ArtsQuest announces new weekend concert series in Upper Macungie
ArtsQuest is partnering with Upper Macungie Township to hold a new weekend concert series this spring.
ArtsQuest and township officials announced Tuesday that Concerts on the Grange will be held at 165-acre Grange Park May 12 and 13. Tickets for ArtsQuest members go on sale Wednesday and for the general public on Friday.
“Upper Macungie Township is excited to partner with ArtsQuest and bring programming that will attract new audiences to Grange Park,” said township Manager Robert Ibach, Jr. in a news release. “For the last four decades, ArtsQuest has consistently provided access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences. 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.”
Uline and Service Electric are sponsors of the event.
The festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. May 12 with DJ Jamal Knight followed by a live performance of Face 2 Face: A Tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel at 8 p.m.
The May 13 event will feature two nationally touring tribute bands, The Ultimate Doors at 5:30 p.m., and Splintered Sunlight — Grateful Dead Tribute at 8 p.m.
Food trucks, vendors and a full-service bar will be on-site with snacks, drinks and cocktails for purchase. 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,” said Curt Mosel, ArtsQuest chief operating officer. “We are fortunate to have the support of local companies like Uline and Service Electric which will help make these events possible.”
Mosel said that the new weekend concert series allows ArtsQuest to further its mission of providing accessible programming to the greater Lehigh Valley community.
“Last year’s SangriaFest in Upper Macungie was very well-received,” Mosel said. “That event led to conversations about how we could bring SangriaFest back to Grange Park in 2023 and also work with the township and business community to offer a wider variety of programs like Concerts on the Grange and others this year.”
Premium access tickets, which provide better seating and a private bar, start at $24 through March 7, then $29 through May 6 and $34 after that. General admission tickets start at $12 through Marcj 7; $17 through May 6 and $22 afterward. Tickets can be purchased at steelstacks.org.
Concerts on the Grange is the first of four events ArtsQuest will be producing at Grange Park in 2023. Sangriafest Upper Macungie, one of those events. is scheduled Sept. 2.