ARTSQUEST’S CHRISTKINDLMARKT BOOSTS SMALL BUSINESS, SETS NEAR RECORD ATTENDANCE

Courtesy: Jeff Auger

More than 93,500 visitors shopped at the annual holiday market featuring vendors from across the region

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – ArtsQuest’s Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem, presented by Univest Financial®, had a successful 29th year this holiday season. More than 93,500 people attended this year’s market, a number second only to 2019’s record-setting number (almost 95,000). Guests supported the market’s 167 unique craft and retail vendors for five weekends from Fri., Nov. 19 – Sun., Dec. 19.

“Visitors from the Lehigh Valley and beyond answered the call to shop small this holiday season,” Kassie Hilgert, President and CEO of ArtsQuest said. “More than ever, this year’s Christkindlmarkt was a lifeline for so many artists, crafters and retailers from our region. We were thrilled to return to a full-scale festival this year and we thank all of our sponsors, donors and supporters who helped us contribute to the magic of all the wonderful activities, charm and attractions that make Bethlehem the Christmas City.”

Christkindlmarkt, voted one of the top two markets in 2021’s USA TODAY/10Best Holiday Market competition, offered guests a unique in-person holiday shopping experience. The 2021 festival featured more than 100 Pennsylvania-based vendors and 66 live musical performances. Along with local vendors, guests were able to shop from around the world from holiday favorites like Germany’s Käthe Wohlfahrt handmade ornaments and collectibles. Many new and returning vendors have told ArtsQuest they enjoyed record sales throughout the festival’s five-week run.

“It was great to be back, we saw a lot of former clients and made a lot of new friends,” Michael Sandy of Michael Sandy Photography said. Sandy, known for his stunning photography featuring Bethlehem’s unique architecture, has been a vendor at Christkindlmarkt for more than a decade. “ArtsQuest did an amazing job of getting people in this year. This was probably our best show ever financially in a five-week period. The experience was absolutely fantastic.”

Early indications show food and beverage sales were up significantly when compared to both 2019 and 2018. Guests feasted from an array of seasonal eats like strudel, German bratwurst and a variety of dishes from eight local food vendors. Attendees also got into the holiday spirit by enjoying beverages at the festival’s additional bar and by sampling from local distillers and vintners.

“I think people were rejoicing and happy to be out and about this holiday season,” Elaine Pivinski, Owner of Franklin Hill Vineyards said. “The energy levels of the ArtsQuest team and our teams were the perfect match. Our sales were strong and we were proud to give people the opportunity to give great gifts made here in the Lehigh Valley.”

The success of Christkindlmarkt would not be possible without hundreds of ArtsQuest volunteers and the support from presenting sponsor Univest Financial and the corporate community. Thousands of visitors took advantage of new community hours on Friday nights throughout the festival when all entry fees were waived thanks to ArtsQuest’s partner T-Mobile. Families enjoyed photos and activities with jolly Old St. Nicholas, presented by NJM Insurance and Just Born Quality Confections throughout the five-weekend festival.

“Univest Financial was proud to again serve as presenting sponsor of Christkindlmarkt,” said Annette D. Szygiel, Executive Vice President and Chief Experience Officer at Univest Financial. “The overwhelmingly positive response to this event and stellar attendance is a testament to Christkindlmarkt being a favorite Christmas City tradition. Univest is dedicated to supporting the local communities we serve and this event was especially important this year as it provided a great opportunity to support local artisans and small businesses at a time they need it more than ever. Thanks to ArtsQuest for their dedication to safely bringing the community together in support of the arts in the Lehigh Valley.”

ArtsQuest would like to thank elected officials Sen. Pat Browne, Sen. Lisa Boscola, Rep. Steve Samuelson, Northampton County Council and County Executive Lamont McClure, as well as Lehigh County Commissioners and County Executive Phillips Armstrong, who provided CARES Act funding that kept our doors open, allowing ArtsQuest to bring this festival back.

Christkindlmarkt 2022 is scheduled to begin on Fri., Nov. 18. Visit artsquest.org for more information on events coming up in the new year.

ARTSQUEST TO HOST 10TH ANNUAL EL DIA DE LOS REYES, THREE KINGS DAY

On Sun., Jan. 2 families are invited to the SteelStacks campus for this cultural event from 3-6 p.m.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – ArtsQuest is proud to host its 10th Annual El Dia de los Reyes, Three Kings Day, on Sun., Jan. 2. Join the Three Wise Men and follow Bethlehem’s “Star of Wonder” on Sun., Jan. 2 from 3 – 6 p.m., to the ArtsQuest Center for the honored tradition of Three Kings Day. Sponsors helping to make the event possible include B. Braun Medical, PPL Corporation and La MEGA Radio with gifts funded in part by sponsors and supporters of the event like B. Braun Medical, PPL Corporation, Westside Hammer and Carlos Lopez. This event is free and open to the public. Face coverings will be required for all attendees regardless of age and vaccination status.

“We are proud to once again host this annual family tradition,” ArtsQuest President and CEO Kassie Hilgert said. “This is one of the first of many events being planned for the new year. We are excited to continue to welcome the community back to our campus and celebrate being together.”

During this cultural celebration, families will enjoy live musical performances by Los Pleneros de USA and Herencia Jibara, a reading of “The Three Kings” in both Spanish and English by La MEGA Radio hosts and a visit from Einstein the Snow Camel from Peaceable Kingdom Petting Zoo. Delicious food prepared by Holy Infancy Catholic Church will be available for purchase during the event.

“I continue to be amazed each year that the Three Kings celebration, while attended mostly by Latinx families, always draws non-Latinx families who truly want to teach and share this tradition with their children,” said ArtsQuest Board of Trustees member and Chair of
ArtsQuest’s Sabor! Committee Myrna Rivera. “Cultural awareness continues to grow each year through our Three Kings celebration.”

Three Kings Day, also known as Epiphany or Theophany, is a Christian feast day in celebration of the revelation of God in his Son as Jesus Christ. From Spain to Chile to Mexico, Three Kings Day marks the end of the festivity filled “12 Days of Christmas” that commemorate the journey of the Three Wise Men or Magi from the East, Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar to Bethlehem by way of horse, camel and elephant to present the newly born baby Jesus with holy gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Sunday’s event will take place in the ArtsQuest Center with children being escorted to the Blast Furnace Room where the Three Kings will hand out toys funded in part by sponsors and supporters of the event like B. Braun Medical, PPL Corporation, Westside Hammer and Carlos Lopez. Everyone is welcome to attend this dynamic cultural experience.

For more information visit steelstacks.org. For the safety of guests of all ages face coverings will be required to attend this event, regardless of age or vaccination status. Visit artsquest.org/safety for the latest updates.

ARTSQUEST AUPICIARA EL DECIMO ANUAL DIA DE LOS REYES, “THREE KINGS DAY”

El domingo 2 de enero las familias están invitados a Steel Stacks para este evento cultural de 3 a 6 p.m.

BETHLEHEM, Pa – ArtsQuest esta orgulloso en auspiciar el décimo, Día de los Reyes, “Three Kings Day”, el domingo, 2 de enero. Unase a los Tre Reyes Magos y siga la estrella hasta Belen de 3 a 6 p.m. a la tradicional Fiesta de Los Tres Reyes. Los colaboradores que nos ayudan para que este evento sea posible incluyen a B. Braun Medical, PPL Corporation, y La Mega Radio con regalos donados por B. Braun, PPL Corporation, Westside Hammer Electric, y Carlos Lopez. Este evento es gratis y abierto al publico. Mascaras faciales se requieren para todos los que asistan sin importar su estado de vacunación.

“Estamos orgullosos de auspiciar esta tradición familiar anual”, dijo la presidente y CEO de ArtsQuest, Kassie Hilgert. “Este es una de los primeros de los muchos eventos planificados para el nuevo año. Estamos muy contentos de darles la bienvenida a la comunidad nuevamente a nuestro campus para celebrar y participar juntos”

Durante esta celebración cultural, las familias disfrutaran de musica en vivo por los Pleneros de USA y Herencia Jíbara, una leyenda de “Los Tres Reyes” en Ingles y en español por La Mega Radio y la visita de Einstein el Camello de Nieve que nos visita del Zoológico Peaceable Kingdom. Habra comida deliciosa para comprar durante el evento preparada por la Iglesia Santa Infancia, “Holy fancy Church.”

“Siempre quedo sorprendida por a pesar de que la celebración de los Tres Reyes es frecuentada mayormente por familias Latinx, siempre atrae familias no Latinx quienes quieren que sus niños compartan y participen de esta tradición” dice Myrna Rivera miembro de la Junta de Directores de ArtsQuest y Presidente del Comité Sabor de ArtsQuest. El conocimiento acerca de nuestra cultura continua creciendo cada año a través de la celebración de Los Tres Reyes.

El día de Los Tres Reyes también se conoce como la Epifanía y es un día de fiesta religioso. Desde España, a Chile y a Mexico, el Día de los Reyes conmemora el final de las fiestas de los 12 días de la Navidad que conmemoran la jornada de los Tre Reyes Magos del Este. Gaspar, Melchior, y Balthazar a Belen en caballo, camello y elefante para llevarle a niñito Jesus los presentes de oro, mirra e incienso.

El evento el domingo se llevara acabo en el ArtsQuest Center donde se escoltarán los niños al Blast Furnace Room sonde los Tre Ryes les darán los regalitos proveídos en parte por partidarios como B. Braun, PPL Corporation, Westside Hammer y Carlos Lopez. Todos quedan invitados a este evento cultural dinámico.

Para más información visite a steelstacks.org. Para la seguridad de nuestros invitados de todas edades se requieren mascaras faciales para asistir a este evento, sin importar la edad o estado de vacunación. Visite artsquest.org/safety para las últimos actualizaciones.

COMEDIAN/FORMER SEN. AL FRANKEN TO PERFORM AT ARTSQUEST CENTER

“Al Franken: The Only Former U.S. Senator Currently on Tour Tour” will come to the ArtsQuest Center on the SteelStacks campus on Fri., Feb. 18, 2022

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Comedian and former U.S. Senator Al Franken will perform in the Musikfest Café, presented by Yuengling, on Fri., Feb. 18, 2022. Tickets to “Al Franken: The Only Former U.S. Senator Currently On Tour Tour” will go on sale beginning Wed., Dec. 15 for  ArtsQuest Members and to the public at  steelstacks.org beginning at 10 a.m. on Fri., Dec. 17. Ticket prices range from $44 – $109, plus fees. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an  ArtsQuest Circle donor  today.

Franken served Minnesota in the U.S. Senate from 2009-2018 and is the only U.S. Senator who was also one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live. During his fifteen seasons with SNL, Franken won five Emmys for writing and producing. He’s also the author of four #1 New York Times bestsellers. The Al Franken Podcast is one of the nation’s top ten politics and public affairs podcasts. Past guests include Malcolm Nance, Sarah Silverman, Paul Krugman and Chris Rock.

ArtsQuest is proud to present a variety of upcoming comedy programs on the SteelStacks campus in Bethlehem, Pa. On Sat., March 12, Adrienne Iapalucci, New York-based writer, comedian and podcast host, will perform in the ArtsQuest Center. Iapalucci made her debut on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and has appeared on a variety of popular television shows. Join Doogie Horner, author of “A Die Hard Christmas,” Chip Chantry, comedy writer for “Whacked Out Sports” and Nazareth native Tyler Rothrock on Wed., Dec. 29 for The Tinseltown Comedy Show. Following the Tinseltown Show will be Improvised Standup: Holiday Edition where standups and improvisers from the Lehigh Valley and beyond will create standup comedy on the spot, based on audience suggestions. Recover from the holidays during Holiday Hangover, on Sat., Jan. 8. During this show, Lehigh Valley comedians will improvise and find the funny in holiday stories from the audience. Visit steelstacks.org/comedy for more information.

ArtsQuest will continue to follow the latest CDC, state and local health and safety guidelines. Visit  artsquest.org/safety  for the latest updates.

GRAMMY-NOMINATED ARTISTS TO PERFORM ON STEELSTACKS CAMPUS THIS SUMMER

Indie rock artist Andrew Bird will perform with Iron and Wine outdoors at the SteelStacks on Sun., July 31, 2022

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – ArtsQuest is proud to announce GRAMMY® nominated artists Andrew Bird and Iron and Wine will perform outdoors on the SteelStacks campus Sun., July 31, 2022. Tickets will go on sale beginning Wed., Dec. 15 for ArtsQuest Members and Fri., Dec. 17 to the general public at steelstacks.org. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an ArtsQuest Circle donor today.

Andrew Bird is an internationally acclaimed, GRAMMY® nominated instrumentalist, vocalist, whistler and songwriter. Bird has released 17 albums and has recorded with Preservation Hall Jazz Band, appeared as “Dr. Stringz” on Jack’s Big Music Show and headlined concerts at Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Walt Disney Concert Hall and festivals worldwide. Bird performed as the Whistling Caruso in Disney’s The Muppets movie, scored the FX series Baskets, and collaborated with inventor Ian Schneller on Sonic Arboretum, an installation that exhibited at New York’s Guggenheim Museum, Boston’s ICA and the MCA Chicago. Bird has been a featured TED Talks presenter, a New Yorker Festival guest and an op-ed contributor for the New York Times. Bird made his professional acting debut in the cast of Fargo’s fourth installment, which is currently streaming on Hulu.

Iron and Wine is the musical project of singer-songwriter Sam Beam, who has found a home in the burgeoning indie-folk and Americana scenes. Over the last two decades, Iron and Wine has released seven full length recordings, garnering four GRAMMY® nominations. Their distinctly cinematic songs have become synonymous with the movies Twilight and Garden State and their new music continues to find a home in film, television and streaming playlists.

ArtsQuest will continue to follow the latest CDC, state and local health and safety guidelines. Visit artsquest.org/safety for the latest updates.

ARTSQUEST ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR 12TH ANNUAL ‘SOUPER BOWL’ CULINARY EXPERIENCE

This event, featuring prominent Lehigh Valley restaurants and caterers, will return to the SteelStacks campus on Sun., Feb. 6, 2022.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – ArtsQuest is proud to offer guests a chance to sample the best of the Lehigh Valley, one spoonful at a time, during Souper Bowl XII. This culinary experience will take place from noon – 3 p.m., on Sun., Feb. 6, 2022 in the ArtsQuest Center’s Musikfest Café, presented by Yuengling. General admission tickets will start at $32 for ArtsQuest Members and $36 for the public. VIP Tasting Tickets will also be available for purchase on steelstacks.org. These passes will include early entry into the venue, a free drink ticket for any Yuengling beer, wine from Franklin Hills Vineyards, or a soft drink, plus automatic entry into a VIP only raffle for a chance to win a year-long pass to the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas and a Yuengling beer cooler.

This event, returning for its 12th year, will feature creations from some of the top restaurateurs in the region. A panel of expert and celebrity judges will award the best vegan, seafood-based, cream-based, meat-based, most surprising ingredient and most original creations. Guests will also choose who wins the coveted “People’s Choice” award. This event will also feature a live performance from Lehigh Valley based jazz-blues band, Dolcetto Trio. Attendees can also enter a raffle for a chance to win gift cards donated by the participating restaurants.

So far, this list of restaurants includes: The View at Morgan Hill, Daisy Hill Kitchen and Grill, Hampton Winds Restaurant – NCC Culinary Arts Department, Molly’s Irish Grille and Sports Pub, Forks Mediterranean Deli, Roasted, Joe’s Tavern and Palette & Pour, the new full-service bar and quick-service kitchen located on the first floor of the ArtsQuest Center. Any restaurants interested in participating must fill out the following form by Wed., Jan. 19, to reserve a station at this popular event.

The Bethlehem Area Vocational -Technical School Culinary Arts student team, led by Instructors Lawrence Fortunato and Scott Ferry, will work to defend their two-time “People’s Choice” title at this year’s event.

“This is a great opportunity for students to get out in the community and show what we are doing is a viable career path,” Fortunato said. “We love to showcase the success of our students.”

In 2019, the student team whipped up a pumpkin bisque with smoked gouda. In 2020 the team brought home the Souper Bowl Spoon for a second year in a row by using the same fall flavor flair for a brand-new creamy maple bacon sweet potato soup.

“If we keep winning, I told the administration we are going to need a trophy case,” Fortunato said.

Tickets for this delicious event can be purchased on steelstacks.org or by calling the ArtsQuest box office at 610.332.3378. General admission is $32 for ArtsQuest Members and $36 for the public. VIP Tasting Tickets start at $59 for ArtsQuest Members and $64 for the general public. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an ArtsQuest Circle donor today.

ArtsQuest will continue to follow the latest CDC, state and local health and safety guidelines. Visit artsquest.org/safety for the latest updates.

Editor’s note: Since publication, this event has been rescheduled to Sun., March 13, 2022.

ARTSQUEST ANNOUNCES NEW SHOWS IN MUSIKFEST CAFÉ

Tickets to go on sale Dec. 8 for Crash Test Dummies, Lauren Alaina, The Linda Ronstadt Experience, Southside Johnny, Tommy Castro ft. Deanna Bogart, The Aardvarks and The Slackers

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – ArtsQuest is proud to announce a variety of shows in the Musikfest Café, presented by Yuengling, for the spring of 2022. Tickets to these shows will go on sale beginning Wed., Dec. 8 for ArtsQuest Members and Fri., Dec. 10 to the general public at steelstacks.org. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an ArtsQuest Circle donor today.

Crash Test Dummies will hit the road 30 years after the release of their Canadian Juno Award winning debut album “The Ghosts That Haunt Me,” on Sun., May 15. The Musikfest Café stage will host the three-time Grammy nominated group for their 25th Anniversary Tour. The Canadian group will bring its original members to perform fan favorites such as “Superman’s Song,” “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead” and “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm.”

Lauren Alaina’s Top of The World Tour presented by Maurices, with opening act Spencer Crandall, will perform on the Musikfest Café stage Fri., March 4. The American Idol runner up turned country-pop singer/songwriter took inspiration for her album “Sitting Pretty on Top of the World” from a more classic country style to craft her heartfelt tales and honest self-reflections learned during the pandemic. She will perform her newly composed ballads along with well-known Billboard Chart toppers, “Like My Mother Does,” “Georgia Peaches” and “Eighteen Inches.”

Tommy Castro & The Painkiller’s 30th Anniversary Tour featuring special guest Deanna Bogart will showcase its decades long career on the Musikfest Café stage on Thurs., March 31. Tommy, the ever-evolving musician, recently released “A Bluesman Came to Town,” a 13-track travel log album inspired by his own life and stories passed down from friends. Castro’s song catalog covers everything from blues to soul, to acoustic ballads to dance-inducing rock. This show is guaranteed to have something for everyone.

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, will bring their exuberant rhythm and blues trademark sound to the Musikfest Café on Fri., April 8. Though influenced by their New Jersey roots, Johnny and the Jukes have evolved into a R&B horn driven band in the Memphis style tradition over their three-decade spanning career. Lead by John Lyon, this high energy band is well known for a no-holds-barred horn-strong song style that includes “I Don’t Wanna Go Home,” “Havin’ a Party” and “This Time It’s for Real.”

In addition, the Musikfest Café will host The Aardvarks on Sat., March 12 with opener The Jess Novak Band, New-York based band The Slackers on Fri., April 1, and American Idol star Tristan McIntosh’s The Linda Ronstadt Experience on Sat., April 23.

The full spring line-up can be viewed, and tickets purchased for all Café shows on steelstacks.org. ArtsQuest will continue to follow the latest CDC, state and local health and safety guidelines. Visit artsquest.org/safety  for the latest updates.

ARTSQUEST ANNOUNCES NEW SHOW, ‘START MAKING SENSE’ -TALKING HEADS TRIBUTE

‘Start Making Sense’ – Talking Heads Tribute with special guest Drew & the Blue will perform in the Musikfest Café Saturday Jan. 15

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Fan favorite, Start Making Sense- Talking Heads Tribute will return to the Musikfest Café, presented by Yuengling Sat., Jan. 15 with special guest Drew & the Blue. Tickets to this show will go on sale Thurs., Dec. 2 at 10 a.m., for all for ArtsQuest Members and Friday Dec., 3 at 10 a.m., for the general public at steelstacks.org. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an ArtsQuest Circle donor today.

On Sat., Jan. 15 Start Making Sense- Talking Heads Tribute will bring their faithfully recreated Talking Heads performance to the Musikfest Café. This 10-piece band, led by a spot-on David Bryne, Jon Braun, will create an authentic experience for the audience by covering all the familiar hits such as “Burning Down the House,” “Psycho Killer,” and “Take Me to The River,” along with deeper cuts that are sure to satisfy any Talking Heads casual fan or devotee.

Opening the evening is special guest, Drew & the Blue. The three-member, Reading Pa based-band will entertain crowds with their own original post-modern rockabilly style and songs including “98 Cadillac” “Railroad Song” and “The Ghost of Jimmy Wave.” Drew & the Blue released their limited 7” vinyl and digital debut album, “Surfin on a Surfboard,” this October and recently performed at the West Reading Fall Fest and can be seen at venues throughout the Philadelphia and New York area.

Tickets for this show will be available for purchase Thursday Dec 2., at steelstacks.org.  ArtsQuest will continue to follow the latest CDC, state and local health and safety guidelines. Visit artsquest.org/safety for the latest updates.

ARTSQUEST’S LGBTQ+ FILM SERIES RETURNS WITH 1985 FILM ‘BUDDIES’

Still frame from the film ‘Buddies’

The LGBTQ+ Film Series returns Sun., Dec. 5 with a free screening of ‘Buddies’ followed by a pre-recorded interview with The Bressan Project creator Roe Bressan

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – ArtsQuest’s Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas (FBAC) will feature this year’s third instalment of its LGBTQ+ Film Series at 6 p.m. on Sun., Dec 5. with the 1985 film “Buddies.” A pre-recorded Q&A with writer/director Arthur Bressan Jr.’s sister and creator of The Bressan Project, Roe Bressan, will follow the screening. Tickets are free and can be reserved at steelstacks.org/film or by calling the ArtsQuest Box Office at 610.332.3378.

“I remember seeing ‘Buddies’ when it was released in 1985,” said series co-curator Catherine Ford. “Buddies truly captures the essence of HIV and AIDS experience both from an emotional and historical perspective with moving performances.” Ford, who serves as a Cinema Committee member and ArtsQuest Ambassador, called the film groundbreaking. “We are so fortunate to include ‘Buddies’ in our LGBTQ+ Film Series.”

“Buddies,” written and directed by Arthur J. Bressan Jr., was the first feature-length drama about AIDS. Staring Geoff Edholm and David Schachter, the film begins with 25-year-old David (Schachter) volunteering to be a “buddy” to an AIDS patient Robert (Edholm), a 32-year-old gay activist from California who has been abandoned by his friends and lovers and unfolds entirely within Robert’s Manhattan hospital room. In the simplicity of the story and the elegance of its telling, Bressan and ‘Buddies’ achieve a rare perfection. It’s a timeless portrayal of an entire era in gay history.

“It is not a Hollywood blockbuster, but in its day, ‘Buddies’ was an urgent call to action,” said Roe Bressan.

“Buddies” had its world premiere in September 1985 at San Francisco’s Castro Theater, five days later President Reagan finally mentioned the word “AIDS” publicly for the first time. While the film took less than a month to create, it has had a lasting impact long after Bressan’s passing in the summer of 1987 when he was only 44-years old.

“Artie didn’t know he had AIDS when he made ‘Buddies’ but after watching so many of his friends suffer and die from AIDS, he felt something had to be said-something had to be done. There was little information, no clinics, no support groups and the GMHC was just a fledging organization,” she said. “So, I will ask this audience to look kindly on this film passed it blemishes to see the fury and the anguish and the desperation and the love that fueled it.”

The LGBTQ+Film Series, curated by Catherine Ford, Alessandra Fanelli and Adrianna Gober, aims to explore and uplift a wide and diverse scope of LGBTQ+ issues and stories by highlighting selections from the rich, enduring history of queer cinema. The series will showcase comedies, dramas, documentaries, mainstream and independent as well as international films both new and old, spotlighting queer filmmakers, screenwriters, actors and themes. This year’s LGBTQ+ Film Series has previously featured “Swan Song” and “But I’m a Cheerleader.”

Tickets are free and can be reserved at steelstacks.org/film or by calling the ArtsQuest Box Office at 610.332.3378. The next film in the series will be shown in January, title and full details will be announced soon. ArtsQuest will continue to follow the latest CDC, state and local health and safety guidelines. Visit artsquest.org/safety for more information.