{"id":10060,"date":"2015-12-01T18:17:02","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T23:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=10060"},"modified":"2015-12-01T18:20:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T23:20:30","slug":"httpwww-thevalleyledger-comp1904-105","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=10060","title":{"rendered":"2015 Downtown Allentown Tree Lighting Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"
Allentown, PA –\u00a0<\/b><\/span>December 1, 2015<\/span><\/span>:\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
The Hamilton District Main Street Program in partnership with the City of Allentown are proud to present the 2015 Downtown Allentown Tree Lighting Ceremony <\/i>on Thursday, December 3, 2015<\/span><\/span> at the PPL Plaza, 800 block of Hamilton Street. Festivities include musical performances, dance acts, horse-drawn carriage rides, face painting, appearances by MeLVin, Pip the Mouse, and of course, Santa and Mrs. Claus. \u00a0CAT Country and WLEV Radio will be attending the event and Caf\u00e9 Vida will be offering hot chocolate and coffee to attendees. This is a free event and is open to the public.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

WHEN:\u00a0<\/b>Thursday, December 3rd<\/sup><\/p>\n

TIME:\u00a0<\/b>4 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WHERE:\u00a0<\/b>PPL Plaza, 800 block of Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101<\/p>\n

Dave Fry, the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, and YEA! Xcape dance group will provide holiday-themed performances. Mayor Ed Pawlowski will count down to the Tree Lighting with Dave Fry.<\/p>\n

SCHEDULE OF ENTERTAINMENT:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

4:00-4:05<\/span><\/span> – Betsy Kohl, Main Street Manager, Starts Program<\/p>\n

4:05-4:25<\/span><\/span> – Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts<\/p>\n

4:25-4:45<\/span><\/span> – Dave Fry<\/p>\n

4:45 – Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive on fire truck <\/b><\/p>\n

4:45-5:05<\/span><\/span> – Dave Fry<\/p>\n

5:05-5:10<\/span><\/span> – Tree lighting with Mayor Pawlowski<\/b><\/p>\n

5:15-5:35<\/span><\/span> – Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts<\/p>\n

5:40-6:00<\/span><\/span> – Dave Fry<\/p>\n

6:05-6:30<\/span><\/span> – YEA! Xcape<\/p>\n

6:35-7:00<\/span><\/span> – Dave Fry<\/p>\n

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SPONSORS:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

City of Allentown, Lehigh Carbon Community College, and RCN<\/div>\n
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The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce’s <\/a>mission is to serve as the voice for business by continuously improving the economic climate and creating growth opportunities for the Greater Lehigh Valley region. We accomplish this through business-to-business networking events and marketing products, affinity programs and exclusive, money saving member benefits, training programs, government affairs initiatives and public policy advocacy, and community development enterprises.\u00a0 With nearly 5,000 members who employ more than 200,000 individuals, the Chamber is the largest in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and in the top ten nationwide.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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