Musikfest 2013 Day 7: Looking to start your weekend early?
It's almost the weekend, and it's perfectly acceptable to have a solid time tonight at Musikfest. The headliner is K.C. and the Sunshine Band -- and you better be ready to dance, Harry Wayne Casey...
View ArticleMusikfest 2014 attendance nearly sets record, draws first million-plus crowd...
Musikfest attendance topped 1 million for the first time in four years this year and the Bethlehem festival also nearly tied its overall attendance record. The 10-day festival, which wrapped up Sunday,...
View ArticleMusikfest 2014: Jazz Cabaret Stage an extension of the Lehigh Valley's love...
When it comes to the genres and music styles represented at the annual Musikfest celebration in Bethlehem, the choices are almost limitless. Booking a thrash-metal band in the middle of the afternoon...
View ArticleMusikfest 2014: Festplatz, Volksplatz and Plaza Tropical - how the platz...
What the heck is a Handwerkplatz? It's a term Musikfest-goers throw around — along with Volksplatz, Liederplatz and Lyrikplatz — but probably don't know what it means. Let's start with the platz part...
View ArticleMusikfest schedule for Aug. 2, 2014
Editor's picks: We always love to see the talent that comes from a performance by the O'Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance. They're on stage noon to 1 p.m. at Volksplatz. Later that night you've got...
View ArticleMusikfest 2013: Carly Rae Jepsen talks about tonight's return to Bethlehem
Carly Rae Jepsen thinks in colors. So she decided to take that mindset literally by putting a bright pink background on the cover of her 2012 American debut album, "Kiss.""It has to be bubblegum pink,"...
View ArticleTen Things To Do This Week
Express-Times File Photo | STEPHEN FLOOD 1.) Comedy kings Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers return to Easton's State Theatre, 453 Northampton St., 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $60-$100. (Seating...
View ArticleFormer Bethlehem mayors to be honored at Chamber of Commerce dinner
The Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce will honor the city’s two most recent former mayors at its 97th annual dinner Thursday. John Callahan and Don Cunningham will both receive the Frank Marcon Award for...
View ArticleBethlehem history groups pitch in on plan for Steel's Hoover-Mason Trestle
Express-Times File Photo | LISA MASSEY Several Bethlehem historical groups were angered when city officials didn’t involve them in creating a visitors center at the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. site....
View ArticleTen summer concerts not to miss
If the steady stream of concert announcements has not been enough to tip you off, it is going to be a busy summer for Lehigh Valley music venues. The season marks the Valley debut of The Killers...
View ArticleMusikfest 2012: The beat gets stronger at SteelStacks
After 27 years amid the brick buildings of historic downtown Bethlehem, last year expanded to ArtsQuest's gleaming new SteelStacks arts campus on...
View ArticleMusikfest 2013: Carly Rae Jepson pleases younger crowd at Sands Steel Stage
I won’t lie: Carly Rae Jepsen is probably nothing to get excited for. Even though I love terrible pop music, after seeing Carley Rae Jepsen as this year’s first Sands Steel Stage performance at...
View ArticleBethlehem's SteelStacks arts complex wins regional urban development award
Bethlehem's ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks has been honored several times for its design. So, too, has the arts complex's visitors center and Levitt Pavilion outdoor concert venue. Now the complex as...
View ArticleMusikfest 2014 will be founder Jeff Parks' last at helm of Bethlehem festival
ArtsQuest President Jeff Parks could have seen hundreds of free big-name concerts as the operator of Musikfest for 31 years. The thing is — he didn't. Parks can count on one hand the number of main...
View ArticleLooking back on 30 years of Musikfest headliners
Combing through three decades worth of Musikfest headliners is challenging. It is hard to pick one or two who have stood out among the pack. Genres have run the gamut from classic rock to blues,...
View ArticleMusikfest attendance likely up, income on par with last year, organizers say
Ten days. Hundreds of shows. Thousands of folks seeking a good time. With Musikfest 2013 nearing its ending tonight, ArtsQuest officials said the festival likely saw a slight increase in attendance...
View ArticleArtsQuest cuts back on festivals for 2013
Express-Times File Photo | MATT SMITH This year will mark the 30th anniversary of Musikfest but festival organizer ArtsQuest is otherwise cutting back significantly on music festivals for 2013. In...
View ArticleMusikfest 2014: ArtsQuest Photo Pass gives a taste of professional concert...
Julia Getty has been a fan of the Moody Blues since childhood. On Tuesday night, Getty was able to capture her favorite band on camera as part of ArtsQuest's Photo Pass program. Getty was joined by six...
View ArticleMusikfest 2013: Out of tickets? That's no problem at SteelStacks
Festers looking to buy food or a drink on the SteelStacks campus aren't just limited to tickets this year. ArtsQuest has rolled out a system that allows concert-goers at the Sands Steel Stage and...
View ArticleTrumpet player Rick Braun, a native of Allentown, returns to the Lehigh...
Photo Courtesy ArtsQuest Rick Braun remembers the former Bethlehem Steel. Braun, a recording artist and smooth jazz trumpeter, singer and composer, is a native of Allentown. He will perform Saturday...
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