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Fresh off the release of his third studio album, Blake Lewis will be heading to southcentral Pennsylvania for a major headlining gig next month.

Blake will be the featured entertainer at the Central Pa. Pride Festival, set for July 26 at Riverfront Park in Harrisburg.

The American Idol Season 6 runner-up is scheduled to perform from 5 to 5:45 p.m. that day, joining a lineup that also includes Los Montros, Fierce and Billy Winn.

The theme for this year’s festival, which begins at 11 a.m. that day, is “Be Yourself. Change the World.” For more on the festival, head here.

Now, as for that album, the 14-track “Portrait of a Chameleon” hit iTunes May 20. And Blake recently told Idol Insider this is the album where he “found his sound.”

The album features the fine lead single “Your Touch,” which was released last year.

Other tracks you should check out include “Retro Romance” and “She Gives Me Her Love.”

Blake’s official CD release party is set for Friday night in Seattle, Wash.

The next day, he’ll be performing at a Relay for Life event in Montebello, Calif., with another former Idol finalist, Elliott Yamin.

For those who haven’t heard it, I’ve embedded the audio video for “Your Touch” at right. For more on Blake, visit his revamped website.