Music In The Park

Amphitheater Foundation Plans Concerts

BY ANN MEAD ASH

During 2020, the amphitheater at Long’s Park sat empty. For 2021, Dave Wauls, president of the Long’s Park Amphitheater Foundation, is looking forward to filling the venue with eight different bands. “Everybody is excited, and we anticipate bigger crowds,” said Wauls, who noted that the food trucks will be back for hungry concertgoers.

Concerts are planned beginning Sunday, July 11. Performances will start at 7:30 p.m. each Sunday through Aug. 29.

Brad Zuke, chair of the Long’s Park Summer Music Series committee, said that each year the group endeavors to bring acts that represent a wide range of musical genres. In 2020, many of the bands that were booked to play just happened to be fronted by women. “It looked like it was going to be the year of the woman,” noted Zuke. “When everything was canceled, agents and bands wrote back and said, ‘Can we just move ahead to next year?’ That was our starting point (in creating this year’s schedule).” Indeed, only The Big Takeover, a reggae band scheduled to perform on Aug. 1, was not on the 2020 roster.

Zuke noted that contracting bands to play the venue can take several years. He listed scheduling factors for both the performer and the amphitheater, along with travel arrangements and current visas for the performers. “Several years ago, we had Old Blind Dogs from Scotland (play a concert),” he said. “It took us six years to finally have them perform here.”

This year, the opening concert on July 11 will feature Bakithi Kumalo, a South African bass player who was one of the top session musicians in his country when Paul Simon went there to develop his album “Graceland” in 1985. “Simon invited him to America to finish studio sessions,” said Zuke of the Grammy Award-winning Kumalo, who eventually settled in the U.S.

Both Maggie Rose, who will perform on July 18, and Thornetta Davis, who will perform on July 25, are award-winning artists. “Maggie is amazing,” stated Zuke, who noted that Rose makes her home in Nashville. “You don’t typically think of funk, soul, blues, and rock in terms of the Grand Ole Opry,” he noted, adding that Rose has appeared there many times. Davis, a recipient of several Detroit Music Association awards, is known as that city’s Queen of the Blues.

Additional August concerts will include Southern country singer Paul Thorn on Aug. 8. Vanessa Collier, who will play on Aug. 15, has received blues music awards as an instrumentalist for horn, but Zuke noted that she also plays guitar and sings. He stated that the Kenny Rogers Band, which will appear on Aug. 22, is the real deal. “(These) are the musicians that played with Kenny as opposed to being a cover band. These guys helped write the music and played the original music,” he said. On Aug. 29, a Live Aid Tribute Show will celebrate one of the world’s biggest concerts by featuring talented local musicians.

Readers who would like to know more about the concerts, which will follow current health protocols, may visit www.longspark.org.

Brad Zuke (left) and Dave Wauls are looking forward to the Long’s Park Concert Series that will be held on Sunday evenings in July and August.

Lititz Chocolate Walk Will Return

Kiwanis Club of Lititz Area will host the Chocolate Walk on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., marking the event’s 20th anniversary. At sites across downtown Lititz, ticketholders may enjoy more than 25 tastings of chocolatecontaining confections, including sweet and savory options.

Tickets are expected to go on sale on Thursday, July 1. To learn more, visit www.lititzchocolatewalk.com or call 717-560-2295.

LCAA Summer Activities Set

The Lancaster County Art Association (LCAA), 149 Precision Ave., Strasburg, will offer a variety of classes and workshops, along with an art camp, this summer.

Summer Art Thursdays will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays, July 8 to Aug. 5. Participants may take one, several, or all the classes. Topics will be beginning drawing exercises, how to draw trees, six common mistakes to avoid, mixing colors, and color combinations.

Introduction to Watercolor will be held on Saturday, July 24, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sculpture Workshop will be offered on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Painting White Objects in Pastel will be held on Thursday, Aug. 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Awesome Drawsome and Paint Art Camp for children and teens will run from Monday, July 19, through Thursday, July 22, from 9 a.m. to noon. The camp is designed for children ages 7 to 16 and will feature four sessions of creative art making, drawing, and painting. Class size is limited.

There is a cost per person for each event. Registration is required at least one week in advance of classes and workshops. Space is limited. To register, visit www.lcaaonline.org or contact 717-687-7061 or lcaanews@yahoo.com.

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