BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A singer-songwriter who 20 years ago had a hit that spent a year on the charts will headline Bethlehem's Harvest Fest this month, it was announced.
Howie Day, whose 2004 song "Collide" sold four times platinum and helped his album "Stop All the World Now" reach platinum sales, will perform at the free annual street fair.
The festival will run from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 12 at Main and Broad streets.
Day will perform from 4-5 p.m. on the event's South Stage.
Also performing on that stage will be Pentley Holmes at 12:15 and The Wonton Soups at 2:15 p.m.
Performing on the festival's North Stage will be Emma Bockrath at noon and The Audio Files at 2:30 p.m.
The event will be rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the South Stage acts will perform in 521 Main St., and the North Street acts in Lost Tavern Brewing (444 Main St.)
Harvest Fest also will feature soup, beer and wine trails offering up to 15 stations each.
Tickets, at $35 per person for the Soup Trail or Beer Trail and $40 per person for the Wine Trail, are on sale now on the Harvest Fest web page. Day-of ticket prices are $5 more.
The festival also will have food vendors including Aw Shucks Roasted Corn, Cactus Blue Mexican Restaurant, Cubano X-press, Greek Street and Randevoo.
Craft vendors will include Bitty & Beau’s Coffee, Gentry by Jenna, Hometown Spark Permanent Jewelry, Hope’s Caramels, I See Spain, Lily Lough Jewelry, Matt-Hat Jerky, Melmos Dog Treats, Nyche and Rosetta Soaps.
Other vendors will include Social Still, Axecessive Force, Lehigh University Peer Relation Lab and Aardvark Studios.
A memorable hit
Day, 43, self-released his first album, "Australia," in 2000, and it surprisingly rose to No. 18 on the Heatseekers chart.
He signed with Epic Records for his sophomore disc, "Stop All the World Now," released in 2003.
"Collide "peaked at No. 7, more than a year after its release, after it was used on popular TV shows, including featured during episodes of "Scrubs," "ER," "One Tree Hill," "Grey's Anatomy" and more.Howie Day biography
"Collide," peaked at No. 7, more than a year after its release, after it was used on popular TV shows including "Scrubs," "ER," "One Tree Hill," "Grey's Anatomy" and more.
The album also achieved platinum sales, and produced two other charting songs — "Perfect Time of Day," which peaked at No. 21 on the Adult chart, and "She Says," which peaked at No. 6 on that chart.
His 2009 album "Sound the Alarm" peaked at No. 31 on the Rock chart and had a Top 25 Adult hit with the title track. His most recent disc, 2015's "Lanterns," failed to chart.
Soup, beer, wine trail participants
Harvest Fest, held by Downtown Bethlehem Association, was created in 2006 as a small wine- and beer-tasting fall festival.
Wine and beer trail participants must be 21 or older, and have proof of age; any age can participate in the soup trail. Participants can't take part in both the wine and the beer trails.
Participating in the soup trail will be 515 Main Sports Club, Bethlehem New Bethany Ministries, Edge Restaurant, Fegley’s Bethlehem Brew Works, McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub, Randevoo, Seasons Olive Oil & Vinegar Taproom, Steak & Steel Hibachi, Tapas On Main, Tavern at Sun Inn, Twisted Olive, and Urbano Mexican Kitchen & Bar.
The beer trail will offer Country Club Brewing, Edge Restaurant, The Eric Leadbetter Team, Fegley’s Bethlehem Brew Works, Lost Tavern Brewing, McCall Collective Brewing Co., McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub, Nurse Wellness, Seven Sirens Brewing Company, and Steak and Steel Hibachi.
And the wine will include AM Luxe, Franklin Hill Vineyards, Crave Nutrition, Dear Santa…, Hand Cut Crystal/Bethlehem Christmas Shoppe, Clusters Handcrafted Popcorn, The Gem Shop, Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites, Hyatt Place Bethlehem, Mama Nina’s Foccacheria, Mediterranean Grill, Musselman Jewelers and Seasons Olive Oil & Vinegar Taproom.
