{"id":52459,"date":"2017-11-14T19:39:46","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T00:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=52459"},"modified":"2017-11-14T19:39:46","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T00:39:46","slug":"lights-parkway-opens-november-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=52459","title":{"rendered":"LIGHTS IN THE PARKWAY OPENS NOVEMBER 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Allentown\u2019s 21<sup>st<\/sup> season of Lights in the Parkway opens <span data-term=\"goog_1101666887\">Friday, November 24 at 5:30pm<\/span> in Lehigh Parkway.<\/p>\n<p>Drive through this spectacular holiday light show in the comfort of your own car.\u00a0 Dazzling new animated displays are part of this glowing show. These larger-than-life light spectaculars join traditional favorites set to music, transforming more than a mile of one of Allentown\u2019s most beautiful parks, Lehigh Parkway, into a winter wonderland.\u00a0 Featuring hundreds of thousands of brilliant lights \u2013 this attraction will brighten your holiday season.\u00a0 Visitors will experience tunnels, favorite holiday scenes and more.\u00a0 \u201cLights\u201d has become an annual tradition for many throughout the Lehigh Valley and beyond.\u00a0 Lights in the Parkway is fun for all ages.<\/p>\n<p>Lights in the Parkway can be viewed on Wednesdays \u2013 <span data-term=\"goog_1101666888\">Sunday<\/span> from <span data-term=\"goog_1101666889\">Friday, November 24 \u2013 Sunday, December 17<\/span> and nightly <span data-term=\"goog_1101666890\">December 20 \u2013 31<\/span> from <span data-term=\"goog_1101666891\">5:30pm \u2013 10pm.<\/span> Lights in the Parkway is closed on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>Admission on site is $15 per car, $25 per commercial van, minibus and limo, and $45 per bus. Tickets may be purchased in advance online at <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightsintheparkway.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.lightsintheparkway.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1510792263544000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHIvG6VPss2tGG6wJop-TPParHxtQ\">www.lightsintheparkway.com<\/a><\/u> or <u><a href=\"http:\/\/lightsintheparkway17.eventbrite.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/lightsintheparkway17.eventbrite.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1510792263544000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHupNnFas1ZC5M8wLnJDmccVbGa3Q\">lightsintheparkway17.eventbrite.com<\/a><\/u> at a discounted rate of $12 per car and $22 per commercial van, minibus or limo. Credit card sales are accepted on site, but are only discounted if purchased in advance. Lights in the Parkway also accepts checks or cash.<\/p>\n<h4>$10 and $20 advance sale tickets are available at the following locations, beginning on <span data-term=\"goog_1101666892\">Friday, November 17<\/span>:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Allentown City Hall &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=435+Hamilton+Street+Allentown+PA+18101&amp;aq=&amp;sll=37.6,-95.665&amp;sspn=71.369198,155.478516&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=435+Hamilton+St,+Allentown,+Pennsylvania+18101&amp;t=m&amp;z=17&amp;iwloc=A\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f%3Dq%26source%3Ds_q%26hl%3Den%26geocode%3D%26q%3D435%2BHamilton%2BStreet%2BAllentown%2BPA%2B18101%26aq%3D%26sll%3D37.6,-95.665%26sspn%3D71.369198,155.478516%26vpsrc%3D0%26ie%3DUTF8%26hq%3D%26hnear%3D435%2BHamilton%2BSt,%2BAllentown,%2BPennsylvania%2B18101%26t%3Dm%26z%3D17%26iwloc%3DA&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1510792263544000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFQQ7OoN2pf3B8SFc5gz08I8gIOhg\"> 435 Hamilton Street Allentown PA 18101<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Allentown Federal Credit Union \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allentownfcu.com\/html\/general.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.allentownfcu.com\/html\/general.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1510792263544000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjJMeMBmAqGGJOAUVKoVHf6FIFJQ\"> All Locations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another exciting feature for this year\u2019s event: the seventh annual Lights in the Parkway 5K and Walk!\u00a0 The City of Allentown has again partnered with Run Lehigh Valley to provide this unique opportunity to enjoy the spectacular display. The event will take place on <span data-term=\"goog_1101666893\">Wednesday, November 22<\/span> beginning at <span data-term=\"goog_1101666894\">7pm<\/span> for runners with the walkers following.\u00a0\u00a0 Interested persons can register and see the course at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.runlehighvalley.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.runlehighvalley.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1510792263544000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF2d7aASr-fb8YjK1gS1aCE1i5EMQ\">www.runlehighvalley.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Space is limited.\u00a0 No race day registration is accepted.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the route, patrons are invited to visit the Gift Barn which features a large selection of one-of-a-kind decorations, ornaments and holiday collectibles for everyone on your holiday shopping list.\u00a0 Hot chocolate, popcorn, cookies and other refreshments are also offered inside the Gift Barn. Credit cards are accepted in the Gift Barn. The Gift Barn is run by the Allentown Patriots for the 2017 season.<\/p>\n<p>Lights in the Parkway is sponsored by Allentown Federal Credit Union, Alvin H. Butz, Inc., Lutron, Service Electric Cable TV, 100.7 WLEV and CAT Country 96, B104, WAEB 790, 95.1 WZZO, Run Lehigh Valley, La Mega Radio, Waste Management and Jack\u2019s Slice Pizza.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Allentown\u2019s Parks Department is the creative talent behind Lights in the Parkway.\u00a0 Parks\u2019 supervisors, Jason Hertz and Michelle McGinniss and the Parks Department staff have provided the lighting expertise needed to produce just the right illumination, shadow and silhouetting effects for this imaginative wonderland. New for 2017\u2019s season \u2013 Hess\u2019s iconic soldiers add to the magic and light up the night, and many of the beautiful trees in the Lehigh Parkway are wrapped in lights and shining brightly!<\/p>\n<p>Lights in the Parkway continues to show commitment to use energy-efficient LED lights in all new displays and to convert more existing displays each year to LED bulbs. LED lights use 85% less energy than traditional bulbs and last about four times longer.<\/p>\n<p>For information on Lights in the Parkway, contact Christy Alvord, Recreation &amp; Events Coordinator for the City of Allentown by phone at <a href=\"tel:(610)%20437-7530\">610-437-7530<\/a> or through e-mail at christy.alvord@allentownpa.gov.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation Provided By:<br \/>\nMike Moore<br \/>\nCommunications Manager<br \/>\nMayor&#8217;s Office<br \/>\n 435 Hamilton Street<br \/>\n Allentown, PA 18101<br \/>\n Mike.Moore@allentownpa.gov<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51599,"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":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52459","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\/2017\/11\/lights-in-the-parkway.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52459"}],"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=52459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/51599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}