Wine time at SteelStacks<\/p>\n
Wine lovers can stop by The Winter Winefest & Market, which will return to Bethlehem for a fourth year on Sunday.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a classic 21-and-up showcase of wine camaraderie for friend groups and couples, as the event also features a raffle and a selection of vendors and retailers, according to the event\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n The event, hosted by ArtsQuest, features wineries such as Sango Kura, Franklin Hill Vineyards and Vineyard Hill Cellars. Thirteen wineries are slated to participate in the event, with nine market vendors.<\/p>\n If you go: Ticket prices vary, with two sessions at the event: 1 to 3 p.m. and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. More information can be found at artsquest.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lots of amateur singers love to sing Billy Joel\u2019s \u201cPiano Man.\u201d But for Wade Preston \u2014 who performed in Joel\u2019s Broadway show \u201cMovin\u2019 Out\u201d \u2014 his impressive vocals and talent led him to be hired for rehearsals and soundchecks by the man himself.<\/p>\n Now, Preston is putting together \u201cA Night of Billy Joel Music\u201d on Friday night, a tribute concert as part of the Bell Tower Concert Series in Bangor.<\/p>\n The event features Joel classics and a \u201cdelicious lasagna dinner,\u201d according to host Belltower Cultural Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you go: Event is at Belltower Cultural Center, 2904 Church Road, Bangor, 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. Tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite<\/a>.<\/p>\n Snowshoe with a partner<\/p>\n Whether new to snowshoeing or not, a free Saturday event at the Trexler Nature Preserve will offer opportunities to learn snowshoeing and animal tracking in the Schnecksville wildlife.<\/p>\n Called \u201cSnowshoe with Your Sweetheart,\u201d this Valentine\u2019s Day event is organized by Wildlands Conservancy, a Lehigh Valley organization that \u201cprotects and restores natural areas in the Lehigh River watershed,\u201d according to its website<\/a>. Funding for the event was provided by Northampton County.<\/p>\n If you go: Bundle up for the outdoor event at 5375 Old Packhouse Rd., Schnecksville. Event runs from 1 to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n \u2018You are the rom and the com\u2019<\/p>\n Want to replicate the storyline of \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally?\u201d Or, the newer-released rom-com \u201cPeople We Meet on Vacation?\u201d<\/p>\n Now, you can \u2014 sort of \u2014 create your own love story with your partner, or someone else you heavily trust. Taking place in Easton, Good Human Improv Company will host a Valentine\u2019s \u201cdate night drop-in,\u201d where as a movie night alternative, guests can partake in improv games \u201cdesigned for couples,\u201d according to the Easton performing arts theater\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cInstead of seeing a romcom at the movies, you are the rom and the com in this playful adventure,\u201d a blurb on the website reads.<\/p>\n In addition to the improv activities, couples can expect champagne toasts, chocolate-covered strawberries and a \u201csupportive and fun atmosphere,\u201d according to Good Human Improv Company.<\/p>\n If you go: Event starts at 5:30 p.m. at 916 Northampton St, Easton. It\u2019s expected to last 90 minutes (if dinner reservation times are at stake). Tickets are $75 per couple, and can be purchased at goodhumanimprov.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Franklin](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TMC-L-franklinhill-1.jpg\")
Franklin Hill Vineyards from Bangor is one of several wineries that will participate in Sunday’s Winter Winefest at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jane Therese\/Special to The Morning Call)
\nA Billy Joel tribute<\/p>\n