{"id":114980,"date":"2022-12-01T22:17:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T03:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114980"},"modified":"2022-12-01T22:17:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T03:17:02","slug":"fifa-world-cup-lehigh-valley-soccerfest-continues-this-weekend-at-steelstacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114980","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup\u2122 Lehigh Valley SoccerFest continues this weekend at SteelStacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BETHLEHEM, Pa.\u2014 Come and celebrate soccer fever with fellow fans from across the Lehigh Valley this weekend at ArtsQuest as the U.S. Men\u2019s National Team advances to the knockout stage in FIFA World Cup action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the USMNT advances, so too does the celebration advance and excitement continue here in the City of Bethlehem,\u201d said ArtsQuest Chief Operating Officer Curt Mosel. \u201cWe\u2019re beyond excited to offer these additional opportunities for our community to come together and passionately chant their team to victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SteelStacks, the Lehigh Valley\u2019s only FIFA approved World Cup viewing location, and presenting partner Wind Creek Bethlehem, in partnership with Lehigh Valley United (LVU), Lehigh Valley Health Network, Baby J\u00a0Productions\/Sabroso Video, La Mega Radio, Coca-Cola of the Lehigh Valley, KLYR Rum, Discover Lehigh Valley and WFMZ (Edici\u00f3n En Espa\u00f1ol) TV69 will host free viewing parties this weekend at the following locations and times.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend\u2019s action kicks off Saturday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m., as the USMNT takes on the Netherlands. The match will be shown inside the ArtsQuest Center at Palette &amp; Pour and the Frank Banko Alehouse Red and Blue Cinemas. The fever continues with the 2 p.m. match between Argentina and Australia featured at Palette &amp; Pour.<br \/>\nOn Sunday, Dec. 4, France will face Poland at 10 a.m. and England will take on Senegal at 2 p.m. Both matches will be shown at Palette &amp; Pour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe support and excitement in showcasing FIFA World Cup\u2122 action here in Bethlehem is intense,\u201d Mosel said. \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to welcome soccer fans back to SteelStacks this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About ArtsQuest ArtsQuest\u2019s mission 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<p>Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the Banana Factory Arts Center; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming\u00a0reaches more than 1.9 million people annually.\u00a0The organization\u2019s programs and events,\u00a0approximately 50% of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more\u00a0than $136 million annually in the region. ArtsQuest is a proud member of NIVA, the National<br \/>\nIndependent Venue Association and NATO, the National Association of Theatre Owners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nKelley Andrade, ArtsQuest<br \/>\nPublic Relations Coordinator<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/\">http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; BETHLEHEM, Pa.\u2014 Come and celebrate soccer fever with fellow fans from across the Lehigh Valley this weekend at ArtsQuest as the U.S. Men\u2019s National Team advances to the knockout &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114980\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">FIFA World Cup\u2122 Lehigh Valley SoccerFest continues this weekend at SteelStacks<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5717,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bethlehem","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/steel-stacks-fifa-soccer.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114980"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/114883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}