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Christmas City Follies XVII
* Dec. 1 - 18
Your annual dose of jolly mischief, merry melodies, and holiday cheer celebrating Christmas in the Christmas City! Devised by the Touchstone Ensemble and extended family, Follies celebrates the holiday season with giddiness, poignancy, pop culture, and joy for all.
The time-honored Lehigh Valley tradition returns to the Civic stage for a 27th year. This timeless and magnificent tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his redemption has allowed literally thousands of children and adults to share the magic of the brilliant Charles Dickens with their "fellow passengers" on the road of humanity.
Mel Brooks Live on Stage
* Friday, Dec. 9 | 7:30 pm
Mel Brooks gives an inside look at his storied career and the making of the movie
Blazing Saddles,
which will be presented on the big screen followed by a conversation and audience Q&A with Mel Brooks himself.
The Santaland Diaries
* Dec. 9 - 18
An alternative holiday celebration, this outrageously funny one-man play from popular humorist David Sedaris is about the author's experiences as an unemployed writer taking a job as an elf at Macy's in New York.
Lehigh University Philharmonic: "Mahler Symphony No. 6"
* Dec. 9 - 10
Join the members of the Lehigh University Philharmonic for a stirring performance of Mahler's opulent and lush Symphony No. 6, a masterpiece of Viennese fin-de-siécle romanticism.
Martin Sexton
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Saturday, Dec. 10 | 7:30 pm
After launching his career in the early '90s, Martin Sexton went on to release the albums Black Sheep, The American, Wonder Bar and Live Wide Open from 1996-2002. In 2007 Sexton began the most successful stretch of his career with the release of his studio offering, Seeds.
Christmas Oratorio
Parts 4, 5, & 6
Presented by
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem
*Saturday, Dec. 10 | 8:00 pm
Travel with the kings, led by the star in the east, and warned in a dream to escape the wrath of Herod. The Choir and soloists lend their voices to the narrative in powerful arias and tender chorales.
Christmas Vespers
Presented by
Lehigh University Choral Arts
* Sunday, Dec. 11
Lehigh University Choral Arts presents its annual Christmas gift to the community. Steven Sametz, director; Sun Min Lee, associate director. Performances at 4 pm and 8 pm, and no tickets required. Early arrival suggested.
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Hosts: George Miller and Kate Scuffle 
Like a scene from Currier and Ives, the village of Jim Thorpe lies nestled in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains and decorated for the holidays in Victorian style. The feeling of Christmas' past will kindle the heart and captivate the imagination.
The 35th Jim Thorpe Olde Time Christmas Festival features three weekends of magical holiday traditions, arts, entertainments and music.
Amy Pienta and Mitch Hanson, owners/artists at Somersault Letterpress and Jennifer Christman of the Jim Thorpe Olde Time Christmas Committee, join hosts George Miller and Kate Scuffle in exploring this time-treasured event.
At the Movies: "Dr. Strange,
"
the 14th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has stunning visuals, strong lead performances: Benedict Cumberbatch (Dr. Stephen Strange), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Mordo), Rachel McAdams (Christine Palmer) and Tilda Swinton (The Ancient One), efficient direction by Scott Derrickson and a witty, action-packed screenplay. It's based on the Marvel Comic by Steve Ditko, 89, a Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., native and co-creator with Stan Lee of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange.
Paul Willistein of the Lehigh Valley Press reviews the fantasy-action
film.
Host: Eleanor Bobrow
Twenty-one
people die each day waiting for an organ transplant. The Philadelphia-based non-profit organization, Gift of Life Donor Program, works to help the nearly 5,000 patients awaiting a life-saving transplant in our region. Today, Eleanor discusses this service with Susan Koomar, Gift of Life Donor Program's Regional Community Relations Coordinator for the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania, and Lisa Rigione, volunteer with Gift of Life Donor Program's Lehigh Valley Coalition for Organ and Tissue Donation.
Host: Steve Aaronson
Tonight's
program goes back to the very early days of several Golden Age artists. Tracks from their first two albums will be featured. Among the performers will be Judy Collins, Tom Paxton, and Ian And Sylvia.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6
Host: Dave Fry
Tuesday's show will feature some archived sets from
Cheek2Cheek ('15),
John Gorka
('90),
Herdman, Hills and Mangsen
('06),
Bill Morrissey
('94) and
Bill Kirchen
from this last Thursday. Plus music from
The Kennedys
and other Godfreys' performers past, present and future.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7
Host: Laurie A. Siebert, CPA, CFP®, AEP®
Laurie Siebert will discuss: "Year-end tax planning."
Laurie will take your questions live on the air at 610-758-8810 during the program. Questions can be submitted early at
yourfinancialchoices.com
by clicking Contact Laurie.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8
Guest Dr. Margaret Christian, professor of English at Penn State - Lehigh Valley, has studied many sermons from 16th century England. She talks to us of these sermons from Elizabethan society, after King Henry VIII created the Church of England. Believe it or not, there are parallels between those times and our own, as explained by Dr. Christian.
11:00pm - 1:00am: Galactic Travels
Host: Bill Fox
On Galactic Travels, Bill Fox presents hour-long soundscapes of electronic, ambient and space music.
This week, Bill will continue the month-long focus on Jim Ottaway. The Featured CD at Midnight will be "Orion," which is self-released.
Host: Dr. Kamran Afshar
A weekly look at the trends driving our nation's economy as well as the Lehigh Valley's economy.
Economic Pulse airs Fridays at 5:44pm and Mondays at 7:41am.
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