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An Evening with Groucho

I am a Marx Brothers fan. So being able to see An Evening with Groucho at Miller Symphony Hall this past Saturday night seemed like a blast. It was.

An Evening with Groucho is a show starring Frank Ferrante as Groucho, accompanied by pianist Jim Furmston. It starts when Jim comes onstage to play a Medley from the Marx Brothers Films. From there, hold onto your hat.

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This weekend seems to be panning out with some great weather, and it just so happens to be my birthday too! I’m excited to spending some time with family & friends, and to gear up for a few days of fun, I’ve compiled a quick list of places to see, things to do, and restaurants to enjoy that I’d like to stop by to help celebrate my special day!

4:15am is no time to be awake. Even the birds don’t start chirping until around 5:00am. But yesterday I found myself reaching for my alarm at that ungodly hour for a really fun reason. Philadelphia’s Fox 29’s Good Day morning show was broadcasting its “Jenny On Your Block” segment in Lehigh Valley, specifically Allentown.

When you get a phone call from a news reporter wanting to feature your area you could just recommend places they should visit, or you can coordinate a mini street fair to welcome them. Kim Lilly, our Executive VP contacted Mike Drabenstott of Allentown’s West End Alliance and together they coordinated a very early morning celebration featuring Allentown’s West End Theatre District.

Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem

Counting down to the Fourth Annual Lehigh Valley Food and Wine Festival at Sands Bethlehem Event Center May 31 – Jun 2, we’re giving away another Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem Prize Pack!

Enter to win one of two great prize packs courtesy of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem by a simple tweet!

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By Gregg Marzano

This past weekend as most of the Lehigh Valley was busy celebrating Mother’s day with brunch reservations, theater tickets and spa treatments, I gathered up three special ladies and headed to Stabler Arena for Pro Gymnastics Challenge.

Live Like a Local Outlets

We visited Lehigh Valley’s newest addition to fine shopping, The Outlets at Sands Bethlehem, in our “Live Like a Local with George” web series.

You don’t have to travel as far you probably think to visit Coach, DKNY, Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger and more. The Outlets is conveniently located at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem and is a perfect place to visit after dinner, before a show at The Sands Bethlehem Event Center or after you hit that big jackpot.

Earlier this week, I had the chance to stop by Lehigh Valley Grand Prix.  While I had been there before, I had never actually had the chance to try my hand at racing.  I consider myself a pretty decent driver, so I thought go-karts would be simple.  A few laps around the track, flying around the corners- no big deal, right?

Well the karts at Grand Prix are not your average go-karts. These are top of the line cars which can hit speeds of up to 45 mph in the span of the quarter-mile track, featuring 11 turns.

Guestagrammer Julie Lubinsky

Next up in our Guestagram Series is Julie Lubinsky! Julie has submitted photos that will be featured on our Lehigh Valley Instagram account.

In our Guestagram Series, a local photographer takes over our account for a few days to showcase their work and their take on the great area we live in.

One Tough Chick!

With Mother’s Day this Sunday, I felt it was appropriate to give my top five reasons (because 100 you wouldn’t read) why I love my mother.

A Lehigh Valley transplant by way of Scranton, PA, I was lucky enough to marry a great Lehigh Valley (actually a Hokendauqua) girl. And with that marriage came a beautiful mother-in-law. So let’s make this two top 5 lists, one for Mom and one for MIL (mother-in-law).

Point Phillips Hotel

Finally! After waiting for years the Point Phillips Hotel is once again open. I was there for dinner during its first week and can honestly say it was well worth the wait.

When I moved to Point Phillips, a small Lehigh Valley village just five miles north of Bath back in 1994 the hotel was nothing but an old, extremely run down local watering hole. The years since then were not kind as the former owner never put a dime into the building. When word got out that Dan Tanczos sold his beer distributor business to buy the hotel our friends and neighbors couldn’t wait to see what he’d to with the place.