration is 15 minutes prior to each game. La Pazza, 1251 Ferry St. 610-515-0888 or www.lapazza.com

Truth and Soul: 7 p.m. Vintage Restaurant at The Club at Morgan Hill, 100 Clubhouse Drive. 610-923-8480 or www.vintagerestaurantandbar.com

The Penelopiad: 8 p.m. Adapted from Homer’s Odyssey, Margaret Atwood brings one of history’s most powerful myths to the contemporary stage. Destined to spend eternity in Hades, Penelope recounts her life’s story and the murder of her 12 handmaidens by her vengeful husband Odysseus. Atwood’s acerbic wit and boundless imagination give us a provocative new look at a woman’s longing, lust and culpability. The all-student performance is directed by Suzanne Westfall, director of the arts and professor of English and theater. Tickets are $6, and available by phone at 610-330-5009 between noon and 2 p.m. and 4 to 5 p.m., as well as at the box office one hour before the show. Show runs through Saturday, Nov. 9. Lafayette College, Williams Center for the Arts, 730 High St.

Waver Wednesday: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. All new wave, dark wave, indie and electronica music, with DJ Brad Scott Smith and DJ Mumbler.  Two Rivers Brewing Company, 542 Northampton St. 610-829-1131 or www.tworiversbrewing.com

Jam Session: 6 p.m. Host to be announced. Rivals, 5 Lehn's Court. 610-392-2932 or www.rivalseaston.com

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

Thursday, November 7

Williams Township Landfill Advisory Committee meeting: 8 a.m. Williams Township Municipal Office, 655 Cider Press Road, Easton (Williams Township)

Cops 'n Kids Reading Room open: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Children receive three free books for visiting. Easton Area Community Center, back entrance, 901 Washington St. 610-250-6562

Northampton Community College Alumni Happy Hour: 5 to 7 p.m. Eat, drink, and chat with alumni and friends. Guest bartenders, Sandra Vulcano '72 and Anthony Marraccini '92 will be serving up drink specials to benefit the Alumni Association. No reservation necessary – just come and celebrate. Pearly Baker's Ale House, 11 Centre Square. For questions email, contactalumni@northampton.edu or call the alumni office at 610-861-5088.

"Bridge the Gap for Marriage Equality" rally  and march: 5:30 p.m. To advocate for changing state law to allow same-sex couples to legally wed in Pennsylvania. Rally will be followed by a march across the free bridge to New Jersey, where participants will  witness and celebrate the weddings of  Marcus Laurence and William Mauro, Jerry Schmidt and Chuck Woodbury, and Jennifer and Maryann Kelly, officiated by Rev. Beth Goudy of the  Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley. Centre Square. For more information, click here. 

Science on a Sphere - "Satellites!": 6 to 8 p.m. Experience satellites in real-time at the premiere of this new Science on a Sphere show. Free. Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton St. 610-253-4432 or www.nurturenaturecenter.org

Northampton County Council meeting: 6:30 p.m. County Council Meeting Room, third floor, Northampton County Courthouse, 669 Washington St.

Forks Township Board of Supervisors work session: 7 p.m. Includes the first submission of the 2014 township budget. Forks Township Municipal Complex, 1606 Sullivan Trail, Forks Township.

The Great WTYT 960 Billboard Sitting Contest Live: 7:30 p.m. Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zeke Zelker staged theatrical production of his web series that acts as a companion piece to his latest movie "Billboard: An Uncommon Contest for Common People!" Four people who don't know each other, live on a catwalk ten feet wide, by forty feet long, twenty feet in the air, in front of a billboard to win a mobile home and "nine-sixty" thousand dollars. The audience will be able to correspond with the characters via social media affecting the story  General seating $19.60, students $9.60, VIP tickets $96. State Theatre, 453 Northampton St. Click here to purchase tickets online or learn more about the show.

The Penelopiad: 8 p.m. See Wednesday's listing for details. Tickets are $6, and available by phone at 610-330-5009 between noon and 2 p.m. and 4 to 5 p.m., as well as at the box office one hour before the show. Show runs through Saturday, Nov. 9. Lafayette College, Williams Center for the Arts, 730 High St.

PBR Retro Thursday and Game Night: Available for your endless enjoyment and nostalgic lapses are a wide assortment games we all grew up playing, plus, Ring-the-Bull and Shut-the-Box. PBR cans are $1 from 4 p.m. to midnight. La Pazza Bar, 1251 Ferry St. 610-515-0888 or www.lapazza.com

Bring (or wear) Your Own Vinyl night: 8 p.m. to midnight. With the Easton Record Exchange. Black & Blue, 683 Walnut St. 610-438-3604 or www.blackandblueeaston.com

The Ernie Stadler Jazz Quartet: 8 p.m. Porters' Pub, 700 Northampton St. 610-250-6561 or www.porterspubeaston.com

Karaoke: 8 p.m. Riegelsville Tavern, 1274 Easton Road, Riegelsville. 610-510-3030 or www.riegelsvilletavern.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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Last updated on Wednesday, November 6 at 2:28 p.m.