Emmaus Winter Snowblast Festival

Join us for the COOLEST winter celebration in the Lehigh Valley on Friday January 18 and January 19, 2008.

Emmaus is the perfect backdrop for a two days of merry-making marked with invigorating winter exercise, recreation, and entertainment. The secret to surviving the shorter days of winter is to get outside and have a blast- a SnowBlast!

The schedule of events is packed with free, community-wide outdoor and indoor activities, as well as an affordably priced ticket for the SnowBlast Blizzard Ball. The festivities are designed to be pure fun for two days with more than a dozen family and adult activities planned.

Join us for the Snowblast Blizzard Ball on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 8-11 P.M. to benefit the Emmaus Arts Commission. Back by popular demand, that raucous rock 'n roll band, Class Act! Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Club 316, Main Street, Emmaus. Go to www.snowblast.com

2007 Emmaus Student Horror Film Festival Winners Announced

Congratulations to all the students who participated in our 3rd Annual Student Horror Film Festival. The work, discipline and dedication to their craft really showed in the theater. This year’s movies made it very difficult to pick winners in each category which means that the work is continually improving. With more time this year we saw improvements in lighting, sound, story and direction. I would like to thank everyone who made this festival a success, the students, teachers and parents. The Emmaus Arts Commission would like to thank all the support we received from our sponsors, Merge, Lehigh Valley College, PTD, Service Electric TV, PA Council of the Arts, Peach Pit Press and Yocco's. Here are the winners:
Best Use of Required Lines: Alex Reinhard, Marc & Joey Kubushefski of Lehigh Carbon Community College (Hitchhiker)
Best Editing: Chris Egbert from Bethlehem Catholic (Book of the Dammed)
Best Cinematography: Ryan Verbel, Joe Hund, Brian Morressey from Temple University (The Field)
Best Story: Dana Rivera, Kelly Glusiec, Chrissy Miller, Maggie Stewart (The Journal) from East Stroudsburg High.
Best in Category
Best Middle School: Adam Hersh, Allissa Delhagen & Andrew Dauschietz (The Old Man) from Lower Macungie Middle School
Best High School: Devin Roth, Cody Burke of Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech (Guess Who)
Best College: Greg Leddy, Sam Bye and Steve Rasch (Last Straw) from Lehigh Carbon Community College.

Lehigh Valley Student Horror Film Festival Showing

The 3^rd Annual Student Horror Film Festival entries are in. Please come out and support the Lehigh Valley film makers and see the creative work that was completed in 74-hours on October 21^st at 2:00 pm at the Emmaus Theater. Lehigh Valley schools such as Lower Macungie Middle School to Temple University participated in this year’s festival.

Student Horror Film Festival of Lehigh Valley Announces Location

The location of the kickoff of the 2007 Emmaus Horror Student Film festival has been decided. The event will begin October 11th at 6:00 pm at the East Penn School District Admin. Building, 800 Pine Street, Emmaus, PA. Conference rooms A and B. Students in middle school, high school and college sign up for the festival.

Emmaus Arts Commission 2nd Annual Art Walk

October 6th and 7th from 10 am - 4 pm. Stroll the downtown of Emmaus, PA and see the masterful works of many artists who have set up in the local neighborhoods. The annual porch walk has become an extremely large event and this year we have expanded our list of crafters/artists. A map of all the locations will be posted on our website along with information on this event. Jewelry, stain glass, painters, food, music and demonstrations will be held throughout Emmaus. Go to our website for more information.

Emmaus Student Film Horror Film Festival

The stage is set for the 2007 Student Horror Film Festival. The sponsorships have been finalized and on behalf of the Emmaus Arts Commission we would like to thank Merge Digital, Lehigh Valley College, PenTelaData, Service Electric Cable TV, Peachpit Press, PA Council on the Arts and Yocco's Hot Dogs for all their support. If you would like information on this years festival to go our Film Festival Site. This year we will also be designing a Festival Brochure that will have all the participants names and schools listed along with local companies who have also supported this years festival.

Student Horror Film Festival is Coming Together

Things are beginning to take shape. We landed 2 more major sponsors of the Emmaus Student Film Festival, Service Electric TV and PenTelaData. It's nice to see companies who can see the benefit that we bring to table for these creative kids. The form for the festival has been posted on the website and we have put up some video clips of winning films from previous Emmaus Horror Film festivals at our YouTube page. The first draft of the movie poster is also posted on our website and our myspace site. More to follow.

Student Horror Film Festival is Underway

Let the fun begin as the Emmaus Arts Commission is proud to bring you the 3rd Annual Student Horror Film Festival that begins on October 11th where students have only 74-hours to shoot, edit and produce a less then 6 minute movie. Winners receive cash and prizes. The Emmaus Arts Commission is proud to have PenTeleData, Service Electric and Lehigh Valley College as it's main sponsors and would like to thank Just Born for their candy donation. We have posted a myspace page where horror master such as George Romero, Eli Roth and Rob Zombie have become members. Go to Emmaus Student Horror Film Contest to become a friend. This contest is open to anyone who thinks they can meet the challenge. The contest form is posted now and more information will follow.

2007 Student Horror Film Festival Contest

Call for Entries: Lights, camera, action! The 3rd Annual Student Horror Film Festival is beginning to ramp up and this year we are looking for film major and minor students who are interested in a challenging contest that will test your creativity, film talents, acting, teamwork and stress levels. You have only 74-hours to create, shoot, edit and produce your movie that will be judged by a panel of professionals and be shown to the public in a real movie theater and receive cash and prizes. Are you up for the spookiest time of your life? Which school will prevail this year? The excitement is building and the competition is becoming more intense each year. Go to Emmaus Student Film Festival for more information.