{"id":149348,"date":"2026-05-14T22:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T02:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149348"},"modified":"2026-05-14T22:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T02:04:42","slug":"valley-preferred-cycling-center-announces-national-anthem-performers-for-historic-50th-anniversary-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149348","title":{"rendered":"Valley Preferred Cycling Center Announces National Anthem Performers for Historic 50th Anniversary Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Trexlertown, PA<\/strong> \u2014 The Valley Preferred Cycling Center (VPCC) is proud to announce the lineup of National Anthem performers for its highly anticipated <strong>50th Anniversary season<\/strong>, celebrating five decades of world-class track cycling racing, community, and tradition in T-Town.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this milestone season, VPCC is honored to welcome a diverse and talented group of performers\u2014from local artists and rising young voices to returning favorites\u2014who will help kick off each race night with pride and energy.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 National Anthem performers include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>May 29 (Opening Night \u2013 50th Anniversary Celebration):<\/strong> Melissa Meyers, with a special <em>God Bless America<\/em> performance by Herman Harris<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 5:<\/strong> Keith T. Gerhart<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 12:<\/strong> Emmaus High School Jazz Band<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 19:<\/strong> Victoria Franco<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 26:<\/strong> Ava Silva<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 3:<\/strong> Donnie Hawkins<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 10:<\/strong> Herman Harris<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 17:<\/strong> Chelsea Saullo<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 24:<\/strong> Isabella Tipkelan\u00a0(Junior Nationals competitor)<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 25 (Junior Nationals):<\/strong> Jessica Austin<\/li>\n<li><strong>July 31:<\/strong> Valentina Fernandes<\/li>\n<li><strong>August 7:<\/strong> Herman Harris<\/li>\n<li><strong>August 14:<\/strong> Kendal Conrad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe National Anthem has always been an important part of the Friday night experience at T-Town,\u201d said Gary Thornton, executive director. \u201cAs we celebrate 50 years, we\u2019re especially proud to showcase such a wide range of talent to help open each evening and bring our community together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 50th Anniversary season kicks off on <strong>Friday, May 29<\/strong>, and will feature a full lineup of premier racing events, special tributes, and fan-favorite traditions\u2014including the <strong>Mike Budjnoski Fireworks Spectacular<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Fans are encouraged to secure tickets early and join VPCC in celebrating this historic season.<\/p>\n<p>For tickets, event details, and more information, visit: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevelodrome.com\/\">www.thevelodrome.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Valley Preferred Cycling Center<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania\u2014known globally as T-Town\u2014is one of the premier velodromes in the world. Since opening in 1975, the facility has hosted Olympic athletes, world championships, and community cycling programs serving thousands of riders annually. In 2026, VPCC celebrates its 50th Anniversary season, honoring its legacy while continuing to expand access to cycling through world-class racing and community programs.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nJake Burns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trexlertown, PA \u2014 The Valley Preferred Cycling Center (VPCC) is proud to announce the lineup of National Anthem performers for its highly anticipated 50th Anniversary season, celebrating five decades of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=149348\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Valley Preferred Cycling Center Announces National Anthem Performers for Historic 50th Anniversary Season<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124527,"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":[2957,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-149348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cycling","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/vpcc.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149348"}],"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=149348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149349,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149348\/revisions\/149349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/124527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=149348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=149348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=149348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}