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Special Events
Welcome to our Events Page. The Museum features a Civil War themed exhibit each February, a Summer exhibit in May, and a Holiday exhibit in November, with special events that coordiante with each exhibit. Special events are planned throughout the year (especially with Pip the Mouse) so please check back often.
"Pip the Mouse at the Great Allentown Fair"
at the Allentown Fairgrounds Farmer's Market Building
Visit Pip and the Museum staff and volunteers att he Museum's booth at the bottom of the second ramp in the Farmer's Market Building. We will have several activities, including history trivia, playing colonial games and our "Save the Liberty Bell" board game. See us Aug. 31, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sept 1-3, 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., September 4-6, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Please note that all times are subject to change without notice.
"48th Annual Liberty Bell Museum Dinner Meeting and Program"
Join us for a night of festivities celebrating the Liberty Bell Museum. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. (reservations required) followed by the annual meeting and the presentation of the Liberty Bell Museum Awards. A program will follow. Tickets: $20.00 for members, $25.00 for nonmembers. Please call 610.435.4232 for reservations.
Encore Performances of
 John Adams Pays a Call to James Allen: A Revolutionary Tale of the Lehigh Valley
Sat., Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., Sept. 19, 2:00 p.m.
Due to the overwhelming popularity of the original performance, join us for two encore performances of an historical playlet written by George Miller and Peter Wrenn-Meleck and featuring local actors and historians, Frank A. Whelan, Joshua A. Fink and Gerald Still. The playlet, directed by George Miller, presents a dialogue between Founding Father, John Adams, and Allentown son, James Allen, who learned more toward sympathizing with the British, as it might have occurred at Trout Hall in November of 1777. Refreshments to follow. Seating is limited. Tickets: $10.00 donation. Call 610.435.4232 to reserve your tickets or for more information.
Pip at Mayfair's Hamilton Street Mile
Thursday, September 23, 2010, 5:15 p.m.
17th and Hamilton Streets, Allentown- See Pip compete with our Lehigh Valley Mascots in the Mascot 100 yard Dash, which is the opening event for various different races down Hamilton Street between 5:20 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The festivities begin at 17th and Hamilton Streets and ends between 9th and 8th Streets on Hamilton. Join in the festivities in downtown Allentown.
Colonial Saturday with Pip the Mouse - Colonial Schooldays with
Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
Saturday, September 25, 2010, 10:00 a.m.
Join Pip the Mouse and Joan Kneiss from the Allentown Public Library. Children will learn about colonial schooldays, including writing with a quill pen and counting in colonial times. Mrs. Kneiss, Children’s Librarian will read a portion of Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (children will receive a copy at the event.) We will end the day with refreshments and the perennial favorite, Make Your Own Ice Cream. (A Follow-up book discussion will be held at the Library; see below.) Cost: Donation to cover the costs of the book and the program. Please call 610.435.4232 for reservations and more information.
Sunday, October 3, 2010, 1:30 p.m.
Sundays @ the Museum - Maestro Winds Woodwind Ensemble Colonial Concert
Under the direction of friend of the Museum, Karen El-Chaar, this concert will feature music from the colonial period played by this woodwind ensemble. Learn about the instruments in the ensemble and colonial music and visit with "Pip the Colonial Mouse." The program will end with light refreshments. Cost: Donation; Please call 610.435.4232 for reservations.
 "Ghost Stories of the Lehigh Valley" with Charles Adams III
Sunday, October 3, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Join us for a haunting good time with the area’s premier ghost story expert, Charlie Adams of Berks County, as he relates ghost stories of the Lehigh Valley. There is even a tale in which the Museum is featured. After the program, Mr. Adams will sign copies of his books, including Volumes 1 and 2 of "Ghost Stories of the Lehigh Valley." Seating is limited. Cost: $5.00 Donation for program; separate cost for books; Please call 610.435.4232 for reservations.
"An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe: Quoth the Raven, Nevermore and Other Writings"
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Join us for an evening’s entertainments as historian Joshua A. Fink portrays the master of the macabre and presents two of his well known short stories and three of his poems, including The Raven. Local historian Frank A. Whelan will serve as host for the program. Refreshments to follow. Seating is limited. Tickets: $10.00 donation. Call 610.435.4232 to reserve your tickets or for more information.
"Pip the Mouse reads Johnny Tremain at the Allentown Public Library"
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 2:30 p.m.
Join Pip, Museum Curator, Joshua Fink, and staff from the Allentown Public Library Children’s Department for this follow-up discussion and lessons on the American Revolution based on Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes. Cost: Donation; Please call 610.435.4232 for reservations and information.
View our upcoming 2010 Holiday events featuring Pip the Mouse.
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