{"id":95129,"date":"2019-09-03T17:55:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T21:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=95129"},"modified":"2019-09-03T17:55:53","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T21:55:53","slug":"pbs-kids-character-arthur-to-visit-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=95129","title":{"rendered":"PBS KIDS Character Arthur\u2122 to Visit Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bethlehem, PA. &#8211; September 3, 2019<\/strong><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"> &#8211; Meet PBS character Arthur at the Reading Public Museum on Saturday, September 28, 2019. PBS39 is partnering with the Reading Public Museum to celebrate the kickoff of Arthur&#8217;s World, the national touring exhibition based on the PBS children&#8217;s television series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">\u201cArthur has been a beloved educational program for years,\u201d Tim Fallon, Chief Executive Officer of PBS39 said. \u201cWe are excited to give families an opportunity to interact with a character they watch on television every single day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Members of PBS39 and the Reading Public Museum will have exclusive access to explore the museum and take photos with the walkaround mascot Arthur from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Arthur will be available to the public between 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. PBS39&#8217;s mascot TeleBear will also be available for photos. Crafts and family-friendly activities will take place in the galleries throughout the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/cub-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PBS39.org\/CubClub<\/a><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"> or dial **PBS to become a member of TeleBear\u2019s Cub Club, PBS39\u2019s membership designed for children ages 10 years of age and younger. You can also support PBS39 in a variety of ways through sustaining or annual membership. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/member-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"> to learn more about the benefits of becoming a member. All members are invited to attend this event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingpublicmuseum.org\/exhibit-arthur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arthur&#8217;s World<\/a><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"> runs September 27, 2019 through January 5, 2020. The exhibit and tour were created by the Boston Children\u2019s Museum, in collaboration with Marc Brown, the author of the iconic children\u2019s books, and WGBH-TV, the Boston PBS station that produces the television show.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>About PBS39<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">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\u00ae journalists are embedded in the ten counties that make up the Greater Lehigh Valley. The PBS39 Reporter Corps\u00ae creates community-focused content for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/reportercorps\/pbs39-news-tonight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PBS39 News Tonight<\/a><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"> and for the PBS39 digital platform. PBS39 and the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley are partnering to fund and fulfill the regional literacy initiative Lehigh Valley Reads. This campaign is working to ensure all Lehigh Valley students read on grade level by the end of third grade by 2025. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/battlingopioids.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Battling Opioids: A Project of Pennsylvania Public Media<\/a><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"> is a collaborative, multi-media, effort undertaken by all seven PA Public Media stations. This initiative uses public media&#8217;s combined resources of TV, radio, online, social, digital, and community outreach events for one common good &#8211; to save lives. PBS39, part of Greater Lehigh Valley Public Media, is a community-owned public media station serving eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. PBS39 is licensed in Allentown to the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation. 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