Community Calendar

Bakithi Kumalo brings his celebrated fretless bass sound to Bethlehem with The South African All-Stars, joined by special guest vocalist Lenore. Known worldwide for his work on Paul Simon’s Graceland and collaborations with artists spanning jazz, pop, and world music, Kumalo blends South African rhythms with jazz and global influences. Presented by Godfrey Daniels as part of the 50th Anniversary Series Live at the Ice House, this concert expands the Listening Room experience to a larger stage while keeping the focus on musicianship, connection, and a shared love of music.

Drop-in to the Art Ways Interactive Family Gallery on the second floor of the Museum every Saturday and Sunday to make your own art to take home during ArtVentures. Museum educators are on hand to help guide you in creating an artwork inspired by the Museum’s collection. Design your own creation and bring it to life on one of our 3D printers. All ages and abilities welcome! Free.

When thinking of jazz and the most mainstream touchstones of this wholly American art form, the first two names that come to mind are Miles Davis and John Coltrane.

In 2026, the music world will celebrate the 100th birthdays of these cultural icons.

Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest is excited to present a dynamic ensemble led by pianist Emmet Cohen, featuring saxophonist Tivon Pennicott and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, who will celebrate these geniuses in Miles and Coltrane at 100!

The quintet will perform a wide range of tunes made famous over the decades of both Davis and Coltrane's storied output, both together in the First Great Quintet and after.

Emmet Cohen is one of his generation's most pivotal figures in jazz music and the related arts.

Leader of the Emmet Cohen Trio and creator of the Masters Legacy Series, Cohen is an internationally acclaimed artist and dedicated educator whose artistry has taken him to venues and festivals all over the world.

Emmet's entrepreneurial energies led to his developing "Live from Emmet's Place," a live-streamed "Harlem rent party" that unites a worldwide audience via tens of millions of internet views during COVID.

Besides leading the Emmet Cohen Trio, he has appeared regularly with Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Jimmy Cobb, Goerge Coleman, Jimmy Heath, Tootie Heath, Houston Person, Kurt Elling, Billy Hart, and Brian Lynch, among others.

In Big Band history, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is recognized as one of the best all-around dance bands. It could swing with the best of them, and no other band could come close to Tommy's when it came to playing ballads. Tommy Dorsey, "The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing," was a master at creating warm, sentimental, and always musical moods. Frank Sinatra credited Tommy with teaching him breath control, which helped to create such vocal classics as There Are Such Things, This Love of Mine, and I'll Never Smile Again. The music world lost Tommy at an early age, but his legacy of great music has transcended time. The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra still represents explosive and swinging Big Band entertainment at its very best.

Russ Rentler returns to familiar ground with a performance shaped by Appalachian tradition, folk songwriting, and Celtic and blues influences. A founding member of the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band alongside John Gorka and Richard Shindell, Rentler is known for fast-moving sets filled with instrument changes, sharp storytelling, and dry humor drawn from a life that once balanced medicine and music. Now fully devoted to performing, he brings a deeply personal show to Godfrey Daniels’ Live Music Listening Room—an evening built for close listening, connection, and songs that unfold with purpose.

Bridge & Wolak’s Well-Being Concert invites audiences into a reflective and restorative musical journey that moves fluidly between classical, jazz, tango, and cinematic sound worlds. Through clarinet and digital accordion, the duo creates an intimate soundscape that balances moments of stillness with gentle energy, encouraging deep listening and emotional presence. Familiar melodies by Chopin, Morricone, Piazzolla, and Bach are reimagined with warmth and imagination, while improvisation and storytelling add a sense of play and human connection. Designed as a space to pause, breathe, and reset, this concert offers music not as performance alone, but as a shared experience of calm, memory, and renewal.

About: Bridge & Wolak are a globe-trotting musical duo from Canada who create life-affirming concerts full of beauty, virtuosity and humour. Michael Bridge, accordion, and Kornel Wolak, clarinet (both also play piano), met over a decade ago and immediately established an artistic alliance based on the attraction of opposites: Wolak-intensely focused with a world view infused with sardonic humour; Bridge-flexible and fearless with a playful wit. They share a love of classical, jazz and world music, a fascination with fusing genres and a passion for performance.

They've logged about 350,000 kilometres on the road-from Kraków to Quito, from France to Fargo, ND-about the same distance as a trip to the moon. Their concert offerings include a survey of musical hits from the 17th century to today, a program inspired by travel to the cosmos and a look at the outrageously scandalous behaviour of some of the greatest composers of all time.

12pm Event - Baker stage
Run time 60 min. approx.
Post-Show Reflection - up to 60 min.
General Admission - On-Stage Seating on cushioned mats or chairs.

11-week in-person or virtual program provides information while addressing the needs of grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.

Pinebrook Family Answers (PbFA) popular Grandparents Group psychoeducational support program begins on Wednesday, February 19th and runs through April 30th. The one-hour classes begin at 11 am, open to the community, virtual or in person. The 11-week program provides support and resources for grandparents, non-custodial caregivers and guardians who are raising children. Topics include understanding legal terms and processes; refining parenting skills, understanding child-developmental stages and positive discipline; building relationships through effective communication skills, intrapersonal connections, and conflict resolution; helping kids process trauma; and much more.

In addition to the educational information provided, the goal of the group is to provide opportunities for members to connect with each other, lessen feelings of isolation and create community that can extend beyond our group setting. The meetings are run in English with one facilitator who is Spanish speaking. To register or learn more, please call 484-387-1623 or email grandparents@pbfalv.org.

Tournament-style Scrabble. Players of all abilities are welcome.

Dave’s Night Out returns with a special Archivists Edition featuring the librarians from the Archives and Special Collections at Lehigh University’s Linderman Library. As part of the Godfrey Daniels 50th Anniversary Season, the evening explores the ongoing work to preserve and digitize the venue’s history — including decades of concert recordings, posters, and memorabilia that capture the story of one of the region’s most influential folk music spaces.

Through conversation, show-and-tell moments from the archives, and a few songs and stories from Dave Fry, the night offers a rare look behind the scenes of how Godfrey Daniels’ legacy is being documented and shared. In the venue’s signature Live Music Listening Room setting, it’s an opportunity to connect the music, memories, and community that have shaped South Bethlehem for the past 50 years.

The annual What’s So Cool About Manufacturing video contests excite students to explore cool manufacturing careers and produce profiles of companies in their communities. Judges in each regional contest bestow awards and each contest features an online vote for its Viewers Choice Award. The flagship What’s So Cool About Manufacturing contest is held annually in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley area, where the first contest took place in 2014. The Lehigh Valley contest features teams from Pennsylvania’s Lehigh, Northampton, and Carbon counties.

The ceremony will be aired live on WFMZ Channel 69.