{"id":116048,"date":"2023-02-14T20:22:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T01:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=116048"},"modified":"2023-02-14T20:22:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T01:22:30","slug":"artsquest-and-embassy-bank-invite-community-to-submit-images-for-13th-annual-our-hometown-heroes-photo-display-at-steelstacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=116048","title":{"rendered":"ArtsQuest and Embassy Bank Invite Community to Submit Images for 13th Annual \u2018Our Hometown Heroes\u2019 Photo Display at SteelStacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo submission deadline of March 31 to be included in the annual recognition display<\/em><\/p>\n

Feb. 14, 2023, Bethlehem, PA\u00a0\u2013\u00a0ArtsQuest<\/a>, partnering with\u00a0Embassy Bank<\/a>,<\/u>\u00a0invites the community to submit photos of family members, neighbors and friends who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces for the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0annual \u2018Our Hometown Heroes\u2019 display at\u00a0SteelStacks<\/a>. Submissions will be accepted beginning March 1 through March 31. The photos will go on display beginning May 27 through July 4, (Memorial Day weekend through the Fourth of July).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud to partner with ArtsQuest in continuing the tradition of honoring our members of the miliary, especially those who have lost their lives protecting and serving our nation,\u201d Embassy Bank President, CEO & Chairman Dave Lobach said.<\/p>\n

The deadline for photo submission is March 31 and only the first 200 photos received will be accepted for the 2023 display. Over the past thirteen years, more than 1,400 images of local servicemen and women from all branches of the military have been on display in honor of our hometown heroes. Individuals can submit photos two ways, either through ArtsQuest\u2019s website or photos can be dropped oof in person at a local Embassy Bank branch or at ArtsQuest\u2019s Banana Factory, located at 25 W. 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0St., Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

To upload digital photos, visit\u00a0Steelstacks.org\/memorial<\/a>. Images must be of high-resolution jpeg, tiff, bitmap or PDF file. Color photographs in addition to black and white photos will be accepted. All hardcopies will be returned promptly to the location where they were submitted.<\/p>\n

The first 200 photos submitted will be displayed on one of the \u2018Our Hometown Heroes\u2019 banners on the SteelStacks campus and will include the soldier\u2019s rank, branch, dates of service and hometown. All images submitted in previous years will automatically be displayed as part of the \u2018Our Hometown Heroes\u2019 display. The public is invited to attend \u201cA Time to Remember\u201d Memorial Day event on May 29 at 3 p.m. on the stage at Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks.<\/p>\n

Additional details of 2023 Memorial Day events and activities held at SteelStacks will be available later this spring at Steelstacks.org.<\/p>\n

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About ArtsQuest<\/strong><\/p>\n

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. 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 reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, approximately 50% of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nJennifer LoConte
\nCommunications Director
\nArtsQuest
\nChief Operations Officer
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo submission deadline of March 31 to be included in the annual recognition display Feb. 14, 2023, Bethlehem, PA\u00a0\u2013\u00a0ArtsQuest, partnering with\u00a0Embassy Bank,\u00a0invites the community to submit photos of family members, … Continue reading ArtsQuest and Embassy Bank Invite Community to Submit Images for 13th Annual \u2018Our Hometown Heroes\u2019 Photo Display at SteelStacks<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112769,"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-116048","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\/06\/hometown-hereos.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116048"}],"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=116048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/112769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=116048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=116048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=116048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}