ARTSQUEST ANNOUNCES AN AFTERNOON OF WINE AND FILM

Screening of new wine documentary to be paired with wine tasting in the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – ArtsQuest, in partnership with Juniper & Grain’s Jay Nee, are delighted to host a relaxing afternoon of wine and film in the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema (FBAC) on Sat., July 23, 2022 at 12 p.m. Guests are invited to indulge in three varieties of organic wine while enjoying a screening of the new documentary Living Wine. Tickets are $22.50 for ArtsQuest Members or $25 for general admission and available to purchase at the ArtsQuest Center Box Office or at SteelStacks.org. Tickets for seniors and under 25 are $23 when purchased at the box office. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an ArtsQuest Circle donor today. 

The wines of the event will consist of Las Lilas Vinho (Portugal), Domaine du Jas Cotes du Rhone (France) and Donkey and Goat’s Gallivanter Red Blend. After the tasting led by Nee, guests will get to experience an exclusive screening of Living Wine. The film focuses on the journey of natural winemakers in Northern California and their struggles against climate change and battling the largest wildfire on record. Despite obstacles, the winemakers refuse to divert from their mission to make wine through innovative, sustainable and regenerative farming practices. The documentary is produced and directed by Lori Miller. Featured winemakers include Megan Bell, Gideon Beinstock, Saron Rice and Darek Trowbridge who share why their winemaking techniques are important to producing the best tasting wine.

Nee will conclude the event with a Q&A on the film and methods of sustainable wine practices. This event is only for individuals 21 years of age and older.

ARTSQUEST ANNOUNCES ONE DAY TICKET SALE

Tickets for Musikfest Headliners, food festivals, live music and more will be on sale Sat., July 2

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – ArtsQuest is excited to announce a flash One Day ticket sale on Sat., July 2, from noon to 5 p.m. This incredible offer features discounted tickets for 2022 Musikfest headliners, SteelStacks Summer Concert Series, upcoming food and festival experiences and more! To take full advantage of this summer sale, patrons must visit the ArtsQuest Center Box Office located at 101 Founders Way. Tickets are available for in-person purchase only. ArtsQuest Circle Donors, ArtsQuest Members, and Friends of Levitt will have exclusive access to the sale from 12 – 1 p.m., with the sale continuing from 1 to 5 p.m., for the general public. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an ArtsQuest Circle Donor or Member today. 

During Saturday’s One Day Sale, patrons can enjoy 50% off ticket prices for a variety of events including the highly anticipated TacoFest, SangriaFest, Ginvitational, Musikfest headliners, SteelStacks Summer Series concerts and live performances in Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling.

This in-person sale event will take place during the One Earth ReggaeFest at the SteelStack campus. This inaugural festival produced in partnership by Movement Moves Media is an all-ages event with live music, unique vendors and authentic food from 2 p.m. to midnight. Performers featured at the festival include Red Fox, Sister Nancy, Space Kamp, Trouble City All Stars and Tropidelic.

Ticket offers are limited and based on availability at time of purchase. Fans hoping to take advantage of these special discounts are encouraged to arrive early. Purchases can only be made in person at the ArtsQuest Center Box Office; no phone or online orders will be accepted. Only new ticket purchases are eligible for the special promotions and no refunds or exchanges are permitted. For more information on the One Day Sale, visit www.steelstacks.org/sale/.

One Day Sale Ticket Offers

Musikfest Wind Creek Steel Stage Headliners General Admission & Terrace Tickets

            Boyz II Men (Aug. 4)

            Kip Moore (Aug. 5)

            Poison (Aug. 7)

Counting Crows (Aug. 8)

            Ziggy Marley (Aug. 9)

            Disturbed (Aug. 10)

            Kelsea Ballerini (Aug. 11)

            Ja Rule & Ashanti (Aug. 12)                                        

            Alabama (Aug. 13)

           Olga Tañón (Aug. 14)

SteelStacks Summer Concert Series

            Jason Isbell & the 500 Unit (Aug. 24)

            Brett Eldredge with Lauren Alaina (Sept. 17)

            Andy Montanez with Edgar Joel (Sept. 25)

Musikfest Café Presented by Yuengling

            Brett Dennen (July 17)

            Masters of Soul (Sept. 16)

            Billy Ocean (Oct. 2)

            Jeff Allen (Oct. 6)

            Bobby Collins (Oct. 21)

            Tracy Morgan (Oct. 29 late show only)

            John Waite (Nov. 13)

            Evolution of Joni Mitchell (Nov. 20)

Festivals and Events

            TacoFest & TacoFest Patrón Tequila Tasting (July 10)

            SangriaFest Upper Macungie (Sept. 3)

Ginvitational (Sept. 25)

ARTSQUEST SEEKING FIRST RESPONDER PHOTOS FOR BANNER DISPLAY

The annual Hometown Heroes-First Responders banner returns for Sept. 11 celebration

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – ArtsQuest is requesting photos from the community for its annual “Our Hometown Heroes – First Responders” banner display presented by Embassy Bank. The banner will debut on Patriot Day Celebration to honor the community’s first responders including police and law enforcement officials, firefighters and volunteer firefighters, emergency medical personnel and paramedics, who currently serve or have served our community.

ArtsQuest in partnership with Embassy Bank are requesting the community submit photos of family members, neighbors and friends who have been or are currently first responders. Submissions will be accepted from July 1 through July 31, 2022. Those participating are asked to share their contact information and include the first responder’s name, hometown, job title and department, for the banner’s debut at the Patriot Day Celebration on September 11 at the SteelStacks campus. Images must be a high-resolution jpeg, tiff, bitmap, or PDF file. Color and black and white photographs are accepted. Digital images maybe submitted online here. Hardcopies will be accepted at all Embassy Bank locations or at the Banana Factory, 25 W. 3rd St. in Bethlehem. All hardcopies will be returned promptly at the location in which they were received.

ANDY MONTANEZ WILL PERFORM AT STEELSTACKS SUMMER SERIES – ANDY MONTANEZ ACTUARÁ EN LA SERIE DE VERANO DE STEELSTACKS

Andy Montañez/Edgar Joel concert encouraging attendees to support relief efforts at upcoming SteelStacks show on Sunday, Sept. 25

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Following the devastation of Hurricane Fiona, ArtsQuest, in partnership with La Mega Radio, announced that attendees of the upcoming singer/songwriter Andy Montañez concert are encouraged to display the Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic flags during the show. Additionally, donations will be collected during the show and sent to the American Red Cross for continuing hurricane relief efforts.

Singer/songwriter Andy Montañez, with special guest Edgar Joel will bring the heat and the beat to the outdoor stage for SteelStacks Summer Concert Series on Sun., Sept. 25, 2022. Gates open at 5 p.m. for this Sunday evening show. Tickets go on sale beginning Thur., June 30, for ArtsQuest Members and Fri., July 1, for the general public at steelstacks.org. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an ArtsQuest Circle donor today. 

Singer/Songwriter Andy Montañez, was born the first of 17 siblings in Puerto Rico in 1942. He began his musical journey in his teens when he joined El Gran Combo. Over the next 15 years the group recorded 37 full-length albums that include hits such as “El Barbero loco,” (The Crazy Bartender) “Julia,” “Un verano en Nueva York,” (A Summer in N.Y.) and “Las hojas blancas,” (White Leaves). In 1977 Montañez, took a risk and joined the popular Venezuelan salsa orchestra, Dimensión Latina, recording eight EPs. After leaving the group he found his own international success with his orchestra as he toured Latin America and the United States. He recorded his first solo album in 1981, Salsa con cache, and went on to release five more full length albums. He won his first Latin Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Album with Pablo Milanes for his 2006 Salsatón – Salsa con Reggaetón. Montañez has been featured in several films including La boda, and El atentado and made his theatrical debut in 1999’s “Lo mejor está por venir.” Montañez continues to perform internationally.
 

Philadelphia born bandleader and accomplished trombonist, Edgar Joel, first hit the Billboard Hot Latin Songs charts with his cover of “Hasta El Sol De Hoy,” in the early 1990s.  Edgar Joel and his Orchestra, known for songs “Spell of Moon” and “Until the Sun of Today,” earned two Lo Nuestro nominations for Tropical New Artist of the Year in 1994. Joel has toured extensively including performances in Madison Square Garden, Miami Arena, Venezuela and has been given credit for the revived popularity of salsa style music with his latest album “Mi Lenguage Musical.”  The SteelStacks Summer Concert Series includes Brett Eldredge with special guest Lauren Alaina, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Bayside and Thrice, with opening act Anxious, Fitz and the Tantrums and St. Paul & The Broken Bones and Andrew Bird, Iron & Wine. Tickets are now on sale at steelstacks.org

Andy Montañez con el invitado especial Edgar Joel calentarán el escenario exterior el domingo 25 de septiembre de 2022

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – ArtsQuest en colaboración con La Mega Radio, se enorgullecen de anunciar que el cantante y compositor Andy Montañez con el invitado especial Edgar Joel, aportarán calor y ritmo al escenario al aire libre para la Serie de Conciertos de Verano de SteelStacks el domingo 25 de septiembre de 2022. Las puertas se abren a las 5:00 p.m. para este espectáculo del domingo por la noche. Las entradas estarán a la venta a partir del jueves 30 de junio para los miembros de ArtsQuest y el viernes 1 de julio para el público en general en steelstacks.org. Para obtener un acceso más exclusivo a las entradas y oportunidades de compra anticipada, conviértase en donante del Círculo ArtsQuest hoy mismo. 

El cantante y compositor Andy Montañez, nació en Puerto Rico en 1942 y es el mayor de 17 hermanos. Inició su carrera musical en la adolescencia cuando se unió a El Gran Combo. Durante los siguientes 15 años, el grupo grabó 37 álbumes completos que incluyen éxitos como “El Barbero loco”, (The Crazy Bartender) “Julia”, “Un verano en Nueva York”, (A Summer in N.Y.) y “Las hojas blancas” (White Leaves). En 1977, Montañez se aventuró a formar parte de la popular orquesta de salsa venezolana Dimensión Latina, con la que grabó ocho álbumes EP. Tras dejar el grupo, encontró su propio éxito internacional con su orquesta mientras hacía giras por Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos. En 1981 grabó su primer álbum solista, Salsa con cache, y luego lanzó al mercado otros cinco álbumes completos. Ganó su primer Grammy Latino al Mejor Álbum Tropical Tradicional con Pablo Milanes por su Salsatón – Salsa con Reggaetón de 2006. Montañez ha aparecido en varias películas, como La boda y El atentado, y debutó en el teatro en 1999 con “Lo mejor está por venir”. Montañez sigue presentándose a nivel internacional.

Edgar Joel, director de orquesta nacido en Filadelfia y consumado trombonista, llegó por primera vez a las listas de Billboard Hot Latin Songs con su versión de “Hasta El Sol De Hoy”, a principios de la década de 1990. Edgar Joel y su Orquesta, conocidos por las canciones “Hechizo de Luna” (Spell of Moon) y “Hasta El Sol De Hoy” (Until the Sun of Today), obtuvieron dos nominaciones a Lo Nuestro como Nuevo Artista Tropical del Año en 1994. Joel ha realizado numerosas giras, incluyendo actuaciones en el Madison Square Garden, en el Miami Arena y en Venezuela, y se le ha atribuido el mérito del resurgimiento de la popularidad de la música de estilo salsero con su último álbum “Mi Lenguaje Musical”.
La Serie de conciertos de verano de SteelStacks cuenta con Brett Eldredge con la invitada especial Lauren Alaina, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Bayside and Thrice, con Anxious como telonero, Fitz and the Tantrums y St. Paul & The Broken Bones y Andrew Bird, Iron & Wine. Las entradas están a la venta en steelstacks.org.

ARTSQUEST PRESENTS ANNUAL 4^TH OF JULY CELEBRATION

The free 4^th of July event features live music and fireworks display

BETHLEHEM, Pa.— ArtsQuest is excited to announce the annual 4^th of July celebration presented by Embassy Bank on Mon., July 4. The free Independence Day festivities will include a full afternoon of musical events starting at 3:30 p.m., accompanied by delicious food vendors Bull & Bear and MMG Concessions. This event will be the last chance to view the Hometown Heroes 2022 banner that debuted over 1,500 photos of local military veterans on Memorial Day. The SteelStacks campus serves as the perfect spot to view a dazzling fireworks display put on by the City of Bethlehem at 9 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

“I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the 4^th of July than being surrounded by photos of our own Hometown Heroes,” said David M. Lobach Jr., Embassy Bank President. “We look forward to enjoying the afternoon at the SteelStacks campus and enjoying great food, live music and the spectacular fireworks.”

At 3:30 p.m., Kendal Conrad will begin the festivities on the Highmark Stage. Conrad is a country music singer/songwriter from Pottstown, PA. Her single “Leader of The Pack” has reached over 26 million views online, and she has played with notable country artists across America, including her duet with Keith Urban at Musikfest.

At 5:30 p.m., Band of Brothers will take the beloved sounds of timeless classic rock to the Highmark Stage. Band of Brothers has built a reputation for their high energy and interactive performances all over the Lehigh Valley area.

At 7:30 p.m., The Allentown Band will be performing on the Levitt Stage. Through their high quality and inspirational performances, The Allentown Band honorably preserves the valuable heritage of concert band music in the Lehigh Valley. The band is the oldest civilian concert band in the entire United States.

Closing the night at 9:30 p.m., Big Bone Daddy will be on the Highmark Stage, accompanying Bethlehem’s fireworks display. Consisting of Bill DeHart, Ric Carhart, Paul Berger, Ray Higgins, Marc Young, Ken Fink, Stephen Kehs, and Jim Flynn, Big Bone Daddy is a rock & blues band that will rock any club or festival throughout Eastern PA and Western NJ.  

ARTSQUEST ANNOUNCES RETURN OF SANGRIAFEST 2022

The 5^th annual wine festival will return to the Upper Macungie Grange Park location

BETHLEHEM, Pa.— Cheers! SangriaFest returns for its fifth year. ArtsQuest, in partnership with Upper Macungie Township and presenting sponsor Air Products, are delighted to host the return of SangriaFest in Upper Macungie Township Grange Park on Saturday, Sept. 3. The summer afternoon will feature sangrias created in partnership with Vynecrest Vineyards and Winery, Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery and Franklin Hill Vineyards and Winery. Tickets for this event are now on sale at steelstacks.org. 

 “We are so excited to partner with ArtsQuest for the return of SangriaFest to the Grange Park,” said James Brunell, Chairman of UMT Board of Supervisors. “Pickleball and live music while enjoying food and wine – what a great way to spend a Saturday in Upper Macungie.”

This year’s event takes place on the sprawling 165-acre park and includes yard games, live music, Mishka Premium Vodka cocktails, Yuengling beer and bottomless samples of a variety of sangrias. Clover Hill, Franklin Hill, and Vynecrest wineries will use their own red, white and blush wines to create unique twists on the summertime libation. The annual wine festival will begin at 3 to 7 p.m.Tickets for the VIP hour include three exclusive sangria samples, a specially-made Mishka Vodka cocktail sample and snacks from local restaurants. This year’s event will take place in conjunction with Lehigh Valley Pickleball Association pickleball tournament.  

ArtsQuest members can purchase tickets in advance for $30 or $35 at the door. Tickets for the general public in advance are $35 or $40 at the door. ArtsQuest member VIP tickets can be purchased for $65 in advance or day of event, while general public VIP tickets are $69 in advance or $79 at the door. Pickleball tournament players will enjoy free admission into the festival.

“ArtsQuest is excited to once again be partnering with Upper Macungie Township to host the 2^nd annual SangriaFest Upper Macungie at Grange Park,” said Curt Mosel, ArtsQuest’s Chief Operating Officer. “Not only does this further our mission of providing accessible programing to the community, but also allows us to partner with local businesses while offering a taste of ArtsQuest programming offerings and we hope to expand on these in the future.” 

Upper Macungie Township Grange Park is a 165-acre facility located on Grange Road between Ruppsville Road and Route 222, consisting of three rentable pavilions, multiple indoor restrooms, 12 Pickleball courts, soccer, lacrosse, football and baseball fields, walking trails and handicap accessible paved parking.   

BILLY OCEAN TO PERFORM AT MUSIKFEST CAFÉ

Grammy winning Singer-Songwriter Billy Ocean will perform Sun., Oct. 2

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – ArtsQuest is excited to announce chart-topping, platinum recording artist Billy Ocean will perform in the Musikfest Café, presented by Yuengling on Sun., Oct. 2. Tickets for this show will go on sale for ArtsQuest members at 10 a.m. Thurs., June 9 and Fri., June 10 for the general public at steelstacks.org. For more exclusive ticket opportunities, become an ArtsQuest Circle donor today.

Trinidad born, Britain raised Rhythm and Blues singer/songwriter Billy Ocean first found his place on the UK and US music charts with his second single “Love Really Hurts Without You,” followed by “Love on Delivery,” “Stop Me,” “Lover Boy,” and the Grammy winning song “Caribbean Queen.” Ocean developed his musical style through mixing his love for calypso with early influences like Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and of course The Beatles. Over the course of three decades Ocean continued to write chart-toppers like “When the Going gets Tough,” the title song for Jewel of the Nile’s soundtrack. After a much-need break resting and regrouping with his family, Ocean returned to the stage in 2007 with his daughter Cherie on backing vocals for his world-wide tour. He released “There’ll be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)” and “Get Outta My Dreams; Get into My Car,” returning him to the US music charts. In 2020 he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to music, has won a Grammy award for best vocals, two Billboard Music awards, seven ASCAP Pop Music awards and has released 11 full-length albums including 2019’s One World.

For a schedule of upcoming Musikfest Café shows or to purchase tickets visit steelstacks.org.