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Banners will honor first responders who have served our community<\/em><\/p>\n BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013 ArtsQuest is hosting its annual\u00a0\u2018Our Hometown Heroes \u2013 First Responders\u2019<\/a>\u00a0banner display, presented by Embassy Bank, honoring first responders, including police and law enforcement officials, firefighters and volunteer firefighters, emergency medical personnel and paramedics, who currently serve or who have served our community.<\/p>\n The nonprofit is asking the community to\u00a0click here<\/a>\u00a0to submit photos of family members, neighbors and friends who are first responders. Submissions will be accepted through July 31, 2021. Those participating are asked to share their contact information, as well as the first responder\u2019s name, hometown, job title and department, to be displayed during the\u00a0Patriot Day Celebration<\/a>\u00a0at the SteelStacks on September 11.<\/p>\n Images must be high resolution jpeg, tiff, bitmap or PDF files; color and black and white will be accepted. Photos can also be dropped off at the Banana Factory Arts Center at 25 W. Third St. in Bethlehem during normal business hours, which are Monday-Friday 8 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m.\u00a0Photos can be picked up at the Banana Factory Arts Center during business hours, starting August 2.<\/p>\n \u200bAbout ArtsQuest<\/strong><\/p>\n ArtsQuest\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events.<\/p>\n Through festivals such as its flagship event,\u00a0Musikfest<\/a>; the\u00a0Banana Factory Arts Center<\/a>; and the ArtsQuest Center at\u00a0SteelStacks<\/a>\u00a0arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, approximately 50 percent of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region. ArtsQuest is a proud member of NIVA, the\u00a0National Independent Venue Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n Information provided to TVL by:<\/p>\n Nicole Harrell <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Banners will honor first responders who have served our community BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013 ArtsQuest is hosting its annual\u00a0\u2018Our Hometown Heroes \u2013 First Responders\u2019\u00a0banner display, presented by Embassy Bank, honoring … Continue reading ARTSQUEST AND EMBASSY BANK HOST \u2018OUR HOMETOWN HEROES \u2013 FIRST RESPONDERS\u2019 CELEBRATION<\/span>
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