Reading and Roaming
HISTORIC BETHLEHEM A group of Moravians from Germany founded Bethlehem in 1741. They established their church, built a school, created a bookstore, Moravian Book Shop, and built separate residences for men (brethren) and women (sisters and widows.) Many of these early 18th century buildings remain today, well preserved and elegant in their simple lines. Central …
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CULTURE NOTES Over its three-week run, the Sarasota Music Festival brings rising young musicians to town and pairs them with faculty from the orchestra and various conservatories for a series of chamber and full orchestra concerts. Friday night’s concert included an exquisite performance of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. This is a piece we know very …
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VISITING OLD HAUNTS This week we are returning to the scene of past crimes—no, not crimes—just past lives. Coming to Bethlehem for an event at Lehigh University let us re-explore Bethlehem’s Main Street and its burgeoning dining scene. New restaurants midst old familiar ones (such as Edge, still excellent) and lots of sidewalk seating. On …
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