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throughout Lancaster and neighboring counties. very week, Scott Feifer “We run from our stories gets people to share their and the trauma and the hard innermost thoughts. things we’ve experienced,” He’s not a clergyman or a he said. “But when we write therapist. He’s a writer, and it down, we realize that ultihe believes in the power of mately, there’s no running the pen. from our past.” Feifer, who taught language Ironically, the man who gets arts for almost 30 years at people to bare their souls on Hempfield School District, has paper wasn’t always so open. been leading writing circles In 1998, he signed up for a since his days as a teacher. He summer writing workshop at left his public school position Millersville University. As part in 2020 and has since focused of the class, students shared on the transformative power of their writing with their peers. writing. “I didn’t want to reveal Feifer leads writing circles something so private,” Feifer Scott Feifer at Manos House, a residenrecalled. “I decided I would tial treatment program for young Violence Services; and the Lan- go to the first class, but if I was men in Columbia; Blueprints for caster County Youth Intervention uncomfortable or I didn’t like it, I Addiction Recovery; Domestic Center, among other locations would leave during the break.”
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A Second Chapter for a Storied Trailer BY CAT SHANNON
A doublewide FEMA trailer once home to the Kreutz Creek Library has found new life as the Tri-Town Commons community center, a space available to rent for meetings, parties and more. Initially used to house a family after flooding from Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972, the trailer was transferred to Hellam Township a few years later, said Sarah Smith, assistant to the township manager. “The trailer was dedicated in 1979 as the Kreutz Creek Valley Library and fulfilled the reading needs of many in eastern York County,” she noted. In 2019, the township constructed a new facility for its municipal staff, police, ambulance and public R125333
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With a tagline of “always pushing the boundaries of what theater can be,” Creative Works of Lancaster champions the power of performance. “We believe that theater can be a powerful force for good building community, sparking connections and cultivating joy and wonder - and we want people to know that there are many ways to experience theater that go beyond buying a ticket and sitting quietly in a dark building looking up at a proscenium stage,” said executive director Lydia Brubaker. “It can happen anywhere, be accessible and relatable for everyone.” Creative Works of Lancaster became a nonprofit in 2010 after a few years of grassroots organizing with a group of creative people in Lancaster, Brubaker said. Original board members were Brubaker, Anne Kirby, Daniel Klotz, Jenn McMorris and the late Douglas Campbell. “The project started with plans for a community arts center, with creative co-working space, rehearsal and studio space, performance and gallery space and a cafe, but we switched gears when the economy collapsed and decided to be nomadic and create theatrical events in various spots around the city,” Brubaker shared. The group’s mission is to nurture and promote creative opportunities throughout the community in order to provide “exquisite moments of surprise and delight in an ever-challenging world,” she said. See Theater pg 2
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