necessarily want to put anybody behind me, but I just wanted to be up where the fun is.” Kid favorite Tara Scheyer and the Mud Puppy Band will open for Cowboy Mouth at 6. Scheyer’s known for the way she connects with her audience as well as her ability to play several instruments, including toy piano. Harrisburg product Eryn Eubanks will bring her Family Fold to the performing arts center for a concert at 2:30, Karen Gordon of Garden City Jazz fame will
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perform jazz on the lawn just outside the Kroc Center and the youth choral ensemble Creative Impressions will sing at the performing arts center at 1:30. With seating for 400 and a 2,300-square-foot stage, the performing art center is a cornerstone of the new building. It features amenities like a cough and cry room, 7.1 surround sound and three separate screens. “One of the things the Kroc Center is about is the arts, and so we wanted to show off our theater and our ability to
have great music at the Kroc Center,” Esposito says. “No matter what your taste in music — whether it’s folk or jazz or rock or kids music — we’ve got you covered. But the Kroc Center is more than just a place for the arts. It’s also a place for education and recreation, and therefore the Grand Opening will have a variety of other things. The Augusta GreenJackets will be playing catch and signing autographs on the lawn from 10 until 2, while Olympic
Silver medalist swimmer Kristina Kowal will be signing autographs and displaying her silver medal in the aquatic center throughout the afternoon. She will also give a motivational speech in the performing arts center at 1. For those interested in learning new sports, experts from the national association will be on hand to give a Pickleball demonstration in the gym at noon (think tennis with a wooden paddle and a whiffle ball). Experts will also be introducing people to the sport of
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