ArtsQuest to Auction Autographed Grand Piano

ArtsQuest plans to auction off a grand player piano autographed by 52 artists who played at Musikfest between 1998 and 2002.

The piano will be on display as the nonprofit arts organization hosts its second-annual ArtsQuest Anniversary Party at SteelStacks, on April 26 from 6 to 10 p.m., at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks.

In addition to celebrating the second anniversary of the ArtsQuest Center, the party will also be a celebration of 30 years of Musikfest in Bethlehem

Anniversary party guests will be able to bid on one-of-a-kind Musikfest memorabilia and items throughout the evening including front-row tickets to Musikfest 2013 main stage shows including Ke$ha, Carly Rae Jepsen, Darius Rucker and more, as well as framed official Musikfest posters from 2002 through 2012. Each poster includes signatures from the headlining artists who appeared at the festival that year.

As far as the piano is concerned, the party will only be the kickoff of a nationwide auction to raise money for ArtsQuest music arts and education programming. It will be up for auction until the end of Musikfest on Aug. 11.

It was originally donated by Musikfest official piano and tuning services provider John Zeiner of John J. Zeiner & Sons, and has been on display at Lehigh Valley International Airport since 2004.

Each of the Young Chang grand player’s 52 white keys was signed by a performer who appeared at the festival, including Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Huey Lewis, Gladys Knight, Robert Cray, Wayne Newton, Kenny Rogers and David Sanborn.

The complete list of artist signatures is available at artsquest.org; details on the auction and bidding options and procedures will be posted online as soon as they are available.

Tickets for the ArtsQuest Anniversary Party are $100 for ArtsQuest Members and $110 for the public and are on sale now at artsquest.org and 610-332-3378. For the complete list of auction items, please visit artsquest.org.