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    October First Friday

    by theelvee_w2oe3m October 10, 2009May 18, 2010

    It’s that time again…First Friday in Bethlehem rolled around on a fantastic Friday evening. This week featured various different artists throughout the valley at the shops on 3rd street. Violin prodigy Nyke van Wyk was playing with singer/guitarist Adam Web to deliver some great Jack Johnson-esque sounds in Cleo’s while ginger snaps and a creamsicle drink were being served. A singer and sax player were playing to a crowd gathered on the sidewalk and street outside of Spa Soleil and Dan Minnich opened a new exhibition at Monsoon Gallery that featured some very interesting works created by using hot welded metal.

    Home and Planet had a lot going on this week, with DJ Sweetlife spinning beats and a new exhibition opened by  Nathaniel Walker Dubbs. Nathaniel’s medium is glasswork and he had some fantastic works on display in the small gallery at Home and Planet. I got a chance to speak with him a little bit about how he crafts his glass plate silhouettes and the reason why he decided to do a series on the Bethlehem Steel. Dubbs, the studio manager at the GoggleWorks glass studio in Reading, is a native of Bethlehem. He said that this show was his first solo show in his hometown so he decided to do something special. Nathanielson said he has been doing the glass plates for nearly two years and this project took nearly one year to compelete. Now a bit about how they’re made: First the plates are blown using whatever color is going to be the backdrop at the end. The top of it is then covered in black. Nathanielson then cuts out a design that he wants to have as a silhouette (think the blast furnaces, a building, etc.) and lays it over the black glass. He then secures the design and sandblasts the area around it, exposing the colored glass below the black surface while leaving the silhouette in place. It’s a fascinating process and something new to me in the area of glasswork. I highly suggest you stop by Home and Planet and take a look at his items.

    Outside of Home and Planet was a very interesting couple with a great story to tell. John Byfield and Kate Hever have embarked on a journey of epic proportions, towing behind them a vintage 1962 Flying Cloud Airstream trailer. Not only is this a beautifully restored piece of Americana, it’s also completely redesigned and solar powered. On their EcoDiscovery tour the duo are stopping at places across the nation that practice sustainable and renewable ethics. After stopping at Home and Planet, John and Kate opened their home-on-wheels to the First Friday crowd to show off their incredible accomplishments. From a composting toilet to solar-powered LED lights, a wool bed, and sustainable bamboo flooring, the shiny trailer was a verifiable green machine. It took approximately 7 months to restore the trailer to its current state after they purchased it and they have done an absolutely fantastic job. The Flying Cloud project is definitely an interesting one and worth checking out if it is ever in the area again.

    That pretty much wraps up my First Friday. Not long after I headed over to the Bethlehem Brew Works to hang out with some of the Lehigh Twitter Crew and pals. I love the Steelgaarden Lounge downstairs, but going from Gwen Stefani to The Cars to Rage Against the Machine to The Buggles, they really need to hire someone to spin tunes. Until next month!







    October 10, 2009May 18, 2010
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    Essence Hookah Lounge Preview

    by theelvee_w2oe3m October 9, 2009May 19, 2010
    October 9, 2009May 19, 2010

    For those of you not in the know, there’s three hookah lounges vying to open in the Lehigh Valley and it looks like Essence Hookah Lounge on 3rd Street in Bethlehem may be the first one to open. The lounge, run by Orwa “O” Makhoul and Hadi Rabih, is expected to open later this month according to the two.

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    Nite Lites 2009

    by theelvee_w2oe3m October 8, 2009May 18, 2010
    October 8, 2009May 18, 2010

    Saturday evening was the 14th annual Nite Lites Gala at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg. The event is held as a fundraiser every year for the non-profit hospital network to raise money in order to benefit the community through their organization

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    Bethlehem’s Harvest Festival

    by theelvee_w2oe3m October 7, 2009May 18, 2010
    October 7, 2009May 18, 2010

    Saturday was the 4th annual Harvest Festival, Bethlehem’s smaller cousin to Musikfest and the Celtic Classic. I had never been to Harvest Festival before, but it was a fantastic way to spend a free afternoon. Main Street in the downtown shopping district was shut down for vendor and pedestrian traffic. The main draw of the event is the beer and soup tastings.

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    Breaking New Ground at the Banana Factory

    by theelvee_w2oe3m October 5, 2009May 18, 2010
    October 5, 2009May 18, 2010

    Last night was Artsquest’s Breaking New Ground event for their SteelStacks project. On hand playing music in the tent set up outside were the Flamin’ Caucasians with pad thai and various Asian cuisines being served along with delicious desserts. On the side of the Banana Factory funk band Post Junction was playing a hand-crafted soundtrack to the movie Car Wash as onlookers took in the music in the chilly October air.

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    Taste of the Valley

    by theelvee_w2oe3m September 29, 2009May 18, 2010
    September 29, 2009May 18, 2010

    Two weekends ago was Taste of the Valley, a fantastic idea organized by the Lehigh Valley Chapter of Buy Fresh, Buy Local dedicated to, well…buying fresh and local foods. The event took place at Melt in the Promenade shops and featured the hottest restaurants around sampling some of their finest cuisine.

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    Lehigh Valley Wine Trail Harvest Weekend

    by theelvee_w2oe3m September 22, 2009May 18, 2010
    September 22, 2009May 18, 2010

    The weekend of September 12 and 13th was the Harvest Weekend for the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail. What exactly is Harvest Weekend,you ask?

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