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Carbondale’s Pioneer Nights kicks off next week by Christopher Cornell
and art print. An opening reception for “The Color Ink Drawings of Lou Shapiro” Advantage editor will be held Friday, 4-9 p.m. Admission The summer may be winding down, but is free • On Friday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m., Lynthere’s still time for one more big bash nette’s Twirlerettes will perform, then at 7 and Carbondale is just the place to do it. there’ll be a rockin’ set by Daddy O and the Carbondale’s annual Pioneer Nights Sax Maniacs. They’ll take a break at 8:30 for festival will be held Wednesday through a performance by Anatolia Fire Goddess and Saturday, Aug. 16-19, 5-11 p.m. on then Daddy-O will be back for another set. Wednesday through Friday — though Saturday, Aug. 19, will be the big day, some vendors will be open for lunch — with plenty happening up and down and 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday. Main Street. The schedule looks like this: • Antiques in the Park will be open • On Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m., for business 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Memoperforming on the big stage will be the rial Park, featuring more than 30 art and Chris Mullineaux Experience. On Thursantique dealers. Live music will be playing day, Aug. 17, Wanna Bees will start at 7 p.m., take a break at 9 for a performance from a nearby roof. • Carriage rides will begin at 1 p.m. by the Red Dragon Fire Show, and then • You can get your antiques appraised start up again about 9:45. from 1 to 4 p.m. • Also on Thursday, the Chamber Art • You can have your photo taken with Gallery in the Greater Carbondale Chamthe vintage International Harvester pickber of Commerce building will unveil a new exhibit from 4-9 p.m.: Sonia Munson up truck • You can get a tarot card reading from selling Ink Art note cards and Ink Art ob11 a.m. to 4 p.m. jects and Lou Shapiro selling note cards • At about 11:30 a.m., a Steamtown Heritage Explorer Train Excursion will arrive at the Carbondale station that has travelled up the D&H right-of-way from the Steamtown National Historical Site in Scranton. The passengers will enjoy TS_CNG/ADVANTAGE/PAGES [A01] | 08/10/17
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Above: The Black Diamond bagpipers performed at last year’s Carbondale Pioneer Nights. Below: Hailey and Aiden Torres of Carbondale enjoyed last year’s Pioneer Nights.
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the festival until the train departs for the homeward journey at 2:30 p.m. • The Carbondale Public Library will have a book and bake sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They will also be holding a basket raffle. • Touch-a-Truck, a display of many different styles of heavy equipment, trucks
and emergency vehicles for kids of all ages will be on display at City Hall from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. • The Pioneer Nights Parade will step off at 6 p.m. and make its way around the downtown. • On stage that evening is Mace in Dickson, starting at 7 p.m.