{"id":111834,"date":"2022-04-19T19:34:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T23:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111834"},"modified":"2022-04-19T19:34:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T23:34:59","slug":"blast-furnace-blues-returns-with-inaugural-lehigh-valley-bikefest-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111834","title":{"rendered":"BLAST FURNACE BLUES RETURNS WITH INAUGURAL “LEHIGH VALLEY BIKEFEST\u201d ADDITION"},"content":{"rendered":"

THIS 9TH<\/sup>\u00a0ANNUAL FREE EVENT, PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KEYSTONE HARLEY-DAVIDSON\u00ae, TAKES PLACE FRI., JULY 22 TO SUN., JULY 24, 2022 AT STEELSTACKS CAMPUS.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Blast Furnace Blues Festival, presented by Keystone Harley-Davison, will return to ArtsQuest\u2019s SteelStacks campus on Fri., July 22 through Sun., July 24. This 9th<\/sup>\u00a0annual free event will feature three days of live music and the inaugural\u00a0Lehigh Valley\u00a0<\/a>BikeFest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to compliment our diverse line up of blues artists with an array of engaging activities featured in the debuting \u2018Lehigh Valley BikeFest\u2019 in partnership with Keystone Harley-Davidson,\u201d ArtsQuest\u2019s Chief Programming Officer Patrick Brogan said. \u201cIt is such a natural fit and we\u2019ll be proud to welcome both music lovers and bike enthusiasts to this free three-day festival.\u201d<\/p>\n

Local favorites\u00a0BC Blue<\/a>, lead by Lehigh Valley blues music staple Bev Conklin, will kick off festivities Friday at PNC Plaza.\u00a0Moonshine Society<\/a>, winners of the 2020 International Blues Challenge (IBC), will headline the Levitt Pavilion stage on Friday night. Soul singer\u00a0Phillip Michael Scales<\/a>, nephew of blues legend BB King, is among the talented artists performing on the Air Products Town Square.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter\u00a0Jackie Venson<\/a>\u00a0will headline Levitt Pavilion. Philadelphia-based\u00a0Slim and the Perkolators<\/a>\u00a0will rock PNC Plaza. On Sunday don\u2019t miss Musikfest performers\u00a0Scott Marshall and The Highway Souls<\/a>\u00a0on PNC Plaza.\u00a0Little Red Rooster Blues Band<\/a>, who has playing the blues since 1988, will take the Air Products Town Square stage that afternoon.\u00a0Veronica Lewis<\/a>, nominated for best emerging artist album and best instrumentalist for piano by The Blues Foundation\u2019s Blues Music Awards, will also perform. Headliners\u00a0Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials<\/a>, for Blues Music Award for Band of the Year, will close out the festival Sunday night on the Levitt lawn.<\/p>\n

For this year\u2019s festival Yuengling will bring its Mobile Tour experience to SteelStacks campus that features an extended bar, its signature cold beer and a unique photo booth.\u00a0 Motorcycle enthusiasts can shop from dozens of vendors and enjoy food from local food trucks, ArtsQuest\u2019s Mac Truck Stop and Palette & Pour restaurant. The three-day fest will have a variety of entertainment options including stunt riding by King Tony of Busted Knuckles Stunt Tour and a bike wash benefitting\u00a0Penn State\u2019s THON<\/a>. Additional activities will be announced throughout the spring. Visit\u00a0steelstacks.org<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to partner alongside ArtsQuest bringing this event to the Lehigh Valley,\u201d Keystone Harley-Davison owner, Bob Eggstein said. \u201cThe SteelStacks Arts and Cultural campus is an excellent venue to attract motorcycle\u00a0and music enthusiasts from the area and provides plenty of space to grow the event in the coming years. We would also like to thank our supporting industry sponsors helping make our inaugural event a success.\u201dC<\/em><\/p>\n

Blast Furnace Blues Festival is made possible by presenting sponsor Keystone Harley-Davidson\u00ae, supporting sponsors Blackman\u2019s Cycle Center and Kitay Law Offices, along with partners Sundance Vacations and Green Mountain Energy. Blast Furnace Blues is part of\u00a0Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks free concert series<\/a>, presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network. The much-anticipated lineup for the summer will be announced on May 1st.<\/p>\n

About ArtsQuest<\/strong>
\nArtsQuest\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events.<\/p>\n

Through festivals such as its flagship event,\u00a0Musikfest<\/a>; the\u00a0Banana Factory Arts Center<\/a>; and the ArtsQuest Center at\u00a0SteelStacks<\/a>\u00a0arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, approximately 50 percent of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region. ArtsQuest is a proud member of NIVA, the\u00a0National Independent Venue Association<\/a>\u00a0and NATO, the\u00a0National Association of Theatre Owners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nKelley Andrade, ArtsQuest
\nPublic Relations Coordinator
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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