{"id":56494,"date":"2017-12-14T17:30:34","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T22:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=56494"},"modified":"2017-12-14T17:30:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T22:30:34","slug":"steelstacks-celebrates-new-year-peepsfest-drop-400-pound-peeps-chick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=56494","title":{"rendered":"STEELSTACKS CELEBRATES THE NEW YEAR WITH PEEPSFEST\u00ae &#038; DROP OF 400-POUND PEEPS\u00ae CHICK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Featured Image: 2016 PEEPSFEST photo by\u00a0Craig Roberts<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Just Born Quality Confections and ArtsQuest Ring in the New Year with 9th Annual PEEPSFEST\u00ae Celebration Dec. 30-31<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>Bethlehem, PA. \u2014 In Atlanta, Ga. they drop a peach, in Boise, Idaho it\u2019s a potato, cheese gets dropped in Plymouth, Wisc., and in Bethlehem, Pa. Just Born Quality Confections and ArtsQuest drop a 400-pound PEEPS\u00ae Chick as PEEPSFEST\u00ae, the two-day New Year\u2019s Eve festival, returns to SteelStacks for its ninth year <span data-term=\"goog_1817356269\">Dec. 30-31<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The PEEPS\u00ae drop is the highlight of PEEPSFEST\u00ae, a family-friendly festival that celebrates the fun and excitement of the PEEPS\u00ae Brand at the iconic SteelStacks in Bethlehem.\u00a0 Weighing in at 400 pounds and standing four feet and nine inches tall, the PEEPS\u00ae Chick descends for the countdown to the New Year on <span data-term=\"goog_1817356270\">Dec. 31 at 5:15 p.m.<\/span> followed by a stunning display of fireworks, commemorating the beginning of an exciting New Year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PEEPS\u00ae Chick is an iconic symbol that represents the PEEPS\u00ae brand, our company and our community,\u201d says Meg Dowd, Corporate Affairs Specialist at Just Born Quality Confections. \u201cWe are excited to partner with ArtsQuest on this festival, which now attracts more than 10,000 people to Bethlehem to celebrate the New Year. We\u2019re look forward to celebrating with fans, some of who travel from all over the country, at PEEPSFEST\u00ae 2017!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with the popular Chick Drop, this year\u2019s PEEPSFEST\u00ae has several new and exciting events for the entire family:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create your own Paint Splat Bisque Ceramic Magnet with Color Me Mine and take home FREE hair chalk and goody bags featuring coupons, candy and temporary tattoos.<\/li>\n<li>Ride the thrilling new Dutch Springs Zip Line on the Air Products Town Square<\/li>\n<li>Kids can help make the tallest PEEPS\u00ae skyscraper with the National Museum of Industrial History<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to make a PEEPS\u00ae Holiday Wreath \u2013 <span data-term=\"goog_1817356271\">Dec. 30, 2 p.m.<\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other PEEPSFEST\u00ae highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Watch the Mascot Dash (<span data-term=\"goog_1817356272\">Dec. 20, noon<\/span>) &amp; take part in the Kids Fun Run (<span data-term=\"goog_1817356273\">Dec. 30, 12:30 p.m.<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Catch the PEEPS\u00ae Chick Rising Ceremony \u2013 <span data-term=\"goog_1817356274\">Dec. 30, 4 p.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Join the party at the Family Disco Lounge <em>presented by Capital BlueCross<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Get crafty at the Creativity Table with the Banana Factory Arts Center<\/li>\n<li>Keep warm with Make-Your-Own PEEPS\u00ae S&#8217;mores<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PEEPSFEST\u00ae concludes <span data-term=\"goog_1817356275\">Dec. 31<\/span> with the PEEPS\u00ae New Year&#8217;s Eve Party, featuring We Kids Rock, at <span data-term=\"goog_1817356276\">4:30 p.m.<\/span> and world-famous PEEPS\u00ae Chick Drop at <span data-term=\"goog_1817356277\">5:15 p.m.<\/span>, followed by the popular fireworks show.<\/p>\n<p>PEEPSFEST\u00ae is presented by Just Born Quality Confections and the nonprofit ArtsQuest. Festival hours are <span data-term=\"goog_1817356278\">Dec. 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.<\/span>, and <span data-term=\"goog_1817356279\">Dec. 31, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.<\/span> Admission is free, although a few select activities, such as the Family Disco Lounge, Dutch Springs Zip Line and PEEPSFEST\u00ae 5K, require an admission ticket or additional charge. Proceeds from PEEPSFEST\u00ae go to support the festival and ArtsQuest\u2019s other free programming for the region.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on this annual celebration and ways to get involved with the festivities, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steelstacks.org\/peepsfest\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.steelstacks.org\/peepsfest&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1513375590818000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFJnIRtuYtkaYZFwLLy3DDSaF6u1g\">www.steelstacks.org\/peepsfest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information and image provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMark Demko, ArtsQuest<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/\">http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/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":56495,"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":[14,1024,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-calendar-events","category-entertainment","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/peepsfest.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56494"}],"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=56494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/56495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=56494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=56494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}