Lampeter-Strasburg JANUARY 30, 2019
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VOL LV • NO 44
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
DISCUSSION GROUP
Lifetree Café, located at Emmaus Road Café, 1886 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, will hold an open conversation about atheism on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting. The program, titled “What Your Atheist Friend Wants You to Know: The Conversation No One Is Having,” will include a film featuring honest insights from atheists about their beliefs and their experience with people of faith. Admission is free. For details, contact 717-473-9115 or ltclancaster@gmail.com. PRiMA THEATRE
“Disenchanted: The Musical” will be presented at PRiMA Theatre Company, 941 Wheatland Ave., Lancaster, as the first show in the 2019 MainStage Series. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays from Friday, Feb. 1, through Saturday, Feb. 23. Written by Dennis T. Giacino, the vaudeville-style comedy reached off-Broadway in 2014 and was nominated for several awards. The show is intended for adults only. Ticket prices vary. For tickets, visit www.primalancaster.org or call the box office at 717-327-5124. SAVE THE DATE
will host its 46th annual Woodcarving and Wildlife Art Festival in Millersville University’s Student Memorial Center, Shenks Lane, Millersville. The event will take place on Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The theme is “Carnival.” Fred Henderson, a carousel horse carver and realistic carver from York, will be the featured guest carver. There is an admission fee. Admission is free for those with a military ID and for students in high school or college with identification. Parking is free. Visit www.lancarvers.com. UPCOMING MEETING
The River Riders 4-H Horse Club will hold its reorganizational meeting on Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Flying M Stable, 400 Shreiner Road, Leola, at 3 p.m. Youths need to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. 4-H Horse clubs provide educational opportunities but do not provide horses or riding lessons. Contact Lisa Risser at 717-6562995 for more information.
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Celebrating “Lancaster Gospel Roots” By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Music groups both large and small will be showcased when the We the People First Friday series presents “Lancaster Gospel Roots” on Friday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. at the Ware Center, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster. Scheduled performers include the Gospel Sounds of Lancaster featuring Soul House vocalist Amy Shaffer, the Anthony Pieruccini Jazz Trio, Ray’s Temple Church of God in Christ Choir, Fairview Full Gospel Church, spoken word artist David Barton, and the Cielos Abierto Dance Troupe. The evening will end with the Music For Everyone Community Chorus.
The concert has its roots in a program that has historically been organized by Barton. This year, the Ware Center has taken on the role of producing the show. Barton is still involved with the planning, and many of the groups have appeared in the event previously. “The big addition would be the Music For Everyone Community Chorus. At 60 to 70 voices strong, they will be a great addition to the lineup and a rousing way to end the evening,” said Ware Center arts communication manager Amy Banks. “We really wanted to represent gospel music through different communities here in the city, and as a result, we will have a diverse See First Friday pg 7
A variety of performers will participate in “Lancaster Gospel Roots” at the Ware Center on First Friday, Feb. 1.
50 Years Of Cattle Feeders Day
Show To Feature Songs Of Inspiration
The long-held tradition of the annual mid-winter meeting of area beef cattle producers will celebrate its 50-year milestone at the upcoming Lancaster Cattle Feeders Day on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We as organizers wanted to mark this special event with a range of speakers who will ... educate producers on ways to improve their operation (and) also for participants to see how the beef cattle business has grown and changed in 50 years, as well as get a fresh perspective on the future of the industry,” said Cheryl Fairbairn, Penn State animal science educator. The day will begin with a recollection of the past 50 years of Lancaster Cattle Feeders Day and the Lancaster Stockyards by Chet Hughes, former Lancaster
Servant Stage will kick off the new year with concert titled “A Million Dreams: Songs of Inspiration.” The original revue will showcase vocals, tight harmonies, and original arrangements of a wide variety of uplifting songs, ranging from Broadway and pop
tunes to sacred songs and spirituals. “It’s a diverse program, but each song has an encouraging or inspirational theme,” said Servant Stage executive director Johnathan Bauer. “This is a great show to beat the winter blues. The arrangements, vocals, and See Servant Stage pg 2
Cattle feeders are invited to hear a slate of speakers discussing beef production at the 50th annual Lancaster Cattle Feeders Day at the Farm and Home Center on Feb. 5. County livestock agent. The history of the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association (VCA) and its part in the history of See Cattle Feeders Day pg 2
The cast of Servant Stage’s new concert, titled “A Million Dreams: Songs of Inspiration,” includes (from left) Kat Prickett, Ric Zimmerman, and Sarah Poague. The show will be presented at venues throughout Lancaster County through March.
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