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Here are the Musikfest acts and more you should see today, Saturday, Aug. 12.

The final weekend of Musikfest is upon us, and while the festival is perhaps its best-know attractions, its "spectacles" — as Musikfest calls them — and street performers have become important to the environment of the ‘Fest.

Recently retired Parkland art teacher Linda La Due said her students were her greatest masterpieces.

Alt-rock band Wheatus, known for its 2000 hit "Teenage Dirtbag, will play Musikfest's Americaplatz stage at Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 11

Participants can learn to hand-blow a glow-in-the-dark jellyfish orb or paperweight.

As the third comedian to headline Musikfest, the Mexican-American jokester didn't disappoint.

Here are the Musikfest acts and more you should see today, Friday, Aug. 11. One of them is "probably the best free-stage show at Musikfest this year," says John J. Moser.

Musikfest is operating under a new code of conduct this year after an antisemitic incident at Christkindlmarkt in December. The nonprofit organization's CEO said it wants to create a welcoming environment but can't outright ban hate speech.

The ArtsQuest annual fête has an estimated 900 volunteers in 2023.

It's time for PA Bacon Fest in Easton. Nov. 4 and 5 mark the return of the city's favorite festival, featuring plenty of salty, smoky bacon in just about every iteration you can imagine.

In panel discussions and through sharing data, a group of executives and leaders tossed around ideas on how to improve the post-pandemic arts sector.

On Halloween in Riegelsville, a choreographed flash mob half a year in the making is the talk of the town, drawing hundreds to one one front lawn.

The artist is donating the money from her new exhibition to the Judith Adele Agentis Foundation.

Celebrate the legendary singer at events throughout the city ahead of her concert at the PPL Center on Saturday.

The Emmaus Film Festival gathered young filmmakers to contribute to this year's monster movie theme, as 7 teams' films were screened at the Emmaus Theatre for the "red carpet" event.

Booker's artwork will be on display through Dec. 10 at Moravian's Payne Gallery in Bethlehem.

It's time for Halloween at Easton Area Public Library, where kids can enjoy spooky stories, costume contests, trick or treating, and arts and crafts in a safe space.

A weird smell and an electronic shutdown. Something spooky happened during a recent tour of the Stacks.

A festival in Allentown's Arts Park Sunday celebrated the Dia de los Muertos, along with the Valley's Mexican and Hispanic communities.

You may see a ghost (or two!) at these spooky hotels, restaurants and museums.

Crowds stretched from Sixth to Ninth streets in Center City Allentown as the city celebrated spooky season.