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Lower Dauphin to host County Orchestra Festival
games with prizes,” said Williamson. “There will be outdoor fire pits both days, so people can make their own s’mores.” At Nye Elementary School on Saturday, there will be bounce houses, children’s games and crafts, a photo booth, food for sale and cupcake wars, where children will be able to decorate cupcakes and judges will choose a winner. There will also be a live Studio 22 Dance Academy performance as well as carriage rides. “New this year, there will be magic show being performed on both days,” Williamson noted. The Winter Fling planning
Lower Dauphin High School, 201 S. Hanover St., Hummelstown, will host the annual Dauphin County Orchestra Festival sponsored by the Dauphin County Music Educators Association on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19 and 20. The festival will bring strings players from across the county together and will culminate with a concert on Jan. 20 at 1:30 p.m. The guest conductors will include Andrian Harabaru, senior high orchestra; Frank Carvella, junior high orchestra ; and Michael Gamon, elementary orchestra. The festival host will be Melody Cliff, Lower Dauphin’s director of orchestras. A total of close to 50 Lower Dauphin musicians will participate in the festival. From Lower Dauphin High School, the participants will be Lauren Gula, Nora King, Camryn Long, Emma Johnson, Lila Markowitz, Aditi Singh, and Nathan Wolf, violin; Anthony Bruno, Virginia Huntzinger, Harper Lennox, Katie Mauger, and Marina Weidman, viola; Jordan Fink, cello; and Brynn Woodall, bass. The Lower Dauphin Middle School participants will include sixth-graders Ava Bailey, Melissa Bartlett, Amelie Brink, Katie Gutshall, Kendyl Rivera, Taryn Shaffer, Elliana Stunja, and Julia Teach, violin; Grace Lanza,
See Winter Fling pg 4
See Festival pg 4
Lower Dauphin High School students volunteered at last year’s Winter Fling.
Winter Fling to feature two days of festivities
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Live music by Cold Spring Union area stay open and participate,” will kick off festivities at 7 p.m. on said Kelly Williamson, secretary Jan. 26. The band also performed of the Hummelstown Community at last year’s Winter Foundation. F l ing. A l s o fe a Winter Fling “We hold the tured on Fr id ay apparel will be availevent in January evening will be a able for purchase, performance by the and there will be a to (offer) Hershey School of photo booth. something for Dance. A KIDZ Zone will people to do L ocal winer ies also be open on and breweries will Friday night. “The in the winter o f fe r b e v e r a g e s KIDZ Zone will months.” for sale, and food have plenty of activtrucks will be staities for the kids, tioned on-site. Also offered will including goat petting, a hula be free hot chocolate and cookies. hoop contest, cardio drumming, “A lot of the restaurants in the a game truck, bounce houses and
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ive entertainment, food trucks, children’s activities and more will be featured at this year’s annual Winter Fling, being presented by the Borough of Hummelstown and the Hummelstown Community Foundation on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26 and 27. During the 10th annual Winter Fling, activities will take place on Jan. 26 from 7 to 10 p.m. in the downtown square. Events on Jan. 27 will be held at Nye Elementary School, 200 S. John St., Hummelstown, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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