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Decisions,
decisions

By Shannon Sigafoos

Indulge’s 2017 Summer Fun in the Valley This guide will get you to all parts authentic Italian music, art, artisan
Guide isn’t like other summer fun guides. of the Lehigh Valley; from there, it’s up vendors and food and wine.
The Easton Farmer’s Market celebrates
Sure, you can page right through it to find to you how, where, and with whom you its 265th birthday on July 8 with a bash that
will include free birthday cake, live music,
hundreds of suggestions on warm-weather spend your time. Will it be racing through entertainment and historical displays. Add
that to the wide variety of fresh, local foods
fun. You can choose to jump right to that the streets of Bethlehem’s old steel mill available at the market, and you have one of
the most delicious celebrations in the Valley.
one destination you’ve been planning to visit in the inaugural SteelStacks Grand Prix?
Looking to uncork some fun? Wine
over the last several summers and just never What about taking part in an indulgent festivals vary nearly as much as the wineries
themselves, giving wine lovers the chance to
got around to actually doing it. “make your own” workshop at Chocolate savor new flavors at events both large and
small. One of the Valley’s premier annual
Or, you can tap into your inner explorer Works Lehigh Valley? Downing a pint or wine events is Wine on the Mountain, which
takes place July 22-23 at Penn’s Peak
and let your summer unfold whim by whim. two at Bath’s Spuds & Suds Festival? in Jim Thorpe. Guests enjoy wine

Whatever strikes you in the moments Cheering on the casts of the premier

between Memorial Day and Labor Day season of NCC Summer Theatre?

weekends, we’ve got you covered. Call it your Pick your destination and let’s get

“summer of spontaneity.” All adventures going! Among the highlights:

begin with a great idea and then a first TASTE AND SIP TO YOUR
step. So, let us give you the lay of the land, HEART’S CONTENT
because this isn’t the Lehigh Valley summer

you thought you knew. For all you culinary connoisseurs, the

There are plenty of options for the Valley’s appetite for food, wine, and brew

solo adventurer, for outdoor explorers, for festivals and special events is larger than

couples, for food lovers, and for families. ever. If you missed it last year, the second

What about those rainy days, you ask? annual Lehigh Valley Italian Festival

We’ve got ways to beat Mother Nature if you returns to downtown Bethlehem on

find yourself stuck indoors. June 17. Get a full taste of Italy with

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