{"id":142892,"date":"2025-06-05T13:59:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T17:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=142892"},"modified":"2025-06-05T13:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T17:59:58","slug":"laugh-out-loud-all-summer-long-with-artsquest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=142892","title":{"rendered":"Laugh Out Loud All Summer Long with ArtsQuest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laugh Out Loud All Summer Long with ArtsQuest<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA. June 3, 2025 \u2013 Prepare for belly laughs, wild improv and side-splitting standup as the ArtsQuest Campus at SteelStacks brings a stellar lineup of comedy shows that promise outrageous fun and unforgettable moments.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s Play Quiplash: The Party Game Show!<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 June 20 at 9 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bethlehem Visitor Center at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network part of Jefferson Health<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the game show that feels like a party\u2014and everyone\u2019s invited! Compete for instant
\nfame and eternal glory by answering ridiculous prompts right from your smartphone. Not
\ninto the spotlight? No worries! You can still\u00a0play\u00a0the role of Kingmaker by voting for your
\nfavorite answers. Whether you’re a comedy genius or just here for the chaos, there’s a
\nplace for you. And hey… you might even walk away with a cash prize!<\/p>\n

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Improvised Nicolas Cage<\/a>\u00a0– June 21 at 9 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bethlehem Visitor Center at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network part of Jefferson Health<\/em><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve seen The Rock. You\u2019ve seen National Treasure. But have you ever wondered what The Notebook\u00a0would be like\u2026 with\u00a0Nicolas\u00a0Cage? In this completely off-the-rails improv comedy show, we embrace the joke that\u00a0Cage\u00a0is in everything\u2014and take it to its illogical extreme. Join us as the audience suggests iconic movies that don\u2019t\u00a0feature the Oscar-winning actor, and our cast of improvisers will show you exactly what those films would have looked like if he was. Every movie. One\u00a0Cage. Infinite chaos.<\/p>\n

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Suzanne Westenhoefer<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 June 25 at 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fowler Blast Furnace Room inside the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks<\/em><\/p>\n

With her platinum locks, immaculate makeup and chicest blazer,\u00a0Suzanne\u00a0personified 1990s lesbian chic when appeared on Sally Jesse Raphael\u2019s \u201cBreaking the Lesbian Stereotype\u201d episode.<\/p>\n

She has been breaking through barriers from being the first lesbian comedian with an HBO comedy special to the first lesbian comedian to perform on \u201cLate Night with David Letterman\u201d and all points in between. The girl who grew up on the wrong side of Amish country has been advocating for LGBT rights, women\u2019s rights and choice and other causes since the 1980s.<\/p>\n

Suzanne\u2019s longtime passion for couponing and stockpiling toiletries paid off as she supplied her block with toilet paper during COVID\u2019s darkest days. Yes, she saved their asses. It doesn\u2019t matter whether you are in line for a TSA screening or in a sold-out auditorium,\u00a0Suzanne\u00a0will not stop until she has your rolling with laughter. Nothing is off limits to her. Every show is an off-the-cuff, unscripted laugh riot.<\/p>\n

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Tina Friml<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 July 15 at 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fowler Blast Furnace Room inside the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks<\/em><\/p>\n

Tina\u00a0Friml\u00a0is a standup comedian who uses animated optimism to talk about living with cerebral palsy. In 2024, she was named one of Variety\u2019s Top 10 Comics To Watch. Her sharp jokes and fearless honesty about the social assumptions that come with living with a disability has earned\u00a0Tina\u00a0a dedicated social media following with over 300K followers on Instagram and over 215K on TikTok. She made her late-night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. She can also be seen on the Comedy Central series Featuring and Don\u2019t Tell Comedy. She was a 2019 New Face in the acclaimed Just For Laughs Festival. Tina performs all over the country to sold out audiences and fans.<\/p>\n

Visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.steelstacks.org\/<\/a>\u00a0for tickets, full show details and additional summer events.<\/p>\n

Get ready to laugh, cheer and maybe even join in on the fun!<\/p>\n

About 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. Through festivals such as its flagship event,\u00a0Musikfest<\/a>; the\u00a0ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL<\/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, of which nearly 40 percent are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nBryn \u00a0Keeney<\/p>\n

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