Each month, the Volunteer Committee selects a volunteer to spotlight for the positive impact they make volunteering here at ArtsQuest across all our events. In the spirit of Musikfest, the Committee wanted to recognize two additional volunteers whose contributions help to keep the festival running smoothly behind the scenes.
This month, we are happy to spotlight one of our ArtsQuest Ambassadors, Deb Moyer! Deb first joined us in 2019 as a Volksplatz Ticket Assistant at Musikfest, and she has been volunteering with us ever since.
For Joe and Corey Bergstein, a theater is about much more than what happens on stage. It’s a place where a child might see their first performance. Where an emerging artist might step in front of an audience for the first time. Where families laugh together, students discover something new and members of the community gather for an experience they won’t soon forget. Soon, those moments will have a new home inside the ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL.
The film series brings the magic of the movies indoors with monthly family-friendly screenings designed for audiences of all ages.
After 10 days (and a preview night) of music, comedy, food, art and community celebration, Musikfest 2026 wrapped another memorable year in Bethlehem. From July 31 through August 9, with a preview night on July 30, the nation’s largest music festival featured 400+ performers, 500+ performances and programming across 16 stages, including 15 free stages and the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza.
In another universe, Eliza Rush spent her career cataloguing trees somewhere on the shores of Lake Superior. She was a park ranger in Canada for years, she loved it deeply, and when a full scholarship came through for a specialized forestry program in Ontario, it was a genuinely serious option.
Royale is one of 10 artists selected for the inaugural Musikfest Industry Conference Band Showcase, where emerging musicians ranging from youth performers to established local acts will receive professional coaching, perform on an official Musikfest stage and receive live feedback from talent buyers, booking agents and producers.
Joe Grisanzio, a Jersey Shore-based singer, songwriter and producer, has always made his music about connection.
That natural musical chemistry has become the foundation of After August, a folk-inspired duo that blends traditional bluegrass with contemporary songwriting. This year, they’ll bring that sound to the Musikfest Music Industry Band Conference Showcase, where emerging artists perform for audiences, receiving coaching from industry professionals and connecting with fellow musicians.
If you ask the members of Vodou what they want people to walk away feeling after a show, the answer is simple: a good time. But spend a little while getting to know them, and it becomes clear that “a good time” for this group of Lehighton, PA high schoolers requires a lot more work than the phrase lets on.
