{"id":28647,"date":"2017-03-05T10:06:04","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T15:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=28647"},"modified":"2017-03-05T10:06:58","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T15:06:58","slug":"pbs39-welcomes-singer-fernando-varela-upcoming-fundraising-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=28647","title":{"rendered":"PBS39 Welcomes Singer Fernando Varela for Upcoming Fundraising Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bethlehem, Pa. — March 3, 2017 —\u00a0<\/strong>PBS39 is excited to host Latino opera sensation\u00a0Fernando Varela<\/strong>\u00a0in studio this\u00a0Monday, March 6 at 8 p.m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>as part of this month’s fundraising drive. Varela will take part in a live interview to talk about his American musical journey, which led him to the production of the PBS special,\u00a0Coming Home.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Coming Home<\/em><\/strong> features\u00a0the world-class tenor with special guests Jackie Evancho<\/strong>, William Joseph<\/strong>, Stephen Moccio<\/strong>, and Caroline Campbell<\/strong> for a magical evening showcasing musical favorites, including “Nessun Dorma<\/strong>,” “All By Myself<\/strong>,” “Three Times a Lady<\/strong>,” and more.<\/div>\n
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Varela has performed at the White House,\u00a0Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, and\u00a0on America’s Got Talent<\/em>.\u00a0His first classical-crossover album, “Vivere<\/strong>,” will debut later this month, and will be followed by an extensive tour of the United States. PBS39’s live presentation of Coming Home<\/em> will also highlight the singer’s upcoming local performance at the\u00a0Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading on November 12, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. Tickets are available here<\/span><\/u><\/a>, and include VIP Meet and Greet opportunities.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Viewers will have multiple opportunities to enjoy\u00a0Coming Home<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0on PBS39, with an encore presentation of this program set to air Sunday, March 12 at 5:30 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/strong> For full schedule information, please visit PBS39 online<\/span><\/u><\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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About PBS39<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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PBS39 is a community-owned public television station licensed to Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton, Pa., serving eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. PBS39 is owned and operated by the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation. PBS39 acts as the catalyst to promote civic engagement, and to fulfill the regional needs of the Greater Lehigh Valley through its dynamic communication platforms and resources. For more information, visit PBS39’s website<\/span><\/u><\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Information Provided By:<\/strong>
\nDaWayne Cleckley<\/strong>
\nVP, Marketing PBS39<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Bethlehem, Pa. — March 3, 2017 —\u00a0PBS39 is excited to host Latino opera sensation\u00a0Fernando Varela\u00a0in studio this\u00a0Monday, March 6 at 8 p.m.\u00a0as part of this month’s fundraising drive. Varela … Continue reading PBS39 Welcomes Singer Fernando Varela for Upcoming Fundraising Drive<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24787,"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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pbs39-50years.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28647"}],"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=28647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}