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Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling

ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks
101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015

610-297-7100

about the cafe

Opened in May of 2011, the Musikfest Café is located on the 3rd & 4th floors of the ArtsQuest™ Center at SteelStacks™ and features an awe-inspiring, bird's eye view of the old Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces.

An intimate concert venue (seats are no further than 60 ft from the stage!) the café hosts shows in a number of different configurations.

The Martin Guitar Lobby serves as the entrance way to the café, and yes, the Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling is also available for private events.

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Cabaret shows to feature new seating arrangements

Starting in June, the Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling will feature a brand-new seating configuration for its cabaret shows that offers greatly improved sightlines for more than 30 percent of our guests!

 

Miscellaneous tidbits

  • No seat is more than 60 feet from the stage!
  • Musikfest Café Cabaret Dinner Menu
  • Musikfest Café concerts are all ages. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
  • ArtsQuest does not recommend children under the age of 3 attend the performances.
  • There is a $10 per person food & beverage minimum on all table and bar seating.
  • The cafe is a non-smoking venue
  • Parking is free at the SteelStacks parking lots (about a block from the venue)
  • Ticket/Weather Policy

Concert calendar

Teitur with Marit Larsen
02/22
For Fans of: Bright Eyes, Death Cab For Cutie, Bon Iver, Elliot Smith
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer
02/23
Sponsored by Word FM
For Fans of: Jars of Clay, Toby Lightman, Kate Walsh
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Trouble City All-Stars and Great White Caps
02/24
A Midwinter's Trip to Summertime
Doors:7pm | Show: 8pm
SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase - Preliminary Round
02/26
Competition’s Winner to Open for Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
Doors:3pm | Show: 4pm
Kenny Vance & the Planotones
03/1
For Fans of: New York band fronted by a founding member of Jay and The Americans.
Doors:6:30pm | Show: 8pm
Marrakesh Express
03/3
For Fans of: Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
Doors:7pm | Show: 8pm
Craig Thatcher & Friends' - Eric Clapton Retrospective
03/9
For Fans of: Eric Clapton, John Mayall
Doors:Dinner service 6pm | Show: 7:30pm
SteelStacks High School Jazz Band Showcase - Finals
03/11
Competition’s Winner to Open for Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
Doors:3pm | Show: 4pm
The Irish Comedy Tour
03/14
Sponsored by Yuengling Bock
The Irish Comedy Tour takes the party atmosphere of a Dublin pub and combines it with a boisterous, belly-laugh trio.
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Salsa Night with Hector Rosado y su Orchestra
03/16
It’s a sizzling night of music and dancing.
Doors:9pm | Show: 10:30pm
RUNA
03/17
Sponsored by WDIY
For Fans of: Celtic Woman, Burning Bridget Cleary, Cherish the Ladies
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
The English Beat
03/26
Sponsored by Adams Outdoor
For Fans of: The Specials, The Toasters, Hepcat, Toots & the Maytals
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Nowadays
03/30
Sponsored by Radio 104.5
Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, Jukebox the Ghost, Caveman, Sun Airway, HoneyHoney, Xylos, Buried Beds, ARMS, Great White Caps, Scott Pine & the Conifers
Doors:4pm | Show: 5pm-1am
Nowadays
03/31
Sponsored by Radio 104.5
RJD2, We Are Scientists, Maps & Atlases, Night Beats, Strand of Oaks, Ambassadors, Bleeding Rainbow, Toy Soldiers, Mean Lady, XVSK
Doors:4pm | Show: 5pm-1am
The Ventures
04/6
Sponsored by Adams Outdoor
For Fans of: Los Straitjackets, Dick Dale, The Surfaris,
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
The Psychedelic Furs
04/7
For Fans of: Echo & The Bunnymen, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Jesus and Mary Chain
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
04/12
Sponsored by WDIY
For Fans of: Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Brian Setzer Orchestra
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Civil Twilight
04/13
For Fans of: Carolina Liar, Anberlin, Needtobreathe, Neon Trees
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Ryan Montbleau Band w/ Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
04/14
For Fans of: Martin Sexton, moe., Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Tea Leaf Green
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Salsa Night with Hector Rosado y su Orchestra
04/20
It’s a sizzling night of music and dancing.
Doors:9pm | Show: 10:30pm
The Lesson Center Showcase
04/21
Proceeds from this event will go to provide music scholarships to students from throughout the Lehigh Valley.
Doors:5pm | Show: 6pm
An Acoustic Evening with Mary Chapin Carpenter & Shawn Colvin On Stage Together
04/29
Two of America's most popular singer-songwriters come together for one amazing evening!
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Kathleen Edwards
05/3
For Fans of: Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, Dawes, Sharon van Etten
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Walter Trout & the Radicals - RiverJazz presented by Concannon Miller
05/10
For Fans of: Guitar Shorty, Sonny Landreth, Tinsley Ellis, Chris Duarte
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Preservation Hall Jazz Band - RiverJazz presented by Concannon Miller
05/12
For Fans of: Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Trombone Shorty, Kermit Ruffins
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Lynnie Godfrey Big Band - RiverJazz presented by Concannon Miller
Doors: | Show: 11:30am
Rusted Root
05/20
Sponsored by WDIY
For Fans of: moe., Tea Leaf Green, Railroad Earth, Dispatch, Yonder Mountain String Band
Doors:6pm | Show: 7pm
Bela Fleck and The Marcus Roberts Trio - RiverJazz presented by Concannon Miller
05/23
For Fans of: Chick Corea, Dave Brubeck, Jelly Roll Morton
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Kevin Eubanks - RiverJazz presented by Concannon Miller
05/25
For Fans of: Pat Metheny, Christian McBride, John Scofield
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Dickey Betts & Great Southern
06/7
For Fans of: Allman Brothers
Doors:6:30pm | Show: 8pm
ENCORE hosted by David Parker and the Bang Group
06/15
Bite-Size Choreographic Gems from DANCENOW's "Best of the Best"
Doors:6:30pm | Show: 8pm
Sonny Landreth
06/22
Sponsored by WDIY
For Fans of: John Mayall, Walter Trout, B.B. King, Buddy Guy
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
Here Come the Mummies
07/28
For Fans of: Gnarls Barkley, Outkast, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Doors:6:30pm | Show: 8pm
Happy Together Tour 2012
07/30
The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Micky Dolenz (The Monkees), The Grass Roots, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap and The Buckinghams
Doors:6pm | Show: 7pm
Pat Metheny
07/31
For Fans of: Chick Corea, John Scofield, Pat Martino
Doors:6pm | Show: 7:30pm
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