Art-in-the-Park for 2024 will be held on Saturday, September 14. For details, visit art-in-the-park.org.

Questions or comments? Email us at AITP.Allentown@gmail.com

Join us for a twice-monthly Yoga-in-the-Park session starting on June 15! This is free to the public.

MOVIE IN THE PARK

Friday, August 2, 2024 (Rain date Saturday, August 3)

Join friends and neighbors to watch Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in beautiful West Park. The movie begins at 8 p.m.

The West Park Civic Association will be gathering for dinner at 6 p.m. This is a “bring your own” event so please bring a dish to share, your own place settings, and beverages.

You can reserve a round tale with 6 chairs for $15. Invite your friends, bring some neighbors, and let’s have a fun evening!!

If you would like to have a table and chairs, please RSVP to Sue Karpovich at quzysue24@gmail.com by Sunday, July 28th. The reservation fee can be paid on our website, westpark-ca.org.

See you there !!!

Join us for a twice-monthly Yoga-in-the-Park session starting on June 15! This is free to the public.

Join us for a twice-monthly Yoga-in-the-Park session starting on June 15! This is free to the public.

West Park Civic Assn. presents a Brunch at The Band Shell Sunday, June2

Coffee, tea, and water will be provided. Bring our own table settings, other beverages of choice, and a dish to be shared by all.

Please RSVP to Sue Karpovich at quzysue24@ gmeil.com to reserve your table.

Music will be provided by The Hip Replacements

A $10 per person fee can be paid by clicking here.

Rain date, June 9

The May monthly meeting of WPCA will be held at 7:00 PM in the Community Room of the Church of the Mediator on the corner of Turner & West Streets. Every one is welcome!

WPCA's annual Membership event, this year will be a Kentucky Derby Cocktail Party.  It is a members only event, so if you haven't yet paid your 2024 dues, now is the time. 

It will be held at the home of Mar Haeussler, 1406 Hamilton Street

Please bring an Hors D’oervres/Cocktail Snack for about 15

There will be a Kentucky Derby Themed Hat & Tie Contest

RSVP by emailing Merrily Starkey at merrilylifeisadream@rcn.com

Come join us for a FREE Yoga-in-the-Park event on Saturday, August 26, 2023. Featuring certified yoga instructor, Alyscia Rivera, from our local High Vibration Wellness on 9th and Hamilton. The event will be 90 minutes and include a refreshing yoga flow and meditation session. Light, healthy refreshments will be provided.

If you are able, please reserve a FREE spot in our store; however, the event is open to everyone. We will give priority to those who have reserved a spot.

Please bring your own yoga mat if possible.

Come join us for a FREE Yoga-in-the-Park event on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Featuring certified yoga instructor, Alyscia Rivera, from our local High Vibration Wellness on 9th and Hamilton. The event will be 90 minutes and include a refreshing yoga flow and meditation session. Light, healthy refreshments will be provided.

If you are able, please reserve a FREE spot in our store; however, the event is open to everyone. We will give priority to those who have reserved a spot.

Please bring your own yoga mat if possible.

Welcome to the 38th West Park House Tour on Sunday June 25, 2023 from 11:00 – 4:00. Join us for an intimate look at ten beautiful homes and one of the new apartments at The Gallery in Downtown West. For the first time we will be including a beautiful Tudor style home in the Rose Garden area, along with a stunning bungalow in the Hamilton Park neighborhood.  

               Tickets can be purchased online in advance for $20 by clicking the link below, or at the following locations:

Phoebe Floral - 2102 Hamilton Street Allentown, PA 18104

C. Leslie Smith – 311 S. Cedar Crest Blvd Allentown, PA 18103

Albrights Hardware – 2119 Walbert Ave. Allentown, PA 18104

RE:find – 645 Hamilton Street Allentown, PA 18101

 The day of the tour you may purchase tickets for $25 at the Episcopal Church of the Mediator, 1620 W. Turner Street. This year’s tour, hosted by West Park Civic Association, is sponsored by Jaindl Properties, City Center Lehigh Valley, and WDIY 88.1.   

To buy tickets or become a Patron click here

Everyone is welcome to celebrate summer as our students present this special in-person outdoor recital in beautiful West Park!  CMS students of all ages will perform a variety of classical and contemporary music for your listening enjoyment.  Free parking is available on Linden and Turner Streets, or at CMS.  Benches are available for seating or bring your own chair. The start time is 2:00 pm and it will continue until everyone is finished.

This is a free performance, but donations to support music education at CMS are welcome.

West Park Civic Association 37th Annual House Tour

The West Park Civic Association’s Annual House Tour, held annually since 1982, will be held on Sunday, September 8, from 11:00am to 4:00pm.  The tour will feature a variety of homes and businesses that have been completely re-purposed or restored to their historic grandeur.  This year’s tour will also feature some adjacent areas of redevelopment.  Featured downtown will be The Vault, Center Square Lofts and Tower Five and RB Collection.  Throughout the tour visitors will see a variety of interiors & gardens reflecting detailed restorations as well as the latest in contemporary living.  Please be sure to visit the Community Music School for afternoon entertainment and while there, don’t miss the restored Hess Lounge, the epitome of Hollywood Glam style. The West Park House Tour is an enjoyable way to spend the afternoon.  Come out and join us in celebrating the 37th Anniversary of this annual tradition!

The West Park Historic District

West Park was created from the collective vision of a few for the solace and enjoyment of many.  The arboretum, complete with a fountain and a band shell, is home to many rare species of trees.   West Park provides the city residents with a natural setting that offers rest and relaxation from the hustle and bustle of everyday living while adding to the rich cultural heritage of Allentown.  In 2001 a portion of the neighborhood between 14th & 17th Streets and Chew & Court Streets was designated The West Park Historic District.  This designation has the objective of preserving the exterior architectural beauty of the District’s homes.  The residents of West Park are steps away from the renaissance occurring in downtown Allentown.  The City of Allentown and the West Park Civic Association provide residents of Allentown and nearby communities with many opportunities for a rich menu of cultural activities set in the natural beauty of the changing seasons of the park.

The West Park Civic Association

The West Park Civic Association, a 501C3 Organization, was founded in 1976 to preserve, protect, enhance and promote West Park and the surrounding neighborhood.  The Association’s goals include preventing park and neighborhood blight and deterioration, promoting enforcement of laws and ordnances and encouraging harmonious relations among the neighborhood residents.

Advance tickets are available for purchase here and at the select Lehigh Valley businesses below.  Tickets may be purchased and prepaid vouchers may be redeemed at the Episcopal Church of the Mediator, 1620 W Turner Street the day of the event from 10:30am to 3:00pm.  

 Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 the day of the tour.

To buy advance tickets click here.

Advance tickets may also be purchased at the following locations:

Albright’s Hardware, C. Leslie Smith, BOUTIQUETOGO, Hummus House, Phoebe Floral, RE:find, Walter’s Pharmacy, & Weil Antiques.

Contact: Tom Yuracka, President, West Park Civic Association 610-737-7132

The West Park Civic Association’s Art-in-the-Park returns to Allentown’s tranquil, verdant West Park. The perennially-popular event features original works of fine art and crafts by 70+ artists from the Lehigh Valley and surrounding states.  Please join us for a delightful day and demonstrate your talents! The park is a treasure of Allentown’s historic West End and there is always a good turnout. Free exhibition space will be given to high school and college students. The show is being organized by a committee of volunteers chaired by art consultant/independent scholar Dr. Christine Isabelle Oaklander. Organizers are hard at work building a wider geographic pool of applicants exhibiting higher quality art in a range of mediums. Applicants will be vetted by Dr. Margo Hobbs, Associate Professor and Chair of the Art Department, Muhlenberg College and Ilene Hochberg Wood, aesthetic trendsetter and prominent art patron. Artist demonstrations in various mediums will be offered throughout the day. Cash prizes will be offered in a range of categories, with the winners selected by Dr. Kathleen Jameson, the new Executive Director & CEO, James Michener Art Museum and Scott Schweigert, Curator of Art & Civilization, Reading Public Museum.  Live performances, including the nationally-famous Allentown Band, will be presented throughout the day in the magnificent bandshell.  Food and drink will be available from a range of vendors. Join us in West Park for a celebration of the arts at a glorious season.

Entertainment for the event will be:

10:00 - 10:30 Repertory Dance Theatre

12:45 - 2:00 Allentown Band

3:00 - 5:00 Hector Rosado

                           Adult Application                            Student Application

Annual Sponsorship Advertising & Patron Information

To Become a Patron

The Livingston Roof Top

1411 Hamilton Street

Friday, September 30

6:00 to 8:00

To Promote the West Park Neighborhood and Local Businesses

Cocktails, Hor D’Oeuvres,

Live music with Andrew Mark Schaeffer,

A Silent Auction featuring local restaurants & services,

 a night at the Renaissance, hockey tickets,  and more.

 Tickets are sold out.

 This will be an elegant and fun evening not to be missed.

Bring your own picnic dinner & beverage to enjoy with family and friends while enjoying a concert by the Pioneer Band.  Reserve seating at one of the tables complete with flowers and tablecloths by calling Peggy at 610-434-0657.  STRUT Catering Company (2 meatball sliders with a side of pasta salad-$7; assorted beverages also available) and Kona Ice food vendors will also be available to purchase food items. Then sit back and enjoy the movie, Spectre(PG-13)!! Movie begins around 8:15PM. 

The West Park Civic Association will be collecting donations of art, craft, and sewing supplies (yarn, crochet hooks, knitting needles, fabric, thread, drawing paper, canvases, watercolors, paintbrushes, colored pencils, scissors, glue, etc…) for the new Refugee Community Center at The Episcopal Church of the Mediator.  Thank you!

RAIN DATE:  AUGUST 14