Christmas City Follies XIX
Presented by Touchstone Theatre
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* Now - December 23
* Thurs. - Sat., 8 pm | Sun., 2 pm
* Bethlehem, PA
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For over twenty years (don’t let the numbering fool you!), Touchstone’s holiday tradition has been singing, dancing, laughing, and cartwheeling its way into the hearts of our audiences. This one-of-a-kind vaudevillian sendup of the Christmas season in the Christmas City is sprinkled with absurdity, original music, love, joy, and shopping carts.
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Ronnie Spector and The Ronettes
Presented by ArtsQuest
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* Wednesday, December 12
*7:30 - 9:00 pm
* Bethlehem, PA
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‘Tis The Season For Ronnie Spector To Spread Holiday Cheer With Her “Best Christmas Party Ever! Performing as ‘Ronnie Spector and The Ronettes’ for the first time since the 1970s, iconic singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ronnie Spector absolutely loves Christmas, and she’ll ring in the holiday season once again with her spirited multi-media show, Ronnie Spector’s Best Christmas Party Ever!
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*Friday, December 14
* 8 pm
* Bethlehem, PA
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Pete and Maura Kennedy, both East Coast natives, met in Austin, Texas, joined forces with Nanci Griffith’s Blue Moon Orchestra for a couple of years, and set out on a road that, for more than two decades, has led them not only west but all over the US and the UK many times. In 2015, they celebrated their twentieth anniversary both as a band and a married couple. Rather than indulge in a nostalgic look backward, they’ve taken Dylan’s dictum “don’t look back” to heart; writing and recording forty new songs.
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Jazz Upstairs with the David Leonhardt Jazz Group: A Winter Holiday Jazz Concert
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* Friday, December 14
* 7:30 pm
* Allentown, PA
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Celebrate the season and join us for an evening of holiday jazz! The David Leonhardt Jazz Group has been praised for their masterful performance of mainstream music and modern jazz. Performing both standards and originals, the group has been critically acclaimed, and has found success performing across the area. Dave Leonhardt has been performing for over thirty years, appearing all over the world with his virtuosic and intelligent piano playing and compositional skills. Holiday classics with a jazz beat, this swinging take on seasonal favorites is getting raves from audiences and critics alike. You will never think of the holidays the same again after hearing this exciting improvisational jazz program using the music we all know in an imaginative and entertaining presentation. Playing selections from their CD "I'll Be Home For Christmas," this internationally acclaimed jazz group will have fingers snapping and toes tapping as they present a winter concert of cool jazz and hot rhythms.
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6 – 6:30 pm
Hosts: George Miller, Kate Scuffle
George Miller and Kate Scuffle explore the
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
in Bethlehem. Their guests are Executive Director and CEO
Diane LaBelle
as well as student
Matthew Miller-Brown.
They talk about Charter Arts' growth, its new home, new offerings, and their 2018 holiday programming and partnerships.
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Rocky is back in “Creed II” as
Sylvester Stallone
mentors Adonis Creed (
Michael B. Jordan
) in the sequel to the reboot of the “Rocky” boxing movie franchise set in Philadelphia.
Paul Willistein
of the Lehigh Valley Press reviews the sports drama.
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6:30 - 7 pm
Host: Eleanor Bobrow
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Jane Wyker,
author of
"Soul Selfish: The Awakening of a Good Girl,"
joins host Eleanor Bobrow to talk about the journey Wyker made to discovering how to make herself happy by finding inner resources.
A graduate of Cornell University and a former elementary school teacher, Wyker was a pioneer in parent education which led her to her Family Counseling practice that dealt with marriage, parenting, self-development, career and loss.
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7 - 9 pm
Host: Steve Aaronson
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The first hour tonight will feature
unusual covers of Golden Age music,
including Flatt and Scruggs performing a Bob Dylan classic and a haunting piano rendition of "Circle Game." The second hour presents a number of the
singer-songwriters
themselves -- including Mr. Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Tom Paxton.
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Dina Hall features archived sets from
Catie Curtis, Melissa Greener, and Bill Miller.
Plus plenty of studio cuts of Godfrey’s artists past, present, and future.
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6 - 7 pm
Host: Laurie Siebert
, CPA, CFP
®
, AEP
®
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Laurie Siebert and her guest, Attorney
Dennis Pappas
from the Law Offices of Vasiliadis Pappas Associates discuss:
“Special situations in estate planning.”
Laurie and Attorney Pappas will take your questions live on the air at 610-758-8810. Questions can be submitted ahead of time at
yourfinancialchoices.com.
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6 - 7 pm
Host: Alan Jennings
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Alan Jennings hosts
a post-political retirement discussion with Charlie Dent,
former Republican Representative of Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District which covered most of the Lehigh Valley.
In May 2018, Dent resigned his position after 13 years in the seat. The Allentown native reflects on his political life, his decision to retire, and what his plans are for the future.
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11 pm - 1 am
Host: Bill Fox
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Bill Fox continues the month-long Special Focus on
Cosmic Ground
. The Featured CD at Midnight will be
"Cosmic Ground 2"
on Studio Fleisch. You will also hear new music by
Max Corbacho
on Silentsun.
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