The Pennsylvania Lottery is operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Lottery was created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly on August 26, 1971; two months later, Henry Kaplan was appointed as its first executive director. The Pennsylvania Lottery sold its first tickets on March 7, 1972 and drew its first numbers on March 15, 1972.
Musikfest is a music festival that has been held annually in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania since 1984. It is considered to be the nation's largest non-gated free music festival. The festival begins on the first Friday in August and ends on Sunday ten days later.