Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Moravian College Political Science Department invites you to attend a public documentary screening and a moderated discussion with filmmakers. “Battleground”(2020). This public documentary follows two grassroots activists in the pivotal counties of the…
Category: Events
New Exhibit: “40 Years of Public Health in the Lehigh Valley LGBT Community”
COMING SOON! A new virtual exhibit from the Lehigh Valley LGBT Community Archive will feature oral histories that reflect 40 years of public health from the HIV/AIDS epidemic to the COVID-19 pandemic. The exhibit launches on Monday, March 15!
Past, Place, and Presence in the Lehigh Valley – a Geohumanities Workshop
Please join us on April 2 and 3 for a virtual workshop: Past, Place, and Presence in the Lehigh Valley will provide instruction on computer mapping and other methods for investigating the history and geography of our area. As computer…
SAVE OUR SWIFTS! Lecture Series
SAVE THE DATES for a series of lectures – “Save Our Swifts,” co-sponsored by the LVEHC and hosted by the Bethlehem Area Public Library. Visit https://www.bapl.org/saveourswifts/ for more information Forum #1 Wednesday Feb 17, 2021, 7:00-8:3o PM Chimney Swifts…
Writing Nature: Refuge, or Threat?
March 26-27, 2021 This FREE, VIRTUAL conference will explore people’s experiences in natural landscapes as spaces of inclusion and exclusion. With limited spaces available on a first come, first serve basis. Each workshop participant will be eligible to apply…
Digging up Bethlehem Steel’s History in Latin America: A Virtual Event
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23rd at 3:00 PM This virtual talk explores the history of Bethlehem Steel’s iron mining operations in Chile, the transnational flows of raw materials and people and Bethlehem Steel’s legacy in Latin America. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO…
“Moving Spirit”: a reflection by Sarah Carlson
“Moving Spirit” was originally conceived to be a movement-based performance art piece exploring embodied spirituality and its emergence at Moravian Seminary, an institution that has traditionally practiced a more sedentary style of worship. The project was community-based uniting DanceLink’s professional…
Basement Poetry Presents: “Black Words, Black Voices, Black Magic, Black Matters”
On October 24th, Basement Poetry hosted a performance of poetry and spoken word performances in collaboration with the Southsider and Touchstone Theater’s Festival UnBound. The outdoor afternoon of poetry performances featured poems written for Basement Poetry’s “Black Words, Black Voices,…
Digital Forums Discuss “Race and Space” in the Lehigh Valley
On October 14th and 21st, the LVEHC hosted a series of digital discussions moderated by Claudia Volpe. These discussions focused on the topic of “Race and Space in the Lehigh Valley,” with the first forum focused on “Where We Are…
Upcoming Event: Black Words Black Voices Black Magic Black Matters
Saturday, October 24th, 2pm – 4pm. Touchstone Theater 321 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Click here for more information and to register. “To be black in America right now is a wound. Nothing seems to exactly describe the…