May 3<\/p>\n
Residents and trail users are invited to attend the Ironton Rail Trail Safety Day 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Coplay Kilns along the Ironton Rail Trail, Saylor Park, 245 N. Second St., Coplay. This is an event focused on promoting the safe and enjoyable use of one of the region\u2019s most popular recreational resources. For more information, contact the Ironton Rail Trail at 610-437-5524, ext. 1135.<\/p>\n
May 5<\/p>\n
Trojan Alumni Varsity Club will meet 6 p.m. as a social gathering at the HOPS-Fogelsville Hotel, 7921 Main St., Fogelsville. The main speaker will be Parkland High School Head Football Coach Tim Moncman. There is a cost per person for the dinner. All are invited to attend.<\/p>\n
Crazy Quilters Quilt Guild will meet 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 4601 Tilghman St., Allentown. The meeting will feature a program by well-known quilt collectors Arlan and Pat Christ, who will present \u201cPennsylvania Dutch Quilts \u2014 Folklore & Superstitions,\u201d highlighting quilts made in the mid to late 1800s and early 1900s. There is a small fee for visitors, who are welcome. For more information, go to www.crazyquilters.org.<\/p>\n
First Presbyterian Church of Allentown, 3231 W. Tilghman St., Allentown, will show a screening of \u201cEvicting the American Dream\u201d 6:30-7:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. A panel discussion will take place after the screening 7:30-8:30 p.m. Panel will include Roslyn Kuba, Family Promise, Abby Goldfarb, Lehigh Conference of Churches, Lori Molloy, North Penn Legal and Geoff Brace, Lehigh County commissioner. Light refreshments will be served. Use door 5 at the rear of the church.<\/p>\n
May 9<\/p>\n
Morgenland Church, 3120 Weidasville Road, Orefield, (Leather Corner Post) will hold its \u201cWheels at the Grove\u201d car show 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All vehicles are welcome. Last year they had cars, trucks and tractors. This year they will also have a motorcycle. All vehicles will be parked in their paved parking lot as space permits. There is a small registration donation fee. The event is free to visitors and there will be free parking. A printable registration form is available at Morgenlandchurch.org. Visit their website to see upcoming events, register for the car show or you can register the day of the event. They will have a trophy, the pastor prize, basket raffle, baked goods, rumble seat rides and 50\/50 drawing. Their cooks will serve breakfast, lunch and this year, free coffee. Someone\u2019s 2026 car show entry will be featured on their 2027 flyer. For questions, call or text Wayne at 484-929-9950.<\/p>\n
Sharing the Joy of Music is the theme for the program of the Allentown Music Club to be held 2;30 p.m. at The Asbury United Methodist Church, 1533 Springhouse Road, Allentown. The performers include The Asbury Trio, Sherman Cox, clarinet, Monika Short, soprano and Steven Silvonek, piano. The program coordinator is Jonathan Beitler. The program is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n
Leo\u2019s Pediatric Cancer FUND-FEST will take place 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Schnecksville Fire Company, 4550 Old Packhouse Road, Schnecksville. This free, family-friendly event features live music, food trucks, cool cars, animal encounters, kids activities, raffles, first responders, new toy drive for kids in chemo, corn hole tournament, a community blood drive and beer garden 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, go to Leosleague.org.<\/p>\n
May 15<\/p>\n
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, 1343 Long Lane Road (Krumsville) Kutztown, will hold an indoor yard sale\/flea market 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you would like to have space to sell your items, table space is available at a cost. Craft vendors are also welcome. Food will be available for purchase. To make arrangements, or for questions, call Janice at 484 650 5533.<\/p>\n
May 16<\/p>\n
K4K and FM Events, an event planner which organizes local craft fairs for artisans and small businesses to better connect with the community, will host a Spring into Summer Craft Fair 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Shankweiler\u2019s Drive In, 4540 Shankweiler Road, Orefield. For more information email k4kandfurmamaevents@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, 1343 Long Lane Road (Krumsville) Kutztown, will be holding an indoor yard sale\/flea market 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you would like to have space to sell your items, table space is available at a cost. Craft vendors are also welcome. Food will be available for purchase. To make arrangements, or for questions, call Janice at 484 650 5533.<\/p>\n
May 22-24<\/p>\n
Mayfair Festival of the Arts returns to Cedar Crest College over Memorial Day weekend, May 22-24, featuring art, crafts, food, music, and live performances. Admission and on-site parking are free. Each day will feature food and beverage vendors, more than 35 artisan craft vendors, and Franki\u2019s Fun Zone-complete with a climbing wall, Crayola table, bounce house and slide, inflatable obstacle course, trampoline, and train ride. The weekend will culminate in a drone show, with more than 200 illuminated drones lighting up the night sky in a showstopping finale. The 2026 Festival hours are: 4 \u2014 10 p.m. May 22 and noon to 10 p.m. May 23 and 24. For more information or schedule, please visit mayfair.cedarcrest.edu.<\/p>\n
May 31<\/p>\n
The Sanctuary at Haafsville will hold its third annual Fast and Furriest 5K Run and Walk 9 a.m. at Lehigh Parkway. Race day check-in begins 8 a.m. All runners must check in before the race. Price to register includes T-shirt and age group prizes. For more information or to register, go to runsignup.com\/haafsville5k.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"May 3 Residents and trail users are invited to attend the Ironton Rail Trail Safety Day 9 a.m.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-181272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}