Manheim Township townlively.com
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIX • NO 24
At 5K, ugly sweaters are things of beauty BY JEFF FALK
Visualize the most tasteless, ugliest Christmas sweaters you can. Then think of them being donned by runners traversing a challenging course. If you can imagine that, you’ve got a pretty good handle on what the Ugly Sweater XC 5K run and 1-mile
fun run is. It’s about having fun and raising money for the Manheim Township High School crosscountry (XC) program. Sponsored by the Manheim Township cross-country booster club, the Ugly Sweater 5K run will be contested on Saturday, Dec. 2, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Landis Run Intermediate School, See Ugly sweaters pg 2
The Corsair Blue Jazz Orchestra is a great example of Lancaster County’s deep musical tradition.
Corsair Blue Jazz Orchestra will honor veterans BY JEFF FALK
ho or what exactly is the Corsair Blue Jazz Orchestra (CBJO)? Well, that’s kind of hard to explain simply because it’s always reinventing itself. But here’s what you absolutely, positively need to know: It’s a big band with a big sound playing a big concert for a big cause. A band deeply rooted in Manheim Township, Corsair Blue Jazz Orchestra, with special guest America’s Sweethearts, will present a benefit concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 12 - the day after Veterans Day - at Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster. A freewill offering will be accepted, and all proceeds will go toward the Wounded Warrior Project. “The goal is to honor veterans of all eras and to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project,” said Joe Chesnutt, CBJO’s founder and trumpet player. “It’s one of my
“The goal is to honor veterans of all eras and to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.” “We love it,” said Chesnutt. “It’s alive and well. We play it very well and our audiences like it.” Following a pandemic-induced moratorium, CBJO presented a scaled-back version of its Veterans Day concert last year. In 2019, the all-volunteer band raised $2,280 for
the Wounded Warrior Project with its Veterans Day performance. This year, CBJO has performed eight concerts at various venues across Lancaster County. “There’s a lot of music here in Lancaster,” said Chesnutt. “We play for the love of playing. We’re not professional musicians. How you would grow a band like this is related to how the music has evolved. We’ve added to our inventory. The demographic we were originally targeting was the Greatest Generation. Many of them have passed away, but their children are still here.” CBJO comprises 20 musicians, playing trumpets, trombones, saxophones, clarinets, a guitar, piano, drums and an upright bass. “ We have a housewife,” said Chesnutt. “We have a microbiologist. We have an entrepreneur. We have a couple of veterans. It runs the gamut. It’s a huge cross section of the population. The common link is everybody plays very well, and it comes
The Ugly Sweater XC 5K fosters a fun and festive atmosphere.
LancasterHistory highlights filmmaker BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The National Museum of African American History and Culture recognizes Madeline Anderson as the first African American woman to direct a televised documentary film. Anderson and her work are credited with paving the way for black women in the television industry, but many Lancaster residents may be unaware that she also grew up in Lancaster city. The renowned
filmmaker is an alumna of McCaskey High School and Millersville University, and she went on to achieve national acclaim in her career. On Sept. 23, LancasterHistory, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, held a film screening of two documentaries directed by Anderson. The first film, titled “Integration Report One,” was released in 1960, and it depicts the battle for racial equality in various cities across the United States. The second film, titled “I Am Somebody,”
See Corsair Blue pg 3
See LancasterHistory pg 4
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