5 Things to Know Today

Good morning Bethlehem. Today is Thursday, October 13, 2011. It is 72 days from Christmas in the Christmas City.

1. at , 2085 Westgate Drive, from 9 to 11 a.m. in a clinic provided by the city of Bethlehem’s Bureau of Health. Vaccinations are $10 each for city residents and all students in the , and free for some Medicare Part B patients.
2. is winding down for the year. Today is one of the last chances you will have to get locally grown produce, baked goods, crafts and other items at the weekly market held every Thursday at Campus Square, New and Morton streets. The market runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
3. A public meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at on the . The is one of for possible closure or consolidation, as the U.S. Postal Service tries desperately to restructure and remain solvent.
4. State Reps. Marcia Hahn, R-Northampton, and Julie Harhart, R-Lehigh/Northampton, host a at Hanover Elementary School, 3890 Jacksonville Road in Hanover Township, starting at 7 p.m. Residents are encouraged to voice their concerns about property taxes. The legislators will be showing a PowerPoint presentation on the history of property taxes and the challenges to reform.
5. Need a good laugh? Who couldn’t these days? Joe DeRosa is the featured comic at Two Laugh Minimum, the weekly stand-up comedy show at the . The Philadelphia native has been heard on the Opie and Anthony Show and appeared on HBO’s Bored to Death. Tickets for the show at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas are $10 and $8 for ArtsQuest members.