Veterans Day is Nov. 11. Here is a list of events honoring veterans in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas.
Kutztown University celebrates National Veterans Awareness Week with events: Vets on the Rise: Career Insights from Vets Who are Crushing It, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 4, panel discussion with top-tier military veteran business leaders and professionals followed by networking and a veteran resource showcase. Celebrating Women Veterans, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 5, conversation about influential female veterans. Military Movie Night, 7 p.m. Nov. 5, military-themed film, sponsored by the Student Veterans Association. Flag-raising ceremony, raising, 7:45 a.m., lowering, 4:30 p.m., Schaeffer Auditorium Courtyard. kutztown.edu/about-ku/administrative-offices/military-and-veterans-services/events-and-career-tools/veterans-awareness-week.html
The Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity offers its annual Veterans Day Celebration and Presentation 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at Gracedale Nursing Home. A musical tribute to area veterans will be offered by Jennie Flicker’s piano studio, choral group Noteworthy from Nazareth Area High School, and the library’s ukulele orchestra. Maj. Ronald Mills, assistant research engineering officer with the Army, and Norma Shriver, who will speak about her experience at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the “Adopt A Grave” program, will serve as guest speakers. Boy Scout Troop 76 will present the colors.
Mary Meuser Library presents Barry Willever’s discussion “Reflections of a Vietnam Vet” and local author Rebecca Price Janney’s discussion on “East of the Sun,” her first novel in “The Heirs of Freedom” series set in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War, 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Fellowship Hall of the United Fellowship Lutheran Church, 2115 Washington Blvd., Wilson. Registration appreciated. 610-258-3040.
Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce Veterans Day Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. Nov. 7, Orwigsburg Veterans Memorial Hall, 300 Grove St., Orwigsburg. Keynote speaker is Ryan P. Aument, state director for U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick. $50; $35, members; free, veterans. Reservations required. 570-622-1942, schuylkillchamber.com
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill sponsors a free veteran’s breakfast 7:30-9:30 a.m. Nov. 8 at the LVHN Sports Performance Center on the campus of Schuylkill Haven Area School District, 601 E. Main St., Schuylkill Haven. Registration requested at LVHN.org/vetbreakfast or 888-402-5846.
Honoring Our African American Veterans: Veterans Day Ceremony noon Nov. 8 to honor all those who have served to protect our liberty and defend our freedom includes color guard, guest speaker and recognition of veterans. Sponsored by NAACP Bethlehem. PBS39, 839 Sesame St., Bethlehem. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. 610-866-2078.
American Legion Band of Bethlehem, in partnership with the Northampton Historical Society, presents a Veterans Day observance concert 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Northampton Area High School auditorium, 1619 Laubach Ave., Northampton. Patriotic and symphonic selections, tributes to veterans, guest speakers and presentations.
Slate Belt Heritage Center & Museum Veterans Day program 2 p.m. Nov. 9. Dane DiFebo presents “Understanding the 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry through Artifacts and Documents.” DiFebo will address how the officers and enlisted men of “Northampton County’s Own” nine-month volunteer infantry regiment contributed to the Union cause in the American Civil War by describing artifacts and accounts that they left behind. The Heritage Center & Museum is at 30 N. First St., Bangor. 484-894-5661.
A Salute the Troops concert will be held at 3 p.m. Nov. 9 at Northeast Middle School, 1170 Fernwood St., Bethlehem, music by the Allentown Band with the Northeast Middle School Band and Chorus. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bethlehem Morning Star. Benefits the Victory House of the Lehigh Valley. Tickets: $10.
Veteran’s day Appreciation Day and Memorial Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 9, Richmond United Methodist Church, 8538 Delaware Drive, Bangor. Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps as well as members of local veteran’s groups and associations and their families are invited to attend the regular worship service (10-11 a.m.), followed by brunch and festivities (11 a.m.). 610-588-9044.
St. Luke’s University Hospital honors veterans with a flag-raising and breakfast, 8-10 a.m. Nov. 10 at 801 Ostrum St., Bethlehem. Flag-raising ceremony led by American Legion Post 379 (8 a.m.), veterans breakfast (8-10 a.m.), “Celebrating the Veteran Post Military Growth” with Thomas Ritter (9 a.m.). Register: go.activecalendar.com/sluhn/event/honoring-our-veterans-flag-raising–breakfast
Lehigh Valley Marines, in honor of the corps’ 250th anniversary, will gather 4-4:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Marine Corps Memorial at Cedar Beach, Hamilton and Ott streets, Allentown. The Bethlehem and Lehigh Valley Marine Corps League detachments and the local inspector-instructor staff of India Battery in Allentown participate along with other Marines, Fleet Marine Force Sailors in the community. Program includes a ceremony, color guard, bugle rendition of the Marine Corps Hymn, a soloist sings the national anthem, followed by a cake cutting.
St. Luke’s-Monroe Veterans Day Ceremony: 7 a.m. Nov. 11, St. Luke’s-Monroe flagpole, 100 St. Luke’s Lane, Stroudsburg.
St. Luke’s-Lehighton Veterans Day Ceremony: 8 a.m. Nov. 11. Breakfast buffet, Christine LeClair, veteran and Carbon County Veterans Affairs director, master of ceremony, national anthem, welcome remarks by John Nespoli, president, Carbon and Lehighton, pledge of allegiance, veteran blessing and presentation, more. 211 N. 12th St., Lehighton. go.activecalendar.com/sluhn/event/st-lukes-lehighton-campus-veterans-day-ceremony.
St. Luke’s-Upper Bucks Veterans Day Breakfast: 7-10 a.m. Nov. 11, 3000 St. Luke’s Drive,Quakertown. go.activecalendar.com/sluhn/event/st-lukes-upper-bucks-veterans-day-breakfast/
Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nov. 11, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, in the Kasych Family Pavilion, 1200 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., Salisbury Township. Keynote address from Baligh Yehia, president and executive vice president of Jefferson Health. Registered veterans receive a gift. Register at web.lehighvalleychamber.org/events.
Rededication Ceremony: Taylor Monument: 5-5:30 p.m. Nov. 11, George Taylor Monument, Easton Ceremony, 401 N. Seventh St.
Fullerton Post 367 will hold a service honoring veterans, 9 a.m. Nov. 11 at Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery, Whitehall and a service to honor the Fullerton World War I veterans 9:30 a.m. in front of the World War I Memorial on Park Street in the Fullerton area of Whitehall Township. A service will be held at 10 a.m. at the Post, 609 Fullerton Ave., Whitehall. The Post Honor Guard will join the VFW Post 7293 Honor Guard, AL Post 739 Honor Guard and Whitehall Police Department Honor Guard 11:30 a.m. at the Whitehall Township Municipal Building for a Veteran’s Day ceremony with Mayor Joe Marx, guest speaker retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Gerald Still and other dignitaries.
Stephens Funeral Home, 284 N. Krocks Road, Upper Macungie Township, will hold a Veterans Day service honoring all veterans 2 p.m. Nov. 11. Heather Lloyd, founder/executive director of Tails of Valor, Blue Star mother, and Frederic Reed, Army combat veteran, mentor coordinator for Northampton County Veterans Court, share their military stories. Pastor Ben Brown offers Veterans Day message. The Emmaus Veterans Committee will post the colors. For information, go to stephensfuneral.com or call 610-434-6304.
ArtsQuest will host a Veterans Day panel discussion 6 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas, 101 Fouders Way, Bethlehem. Veteran Richard Mann will reflect about his time in the military followed by the screening of “Rescue Dawn.” Info: steelstacks.org.
Veterans Day at Ontelaunee Park: Food trucks, music by Chris Noll, learn about the new project for the memorial site, Kutztown Pipe Band (3 p.m.), bag pipes. Educational scavenger hunt conducted by Northwestern Lehigh Middle School students, 11-7 p.m. Nov. 11. Ontelaunee Park, 7344 Kings Highway, New Tripoli. 610-760-1175.
Tatamy Historical Society Veterans Day celebration, 11 a.m. Nov. 11, Tatamy Borough Municipal Building, 423 Broad St. Ring the bell to honor family members and friends. tatamypa.com.
Williams Township residents will hold a Veterans Day program 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the Williams Township Municipal Campus, 655 Cider Press Road.
Americans We Tribute to Veterans Holiday Concert: 3 p.m. Nov. 16, Miller Symphony Hall, 23 N. 6th St., Allentown. The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and the Allentown Band perform Randall Thompson’s “A Testament of Freedom” and other patriotic and holiday favorites. The concert honors all veterans including honorees selected by the Lehigh Valley Veterans History Project representing WWII, the Korean Conflict, and the wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. The concert is free but tickets are required. millersymphonuhall.com.