Welcome to the first episode of Valley Talks! I’m Abby Stoudt, a soon-to-be senior Public Relations student at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, and Lehigh Valley with Love’s newest intern! I’ve lived in the Lehigh Valley my entire life and I’m super excited to get to share the stories I explore with the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast’s listeners!

In this episode, I got to speak with Stephen Jiwanmall, Director of Communications and Marketing, and Eric Yoak, Major Events Manager, at the Bradbury Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown! We got to talk about a lot of great events that they host including Lehigh Valley Pride, Allentown’s first-ever drag brunch, and some of the behind-the-scenes stuff that happens behind all of this. Enjoy!

GUESTS

Stephen Jiwanmall, Director of Communications and Marketing

Eric Yoak, Major Events Manager

Links

Pride Lehigh Valley

Bradbury Sullivan LGBT Community Center

The Lehigh Valley is rich with possibilities. A proud heritage and bright future that has long attracted makers, innovators, and those with great vision.

Everything you need to create the life you want… on your terms. Vibrant downtowns. Charming Main Streets with surprises around every corner. And lots of open spaces to explore.

Live, work, learn, play. Discover all that’s Made Possible in Lehigh Valley at lehighvalleymadepossible.com.

Recorded on location at Employnet, Elizabeth Ave, Bethlehem, PA

Today we’re talking about employment in the Lehigh Valley with Employment’s Ashley Montague and Ashley Kemerer

Employnet is a full service staffing, recruiting, payroll, and human resource solution.

Whether you are looking for that perfect job, or you are an employer looking to hire your next employee, they can help and do so in a personal fashion, which we’ll get into.

We talk about finding a job in today’s environment, but also how employers can take advantage, how the landscape has changed a bit, and how that can help you.

Learn more about their June 9 Cocktail Q&A here: https://qrco.de/bczkCe

GUESTS

Ashley Montague

Ashley Kemmerer

Links

Employnet

The Lehigh Valley is rich with possibilities. A proud heritage and bright future that has long attracted makers, innovators, and those with great vision.

Everything you need to create the life you want… on your terms. Vibrant downtowns. Charming Main Streets with surprises around every corner. And lots of open spaces to explore.

Live, work, learn, play. Discover all that’s Made Possible in Lehigh Valley at lehighvalleymadepossible.com.

Recorded on location at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Godfrey Daniels was established in 1976 and is one of the last remaining true listening rooms in the country. A listening room is loosely defined as a musical venue where the emphasis is placed on intently listening to the artist as well as a space for them to discuss their music in depth.

We talk with artists Miriam Clancy and Rachael Sage prior to their show at Godfrey’s.

We talk with New Zealand born Miriam Clancy about moving to, and loving, Pennsylvania, Kutztown in particular and what keeps her inspired as one of many in a long line of Kiwi singer songwriters. She loves PA so much she wrote a song about it.

And we we speak with New York City based Rachael Sage Rachael Sage , an American singer-songwriter and visual artist former ballet dancer, poet, and many more hats, about her time during the pandemic and her excitement to play again in person.

We’re also treated to a song from each artist, including a debut from Miriam Clancy and the first time Rachael Sage has played live with her new collaborator Kevin from Philadelphia.

Links

Miriam Clancy www.miriamclancy.com

Rachael Sage http://rachaelsage.com/

Godfrey Daniels https://godfreydaniels.org/

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The Lehigh Valley is rich with possibilities. A proud heritage and bright future that has long attracted makers, innovators, and those with great vision.

Everything you need to create the life you want… on your terms. Vibrant downtowns. Charming Main Streets with surprises around every corner. And lots of open spaces to explore.

Live, work, learn, play. Discover all that’s Made Possible in Lehigh Valley at lehighvalleymadepossible.com.

Video Episode Version

Miriam Clancy live premiere of “Roelof”

Rachael Sage “Sleep When I’m Tired”