UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. – ArtsQuest, which unveiled plans this week to hold concerts and other events this summer at Grange Park in the township, has announced its first music shows there.
Concerts on the Grange, a two-day music festival featuring tribute acts portraying Elton John, Billy Joel, The Doors and The Grateful Dead, will be May 12-13.
- ArtsQuest has announced details of the first concerts it will hold at Grange Park in Upper Macungie Township
- A two-day Concerts on the Grange festival May 12-13 will feature tribute acts portraying Elton John, Billy Joel, The Doors and The Grateful Dead
- Tickets go on sale Friday at www.steelstacks.org or 610-332-1300.
Food trucks, vendors and a full-service bar will be on-site.
General admission tickets go on sale Friday, Feb.10, at www.steelstacks.org or 610-332-1300.
They start at $12 per night through March 7, then rise to $17 pricing through May 6 and $22 the week leading up to the event. Ages 2 and younger are free.
Premium tickets for the best seating, a private bar and air-conditioned restrooms and access to all food trucks and vendors, will start at $24 through March 7, then $29 through May 6 and $34 the week leading up to the event.
The weekend will start at 5:30 p.m. Friday with DJ Jamal Knight, followed by Face 2 Face: A Tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel at 8 p.m.
On Saturday, The Ultimate Doors will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Splintered Sunlight – Grateful Dead Tribute at 8 p.m.
Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets.
“ArtsQuest is ecstatic to partner with Upper Macungie Township again this year to present this concert series at Grange Park."ArtsQuest Chief Operating Officer Curt Mosel
ArtsQuest Chief Operating Office Curt Mosel said the idea for the concerts arose out of conversations about ArtsQuest bringing back to Upper Macungie the SangriaFest festival for 2023 after a successful 2022 revival.
“Last year’s SangriaFest in Upper Macungie was very well received,” Mosel said. The conversation broadened to ArtsQuest working “with the township and business community to offer a wider variety of programs like Concerts on the Grange and others this year.
“ArtsQuest is ecstatic to partner with Upper Macungie Township again this year to present this concert series at Grange Park,” Mosel said. He said the new weekend concert series lets ArtsQuest “further its mission of providing accessible programming to the greater Lehigh Valley community."
Township Manager Robert Ibach Jr. said the municipality “is excited to partner with ArtsQuest and bring programming that will attract new audiences to Grange Park.”
“For the last four decades, ArtsQuest has consistently provided access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences," he said. "Concerts on the Grange is a great way to extend that access to our residents, enhance our quality of life, strengthen our community and grow what connects us to one another.”
Concerts on the Grange will be the first of four events ArtsQuest will produce at Grange Park in 2023. The others include the return of Sangriafest Upper Macungie, featuring Clover Hill, Vynecrest and Franklin Hill wineries, on Sept. 2.
