Friday, March 8, 2013
Guitar legends Peter Frampton, B.B. King and Sonny Landreth will headline Musikfest on Aug. 5. Tickets on sale next week.
Legendary guitarist Peter Frampton, blues icon B.B. King and Sonny Landreth will share the stage when Frampton’s Guitar Circus rolls into Musikfest Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. Tickets for the show, which will take place at the festival’s Sands Steel Stage, are $39 and $54 and go on sale Tuesday, March 12, 10 a.m., to ArtsQuest Members and Friday, March 15, 10 a.m., to the public. They’ll be available at musikfest.org and 610-332-3378. Best known for his classic live album, Frampton Comes Alive, Peter Frampton is the Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and musician who got his start as the lead singer and guitarist for British band The Herd. He also co-founded one of the first super groups, seminal rock act Humble Pie, before launching a successful …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Tickets for chart-topping pop and dance music sensation Ke$ha go on sale Tuesday for ArtsQuest members, March 15 for the public.
Chart-topping superstar Ke$ha will take the Sands Steel Stage at Musikfest when she headlines the festival Saturday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $44 and $59 and go on sale Tuesday, March 12, 10 a.m., to ArtsQuest Members and Friday, March 15, 10 a.m., to the public. They’ll be available at musikfest.org and 610-332-3378. With hits such as “TiK ToK,” “Take It Off,” “Blow,” “Your Love Is My Drug” and “We R Who We R,” Ke$ha has been a mainstay on the pop and dance charts since her debut album, Animal, in 2010. She first grabbed attention in 2009 by singing on Flo Rida’s hit “Right Round,” but with the release of Animal, Ke$ha became a household name. The recording topped the Billboard 200, producing several hits …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Renowned singer-songwriter John Gorka, who played first notes at first Musikfest in 1984, will return for this year's opening ceremony.
ArtsQuest unveiled its Musikfest 2013 poster and a new festival logo on Tuesday, while making several more announcements about its plans for the 30th annual August music festival. Created by ArtsQuest graphic designer David Blank, the poster brings to life many of the most popular elements of Musikfest, including the festival’s live music, dancing and iconic performance tents. It also features prominent local landmarks such as Central Moravian Church, Historic Hotel Bethlehem and the former Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces at SteelStacks. “By using blue, orange and golden hues prominently in the work, it gives the poster an outward glow, something that’s meant to highlight that magical time at Musikfest when the sun is setting and all of …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Pop star and Grammy nominee Carly Rae Jepsen will headline at Musikfest's 30th Anniversary celebration Aug. 2.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Grammy nominee Carly Rae Jepsen, whose hit "Call Me Maybe" sold more than 10 million singles worldwide, will kick off Musikfest’s 30th Anniversary celebration with a performance at the festival’s Sands Steel Stage at PNC Plaza Friday, Aug. 2, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $29 and $39 and go on sale Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. to ArtsQuest Members, and on Friday, Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. to the public. They’ll be available at www.musikfest.org and 610-332-3378. A native of British Columbia, Canada, Jepsen became an international star with “Call Me Maybe,” which hit No. 1 in more than 35 countries. In the United States, the song spent nine weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, while the video for the song has had more than 350 million views…
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Country star Darius Rucker, best known for being lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish, is the first announced act for Musikfest 2013.
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Darius Rucker, best known for being lead singer of 1990s chart-toppers Hootie & The Blowfish, is the first act that ArtsQuest has announced will appear at the 30th Musikfest in August 2013. Rucker, who is now a popular country artist, will be the featured performer at the Sands Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on Aug. 9. Tickets, at $39 and $54 each, will go on sale to the public on Dec. 21. ArtsQuest members can start buying tickets on Dec. 18. They’ll be available at musikfest.org and 610-332-3378. Since the release of 2008’s Learn to Live, Rucker has been a mainstay on the country charts. On the strength of three No. 1 singles - “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” “It Won't Be Like This for Long” and “Alright” - Learn to Live spent 82 weeks…
Friday, November 30, 2012
Country star Darius Rucker, best known for being lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish, is the first announced act for Musikfest 2013.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Darius Rucker, best known for being lead singer of 1990s chart-toppers Hootie & The Blowfish, is the first act that ArtsQuest has announced will appear at the 30th Musikfest in August. Rucker, who is now a popular country artist, will be the featured performer at the Sands Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on Aug. 9. Tickets, at $39 and $54 each, will go on sale to the public on Dec. 21. ArtsQuest members can start buying tickets on Dec. 18. They’ll be available at musikfest.org and 610-332-3378. Since the release of 2008’s Learn to Live, Rucker has been a mainstay on the country charts. On the strength of three No. 1 singles - “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” “It Won't Be Like This for Long” and “Alright” - Learn to Live spent 82 weeks on …
Friday, August 31, 2012
What was the best part of summer 2012 for you and your family - a Musikfest concert, trip to the shore or backyard cookout?
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Friday, August 31, 2012
We're heading into the final holiday weekend of summer and we'd like to know what you'll remember about this year's vacation, day trips and warm weather activities. Tell us in the comments section below and post your photos to this article. Did you go to the shore, do the chicken dance at Musikfest, ride the new Stinger roller coaster at Dorney Park or cool off at the local pool? Share your stories and pictures.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Food, street entertainers and music draw thousands despite heat and humidity.
Saturday evening was steamy, but so was the delicious food and exciting live street acts as music echoed throughout the north and south sides of Bethlehem. Musikfest 2012 is in full swing!
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
New Musikfest App will provide performance schedules, an interactive festival map and festival updates in real time, ArtsQuest says.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The Musikfest App for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch will make its debut for the 2012 festival, ArtsQuest announced on Monday. The App, now available from the Apple App Store, was developed through a partnership between Trifecta Technologies of Allentown and ArtsQuest, according to a news release from the nonprofit arts organization. Among the many features included in the app are: “Our patrons have been demanding that we have a Musikfest app,” ArtsQuest Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations Curt Mosel said through the release. “We didn’t want to create an app until we were confident we could have a really good product, and now we have a great one. “We believe the features and functionality of this app will make it extremely easy…
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Reconstruction of sidewalks at Main and Market will continue through July 26 and be suspended until after Musikfest concludes.
The first three phases of a five-phase project to rebuild the street and sidewalks around Main and Market streets in Historic Downtown Bethlehem are expected to be finished by July 26, a full week ahead of the start of Musikfest, according to a city engineer. On that day, work crews are expected to remove construction signs, equipment and clean the site, giving the city a full week to prepare for Musikfest’s opening night on August 3. Kiel Fortner, a city section engineer, sent an updated construction schedule to Downtown Bethlehem Association members early this week. To date, the work schedule has not gone exactly as planned. “As with most construction activities, there have been some unexpected conditions that have forced us to revise …
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9:28 pm on Saturday, September 1, 2012
Family campout at the Wildlands Conservancy in June, with a few families from my daughter's kindergarten class. We stayed in tents (provided), had a moonlit hike that was capped with a bonfire and s'mores. The girls had a blast. more ›