I love my city in the summer!

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I love my city in the summer!
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Mon, 06-05-2006 - 7:53pm

There's so much cool stuff going on downtown this summer. Even more than previous years. There are house & garden tours, about 3 more festivals, free movies in 3 different outdoor locations all summer, several free concerts every week in many locations.


 In July, there will be a rock-a-thon. There's a theme this year where various artists created neat rocking chairs for display & silent auction. Then one Saturday in July, we're going to try to break the world record for the most people rocking in rocking chairs outdoors. LOL. That will be fun. For last year's theme, artists created neat versions of purple martin bird houses like the one in the famous scene in the movie Witness, which was filmed here. There was a whole thing around here last year celebrating the 20th anniversary of the movie. Who here has seen it? Great movie!


There are art shows, & First Friday every month, & tons of free kids' activities. Every day, at various of the city parks, there's an all-day free program for kids, including free lunch. This is great because, as a city, of course, we have a lot of struggling families.


Free July 4 fireworks. Sunday there was a big block party and a big professional international bike race that comes here every year, the Temptations are playing for free next Saturday, all kinds of activities at County Park, free Shakespeare in the park in July.


LOTS of VERY cool stuff! So who wants to move in with me for the summer?! ;o)

 

 Katz

 

 

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Registered: 09-01-2003
Mon, 06-05-2006 - 8:16pm

sounds like alot of fun & free things to do this summer! the rock-a-thon sounds really neat!! friends of mine went to lancaster last year for the 4th july and said it was a great time. it is a bummer that turkey-hill doesn't do the ice cream fest anymore.

here we have different things going on around us. juse 24 i am going to a rythm & roots fest. the town where it is being held has free concerts twice a week all summer. they also do the sculptured object auction. this year is a birdhouse theme.
in a few towns over they have a film festival- called the black bear film festival. they show short films made by independent film makers. they also have a music fest.
i love there are so many free things to do,too

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Mon, 06-05-2006 - 11:04pm

Ha! I'd forgotten that they don't do the ice cream fest any more. :o( 4th of July is fun. There are 2 concerts before the fireworks this year.


The rhythym & roots fest sounds good. I love that they're doing birdhouses. Did you get to see the mules in Scranton--I forget whether it was last year or the year before. They were cool. Harrisburg did a similar thing w/cows. They were fun.


The film fest sounds good. There's one in Harrisburg every year as part of the arts fest on Memorial Day weekend. I didn't go this year.


Have you ever been to Musikfest in Bethlehem? That's billed as the country's largest music fest, I think. It's spread all over the city for 10 days. We usually go every year, but this year there weren't a lot of acts I wanted to see. It's mostly free, except for the big name acts. It's in August.

 

 Katz

 

 

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 12:02am
Hey Katz,
How very lucky you are to have all that going on this summer.
Guess you'll be really busy every weekend too now
Are you far from downtown where all the action happens?
You're lucky & yes I am moving in with you :)



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Registered: 10-12-2010
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 8:19am
I live in the city. Most of the downtown activities are 1 to 2 miles from me. I can walk, but I've gotten lazy. I usually drive part of the way & park & walk around. Yup, my calendar looks pretty full. Now all I have to do is get motivated to go. ;o)

 

 Katz

 

 

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 10:46am
Hey Katz,
How cool you could walk if you wanted.
Think that is an exta bonus!
I bet as the times get closer you'll go to all you really want to.
Remember we want details of all the fun you have :)



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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 11:01am
My little community is kind of the same way.
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Registered: 09-12-2003
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 3:47pm

Wow katz, that's so nice when the community has so much to offer !

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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 4:05pm
The birdhouse scene was when he was driving up the Lapps' driveway after he'd been shot. He hit the big fancy birdhouse on a tall pole. That's a purple martin house. At the end of the movie, he repaired the birdhouse. Do you believe it's been 21 years since that movie came out?! =:-/

 

 Katz

 

 

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Registered: 03-28-2003
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 4:40pm

Sounds awesome Katz!
Will Nancy come and do some of these things with you?
What are you most looking forward to this summer?

:o)
Johanna

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Registered: 03-20-2001
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 4:49pm
I'm glad you said that because maybe that is why I cant remember it at

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