Lampeter-Strasburg
JUNE 19, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: LIBRARIES TO HOST “MISSION TO THE MOON” PROGRAM page 5
VOL LVI • NO 12
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
OUTDOOR CONCERT
The 2019 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park,
SUMMER SING-ALONGS
Prima, 941 Wheatland Ave., Lancaster, will offer a series of Summer Sing-Alongs supported by Lamphouse Films. Each event will feature subtitles for all of the songs, along with interactive elements. The series will feature “The Greatest Showman” Sing-Along on Friday, June 28, and Saturday, June 29; “Grease” Sing-Along on Friday, Aug. 9, and Saturday, Aug. 10; and “Hamiltunes” Sing-Along on Friday, Aug. 16, to Sunday, Aug. 18. Patrons are invited to dress as characters from each of the titles. Tickets are available at www.primalancaster.org or by calling 717-327-5124. Group discounts and Summer Sing-Along packages are also available. SPECIAL PROGRAM
300 Gap Road, Strasburg, will join museums nationwide in the 10th annual Blue Star Museums program, which provides free admission to the nation’s active-duty personnel and their families this summer. The 2019 program was launched on May 18, Armed Forces Day, and will end on Monday, Sept. 2, Labor Day. The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard - as well as members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Corps, along with up to five family members. Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum. The list of participating museums is available at www.arts.gov/bluestar museums. For more information about the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, readers may visit www.rrmuseumpa.org/ or call 717-687-8628.
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Softball League Sets All-Star Game pg 7
Summit Hill Next Up In Concert Series The Sounds of Strasburg concert series will continue in Strasburg Community Park on Saturday, June 29, at 6:30 p.m. with an opening acoustic set by the Deconstructionists, a Strasburgbased singing/songwriting duo. The featured performance will be by Summit Hill Bluegrass Band. Back by popular demand, this hometown favorite group will play its combination of hard-driving bluegrass with softer old country tunes, along with gospel favorites and sacred songs. “This concert promises to please all ages,” said Mark Arbogast, president of the Strasburg Community Parks Foundation, which hosts the concert series. “We are excited to bring Summit Hill back to the outdoor stage in the park’s amphitheater, as they have grown to five members.” Summit Hill’s members are Ron McVey, Tim Kilby, Keith Kupp, Harold Tipton, and Jeff
Summit Hill Bluegrass Band will be the featured group during the next Sounds of Strasburg concert at Strasburg Community Park on June 29. Diccard. The band has achieved local acclaim through its annual participation in the Quarryville Fair Parade and the Strasburg Lions Club’s Halloween Parade.
The Deconstructionists will open the Sounds of Strasburg concert on June 29.
Concert guests are advised to bring blankets and lawn chairs for seating on the soft-turf and terraced amphitheater. Coolers and alcoholic
beverages are prohibited. Those who wish to eat a pre-show picnic meal may use picnic tables in and beside the park’s pavilion. See Sounds Of Strasburg pg 6
Re-Enacting Civil War History
Vocal Harmonix Focuses On Making Music, Friendships
The Civil War Living History and Tactical Exercises event at the Robert Fulton Birthplace, 1932 Robert Fulton Highway, Quarryville, has expanded once again. Last year, nearly 1,000 visitors each day viewed the addition of Gen. Longstreet’s headquarters camp, the signal corps, additional Federal generals, troops from the 1st Pennsylvania Reserves Company D,
and skirmish battle re-enactments. This year, the event will be held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 28, 29, and 30, and will bring an additional camp area featuring sutlers, the Christian Commission, Wheat’s Tigers Zouave unit CSA, U.S. Colored Troops, additional Federal generals, Confederate generals from Lee’s Lieutenants, and more to be confirmed. See Living History Event pg 9
Award-winning a capella show chorus Vocal Harmonix welcomes women who are interested in singing unaccompanied choral and barbershop-style music. By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The hugs started almost as soon as the members of Vocal Harmonix gathered at Lancaster Church of the Brethren, 1601 Sunset Ave., Lancaster, for a
rehearsal on June 10. One woman had recently received a cancer diagnosis. Another had returned from traveling. Yet another had had surgery. Whether the reason was positive or upsetting, the embraces abounded. See Vocal Harmonix pg 8
Wheat’s Tigers and the Patriot Daughters of Lancaster will be two of the many groups that will participate in the Civil War Living History and Tactical Exercises event at the Robert Fulton Birthplace in Quarryville on June 28 to 30.
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