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Fireman’s Exam Trivia is on hiatus this week but I’m not one to leave you bored on a Wednesday night. New to the weekly Wednesday night scene is an open mic night at Rock N’ Joe’s Coffee Lounge in Bethlehem…for a full review of Rock N’ Joe’s, check out this post by The El Vee.
The night starts at 7PM and is open to anyone looking to show off their singing, spoken word, or comedy abilities. Need any more information? Â Check out the Facebook event page.
Let me tell you what I know about the Blue Bash tonight at Roosevelt’s in Bethlehem.
That’s it, and not for lack of trying either. The Blue Bash Facebook page could not have any less information and requests for more information have gone unanswered.
I’m struggling to find reasons to continue writing about this event. I keep coming back to the question, “If they’re not going to put out any information about this, why should I?”. Anyway, there you have it. Blue Bash. Tonight.
I don’t know much about DJs. Aside from local DJs, the only DJs I know anything about are Danger Mouse, Tiesto and Mix Master Mike. But I have heard of DJ Skribble before so I thought this event might be something worth writing about.
That being said, DJ Skribble is coming to Starter’s Riverport tonight and taking us “Back 2 Skool”. Your guess is as good as mine why this event is called “Back 2 Skool” or why Skribble thinks we need to go back there. He does know he’s technically spelling his name wrong, right? (more…)
Ahhh, it’s that time of year again. The leaves have fallen off the trees, temperatures are dropping, and people are spending all of their hard earned money on others instead of themselves. Yes, Christmas is upon us and nothing says Christmas like a drunken bar crawl through the Christmas City.
This Saturday night at 7PM is the Santa Bar Crawl which makes it’s way through Bethlehem in a full-size forty passenger bus and stops at Roosevelt’s 21st, Looper’s, MacGrady’s, Starter’s Riverport, The Firehouse, and Sotto Santi’s. Each bar will be offering drink specials to bar crawl participants…check out those specials here.
The bar crawl is a costumed event and participants are encouraged to dress up as Santa, Mrs. Clause, Frosty, or a Christmas Elf. There will be prizes for the best costume. $20 gets you in on the action and a spot on the bus. There’s no information on the Facebook event page about where to meet up but it does say more details are forthcoming. I’ve got an email in with the organizers, if they get back to me I’ll make sure to pass it along.
UPDATE: The bar crawl will be leaving from Roosevelt’s 21st at 7PM. After the crawl is over the bus will bring everyone back to Roosevelt’s at the end of the night. Seats are now first come, first serve…so if you want in on the bar crawl just show up at Roosevelt’s tomorrow night.
It’s barely December and traditional logic may imply that it’s a little too soon to start thinking about Christmas parties, but for the people at Starter’s Riverport it’s never too soon to start thinking about throwing a big party. On Saturday, December 19 DJ Cap Cee is taking over Starter’s Riverport with Naughty or Nice 4.
The party runs from 10PM-2AM and features DJ Cap Cee on the turntables. Enjoy $2 candy cane shots, $5 Ciroc cocktails, and $2.50 Coors Light bottles. No word on whether or not you need to dress up like a naughty Christmas elf to attend, but we have people working on it and we’ll let you know if we find anything out.
Bethlehem’s monthly First Friday celebration is tomorrow night which means all your favorite Southside restaurants, bars, and shops will have lots to eat, drink, and do. Tomorrow night why not check out EuroYogurt. It’s a new yogurt shop just down the block from MacGrady’s. I hear it’s great, but if you don’t believe me why not check out The El Vee’s review of it.
In it he writes, “Not only is the yogurt absolutely delicious, but with toppings like fresh blueberries, raspberries, kiwi, pomegranate, strawberries, etc., it is one of the most delicious and affordable snacks around”.
After that yogurt head on over to the Firehouse for Le Salon d’ Arts presented by Valley Social magazine featuring work from Baltimore artist Larry Stevens. Proceeds from the event benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Have a great weekend everyone!
Prepare yourself for an epic eating match up not scene since Joey Chestnut dethroned Kobayashi at the 2008 Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest. Saturday at 12:30PM is the the Black Forest Deli Burger Eat Off. This isn’t Man V. Food here. This is gritty, raw, in your face eating action from two local Twitter celebs. @cwluc is taking on @gwackr for Lehigh Valley competitive eating dominance.
I believe this is eating contest is a first for all parties involved. To my knowledge @cwluc, @gwackr, and @blackforestdeli have never participated/hosted a competitive eating contest. By that reasoning alone, Saturday’s event is something worth checking out.
At this point I’d like to point out that the Black Forest Deli has an awesome menu of non-competitive eating items. Every time I’ve been there I’ve tried something new and walked away with a new favorite sandwich. For my full thoughts on the BFD, go here.
The Black Forest Deli is located at 745 7th Ave in Bethlehem. More information about the Burger Eat Off can be found at the Facebook event page.
It’s hard to believe that a mere 76 years ago it was a crime to throw a back a beer. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution banned “the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption.” During this time speakeasies, like the Bookstore in Bethlehem, sprung up all over our country, numbering in the ten thousands and allowing alcohol loving people to get their drink on. But, Champion of the Drunks, President Franklin Roosevelt repealed that law with the 21st Amendment.
To celebrate the 76th Anniversary of the Ratification of 21st Amendment, the people at Roosevelt’s 21st are offering $.21 drafts all day! Not sure what drafts that will deal will apply for (I’m guessing whatever is cheapest), but still…a draft for less than a quarter! Keeping things lively will be DJ Dangerous Dan, he’ll be on the turntables from 10PM-2AM.
