Welcome to The Great Allentown Fair's Press Room. Anyone may access the press releases issued by the Fair's Marketing Department, by clicking on Press Releases.
Accredited media will be sent a username and password to access information found on the Media Kits pages. The Great Allentown Fair appreciates the hundreds of reporters and broadcasters that relay the entertaining and educational stories the Fair generates each year.Below is the 2008 Concert Series at the 2008 Great Allentown Fair. |
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Blue Ribbon Contestants The Great Allentown Fair's Premium List booklets, that detail the procedures for entering and categories for the fair's blue ribbon competitions, are now available at the Allentown Fairground’s main and box offices. For exhibitors' additional convenience, PDF versions of each book are available for downloading. click here to go to the Culinary Contest page.
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Doodlebops Live! Straight from their hit TV show on Playhouse Disney, Deedee, Rooney, and Moe Doodle, better know as the Doodlebops, are boarding the bus to bring their Doodlebops Live! concert to the 2008 Great Allentown Fair on Thursday, August 28 at 6:30 p.m.
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Rulers of Rock, Contest to find 'Rulers of Rock' debuts at Fair, Video-game guitar players get chance to score, show off rock star personas on stage. The Great Allentown Fair is holding a three-day contest to find players that not only "rule" the popular video game in scoring, but also have a burning desire to jam on stage in full rock star regalia.
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Martin H. Ritter, former president of society operating Allentown Fair, Fairgrounds dies.
The Lehigh County Agricultural Society (LCAS), the nonprofit owner and operator of the Allentown Fairgrounds and the Great Allentown Fair, mourns the loss of its President Emeritus Martin H. Ritter who died today (May 13, 2008) at age 99. Fairgrounds Grandstand named in his honor. |
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Subject:Allentown Brew Works to host pushPLAY kick-off
'Launch party' at downtown establishment starts countdown to original music contest finals at Allentown Fair. The Allentown Brew Works will host a kick off party for pushPLAY, an original music competition to promote regional artists, on Thursday, May 22 at 8 p.m. in the Silk Lounge. The event launches the summer long search for finalists that will perform at The Great Allentown Fair. |
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Subject:"pushPLAY" original music competition
The deadline for entries into the "pushPLAY" competition, the Lehigh Valley's newest resource for promoting local artists producing original music, is being extended to April 30. The contest's preliminary elimination rounds start online at the contest's Myspace site in May |
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Subject:Brooks & Dunn, ZZ Top
How's this for a concert pairing? Country music's dynamic duo Brooks & Dunn is joining forces with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's trio from Texas ZZ Top to kick off The 156th Great Allentown Fair. The show starts at 7 p.m., Tuesday, August 26 on fair preview night. |
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Subject:Jonas Brothers,
The Jonas Brothers' new Burning Up Tour features Demi Lovato, a Disney Channel actress recently signed by Hollywood Records, is coming to The Great Allentown Fair Wednesday, August 30. |
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Subject: Fair President
William (Bill) J. Albert of North Catasauqua will fulfill the term of the late William (Bill) F. Greenawald as the President of the nonprofit Lehigh County Agricultural Society for the year 2008. |
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Subject:Daughtry,
Daughtry, the American Music Award-winning, Grammy-nominated rock band fronted by former American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry, is coming to The Great Allentown Fair Wednesday, August 27. |
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Subject: Toby Keith
Country singer Toby Keith is the first headliner announced for the 156th Great Allentown Fair. |
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