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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This Week in Easton, March 17 to 20

Wear something green this week, in honor of St. Patrick's Day and also--can you believe it?--because this is officially the last week of winter and spring is coming!

Monday, March 17

Zoning Hearing Board meeting: 6:30 p.m. Easton City Hall, 1 South Third St., sixth floor.

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

Williams Land Preservation Board meeting: 7 p.m. Williams Township Municipal Complex, Community Building, 655 Cider Press Road, Easton (Williams Township)

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

Tuesday, March 18

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
 
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 Recreation Board meeting: 7 p.m. Easton City Hall, 1 South Third St., third floor.

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

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

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 Recreation 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.

Wednesday, March 19

Easton Redevelopment Authority meeting: 5:30 p.m. City Hall, city council chambers, 6th floor, 1 South Third St.

Williams Township Planning Commission meeting: 7 p.m. Williams Township Municipal Office, 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
 
Todd Wolfe: 7 p.m. Vintage Restaurant at The Club at Morgan Hill, 100 Clubhouse Drive. 610-923-8480 or www.vintagerestaurantandbar.com

Connie Edinger: 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, March 20

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 County Council meeting: 6:30 p.m. County Council Meeting Room, third floor, Northampton County Courthouse, 669 Washington St.
 
Community Health Talk - "Stroke Prevention": 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. With Cathy Weston, RN, stroke program coordinator at Easton Hospital. Free and open to the public. Forks UCC, 4500 Sullivan Trail, Stockertown. For more details, contact Forks UCC at 610-759-5676 or Easton Hospital at 610-250-4953 or click here.
 
"Science, Nature, and the Arts" talk: 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dr. Diane Husic, professor and chair of biological sciences at Moravian College, will speak about the intersections between science, nature, and the arts. $5 suggested donation. Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton St. www.nurturenaturecenter.org

Williams Township Zoning Hearing Board meeting: 7 p.m. Williams Township Municipal Office, 655 Cider Press Road, Easton (Williams Township)

Wilson Borough Recreation Board meeting: 7 p.m. 2040 Hay Terrace, Wilson Borough.

Game Night: Available for your enjoyment and amusing 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

Second Chance: 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

Public Displays of Rejection: 9:30 p.m. Pearly Bakers, 11 Centre Square. 610-253-9949 or www.pearlybakers.net

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Is there a community or entertainment event you'd like to see here? Are you organizing something you'd like to have posted? Did we miss something? Email us!

Easton Hospital Partners with Forks UCC for Community Health Talks

Easton Hospital has announced it will partner with Forks United Church of Christ (UCC) to present a series of community health talks over the next six months.

"Healthy Life" will consist of hour-long programs on a variety of health topics on the third Thursday of the month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Forks UCC, 4500 Sullivan Trail in Stockertown.

The talks are free and open to the public.

"We have a host of talented physicians and staff who have a genuine demeanor that is so easy to relate to," says John Zidansek, interim CEO. "The Healthy Life series is such a great opportunity to share their expertise and watch as our Easton Hospital family impacts the lives of our community."

The series begins in November and is slated to run through April, excluding the month of February. The series includes:

• "Cardiac Health" with Lori Jones, RN, manager of cardiovascular services, on Thursday, November 21
• "Growing Older" with Stanley Walker MD, internal and geriatric medicine, on Thursday, December 19
• "Nutrition" with Heather Farkas, clinical nutrition manager, on Thursday, January 23, 2014
• "Stroke Prevention" with Cathy Weston, RN, stroke program coordinator, on March 20, 2014
• "Women’s Health" with Douha Sabouni, MD, OB/GYN, on Thursday, April 24, 2014

"Forks United Church of Christ has been a landmark on Sullivan Trail for hundreds of years," says Gary Barraco, lay minister at Forks UCC.  "We want to be part of the growing community and open our doors for personal and spiritual growth. The 'Healthy Life' series is an example of how we can welcome all into our building as a real community center."



For more information about the series, contact Forks UCC at 610-759-5676 or Easton Hospital at 610-250-4953.