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Lehigh Valley Women Of Adventure

After losing her mother in February 2022, Jackie Seidman was nominated by friends for a women’s adventure weekend in Kanab, Utah, sponsored by Dreamland Safari Tours. While participating in the weekend with women from across the country, Seidman says that she realized the importance of providing a safe environment for women to empower each other. “From that point forward, as a 61-year-old female, I found myself wanting to do whatever I could to empower the women around me by encouraging them to better themselves, specifically by finding a way to experience the outdoors in a safe environment with others with common interests,” she explains. “The mission statement of the Lehigh Valley Women of Adventure is to promote women’s sense of self-worth, their ability to determine their own choices and their right to influence social change for themselves and others.” To achieve this mission, they organize outdoor adventures for women, including walking, hiking, running, backpacking, snow sports and water sports. Events can be found on the private Lehigh Valley Women of Adventure Facebook group, and all are welcome to join. With more than 2,500 members at time of press, the group is growing rapidly and in the process of becoming a nonprofit in order to reach and empower as many women as possible.

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The new Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion’s innovative design and interactive spaces will bring science to life and lives to science through world-class exhibits and educational experiences that will inspire curiosity for generations to come.

MKSD Architects has led specialized projects ranging from commercial realty to higher education and health care for more than 17 years; however, Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion is a unique opportunity to collaborate on a community-based science center.

“Not only did Da Vinci Science Center set out to build a 21st Century science center in the heart of downtown Allentown, but the organization also wanted to build a space that was designed with input from the community and reflective of the Lehigh Valley, essentially creating a space built by and for the community,” explains Senior Designer, Chris Connors.

MKSD masterfully uses the art of creativity to design spaces and in the case of the 71,000SF facility is orchestrating the joining together of ideas to create a functional and inspiring space that is unique to the Lehigh Valley community. These spaces both set the stage for and facilitate the exhibit galleries. The firm is working in concert with Roto Group, a leading exhibit design company and Ideum, which specializes in design through interactive technology, to create an awe-inspiring space that invites guests to explore, experiment, create and observe the world around them. The other key partners helping bring the new science center to life are Alvin H. Butz, Inc., Barry Isett & Associates, EMS Consulting, Gross McGinley, and HBEngineers, Inc.; with financing provided by Fulton Bank.

Slated to open its doors in spring of 2024, Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion features immersive exhibit and learning spaces including Curiosity Hall, presented by the Lovett Family; Lehigh Valley Health Network My Body; Science in the Making presented by ATAS International; Lehigh River Watershed, City Center Gallery, and the Da Vinci STEAM Learning Center.