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Returning to meet with the Bethlehem Historic Conservation Commission after an initial consultation in March, Greg Heitman, owner of 337 Vine St., was granted a certificate of appropriateness to build an addition to an existing two-story mixed use building. Accompanied by architect Daniel L. Harrigan at the hearing, Heitman followed the board’s recommendations with his proposal to demolish the existing roof, add a third story, install new windows, new cornice, and new doors. The street level would be smooth stucco with the upper stories clad in smooth vinyl siding.

The Bethlehem Historical and Architectural Review Board, with chairman Fred Bonsall and historic officer George Donovan, quickly approved almond-colored vinyl window lettering for “Bone Appetit Dog Barkery” at the May 3 hearing in the Rotunda. Bruce E. Haines is the owner of the pet boutique located at 444 Main St. inside the Moravian Book Shop.

“Hubert Davis: Scenes of Pennsylvania” brings the forgotten paintings and lithographs created by a Pennsylvanian-born artist to public view at the Ronald K. De Long Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley. The exhibit, which highlights works Davis created for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late 1930s and early 1940s, continues through June 9.

There was murder afoot on the stage at Notre Dame HS with “Curtains,” a play-within-a-play musical comedy from April 20 through 22.

In the play, set in 1959, Lt. Frank Cioffi, a Boston police detective and theater fan, investigates the opening night demise of the untalented leading lady of the musical “Robbin’ Hood of the Old West.” While trying to solve the mysterious deaths of additional cast and crew members, the lonely gumshoe attempts to save the day and the play, as well as find love.

As a Southside Arts District committee member, Darlene Heller asked the Bethlehem Historic Conservation Commission for input on a public art installation scheduled for the upcoming Southside Arts and Music Festival. Heller, the Bethlehem director of planning and zoning, was accompanied by Karen Beck Pooley from Lehigh University and Stacie Brennan, senior director of visual arts at ArtsQuest at the April 17 meeting at the Banana Factory.

Greenway Trail Leads to Saucon Park at mayor’s South Side Task Force

Special to the Bethlehem Press

Bethlehem Director of Planning and Zoning Darlene Heller shared news of the city’s progress on the South Bethlehem Greenway Trail connection at Saucon Park at the April 24 meeting of the Mayor’s South Side Task Force.

There’s murder afoot on the stage at Notre Dame High School with “Curtains,” a play-within-a-play musical comedy, at 7 p.m. April 20, 21 and 2 and 7 p.m. April 22, auditorium, Notre Dame High School, 3417 Church Road, Easton.

With music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and written by Rupert Holmes, “Curtains” is based on the book and concept by Peter Stone.

“Anything Goes,” with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, cruises to the stage at Allentown Central Catholic High School, at 7 p.m. April 20, 21 and 2 and 7 p.m. April 22, auditorium, Allentown Central Catholic High School, 301 N. Fourth St., Allentown.

Written by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, later revised by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, the musical comedy debuted on Broadway in 1934.

Says Joseph E.B. Elliott of “Monument and Ephemera,” a retrospective of his work: “The thread through all of it is exploration of places that people don’t normally explore: industrial sites, industrial landscapes, older urban interiors, structures and places that people don’t normally get inside.”

The exhibition of three decades of Elliott’s photographic work continues through April 22, Martin Art Gallery, Baker Center for the Arts, Muhlenberg College, 2400 Chew St., Allentown.

The Bethlehem Historic Conservation Commission granted a certificate of appropriateness to Will Soto for new signage for 516 E. Fourth St. at the March 20 meeting. Soto, owner of Sin’s Fade and Shave Barber Shop, a Southside establishment that has been around since 2003, was accompanied by sign maker Mike Psitos. The vote was unanimous to allow the installation of aluminum signs to the building, attach dimensional address numbers, and install vinyl graphics to the windows. The board convinced Soto to go with a blade sign instead of a proposed flag sign.