Article By: The Press
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 by The Press in Focus
@Body.8 Days Head: CONCERTS
ARTSQUEST
Musikfest Café, ArtsQuest Center, SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem.610-332-3378
Dave Attell, 8, 10:30 p.m. Aug. 17
Classic Albums Live, 8 p.m. Aug. 22: The Beatles "Abbey Road" tribute
Kenny Vance and the Planotones, 8 p.m. Aug. 23
Big Shot, 8 p.m. Aug. 31: Billy Joel tribute
Great White Caps, 8 p.m. Sept. 5: Weezer "Blue Album" tribute
MewithoutYou, 8 p.m. Sept. 6
Doug Benson, 8:30 p...
LEHIGH VALLEY SUMMER THEATER
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 by MIRANDA HEVER Special to the Press in Focus
"Aida," 8 p.m. Aug. 8, 9, 10; 6 p.m. Aug. 11, Pennsylvania Playhouse, Illicks Mill Road, Bethlehem. 610-865-6665
"Disney's Aladdin, Jr.," 3, 7 p.m. Aug. 16; 1, 4 p.m. Aug.17, Pennsylvania Youth Theater, Charles A. Brown Ice House, 56 River St., Bethlehem. 610-791-4671
"Footloose," through Aug. 18, The Pines Dinner Theatre, 448 N. 17th St., Allentown.610-433-2333
Long-Form Improv Comedy, "ManDudeBro: Who's Your Daddy?; 10:45 p.m. Aug. 30, Blue Cinema, Frank Banko Alehouse...
8 DAYS A WEEK
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 by MIRANDA HEVER Special to the Press in Focus
@Body.8 Days Head: ART EXHIBITS
ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM
31 N. Fifth St., Allentown. 610-432-4333
Toulouse-Lautrec and His World, through Sept. 1, Scheller and Rodale Galleries.
South Asian Temple Art, through Jan. 5, 2014, Fowler Gallery
The Beautiful Bodices: Fashion from the 1890s, through Aug. 11, Goodman Gallery
Illusions in Ink: Photorealist Prints, through Aug. 11, Payne-Hurd Gallery
@Body.8 Days Head: AMERICA ON WHEELS MUSEUM
5 N....
Jackman expands 'Wolverine'
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 by PAUL WILLISTEIN in Focus
"The Wolverine" gets deeper into the psyche of Logan, aka Wolverine, the Marvel Comics superhero, thanks to an intense performance by Hugh Jackman, reprising his role as the title character, and thoughtful and compelling direction by James Mangold.
In "The Wolverine," the second movie to focus on Logan and sixth in the "X-Men" movie franchise, a man rescued by Wolverine during the World War II atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, is on his death bed and wants to say his farewell....
Article By: The Press
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 by The Press in Focus
@Body.8 Days Head: EVENTS
ARTSQUEST
Levitt Pavilion, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. 610-332-3378
Bethlehem Event Charity Auction, 6 p.m. third Monday
Stacks in the City, 5 p.m. Thursdays
@Body.8 Days Head: DOWNTOWN BETHLEHEM ASSOCIATION
Main and Broad streets, Bethlehem. 610-577-6962
ArtWalk, Aug. 31
3rd Annual Bethlehem VegFest, 11 a.m. Sept. 7
@Body.8 Days Head: HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY
1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton. 610...
Those '70s bands
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 by PAUL WILLISTEIN Focus Editor in Focus
From KC to Ke$ha, the second week of Musikfest's 30th anniversary on the Sands Steel Stage at SteelStacks on Bethlehem's south side has an amazing variety of music.
There's the double bill of classic rockers Styx and Foreigner, 7 p.m. Aug. 7.
Also on the Steel Stage, Darius Rucker, country rocker and former Hootie and the Blowfish lead singer, 7 p.m. Aug. 9, with Chase Rice; and, on closing night, the heavy metal band, Avenged Sevenfold, 7 p.m. Aug. 11, with Mindset Evolution...
Article By: The Press
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 by The Press in Focus
@Body.8 Days Head: MONTAGE MOUNTAIN
Toyota Pavilion, 1000 Montage Mountain Road, Scranton. 800-468-7669
Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Sept. 1
@Body.8 Days Head: PENN'S PEAK
325 Maury Road, Penn Forest Township. 1-866-605-7325
Nightwind, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 8: Deck Party
Craig Thatcher Band, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9: Deck Party
Strawberry Jam, 2 p.m. Aug. 11: Deck Party
Ted Nugent, 8 p.m. Aug. 14, Also: Laura Wilde
Billy Bauer Band, 6:30 p.m. Aug...
May the bluebird of happiness ... nest
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 by BUD COLE Special to The Press in Focus
The song, "Happy Days are Here Again," was written in 1929 with music by Milton Ager and lyrics by Jack Yellen.
It's best remembered as Franklin Delano Roosevelt's campaign song during his first successful 1932 presidential campaign.
Some historians have said the song became very popular with the repeal of Prohibition on April 7, 1933. The song is No. 47 on the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century" list. As of 2006, there were 76 commercially-...
Article By: The Press
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 by The Press in Focus
@Body.8 Days Head: LITERARY EVENTS
ALLENTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
1210 Hamilton St., Allentown. 610-820-2400
The Wilhelm Brothers, 6 p.m. Aug. 22
Lap-sit Story Time, 10 a.m. Thursdays: Up to 2-year-olds
Time for Twos, 6 p.m. Wednesdays; 10:15 a.m. Fridays: 2-year-olds
Preschool Story Time, 10 a.m., 6:45 p.m. Wednesdays: 2 p.m. Thursdays: 3- to 5-year-olds
@Body.8 Days Head: BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY
11 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-867-3761...
Mummies dearest at Musikfest
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 by REBEKAH HAWK Special to the Press in Focus
Here Come The Mummies (HCTM), one of most incognito bands in rock, performs at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 9, Americaplatz, Musikfest.
Get ready to rock like an Egyptian because these performers are no joke, although they're antics are far from lifeless.
The sound of their music is surprisingly uplifting and Java Mummy, vocals and percussion, explains it to a T when he says in a recent phone interview, "We are mummies full of life and libido. Our music is a celebration of that."
The...