The Allentown Art Museum is expanding our programming this summer, adding a full day of family friendly activities every month that’s FREE to all! Neighborhood Saturdays are part of Verano Vibrante, our season-long celebration of Hispanic culture, tradition, and community related to the arrival of three works by artists of Puerto Rican heritage. Neighborhood Saturdays are made possible by the generous support of the Art Bridges Foundation.
On the second Saturday of each month from July through October, you can meet local artists, hear poetry and music, tour our galleries, make art, and much more. Gallery tours and storytelling sessions are offered in both English and Spanish, and all artmaking takes place in a bilingual setting (English and Spanish). No reservation is necessary, just drop in!
See the schedules below and join us one, two, or every Neighborhood Saturday.
Saturday, September 12 • 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Priscilla Bell Lamberty
All-ages artmaking during ArtVentures in Crayola Classroom (upstairs); make a pinch pot while learning about Taíno symbols from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean lead by artist Priscilla Bell Lamberty.
11 a.m.-noon
Artmaking during the program Art from the Heart in our Community Gallery (downstairs); young artists can create connected-thread art inspired by the artwork Atabey by Glendalys Medina.
1-1:30 p.m.
English-language tour of the American galleries, begins at the Welcome Desk (main floor)
CharlyAnn Acosta
1-1:30 p.m.
La hora de cuento en español con CharlyAnn Acosta, para Pre-K a segundo grado, en Rodale Classroom (arriba).
1:30-2 p.m.
Story hour in English with Veronica Moore, for Pre-K to Grade 2, in Rodale Classroom (upstairs)
1:30-2 p.m.
Spanish-language tour of the American galleries, begins at the Welcome Desk (main floor)
2-3 p.m.
Performance of new plays by Latinx/Latine playwrights in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, in the Community Gallery (downstairs)
Saturday, October 10 • 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Rain Black
11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
All-ages artmaking during ArtVentures in Crayola Classroom (upstairs); use gel plates and paint to create a monoprint.
noon-2 p.m.
Join a community conversation and workshop with Rain Black and Shaun Leisher on visual language, symbols, and culture through an Indigenous lens, begins at Welcome Desk (main floor)
Angelo Mejia
1-2 p.m.
Angelo Mejia performs in the Museum Lounge (main floor)
(Angelo is a Lehigh Valley-based guitarist with a music degree from Kutztown University.)
1-1:30 p.m.
English-language tour of the American galleries, begins at the Welcome Desk (main floor)
1-1:30 p.m.
La hora de cuento en español con CharlyAnn Acosta, para Pre-K a segundo grado, en Rodale Classroom (arriba).
Andrea Fernandez
1:30-2 p.m.
Story hour in English with Veronica Moore, for Pre-K to Grade 2, in Rodale Classroom (upstairs)
1:30-2 p.m.
Spanish-language tour of the American galleries, begins at the Welcome Desk (main floor)
2-4 p.m.
Join artist Andrea Fernandez for a mindful-weaving workshop, in Rodale Classroom (upstairs)
(Andrea is an artist and environmentalist committed to sustainability.)
PAST
Saturday, July 11 • 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
All-ages artmaking during ArtVentures in Crayola Classroom (upstairs); make prints while learning about Taíno symbols from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
noon–1 p.m.
Noel Price-Bracey leads an all-ages dance workshop in the Community Gallery (lower level)
(Noel has performed internationally; she is assistant professor of dance at Muhlenberg College.)
Emma Bockrath
1–2 p.m.
Emma Bockrath performs original music and enjoy refreshments from Made by Lino in the Museum Lounge (main floor)
(Emma is a singer-songwriter and instructor based in Nazareth, PA; she received a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Moravian University.)
1–2 p.m.
Immersive book reading in Spanish, artmaking with instruction in both English and Spanish, and a free Spanish-language book for each child to take home during Arte y Español (meet at Welcome Desk).
1–1:30 p.m.
English-language tour of the American galleries, begins at the Welcome Desk (main floor)
2–2:30 p.m.
Spanish storytime with CharlyAnn Acosta, for Pre-K through 2nd grade, in the Rodale Classroom (upstairs).
Brandon Dominguez
2–4 p.m.
Brandon Dominguez leads a collaborative workshop for all ages making cartoon characters, in Rodale Classroom (upstairs).
(Born in Mexico and now an Allentown resident, Brandon creates abstract and Pop art.)
2:30–3 p.m.
Spanish-language tour of the American galleries, begins at the Welcome Desk (main floor)
2:30–3 p.m.
Story hour in English with Veronica Moore, for Pre-K to Grade 2, in Rodale Classroom (upstairs)
3–3:30 p.m.
Jorge Vera plays violin in the Museum Lounge (main floor)
Saturday, August 8 • 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
All-ages artmaking during ArtVentures in Crayola Classroom (upstairs); make prints while learning about Taíno symbols from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Noble Quills Poetry
1-2 p.m.
Performance by Noble Quills Poetry in American galleries (main floor)
1-1:30 p.m.
English-language tour of the American galleries, begins at the Welcome Desk (main floor)
Veronica Moore
1-1:30 p.m.
La hora de cuento en español con CharlyAnn Acosta, para Pre-K a segundo grado, en Rodale Classroom (arriba).
1:30-2 p.m.
Story hour in English with Veronica Moore, for Pre-K to Grade 2, in Rodale Classroom (upstairs)
(Veronica is an educator and award-winning children’s book author with a passion for promoting social and emotional learning through plant care and nature.)
1:30-2 p.m.
Spanish-language tour of the American galleries, begins at the Welcome Desk (main floor)
Sasha Phyars-Burgess
2-4 p.m.
Sasha Phyars-Burgess leads an artmaking workshop to create lumen prints (using sun and photo paper) on the Museum Lawn (outside)
(Sasha is a photographer and multimedia journalist with a BA in Photography from Bard College.)
Generous support for Neighborhood Saturdays is provided by Art Bridges.
