{"id":30919,"date":"2017-04-21T21:26:43","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T01:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=30919"},"modified":"2017-04-21T21:26:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T01:26:43","slug":"night-allentown-art-museum-allentown-jazzfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=30919","title":{"rendered":"A night at the Allentown Art Museum with Allentown Jazzfest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/john.delgrosso.photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photos by: John DelGrosso<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Allentown Jazzfest is ready to kick off its third season. To get things rolling they gave guests a preview of this year\u2019s lineup and the artwork that was designed for the 2017 festival. The Trexler Gallery in the Allentown Art Museum was host to Thursday nights event. Attendees were surrounded by amazing works of art like the masterfully restored Franz Kline&#8217;s \u201cLEHIGHTON\u201d mural which was the back drop for the evenings performers, The Dan DeChellis Trio. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"su_carousel_69f4a41555f09\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"2\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-1-of-1-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-1-of-1-3-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"4 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/5-1-of-1-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/5-1-of-1-3-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"5 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6-1-of-1-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/6-1-of-1-3-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"6 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/7-1-of-1-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/7-1-of-1-3-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"7 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/8-1-of-1-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/8-1-of-1-3-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"8 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/9-1-of-1-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/9-1-of-1-3-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"9 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/10-1-of-1-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/10-1-of-1-3-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"10 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/11-1-of-1-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/11-1-of-1-2-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"11 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/12-1-of-1-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/12-1-of-1-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"12 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Executive Director and CEO of Allentown Jazzfest, Bryan Tuk gave those in attendance a review of what shows where coming up and highlighted some of the exciting performers that will be a part of this year\u2019s events. You can find the full lineup at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allentownjazzfest.org\/\">www.allentownjazzfest.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Just as a good jazz ensemble is about collaboration, so is the Allentown Jazzfest in its mission to bring a world-class jazz festival to Allentown. For the third year in a row they continue to bring together businesses, venues, supporters, and the community to not only enjoy music but to celebrate the growing arts and culture scene in Allentown. In addition to ticked events Allentown Jazzfest also will host several free shows that will give everyone in the community an opportunity to experience world-class entertainment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Bryan also introduced the artist who created this year\u2019s artwork for the festival Zachary Hartzell. Zachary is also the Allentown Jazzfest Creative Director. Before the new poster was revealed Zachery explained the thought process and how this year\u2019s poster came to fruition. Keeping true to the spirit of collaboration this year\u2019s poster has six arms representing the six distinct districts of Allentown with hands clasped together. It is an exciting time to be a part of the rebirth of Allentown and the artwork symbolizes the strength of this city working together as it raises to new levels. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Allentown Jazzfest 2017 runs May 3<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">rd<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"> through the 7<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"> .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Be sure to check out the full schedule of events at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allentownjazzfest.org\/\">www.allentownjazzfest.org<\/a><u><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">. <\/span><\/u><u><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">You can also help support Allentown Jazzfest by purchasing collectable posters at <\/span><\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allentownjazzfest.org\/store\/\">https:\/\/www.allentownjazzfest.org\/store\/<\/a><u><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"> , you can make a donation at <\/span><\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allentownjazzfest.org\/donate\/\">https:\/\/www.allentownjazzfest.org\/donate\/<\/a><u><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"> or purchase tickets to a show <\/span><\/u><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allentownjazzfest.org\/\">www.allentownjazzfest.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><u><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The Allentown JazzFest doesn\u2019t happen by itself. It takes the energy of the staff, the Board of Directors, the AJF Volunteers, and the financial support of our donors. The AJF is a program of Performing Arts Live! Inc., which is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.\u00a0Your donations made to the AJF are tax-deductible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Photos by: John DelGrosso &nbsp; Allentown Jazzfest is ready to kick off its third season. 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