This Week in Easton, January 27 to 30

Can you believe January is nearly over?

Monday, January 27

Open Mic Night: 6 to 10 p.m. P.A. will be provided, please bring yourself, your songs and your instruments. Come to play or just come to enjoy the music. BYOB ok, but please, no soda or food. New Seasons Event Center, 905b Line St. Email SlideTheBlues@gmail.com for more info.

Palmer Township Shade Tree Committee meeting: 6:30 p.m. In the Palmer Library meeting room, at the Municipal Complex, 1 Weller Place (off of Newburg Road), Palmer Township.

Wilson Borough Council meeting: 7 p.m. 2040 Hay Terrace, Wilson Borough.
 
Film Screening of "Broken": 7 p.m. Starring actors Tim Roth ("Lie to Me", "Reservoir Dogs", and "Pulp Fiction") and Cillian Murphy ("28 Days Later" and "Batman Begins"). Patrons are welcome to bring light refreshments, and the screening is free and open to the public. Handicapped accessible. Click here for more details. Easton Area Public Library, 515 Church St. 610-258-2917 ext 307

Forks Township Historical Society Meeting: 7 p.m. All are welcome, handicap accessible. Faith Lutheran Church, 2012 Sullivan Trail, Forks Township. 610-253-1035

Comedy Show: 8:15 p.m. With J. L. Cauvin, Brian Jian, Randy Tonge, and Glen Tickle. Free. Rivals, 5 Lehn's Court. 610-392-2932 or www.rivalseaston.com

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

Tuesday, January 28

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

Palmer Adult Book Group Annual Book Swap: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Bring a holiday wrapped new or gently used book that you have read and enjoyed this past year. The book should be one that would create a good discussion. Area book groups are welcome to attend to gather titles that they can use in 2014. Palmer Library, at the Municipal Complex, 1 Weller Place (off of Newburg Road), Palmer Township. Click here for more details.

Safe Harbor Medical Clinic: 6 to 10 p.m. Free, for those without health insurance and in need of medical care. Advance appointments are requested. Safe Harbor Easton, 536 Bushkill Drive. To schedule an appointment, call 610-258-5540, email trogers@safeharboreaston.org, or stop by in person Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Easton Area School Board meeting: 7 p.m. Education Center, board room, 1801 Bushkill Drive, Forks Township.

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.

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

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

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
 
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Concert: 8 p.m. With pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii. Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor," Beethoven favorite, the Overture to Coriolan and Mozart's Symphony No. 39 will be performed. Tickets are $29. Click here for more details. Lafayette College, Williams Center for the Arts, 317 Hamilton St. 610-330-5009 or williamscenter.lafayette.edu

Wednesday, January 29

Public Discussion - "How Do You Envision Home?": 6 to 8 p.m. Hosted by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, this free public meeting is designed to to determine what the region's residents most want and need in housing in the years to come. Gathered input from this and nine other regional meetings will be incorporated into the LVPC's forthcoming report, "Regional Housing Analysis of the Lehigh Valley." Palmer Library Meeting Room, 1 Weller Place, Palmer Township. Click here for more details.
 
Easton Block Watch Annual Re-organization meeting: Sign-in begins at 6:30 p.m., meeting starts at 7 p.m. Guest speakers to include Easton Magistrate Antonia Grifo, EPD police representatives Chief Carl Scalzo and/or Lt. John Remaley, and Easton Weed & Seed Director Laura Accetta. State Theatre Gallery, 453 Northampton St. 610-252-3132

Non-Fiction Book Group: 7 p.m. Easton Area Public Library, Marx Room, 515 Church St. www.eastonpl.org or 610-258-2917 ext 393

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

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

Brosky and Meyers: 7 p.m. Widow's Tavern, 200 Main St., Stockertown. 610-365-8890 or www.widowstavern.com
 
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

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

Thursday, January 30

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

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

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. 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 

Yan Carlos and the Subtle Experience: 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

Pour Man’s Band: 9:30 p.m. Pearly Bakers, 11 Centre Square. 610-253-9949 or www.pearlybakers.net

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