{"id":84567,"date":"2018-12-11T21:28:51","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T02:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=84567"},"modified":"2018-12-11T21:37:35","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T02:37:35","slug":"84567","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=84567","title":{"rendered":"PBS39 Announces Plans for PEEPSFEST\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>These family-friendly activities will take place at PBS39\u2019s studios on December 30 and 31. <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Bethlehem, PA &#8211; December 11, 2018<\/strong> &#8211; PBS39 will participate in PEEPSFEST\u00ae as a partner with Just Born Quality Confections on both December 30 and 31, 2018. Families can stop by the PBS39 studios for a variety of fun and free activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPBS39 is proud to be a part of PEEPSFEST\u00ae once again,\u201d Tim Fallon, Chief Executive Officer of PBS39 said. \u201cAs a public media station, we are here for the community. This family festival is the perfect opportunity to open our doors and host the people we serve on a daily basis. We are fortunate to partner with ArtsQuest and we look forward to collaborating on more events throughout the year.\u201d<br \/>\nClifford the Big Red Dog and PBS39\u2019s TeleBear will be available for photos. This year\u2019s PEEPS\u00ae Scholastic Diorama Competition will be on display inside the station, and attendees will also receive a free box of PEEPS\u00ae.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that PBS39, our community\u2019s public television station and our partner at SteelStacks, has long been part our community-focused PEEPSFEST\u00ae events,\u201d ArtsQuest Chief Programming Officer Patrick Brogan said. \u201cFor many years, they have hosted the PEEPS\u00ae Scholastic Diorama Competition in their building, showcasing the work of elementary and high school students from throughout the region. This year, they\u2019ve really stepped up their commitment by expanding the activities they\u2019re offering during this free family festival. Plus, they are hosting a special broadcast of their nightly news live from the Town Square, helping to raise awareness of this unique event and giving people who cannot attend the opportunity to enjoy a taste of PEEPSFEST\u00ae.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year, the station will also add a new event &#8211; PEEPS\u00ae in the Kitchen cooking demonstrations. In these demonstration, ArtsQuest executive chef Barry Sullivan will show the audience creative ways to add Just Born PEEPS\u00ae to recipes for a sweet kick. These live demonstrations will take place on Sunday, December 30 at 12, 2 and 4 p.m. There will be special seating for PBS39 members. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/peepsfest\/\" target=\"\">PBS39.org<\/a> to learn more about the station\u2019s programming and events.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>About PBS39<\/strong><br \/>\nPBS39 is a community-owned public media station licensed to Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton, PA, serving eastern Pennsylvania and 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. PBS39 Reporter Corps journalists are embedded in the ten counties that make up the Greater Lehigh Valley, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/reportercorps\/lehigh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\">Lehigh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/reportercorps\/northampton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\">Northampton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/reportercorps\/bucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\">Bucks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/reportercorps\/montgomery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\">Montgomery<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/reportercorps\/berks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\">Berks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/reportercorps\/schuylkill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\">Schuylkill<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/reportercorps\/carbon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\">Carbon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/reportercorps\/monroe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\">Monroe<\/a> in Pennsylvania, plus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/reportercorps\/warren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\">Warren<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/reportercorps\/hunterdon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\">Hunterdon<\/a> counties in New Jersey. The Reporter Corps creates community-focused content for PBS39 News Tonight and for the PBS39 digital platform. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\">PBS39.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nNicole Harrell<br \/>\nPublic Relations\/Promotions Manager, PBS39<\/p>\n<p>&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":84568,"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-84567","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\/2018\/12\/pbs39-peepsfest.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84567"}],"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=84567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}