ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An area group that supports Pennsylvania musicians and promotes the state’s musical heritage will hold a series of free concerts by local artists at Allentown Fairgrounds.
Pennsylvania Music Preservation Society will present Music Alive at the Ritz, a series of shows on Sundays through October in collaboration with cruise-in car shows held by Found in the 60’s, a non-profit car club.
The concerts will be staged outside the Ritz Barbecue near the Allentown Farmers Market at Allentown Fairgrounds.Music Alive at the Ritz
The concerts will be staged outside the Ritz Barbecue near the Allentown Farmers Market at Allentown Fairgrounds. The Ritz and fairgrounds also are partners in the shows.
Concerts through mid-September will be from 4-7 p.m., and those in late September through October will be from 3-6 p.m. after.
While admission will be free, special concert seating will be available for $5 per person.
Proceeds from the concerts will benefit Canine Partners for Life, Mountain View Horse Rescue and Pennsylvania Music Preservation Society.
All are charitable, non-profit organizations.
'Promote and preserve Pa.'s musical heritage'
Pennsylvania Music Preservation Society previously held The Great Pennsylvania Music & Arts Celebration, a Memorial Day weekend celebration of the Lehigh Valley’s Pennsylvania German heritage, at the fairgrounds.
Its website says its mission "is to support traditional and emerging Pennsylvania musicians, promote and preserve Pennsylvania’s musical heritage and ongoing musical contributions, and support youth music activity and education."
The schedule for Music Alive at the Ritz is:
• July 13 — The Castaway Band
• July 27 — The Main Street Cruisers
• Aug.10 — Flirtin with the Mob
• Sept. 14 — The Castaway Band
• Sept. 28 — The Main Street Cruisers
• Oct. 12 — Lucky Seven
• Oct. 26 — Flirtin with the Mob
