Conestoga Valley townlively.com
MARCH 8, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 11
Good listening Church to host music series BY ANN MEAD ASH
hen Leola United Methodist Church member Mark Campbell and pastor David Ryan learned that the Ten Thousand Villages and Emmaus Road cafes would both be closing, the two music lovers lamented losing the local venues. “I was a big fan of Ten Thousand Villages,” said Ryan, who was a regular at the weekly concerts. “(Mark and I) had the idea we would like to do that here. We were looking for ministry that could do positive things and engage in the community.” Drawing from Campbell’s local and even international connections to musicians, the duo has organized Music @ Maple And Main, a monthly music series to be held at the church, 7 W. Main St., Leola, on the second Friday of each month, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and music beginning at 7 p.m. The plan is for musicians to play two 45-minute sets. Eight concerts will feature local
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Mark Rast (left) and Jordan Rast will play a concert at Music @ Maple And Main.
Mari Black
musicians and groups. Freewill donations for the musicians will be accepted at those events. Four times a year, Music @ Maple And Main will host touring artists. Tickets, which will be discounted for students, will be necessary to attend. Food items will be available for purchase at a nominal cost at each event.
The series kicked off in February with a soft opening featuring Ukulele Uprising, a group of about 40 that Ryan said is an “outgrowth of Music for Everyone” and of which he is a member. “We had a good turnout,” said Ryan of the nearly 50 people who attended. On March 10, the church will host
Dillweed. “(Dillweed) is a local band that plays old-timey music with a banjo and an upright bass,” said Campbell, who called the group’s performances “fun-loving and joyous.” “They like to be whimsical, upbeat, fun, and contemporary,” he said, adding that the family-friendly band has a local following.
On April 14, tickets will be needed to hear the Mari Black Trio, featuring Celtic, Canadian, and American music by world champion fiddler Mari Black and her acoustic trio. The concert will coincide with an artist-in-residency program the group is taking part in at a local high school. See Music series pg 2
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BY ANN MEAD ASH
Lanny Millette, donor director with The Potter’s House, remembers that pastor Jaime Santiago of Restart Training Center Ministries (RTCM) contacted him a few years ago about holidng a fundraiser together as a show of unity among recovery ministries in Lancaster County. “It’s bigger than one ministry,” said Millette, who noted that Slow Down Ministries, which helps provide vehicles for graduates of Christ-centered programs like Potter’s House and RTCM, has joined in the effort as well. Lloyd Hoover (left) Jaime Santiago (center), and Frank Gaston at the site of the first Lanco Recovery Benefit Auction
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