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A Colorful Vibe Students Complete School Mural BY ANN MEAD ASH
When Warwick High School (WHS) art teacher William Cifuni approached senior Liz Buige with a request for her to create a mural in the art department hallway, Buige took Cifuni’s ideas and drew some sketches. “He liked (my design),” said Buige, who soon asked her friend and fellow senior Monica Dull for help with the project. The students began painting in October 2021, working on the mural during one period a day when they both had study hall. By late March 2022, the walls outside Cifuni’s classroom sported bright flowers, insects, and plants against a backdrop of yellow, pink, and orange stripes arranged in a rainbow pattern on the wall. According to Buige, Cifuni is a fan of Peter Max, a GermanAmerican artist known for his brightly hued works reminiscent of 1960s pop art. “He said he really liked (Max’s work), and he
Visitors to Taste of Lititz will be able to sample food and beverages from local restaurants.
Celebrating A Taste Of Lititz celebration highlighting all things Lititz, including its food, music, and artistic community, will take place on Friday, June 3, from 5 to 9 p.m. as part of the annual Taste of Lititz event, presented by Venture Lititz. The neighborhood block party will be set up on Main Street in downtown Lititz, which will be closed from Water Street to Broad Street. “The event was canceled in 2020 and reimagined as a 10-day event last year,” said Rebecca Branle, executive director of Venture Lititz. “Put simply, we really haven’t had a
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full-blown Taste of Lititz in two years.” During the event, Lititz-area restaurants will sell small “tastes” of their most popular dishes, allowing attendees to sample menu items from multiple vendors. Beverages, including beer, wine and spirits, will also be offered for sale. “All the restaurants will be outside on the street,” Branle explained. “ We plan to have between 20 and 30 restaurants represented. Taste (of Lititz) includes our downtown restaurants, as well as other restaurants and food vendors within the 17543 ZIP code.” New this year, there will be no
charge to attend the event. “We’ve committed ourselves to creating events that don’t require payment for access. We want everyone to feel welcome without barriers,” said Branle. “The only cost will be for the tastes of food and drink.” Multiple bands will play at several locations throughout the night, and family-friendly games will be hosted by local nonprofit organizations. The Lititz Rotary Club will have a special table where members will share information about their relief efforts in Ukraine. The Lititz Rotary has paired with a Rotary Club in Poland to provide funding for food, shelter, and medicine for refugees.
The Lititz club will offer a special dish, a “Taste of Ukraine,” and will accept donations for relief efforts. Lititz Rotary president Igor Kuzmenko is from Ukraine and has welcomed his sister and her daughters to his home since the war began. His niece Anya plans to sing some Ukrainian songs at Taste of Lititz. Another aspect of the event that is new this year is the Lititz Art Association’s plein air art event. On the morning of Taste of Lititz, artists will paint Lititz scenes around town - outside in the open air - and then bring their work back to Church Square for judging. Their work will then be offered for sale. See Taste Of Lititz pg 5
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