Saucon Source

Talks in the Tavern Series - "Spinning Natural Fibers into Fabrics"
2025-09-18 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Tavern Room at the Grist Mill, 150 W Walnut Street, Hellertown, 18055
Guest speakers Barbara Hohenwarter and Doreen Kruk describe and demonstrate the colonial process of developing fabrics from the simple fibers obtained from livestock and natural plants. The event is held in the Historical Society’s Tavern venue located in the lower level of the historic Heller-Wagner Grist Mill building at 170 W. Walnut St., Hellertown PA 18055. Free off-street parking is available adjacent to the west side of the building and across Walnut Street near the Saucon Rail Trail access. Complimentary light refreshments will be offered. Historical Society members are admitted free; non-members are encouraged to join the Society or offer a donation to help cover costs. Seating is limited and first come, first served.

Gift Basket Bingo at Lower Saucon UCC
2025-09-21 14:00 - 17:00 | Lower Saucon United Church of Christ, 1375 Third Ave, Hellertown, 18055
Beautiful themed baskets! $10 will get you one double bingo card for 20 games of bingo. Children accompanied by a paying adult are $5. Extra cards are $.50. Lots of fun. Free snacks. Please note that tickets are only available for purchase at the door.

Passport to History Day: Lutz-Franklin School Tours
2025-09-27 11:00 - 14:00 | Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse, 2631 Limpar Lane, Hellertown, PA, 18055, United States
Tour the historic one-room Lutz-Franklin School in Lower Saucon Township as part of Lehigh Valley Passport to History.

A Taste of Hellertown
2025-09-27 11:30 - 16:30
Join the Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber for a celebration of the vibrant Hellertown business community on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A Taste of Hellertown will feature a business trail with mocktails or small bites highlighted at each stop. Passports are $35 each. For tickets and further information, visit the Facebook event page.

Designer Purse Bingo
2025-09-27 13:00 - 17:00 | Leithsville Banquet Hall, 1995 Leithsville Road, Hellertown, PA, 18055, United States
Featuring: Michael Kors, Kate Spade and Coach purses!!!
Date: Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025
Location: Leithsville Banquet Hall, 1995 Leithsville Road, Hellertown
Time: Doors open at 12 noon and Bingo starts at 1 p.m.
Cost: 20 Games – $30 in advance/double board ($35 at the door)
There will be Basket Raffles, 50/50, Door Prizes, Mystery Prize and Specials! Food and drinks will be available (no outside food).
We will be doing a special raffle for anyone that brings a coloring book and crayons, snacks (individually wrapped) or beach bucket for Morgan’s Magical Ears buckets. You will receive one ticket (one ticket per person) to win a special Coach purse. See the flyer for more details.
For tickets, please call 484-548-3937. Limited seating.

Stand Together Flag Art Unveiling
2025-09-28 13:00 - 15:00 | The National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E 2nd St, Bethlehem, 18015
Come join the National Museum of Industrial History in bringing the Veterans Standing Together Across America (VSTAA) Pennsylvania Flag home. This piece will be the sixth created by San Diego-based artist Joe Pisano, USN Retired, who spent 24 years serving our country and, in his retirement, has made it his mission to amplify the voices of our nation’s veterans through art. The Veterans Standing Together Across America project was launched on Nov. 1, 2023 to raise awareness of how brain health, whether Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, affects veteran suicide rates. We are fortunate to be the home of his latest piece, a flag for the veterans of Pennsylvania that is designed to be a living part of the veteran community. At the unveiling of the art installation, local veterans will be invited to sign their names to the frame, tell their stories and support each other through their stories.

M*A*S*H/Korean Conflict History Presentation
2025-10-02 18:30 - 21:00 | Tavern Room at the Grist Mill, 150 W Walnut Street, Hellertown, 18055
Dr. Rebecca Price Janney offers a historic presentation about the lives of military doctors and nurses stationed mere miles from the front-line combat activity. During this event, Dr. Janney will hold a book-signing for her latest book, “East of Eden.” Complimentary light refreshments will be offered.

Chip' n Putt Mini Golf Tournament
2025-10-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Putt U Miniature Golf, 5201 Route 309, Center Valley, PA, 18034
Please join us for a family oriented fundraising event! Enjoy golf, food, prizes, raffles and special guests. This event will help raise funds to fulfill our mission to create opportunities for youth to participate in theater programs who might not otherwise have the chance.

Apple Festival - Zion Lutheran Church, Zion Hill
2025-10-04 11:00 - 18:00 | Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2966 Old Bethlehem Pike, Zionhill, 18981
Food, Games, Music, Silent Auction, Apple Treats, Crafters, Cake Walk and More!

Meet the Candidates for Hellertown, Lower Saucon & Saucon Valley School Board
2025-10-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Se-Wy-Co, 3621 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Se-Wy-Co Banquet Hall, 3621 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem PA 18015 to meet and hear from your Democratic candidates running for Hellertown Borough Council, Lower Saucon Township Council and Saucon Valley School District Board of Directors. Light food and refreshment will be provided. Learn about the issues and get your questions answered in a friendly atmosphere! Open to all residents!

AppleFest 2025
2025-10-11 10:00 - 15:00 | Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse, 2631 Limpar Lane, Hellertown, PA, 18055, United States
Celebrate the apple and its place in the area’s history at the Lower Saucon Township Historical Society’s AppleFest at the Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse. The event will feature apple desserts and baked goods for sale, food and drink for purchase, apple tasting, live music, games and tours of the historic school.

The Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse on Countryside Lane in Lower Saucon Township provides the backdrop for the township historical society’s annual Apple Festival. Built in 1880 and restored by LSTHS volunteers, the school is maintained as a local museum. (FILE PHOTO)

Pickleball for a Purpose: an event to support The Fund to Benefit Children & Youth
2025-10-11 10:00 - 16:00 | St. Luke’s Sportsplex, Home of Pickleball Lehigh Valley, 4636 Crackersport Rd., Allentown, 18104
Competitive and social pickleball tournaments, and intro clinic for beginners. Plus cornhole & ping pong tourneys; drinks and food trucks; silent auctions, music and more.

Steel Weekend & Steelworkers Reunion
2025-10-11 10:00 - 2025-10-12 17:00 | The National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E 2nd St, Bethlehem, 18015
Join us for an exploration of all things STEEL!
Featuring
Free admission all day | Steelworkers Reunion | Guest Speakers | Live Iron Pour | Steelworker Portrait Studio
Pop-Up Exhibits | Youth Activities | Public Art Installation
Live Demonstrations | Songs About Steelmaking & More

Fall Designer Purse Bingo
2025-10-12 11:00 - 17:00 | Se-Wy-Co, 3621 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, United States
Designer Purse Bingo
50/50 Raffle
Tricky Tray
Bring donation of toiletries to be entered to win a special raffle prize.
$20 pre-register via Venmo S.T.A.R.S.T.A.R.@starbethlehempa (Venmo payments tickets will be held at the door) or contact Wanda Litke at 610-462-5665 / $25 at the door.
Food for purchase supplied by Nick’s BBQ. Cash bar.

McDonald's Saucon Valley Lions Club Scholarship and Vo-Tech Bridges Award Fundraiser
2025-10-15 16:00 - 20:00 | McDonald’s Hellertown, 14 South Main Street, Hellertown, 18055
We dedicate the donation we raise at this event to the Lions Club project of Saucon Valley Vo-Tech student Bridges award and a scholarship for a Saucon Valley student, with additional support for our local fire companies, Hellertown Area Library, Little League, Sights for Hope and more. Please help us to continue making these donations. Thank you for your support.
No flyer required. We will be there to discuss any questions you may have about Lions Clubs and are able to accept donations if you prefer to do that directly. If you’d like to write out a check it would be written out to Saucon Valley Lions Club. Please share and, as always, we appreciate your support. It’s not as easy as it was years ago to fundraise and we truly appreciate this opportunity. Thank you for your consideration.

Talks in the Tavern: "What Women Wore 1760-1780"
2025-10-16 18:30 - 21:00 | Tavern Room at the Grist Mill, 150 W Walnut Street, Hellertown, 18055
Living historian Robin Marchionni describes the traditional clothing fashions of women in the colonial period, 1760-1780.
The event is held in the Historical Society’s Tavern Room venue located in the lower level of the historic Heller-Wagner Grist Mill building at 170 W. Walnut St., Hellertown PA 18055. Free off-street parking is available adjacent to the west side of the building and across Walnut Street near the Saucon Rail Trail access. Complimentary light refreshments will be offered.
Historical Society members are admitted free; non-members are encouraged to join the Society or offer a donation to help cover costs. Seating is limited and first come, first served.

Spend an Evening in a Colonial Tavern
2025-10-18 18:00 - 21:00 | Tavern Room at the Grist Mill, 150 W Walnut Street, Hellertown, 18055
Join us for “Colonial Tavern Night” in the 1761 Heller-Wagner Grist Mill, a new addition to our country’s National Register of Historic Places. Go back to the 1700s and enjoy an evening of colonial games, music and lively discussions about colonial taverns and their popular culture. Dine on a hearty colonial-era dinner from Saylors & Co. of Hellertown and sip Lost Tavern Brewery’s fine beer and cider, as well as local wines. Colonial re-enactors will sit with guests and guide them through the evening’s festivities. Get into the spirit of the night and wear your own colonial attire. Our colonial-dressed volunteers will serve your food and beverages and mingle with you throughout the evening. Tickets are required and can be purchased online in advance through the HHS website or at the Society’s offices at 150 W. Walnut Street in south Hellertown. Ticket sales are limited to 42 guests. HHS members can attend the event for $35 per person, and non-members for $45. The event is open to adults 21 years of age and older. For tickets, go to the HHS website or email info@hhstours.org. The Tavern Room is located at 150 W. Walnut St., Hellertown. Parking is available adjacent to the Tavern Room and also across Walnut Street at the Saucon Rail Trail trailhead.

Bethlehem Palette Club Presentation by Deborah Haaf
2025-10-19 13:30 - 16:00 | Edgeboro Moravian Church, 645 Hamilton Ave., Bethlehem, PA, 18017, United States
Bethlehem Palette Club’s Visiting Artist Program will feature a presentation by Breinigsville artist Deborah Haaf, who will demonstrate a still life with soft pastels using different papers, with and without under-painting.

Goat Yoga - Fundraiser
2025-10-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Carnival Field, 502 Durham Street, Hellertown, 18055
Join us for 20 minute goat yoga sessions to raise money for the Dewey Fire Company!
Rain or shine!
-Bring your own mat.
– $10 pre-sale
– $15 day of
– Limited Availability

"Fries Rebellion" Film Screening
2025-10-28 18:30 - 21:00 | Tavern Room at the Grist Mill, 150 W Walnut Street, Hellertown, 18055
Hellertown Historical Society is offering a special screening of the critically-acclaimed short film about the 1798-1799 tax revolt in Northampton, Bucks and Montgomery counties. Macungie’s Jason Searock, who portrays John Fries in the film, will be in attendance to introduce the story. The event is held in the Historical Society’s Tavern Room venue located in the lower level of the historic Heller-Wagner Grist Mill building at 170 W. Walnut St., Hellertown PA 18055. Free off-street parking is available adjacent to the west side of the building and across Walnut Street near the Saucon Rail Trail access. Complimentary light refreshments will be offered.
Tickets and Attendance
We expect this event to be very popular and seating is limited to 50 persons. There is no cost to obtain tickets, however, you must have a ticket in order to attend. Tickets may be obtained by stopping at the HHS office during business hours, 150 W. Walnut St., Hellertown PA 18055 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Or, you may call the office at 610-838-1770 to order tickets for pick up to have mailed. If persons are unable to attend or if there is enough interest in future screenings, the HHS will schedule them to accommodate all interested persons.

Antiques, Art & Oddities Sale
2025-11-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 38 Main St., Hellertown, PA, 18055, United States
Shop early for holiday gifts at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Hellertown for their Antiques, Art & Oddities Sale Saturday, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saucon V-Mail Presentation
2025-11-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Tavern Room at the Grist Mill, 150 W Walnut Street, Hellertown, 18055
Join the Hellertown Historical Society at our Tavern Room venue for a special Veterans Day presentation on Saucon V-Mail presented by HHS Volunteer Ken Bloss. Learn the intimate method on how Saucon V-Mail was the ingenious answer for hometown news to reach our local troops in combat zones during World War II, raising their morale.

Dine-to-Donate at Jersey Mike's Subs
2025-11-13 10:00 - 21:00 | Jersey Mikes Subs, 1862 Leithsville Road, Hellertown, 18055
Go to Jersey Mike’s at the Creekside Marketplace/Giant Food Store shopping center, order your sandwiches, provide our specific code “JMGIVES” and 20 percent of all proceeds for the entire day will be donated to Hellertown Historical Society. The same applies if you order your food from the Jersey Mike’s app (just be sure to enter the code “JMGIVES” for the donation to apply). Valid only at the 1862 Leithsville Road, Hellertown store!

Harlem Wizards
2025-11-13 19:00 - 22:00 | Saucon Valley High School Gym, 2100 Polk Valley Road, Hellertown, 18055
Save the date 📣‼️
The Harlem Wizards are coming to Hellertown! Sponsored by the Saucon Valley Cheerleaders, this event is going to be fun for all ages ❤️🤍🐾
The Harlem Wizards are renowned for their electrifying performances, mixing top-notch basketball with dazzling entertainment. This event isn’t just a game; it’s a chance to rally school spirit, engage our students, see our teachers play and help raise funds for the Saucon Valley Competitive Cheerleaders 🤍🐾Tickets are now on sale! We expect a sellout event!
Schedule & Tickets

The Coopersburg Dinosaur Tracks and the Geology of the Saucon Valley
2025-11-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Former St. John’s UCC, 538 Thomas St, Coopersburg, 18036
Uncover the Secrets of Saucon Valley’s Prehistoric Past!
The Coopersburg Historical Society is excited to present a fascinating talk by Dr. Frank J. Pazzaglia, geology professor at Lehigh University. In this informative session, Dr. Pazzaglia will explore the geological history of the Saucon Valley and its significant role in the region’s ancient landscape. Learn how the area’s unique rock formations and sedimentary layer helped preserve the remarkable dinosaur tracks once exposed along Rt. 309, just south of Coopersburg. Before the talk, the Coopersburg Historical Society will also present a brief history of the discovery and theft of these iconic dinosaur tracks.

The 'Saucon Rangers' Presentation
2025-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Tavern Room at the Grist Mill, 150 W Walnut Street, Hellertown, 18055
Local historian and direct descendant of Captain Laubach of the Saucon Rangers, Greg “Jake” Laubach, provides an overview of the Saucon Rangers militia who fought locally for England during the French and Indian War.

Light Up Night
2025-11-28 17:00 - 20:00 | Dimmick Park, 575 Durham St., Hellertown, PA, 18055, United States
Find Hellertown Historical Society at Light Up Night in Dimmick Park, Friday, Nov. 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. We will be selling Lottery Calendars for January 2026. Each calendar comes with a 3-digit number. If the number matches the PA Lottery Pick 3 evening game (straight only) any day in January, you win the amount of cash for that day! Cash prizes vary from $25 to $100. Calendars are $10 each and make a great Christmas gift for friends and family. Proceeds benefit Hellertown-Lower Saucon Heritage Day.

Pictures with Santa, Vendors and Kids Crafts
2025-11-29 10:00 - 16:00 | Dewey Fire Company, 502 Durham St, Hellertown, 18055-1815
Get your family Santa photos taken at Dewey by professional photographer MacyAnn Photography! You will receive 5 edited digital images from your 10-minute session.
We are offering two packages for you and your loved ones:
-Photos with Santa in front of a traditional Christmas backdrop: $30
-Photos with Santa on one of Dewey’s antique fire trucks: $45
You will receive a link to your edited digital photos once completed.
*Digital photos only, no physical copies printed on site.*
Get your tickets here.

Holiday Photo Shoot with Santa
2025-11-29 11:00 - 14:00 | Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse, 2631 Limpar Lane, Hellertown, PA, 18055, United States
Bring your camera, meet Santa, take a photo on a sleigh and enjoy the decorated Victorian-era Lutz-Franklin Schoolhouse.

Central Moravian Church to Present Advent and Christmas Concert Dec. 6
2025-12-06 13:30 - 14:30 | Central Moravian Church, 73 W. Church St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
Central Moravian Church will present its annual Advent and Christmas Concert on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 1:30 p.m. in a program featuring choral and instrumental music to welcome the holiday season. The concert is free, and doors will open at 1 p.m.
“Central Moravian Church is happy to share this festive and reflective concert with our Lehigh Valley neighbors and visitors to Bethlehem,” says Becky Lepore, minister of music at Central Moravian Church. “It’s a time to relax and enjoy carols and fellowship as we prepare for the busy Christmas season.”
“We hope this gift to our community will help spread the message of God’s love through music and word as we gather in this historic church, which is listed with worldwide Moravian Church Settlements as a World Heritage site,” she adds.
The concert will include “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” and “Skater’s Waltz” performed by Lepore on Central Moravian’s Möller Opus 8650 organ, with its four manuals, 109 ranks and 3,057 pipes. Central Moravian’s choir will perform “Morning Star in Darkest Night” by Georg Friedrich von Hellström (1825–1912), a Dutch Moravian composer, organist and violist. For 40 years, he served the Moravian congregation in Christiansfeld, Denmark, also part of the Moravian Church Settlements listed as a World Heritage site.
The choir will also perform “Festival Nowell” by American composer Dan Forrest (b. 1978) and “There Shall a Star” by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), part of his unfinished oratorio Christus, Op. 97. It has been performed at almost every Christmas Eve Vigil at Central Moravian Church since 1891.
Mainstreet Brass, ensemble in residence at Central Moravian, will perform two sets of carols, and the audience will be invited to join in singing hymns of the season, including the final verse of “Jesus Call Thou Me,” sung on Christmas Eve in 1741, when Count Ludwig von Zinzendorf named this new community “Bethlehem,” and “Morning Star,” a cherished Moravian hymn by Francis Florentine Hagen (1815-1907), a Moravian bishop and composer born in Winston-Salem, N.C.
The concert will conclude with an organ and brass arrangement of Samuel Scheidt’s (1587-1654) “In dulci jubilo.”
About Central Moravian Church
Founded in 1742, Central Moravian Church is Bethlehem’s first congregation and the oldest Moravian Church in North America. Coming from a variety of backgrounds and traditions, the congregation today joins together to experience God’s love in a caring, respectful and inclusive atmosphere. Central Moravian Church emphasizes Christian faith, hope and love.
Central Moravian Church is situated in the newly inscribed UNESCO World Heritage site, recognizing the Moravian Church Settlements of Gracehill (Northern Ireland), Christiansfeld (Denmark), and Herrnhut (Germany), as well as Bethlehem.
With a rich, living musical tradition, Central Moravian Church presents a full schedule of concerts annually. Early American Moravians had close connections to their European roots and sought and performed contemporary music being composed in Europe. Haydn’s “The Creation” was performed for the first time in the United States in the sanctuary of Central Moravian Church in 1811, and the first complete performance of Bach’s Mass in B minor was presented at
Central in 1900, thus giving Central Moravian Church status as a National Landmark of Music.
Visit Centralmoravianchurch.org/season/advent-christmas/ for a complete listing of Advent and Christmas activities at Central Moravian Church.
