John J. Moser
News DirectorI’m deputy director for news at LehighValleyNews.com and have been a reporter and editor at newspapers in Pennsylvania and North Carolina for nearly 40 years. I spent more than 30 years at The Morning Call in Allentown as a reporter, copy editor and editor, and for 12 years was its music critic and entertainment writer. I’ve captured more than two dozen statewide and national awards for writing and editing, and was part of a team of reporters in North Carolina that was runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Contact me at JohnM@lehighvalleynews.com or 610-984-8183.
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Tickets for the series go on sale to the public at noon Thursday, June 18, at the Zoellner box office website and at Ticket Services on the first floor of Zoellner, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. -
McMurtry said he spends most of his time on the road these days, playing shows such as the one he'll do at 7 p.m. next Sunday, June 21, in Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest Center.
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The group showed why it has had that staying power: Its hits — in a sprawling 26-song, 2½-hour show, the band offered 14 gold and platinum hits — still resonate.
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The agreement, which needs Federal Communications Commission approval, signals a "shift in student learning outcomes related to digital content creation," Lehigh said in a release.
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J&J Demolition Derby, a Labor Day mainstay at Allentown Fairgrounds, will return for its closing-night grandstand entertainment offering at 5 p.m. Sept. 7.
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Television personality Carson Kressly, a Lehigh Valley native, will be master of ceremonies for Liberty Ignited: A Lehigh Valley Salute to America at 250 on July 3, a release said.
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The Four Tops, who in the 1960s helped define the Motown sound with hits such chart-topping hits as "Reach Out I'll Be There," will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 2, backed by Allentown Symphony Orchestra.
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Tickets, starting at $126.65, remain available at the PPL Center website or the box office at 701 W. Hamilton St., Allentown.
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In PPL Center's nearly 12-year history, it has been host for a handful of "final" tours. On Thursday, June 11, ballad-rockers Journey will be the latest.
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"There are few events around the world that bring people together like the World Cup," ArtsQuest Chief Operating Officer Curt Mosel said at a news conference Friday. "And this year, our team will be taking it up a notch."
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Welcome to LehighValleyNews.com's Fest in Show, a daily offering of some of the can't-miss acts on the free stages of Bethlehem's Musikfest festival.
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For Darius Rucker's Musikfest headlining concert Sunday, his voice frequently seemed restrained and ragged through a 21-song, 84-minute set.
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Here are music acts you should see today, Monday, Aug. 4, on the free stages at Musikfest 2025.
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Here are music acts you should see today, Sunday, Aug. 3, on the free stages at Musikfest 2025.
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Through the first half of a 19-song, 80-minute show, his songs, and performances, were less than you'd expect from such a success.
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Here are music acts you should see today, Saturday, Aug. 2, at Musikfest 2025.
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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.
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Here are music acts you should see today, Friday Aug. 1, at Musikfest 2025.
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If you come to the SteelStacks campus tonight for Preview Night of Musikfest's 42nd year and don't see any outdoor free stage performances, it's because they've been moved.
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Here are music acts you should see today, Thursday, July 31, on Preview Night for Musikfest 2025.
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Guster, with opening act The Mountain Goats, 6 p.m. today, July 29, Archer Music Hall, 939 Hamilton St., Allentown. Tickets $68.50 general admission standing, available at www.archermusichall.com or at the box office.
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MeLVin will join families for a Phamily Phun Night at Bear Creek Mountain Resort on Aug. 13.
