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There were a lot of times in Moroney's 22-song, 91-minute show that she sounded like Taylor Swift — meaning her music and message, not her singing.

Here are music acts you should see today, Friday Aug. 1, at Musikfest 2025.

The cultural celebration begins with a flag-raising at Allentown's City Hall at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3.

Rain stayed away to the delight of visitors on Musikfest Preview Night. The 10-day, free music festival celebrates its 42nd year in Bethlehem.

While getting up at the crack of dawn to hunt for free street parking is always an option, Musikfest goers should also consider public transit and paid municipal parking lots.

Allentown students took part in STEM activities, including stepping into an airplane cockpit, when Captain Barrington Irving flew into town with some hands-on critical thinking activities from his Flying Classroom.

On Thursday, Lehigh Valley Zoo broke ground on a $10 million multi-phase project, with initial work on a new barn area and accessible playground set to be finished in the fall.

Mark Pinsley is the fourth Democrat to challenge Republican incumbent Ryan Mackenzie in the Lehigh Valley's battleground district in the 2026 midterm.

Lehigh County Coroner Dan Buglio said toxicology testing showed a significant level of illicit controlled substances in Timothy Vanbilliard’s system, including methamphetamine, when he died May 11, 2025.

Attorney Ronnie Louis Creazzo has been charged in connection to threats made against the Office of Disciplinary Counsel following their attempts to serve him at his Bushkill Township home in 2024.