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MARCH 10, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 4
Forming A Creative Collaboration BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Mychal LaVia believes in the power of collaboration. The cofounder of Columbia Creative Factory was looking for a new location for his organization when he walked into Kindred Collections at 452 Locust St., Columbia. The business, owned by Dena Krebs and Julie Hess, opened its 10,000square-foot location in early 2020. “He came in and said he was looking for a space and I said, ‘Well, we
definitely have space,’” Krebs recalled. “It sort of felt like it was meant to be.” LaVia plans to hold classes and workshops on-site but will continue Columbia Creative Factory’s mission of serving the wider community as well. LaVia co-founded the Columbia Creative Factory with Kevin Leaman in 2016 after successfully volunteering and holding workshops with the Lancaster Creative Factory, which was created by Lehman. See Collaboration pg 6
Community Event Will Celebrate Small Businesses
Who committed the crime? Find out when Rivertown Theatre Productions presents “Murder at the Miller Mansion.”
Rivertown Theatre Productions To Present Murder Mystery ou’re invited to a birthday party for Samuel Miller at his mansion in Columbia. But be prepared: This will be a killer party. Literally. “Murder at the Miller Mansion” is an hourlong murder mystery
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performance sponsored by Rivertown Theatre Productions. It will be held at the historical mansion at 131 Locust St. “The show is a historical comedy full of very unique characters,” said Rebecca Wright, who owns Rivertown Theatre Productions with Sara Mimnall. “Samuel Miller is throwing
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a birthday party, and he has invited his closest friends and family … and one of them gets murdered.” Rivertown Theatre Productions was created by Wright and Mimnall. The lifelong friends have been involved in local theater since high school and run the Columbia Haunted Lantern Tour.
As successful local businesswomen, Megan Kalbach and Jacque Hess felt a pull to help others. The friends decided to use their experience and connections to create the Mountville Community Event. To be held Saturday, March 13, from noon to 6 p.m., the event will feature live music, food trucks, small businesses, crafters and more in Froelich Park, 350 W. Main St., Mountville.
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See Rivertown pg 6
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Columbia Creative Factory, co-founded by Mychal LaVia (right), has found a new home at Kindred Collections, owned by Dena Krebs (left) and Julie Hess.
