{"id":118159,"date":"2023-05-06T12:57:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T16:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=118159"},"modified":"2023-05-06T12:59:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T16:59:11","slug":"2023-musikfest-mugs-have-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=118159","title":{"rendered":"2023 Musikfest Mugs Have Arrived!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><em>Get yours today and be ready to celebrate this year\u2019s 40<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bethlehem, PA, May 4, 2023 &#8211; Just in time for spring and summer festivities, Musikfest mugs have arrived and can be purchased online\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/platz-aq.square.site\/shop\/musikfest\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/platz-aq.square.site\/shop\/musikfest\/3&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683478480531000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2bXyk0Ms47bsXkhaFmWv9C\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>or at the following locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ArtsQuest Center \u2013 Box Office or at Palette &amp; Pour<\/li>\n<li>The Bethlehem Visitors Center presented by St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two styles are available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Classic<\/em>\u00a0mug sells for $12<\/li>\n<li><em>Light Up<\/em>\u00a0mug sells for $15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This year\u2019s mug features artwork by Maltas Con Lech (MCL), an Allentown-based family of artists, previously announced as the selected\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/artsquest-announces-2023-musikfest-poster-unveiling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/artsquest-announces-2023-musikfest-poster-unveiling\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683478480531000&amp;usg=AOvVaw39ku6CX8IS6_Bmta7rQTj9\">2023 Musikfest\u00a0poster mural.<\/a>\u00a0Representing the Spanish heritage of a carnival, the colorful 2023 Musikfest poster mural not only commemorates the festival\u2019s 40<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary, but also embodies the spirit and liveliness of the Lehigh Valley\u2019s richly diverse culture. Celebrating around the mural\u2019s center image, called a Vejigante, people happily dance among a rainbow burst of color and musical notes, against a colorfully rich backdrop that features the iconic SteelStacks nestled among hills and trees representing the City of Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>Purchase your mug today as this is a limited run. Additional mugs will become available again, closer to the start of summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Musikfest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A record-breaking 1,240,000 people attended Musikfest in 2022. The 11-day festival featured over 500 free performances, across 16 stages located throughout the City of Bethlehem. The 40th Musikfest is scheduled for Aug. 4 \u2013 13, 2023, with a preview night on Aug. 3. This year\u2019s Musikfest 2023 poster artist is Allentown-based family Maltas Con Leche. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683478480531000&amp;usg=AOvVaw16Xq_d26MSGb2H5oP09otl\">musikfest.org<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nJennifer LoConte<br \/>\nCommunication Director<br \/>\nArtsQuest<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/\">http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Get yours today and be ready to celebrate this year\u2019s 40th\u00a0anniversary &nbsp; Bethlehem, PA, May 4, 2023 &#8211; Just in time for spring and summer festivities, Musikfest mugs have &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=118159\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2023 Musikfest Mugs Have Arrived!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5717,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bethlehem","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/musicfest-mugs.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118159"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/118160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}