EASTON, Pa.(www.lafayette.edu), April 3, 2008 — April’s First Weekend in Easton will kick off the spring with numerous activities including bike rides, musical performances, artistic presentations, and spring time treats.

First Weekend events include:

Friday, April 4

• 5 - 8 p.m. Family Fun Night at The Crayola Factory; Reuse, recycle and recreate art using recycled materials. Ed Hanna with live weather broadcasts, lite supper will be available to purchase. Reduce admission of $6 a person. Call (610) 515-8000.

Saturday, April 5

• 10 a.m. Genesis Bicycles Bike Ride; Something for everyone, includes free ice cream. 123 Bushkill St., Easton 610-253-1140
• 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Smoothie Day; Easton Coffee Exchange, free smoothie sample, 140 Northampton St., Easton 610-252-6860
• 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Smoothie Day; Green Harvest Food Emporium, free smoothie sample, 140 Northampton St., Easton 610-252-6360
• Noon – 5 p.m. (Also Sunday) No April Fools Event; Phyl’s Theatre Vue Antiques 20 percent off everything, 466 Northampton St. Easton 610-252-7500
• IonCleanse Footbaths with Susan Brody; $15 + canned goods for charity at Garden of Easton, 249 Northampton St., Easton 610-252-6897
• 2 - 3 p.m. Make a Spring Centerpiece; Make and take craft project at Partyology, 230 Northampton St., Easton 610-330-9535
• 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. (also Saturday) Late Night Catechism; State Theater Acopian Ballroom, Northampton St., Easton www.statetheatre.org
• 8 p.m. Maria Woodford, Jake Heck, Rain Carr; Infectious Grooves in the Moon Room at Sette Luna, 219 Ferry St., Easton 610-253-8888
• 9 p.m. – 12 a.m. Fourth Street Jazz Project; Gecyte, Gough, Perla, Stephans, Wirts at the Lafayette Bar, 15 N. Fourth St., Easton 610-252-0711

Sunday, April 6

• 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Civil Engineering Competitions; Concrete Canoe Competition - Scott Park, Easton, Steel Bridge Competition – Kirby Field House, Lafayette Campus.
  
• Noon – 4 p.m. Architecture of Easton; Acrylic Paintings by Raffaele DePanphilis. Quadrant, 20 N. Third St., Easton 610-252-1188
• Noon - 5 p.m. (also Saturday) No April Fools Event; Phyl’s Theatre Vue Antiques 20 percent off everything. 466 Northampton St. Easton 610-252-7500
• 1 - 2 p.m. Free Yoga Class; Easton Yoga, 524 Northampton St. Easton www.eastonyoga.com
• 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. (also Saturday) Late Night Catechism; State Theater Acopian Ballroom, Northampton St., Easton

Also, April 26 - May 3: Shad Tournament; Catch of the Day, Kids Casting and Fishing, Women’s and Family categories. For rules and registration or Doo Dah Parade info visit their website before April 24. Riverside and Scott Parks, Easton 610-597-SHAD www.ShadTournament.com

First Weekend events are organized by the Easton Business Association and sponsored by Merchants National Bank, Harmony Press, Inc., Crayola, Lafayette, and TRACC.