May 11 Saturday
We’ll kick off with a return visit from Dr. Micah Sadigh, who did a popular presentation for us in the fall on the topic of “Sleep.” For this program he will focus on “Dreams.”
On the Second Saturday of each month, the Allentown Art Museum offers early access to the galleries for visitors seeking a calming experience. From 10 until 11 a.m., modifications are made to the Museum’s environment, such as dimming lights, offering free sensory kits, and providing access to a Calm Space to read or contemplate with a view of the Arts Park. Sensory Saturdays are intended for children aged 5-16 and their families but are open to all visitors who want to experience the galleries in a different way.
In addition to early access to the Museum’s galleries, Sensory Saturdays include early access to the ArtVentures program in Art Ways Interactive Family Gallery, a drop-in artmaking workshop for all ages. During Sensory Saturday artmaking hours, a variety of materials and projects will be available to choose from. Activities and materials will change each quarter. Artmaking will be available on a drop in, first come first served basis.
Learn more at https://www.allentownartmuseum.org/blog/sensory-saturdays-the-art-museum/.
This Mother’s Day weekend join Wildlands Conservancy for an interactive wildlife presentation and guided hike.
Meet some of Wildlands’ wildlife ambassadors, including backyard mammals and birds of prey. Then go on a short hike to seek out local wildlife.
Restrooms available, please, no dogs permitted.
Space is limited and registration is required. This program is offered free of charge through funding from Northampton County. Please register online.
For question contact Nicole Landis, Nlandis@wildlandspa.org.
This year’s Ifor Jones Chamber Concert features Festival Artist-In-Residence Vincent Lauzer in both soloist and supporting roles with repertoire including the Telemann Suite for Recorder and Strings, TWV 55:a2, and Bach’s Brandenberg Concerto No. 2, a jovial masterpiece featuring natural trumpet, violin, oboe, and recorder as soloists with the virtuosi of the Bach Festival Orchestra providing enchanting accompaniment. Also on the program are select movements from Mozart’s Serenade No. 5 in D major, K. 204/213a, for wind instruments, a work of kaleidoscopic beauty and a nod to our upcoming performance in Salzburg (where Mozart composed this work in 1775).
Revisit the 1960s when viewing more than 100 dresses, coats, pants, shoes, outfits, and accessories that demonstrate how clothing was used for both play and protest throughout this tumultuous decade. "Fashion as Experiment" explores how young people used clothing as a space for both play and protest during this era. Admission is always FREE.
Dr. Ervin R. VanArtsdalen Professor of Geology, and David Brandes, Walter A. Scott Chair of Integrative Engineering, will discuss how dams impact stream dynamics, the process of dam removal on Bushkill Creek, and the benefits to the local environment.
The event will begin in the parking lot at N. 3rd Street and Bushkill Drive behind Don Juan Mex Grill.
Rob Christopher and Miranda Wilcha from the city of Easton’s Urban Conservation Office will guide a walk along the KSAT and provide an overview of the state of the riparian landscape, how it is changing and being affected by climate change, invasives, and other human activities, and the benefits to creating successional generations with a diversity of tree varieties.
The event will begin at the Richard McAteer Memorial Bridge (“blue bridge”). Use parking at 900 Bushkill Drive.
Weekends are for families! On Saturdays and Sundays bring your youngsters to the Museum’s upstairs Art Ways Interactive Family Gallery, where you can act on your inspiration and create original works of art together with the help of a Museum educator. Explore our Maker Stations, including a digital studio where you can design an object and then bring it to colorful life on a 3D printer! Before leaving Art Ways, stop by our Art Bar to choose from a selection of art-making supplies to take home.
Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse invites you to PatchFest (Free Concert) on Saturday, May 11, 2024, from 12-7 pm at Perkasie Mennonite Church, 320 W Chestnut St., Perkasie, Pa. Eight individuals/bands will perform. We hope you will join us whenever you can throughout the afternoon/early evening. Delicious, low-cost snacks, desserts and drinks will be available. Performers:12:00 QUADAS Dulcimer Club 1:00 Christy Gross: The Station Mashers 2:00 Dulcimer Boys 2:45 Good Intentions 3:30 Too Many Cooks 4:30 Arianna Rox 5:15 TACHYONMETRY 6:00 Christine and Company
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.