This Week in Easton, April 7 to 10

Prediction: By the end of the week, we will be seeing some green out there...

Monday, April 7

First Monday - "Mourning Rites": Noon to 1 p.m. Black dress is still considered proper etiquette for attendance at funerals, but extended periods of wearing black dress is no longer expected. Melissa Rabinsky will speak of mourning rights of the past in period costume and demeanor. Free and open to the public. Easton Area Community Center, 901 Washington St. (Parking is available in the church parking lot on the other side of Ninth St.) 610-253-8271

Lunchtime Lecture: 12:10 p.m. Bianca Falbo, "Felicia Hemans’s ‘Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England’: Texts and Contexts," presented in conjunction with the exhibition, "A Band of Exiles on the Wild New England Shore, The Place of Peter F. Rothermel's Landing of the Pilgrims in America's National Memory." Free and open to the public. Lunch will be available. In Room 108, Williams Center for the Arts, 317 Hamilton St.

AARP Palmer Township Area Chapter 2144 Meeting: 1 p.m. This month's program is "Navigating through the Maze of Senior Care" presented by Linda Chiesi, director of client services at Country Meadows Home Care For members, yearly membership is $5. Wilson Borough Community Center, 2200 Liberty St., Wilson Borough.

City of Easton Ethics Board meeting: 5:30 p.m. City Hall, city council chambers, sixth floor, 1 South Third St.

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

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

Tuesday, April 8

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

Easton City Council committee meeting: 6 p.m. City Hall, city council chambers, sixth floor, 1 South Third St.

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.

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

Williams Township Recreation Board meeting: 7 p.m. Williams Township Municipal Complex, Community Building, 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

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

Wednesday, April 9

Artist Talk: Noon. Joseph E. B. Elliott, who photographed the steel mills in Bethlehem from 1989 until final shutdown in 1996, will talk about his process and work. His work is in the collections of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia and the Library of Congress, and his photographs have been published in Common Ground, Smithsonian, Wired, and Metropolis. Free and open to the public. Williams Center for the Arts, room 108, 317 Hamilton St. 610-330-5826 or 610-730-9323


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

Williams Township Board of Supervisors meeting: 7 p.m. Williams Township Municipal Complex, 655 Cider Press Road, Easton (Williams Township)

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

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

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

Traditional Irish open jam session: 7:30 p.m. Porters' Pub, 700 Northampton St. 610-250-6561 or www.porterspubeaston.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

Thursday, April 10

Rummage, Soup and Cookie Sale: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Also on Friday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and bag sale on Saturday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 305 Delaware Road, Riegelsville. 610-749-0830 


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

Easton Board of Health meeting: 6 p.m. City Hall, city council chambers, sixth floor, 1 South Third St.

Molds, Bacteria and the Body: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dr. Laurie Caslake, biology professor at Lafayette College, will discuss molds, bacteria, and human health. Free, $5 donation suggested. Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton St. 610-253-4432 or www.nurturenaturecenter.org

Forks Township Planning Commission meeting: 7 p.m. Forks Township Municipal Complex, 1606 Sullivan Trail, Forks Township.


Talk - "The Slate of the Hack": 7:30 p.m. Featuring international cyber sleuth Kevin Mandia. Free and open to the public. Lafayette College, Kirby Hall of Civil Rights. Click here for a campus map. 610-330-5921
 
Game Night: Available for your 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

Karaoke with Davey Werkhiser: 8 p.m. to midnight. Rivals, 5 Lehn's Court. 610-392-2932 or www.rivalseaston.com

YanCarlos Sanchez: 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

Serene Green: 9:30 p.m. Pearly Bakers, 11 Centre Square. 610-253-9949 or www.pearlybakers.net

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