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Previous Calendar of Events: 2008

Please note: ALL OF THESE EVENTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. They are listed here solely for archival purposes.



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January

February

February 10 - March 30

Stitch by Stitch: Celebrating 30 Years of the Lehigh Valley Embroiderer's Guild Exhibit. Sit 'n Stitch Session, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. every Sunday during the exhibit except Easter (February 17 and 24, March 2, 9, 16, 30). Come watch the stitchers work on their next projects, talk with them about the exhibit, or join them in stitching!

February 23 and 24

Little Girls, A Little Tea -- A special activity for girls, their dolls, and special adults. Offered three different times in two locations:

  • Saturday, February 23, 10 a.m. - noon, Whitefield House, Nazareth
  • Saturday, February 23, 2-4 p.m., Whitefield House, Nazareth

Sunday, February 24

Granny McCarthy's Tea Room, 2-4 p.m. at Donegal Square, Bethlehem. To receive an invitation, call (610) 759-5070 or

March

April

May

June

Sunday, June 1

Nazareth Moravian Church worship on lawn, 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, June 14

Arts & Crafts Festival, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

July

Sunday, July 13

Nazareth and Schoeneck Moravian Churches worship on lawn, 9:30 a.m.

August

Sunday, August 31

Nazareth Moravian worship on lawn, 9:30 a.m.

September

Saturday, September 20

"Share the Heritage" Dinner. Call the Whitefield House office for information: 610-759-5070.

October

Sunday, October 12

MHS Annual Meeting and Vesper at Schoeneck Moravian Church. Business meeting 2:30 p.m., Speaker 3:30 p.m., Vesper luncheon 4:30 p.m. Speaker will be David Freeman on "A Monumental History: Historic Moravian Sites Commemorated by the Moravian Historical Society", an illustrated presentation of the Society's monuments scattered throughout the northeast.

Thursday - Saturday, October 23-26

Tunnels and Other Tales: Walking Tours of Phantoms and Fables of Nazareth -- Starting at the Whitefield House at 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM. Reservations required by 5:00 PM the day of the tour [Adults $7.00, Students $4.00].

Saturday, Oct 25

Hallows & Bellows: A Hauntingly Historic Organ Concert -- Performed on the historic 1776 Tannenberg reed organ. Reservations required. In the Saal of the Whitefield House at 7:30 PM [Adults $7.00, Students $4.00]. Special price for 6:00 PM Tunnel Tour with 7:30 PM Concert [Adults $10.00, Students $7.00.

November

Sunday, Nov 30

A Moravian Childhood Christmas -- November 28, 2008 through January 5, 2009

December

Saturday, December 13

Christmas Candlelight Walking Tour -- 7:00 to 10:00 PM

Saturday, December 27

Nazareth Towne Open House


Coming Attractions

New exhibits -- Nazareth Hall - Scheduled for Spring, 2009
John Antes: A Moravian Musical Tradition - Scheduled for Summer, 2009



To see our previous events of 2007, please go to the Calendar Archives 2007.