This Week: Red Carpet Charity Premiere of 'Decoding Annie Parker'

Walk the red carpet at a movie premiere and contribute to the Cancer Support Community of the Lehigh Valley on Thursday night at SteelStacks.

"Decoding Annie Parker," starring Helen Hunt and Samantha Morton, is based on the true story of Annie Parker who watches her mother and sister fall victim to breast cancer. When she, herself, is diagnosed with the disease, Annie resolves to fight back against immeasurable odds. 

The Red Carpet Reception from 5 to 6:30 pm Includes live entertainment, pink champagne, light fare and a silent auction. The Movie Premiere is at 7 p.m. in the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas.

Following the movie, all guests are invited to join St. Luke's women's cancer experts for a panel discussion led by Tricia Kelly, MD, FACS, board-certified  surgeon specializing in breast surgical oncology; gynecologic oncologist Israel Zighelboim, MD, FACOG, FACS; and Andrea Smith, MS, CGC, Genetics Counselor.

Tickets are from $35 to $100.

Here is what else is happening in Bethlehem this week:

• Monday is Columbus Day. Here is our list of what is open and what is closed for the holiday.

• The Bethlehem Area School Board’s Finance and Human Resources committees meet beginning at 6 p.m. Monday in the school district’s offices on Sycamore Street.

• Enjoy a delicious soup and salad lunch at noon Tuesday in the Event Center at Blue, 4431 Easton Ave., Bethlehem Township, to benefit New Bethany Ministries, which provides critical services to the area’s homeless, hungry, poor and mentally ill. Keynote speaker for the 22nd annual Souper Day is the Right Rev. C. Hopeton Clennon, newly appointed senior pastor of the Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem. Tickets are $30.00 per person; for tickets and information please call 610-691-5602, Extension 21.

• Bethlehem City Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Town Hall. The meeting agenda was not yet publicly available.

• The Bethlehem Health Bureau offers flu shot clinics at First Presbyterian Church, 2344 Center St., from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday and at the Senior Center at Moravian House, 720 Old York Road, from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday. Inoculations are $10 each for all city residents.

• Come to Kirkland Village, 1 Kirkland Village Circle, at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday for a free lecture by Lafayette College Economic Department Chairman Prof. Ed Gambet on "Economic Mis-Forecasting, or Why the Other Guys Are Always Wrong.”

• The Bethlehem Area School District will host a student flu clinic from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday. The clinic will be at Liberty High School in the Klein Classroom Center. The clinic will include flu "shots" and Flu Mist (nasal spray). Students who attend the clinic with a parent/guardian will receive the vaccine for FREE. A parent/guardian must be present to sign consent. The Bethlehem Health Bureau will be there with vaccine for adults at the cost of $10. Please bring correct change, no checks please. The clinic is open to all students of the Bethlehem Area School District both public and non-public students are encouraged to attend.

• Ladies, come out for a night of pampering at Beauty Alibi, 16 W. Broad St, to benefit the Beginning Over Foundation, which helps victims of domestic violence and domestic homicide. Treat yourself to fantastic line of mineral makeup by Carmen Toro. 7% of sales during the hours of 5:00-7:30 p.m. will go to Beginning Over Foundation. 

• Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School will hold its annual open house on Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 pm at 3300 Chester Ave. An exciting evening of cooking demonstrations, children’s activities, basket raffle, refreshments, program displays and much more!

• Starters Clubhouse and Grille, 400 Illicks Mill Road, hosts its monthly Beer School Dinner at 7 p.m. Wednesday. A four-course meal of artisan brews paired with gourmet food costs $45, pre fixe.

• The 10 finalists of the most recent season of the hit Fox television show “So You Think You Can Dance” bring their moves to the stage at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are from $39.50 to $65.50.

• Eight action packed bouts will highlight the night at "Fight Night at SteelStacks II" scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Musikfest Café in the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks. Former Heavyweight Champions James "Buster" Douglas and Larry Holmes will be on hand for a VIP ticket holder reception and autograph signing. Tickets are from $35 to $120.