Thursday: 'Get Down Tonight' at SteelStacks

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The Weather: Mostly cloudy with a 70 percent chance of rain. Thunderstorms are also possible. A forecast high of 85 degrees, falling into the 70s in the evening.

The Headliners: Get down tonight with disco music veterans K.C. & The Sunshine Band at the Sands Steel Stage. Soul music legends The Family Stone open the show at 7 p.m. Tickets are $42 and $32.

The Highlight: Musikfest pays tribute to the Fabulous 1950s from noon to 7:30 at Festplatz. Wear your poodle skirt and saddle shoes and dance to The Main Street Cruisers, which will play the rock n’ roll hits of the decade from noon to 3:30. Then Desire, Doo-Wop singers from New Jersey, take the stage from 4 to 7:30.

For the Little Ones: The kids can have unlimited fun on all nine rides at Banana Island with a $15 pass from noon to 5 p.m. Sports is the craft theme. StarFish plays family friendly music at neighboring Plaza Tropical from noon to 2 p.m.

The Classical Musikfest: Bethlehem’s own Southside Brass plays at 5 p.m. at Central Moravian Church. Linaria Ensemble a trio featuring flute, piano and harp, will perform at the Moravian Church Old Chapel at 7:30.

The Best of the Free Platzes: What kind of party are you looking for? Parrotheads might want to check out Jimmy & The Parrots at 8:30, which comes at the end of a beach-themed day at Plaza Tropical. If you want to rock out, check out Emily’s ToyBox at Festplatz at 8 p.m. If reggae is your thing, mon, see and hear Mama Jama at Volksplatz at 9. Our highest recommendation goes to great blues harmonica man Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, which will play roots and blues music at Americaplatz from 9 to 11 p.m.

The Late Night Musikfest: For those of you who believe that the best party is a late-night party, the Philadelphia Funk Authority will play soul, R&B and funk for your listening and dancing pleasure from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Musikfest Café.

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