{"id":35242,"date":"2017-06-15T21:10:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T01:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=35242"},"modified":"2017-06-15T21:12:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T01:12:35","slug":"everybody-italian-june-17th-bethlehem-italian-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=35242","title":{"rendered":"Everybody is Italian on June 17th &#8211; Bethlehem Italian Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bethlehem Italian Festival<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1271925282\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday, June 17th<\/span><\/span> from <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1271925283\"><span class=\"aQJ\">12 PM &#8211; 8 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Join us this Saturday, June 17 for food, drinks, music, and more! Food and wine trails will run from <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1271925285\"><span class=\"aQJ\">1:00 P.M. &#8211; 5:00 P.M.<\/span><\/span> Festival goers will also get the chance to have a meet &amp; greet with the Godfather&#8217;s Gianni Russo, visit our food and street vendors, view our chalk artist&#8217;s stunning work, as well as the work of other artisans. Featured events also include a car show, as well as a Meatball Eating Contest! Stop by Main Street <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1271925286\"><span class=\"aQJ\">this Saturday<\/span><\/span> from <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1271925287\"><span class=\"aQJ\">12:00 P.M. &#8211; 8:00 P.M.<\/span><\/span> for an authentic taste and look at Italian Culture!<\/p>\n<p>FOOD &amp; WINE TRAIL PASSPORTS<br \/>\nPassport pre-order deadline is extended until TONIGHT at 9:00 P.M.! Purchase your passports in advance to save! We have a limited number of combo wine and food trail passports available for pre-sale, act now to get this deal! Click this link to purchase your tickets now: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/bethlehem-italian-festival-passports-tickets-33776110255?aff=ehomecard\">PURCHASE PASSPORTS HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also have musical performances at the Sun Inn Courtyard, as well as on Main Street! The line up includes:<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1271925290\"><span class=\"aQJ\">12:30 P.M.- 2:00 P.M.<\/span><\/span>&#8211; Trouble City All-Stars (Sun Inn Courtyard)<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1271925291\"><span class=\"aQJ\">2:00 P.M.- 3:30 P.M.<\/span><\/span>&#8211; King Henry Duo (Main St.)<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1271925292\"><span class=\"aQJ\">2:30 P.M.- 4:00 P.M.<\/span><\/span> &#8211; Cunningham &amp; Associates (Sun Inn Courtyard)<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1271925293\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:15 P.M.<\/span><\/span>&#8211; Lehigh Valley Italian American Band (Main St.)<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1271925294\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:30 &#8211; 6:00 PM<\/span><\/span>&#8211; Public Displays of Rejection (Sun Inn Courtyard)<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1271925295\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6:30 P.M.- 8:00 P.M.<\/span><\/span>&#8211; Sunshine Symphony (Sun Inn Courtyard)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Information Provided By:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_59432eab522db4e60541076\" class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\">The Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce is comprised of approximately 750 Bethlehem based businesses that are members of The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce. They are represented by a board of directors whose mission is to advocate, preserve and advance business and community interests in the City of Bethlehem.This Chamber works closely with city administration to further economic growth in Be<span class=\"text_exposed_hide\">&#8230;<\/span><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">thlehem. The Chamber hosts the annual &#8216;State of the City&#8217; Breakfast with the Mayor, &#8216;Investing in Bethlehem&#8217;, an Annual Dinner to present the Priscilla Payne Hurd Award, the Frank Marcon Award, and the annual Walla Gazoo clambake and golf outing. The Chamber also runs the Christmas City Committee, which is another fun way to get involved.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lehighvalleychamber.org\/\">http:\/\/www.lehighvalleychamber.org\/<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Bethlehem Italian Festival Saturday, June 17th from 12 PM &#8211; 8 PM &nbsp; Join us this Saturday, June 17 for food, drinks, music, and more! 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