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APRIL 17, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 7
Turning trash into treasure BY CATHY MOLITORIS
For a unique twist on recycling, head to the Trashion Fashion Avant Garb Show, an event where participants walk the runway in one-of-a-kind creations. The event will be held on Saturday, April 20, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Switchboard Studios & Gallery, 40 N. Third St., second floor, Columbia. “This event is a fashion show where all entries are created by hand from items that are recycled, repurposed or reused with the emphasis on using items that might end up in the trash,”
explained Kim Morrow, event coordinator. This is the third year for the show, which is hosted by Columbia Creative Factory, Columbia Movers and Shakers Society and KiMorroWorks. Beginning at 6 p.m., contestants will show off their creations to a panel of judges who will decide the winners in three age categories - age 10 and under, ages 11 to 17 and age 18 and above. The winners in each category will receive a handmade recycled crown and a $25 gift certificate to a local restaurant. Morrow noted that you never See Treasure pg 3
Janette Toth-Musser
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hen Mount Bethel Cemeter y hosts its annual art exhibit this year, a prolific local artist will be in the spotlight. The work of Janette Toth-Musser will be showcased during Columbia’s Fourth Friday, April 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the cottage on the cemetery grounds, 700 Locust St., Columbia. The exhibit, which is free to attend, and which will feature light refreshments, will also be open on Sunday, April 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. Toth-Musser graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1981. Since then, she has worked in the field of advertising and
other art-related employment in several capacities, including as a fashion illustrator, freelance artist and scenic painter. She has been exhibiting her work since 1992 in the Lancaster, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia areas. The Mount Bethel exhibit will combine two of Toth-Musser’s favorite mediums. “ T his exhibit features an assortment of my paintings combined with photographs I recently rediscovered that I’d taken at Mount Bethel Cemeter y,” Toth-Musser shared. “They are photos of actors that were gathering for a dress rehearsal in the 2006 production of ‘Ghosts of Columbia: A Haunted Lantern Tour,’ produced and directed by
Janet Wood.” Toth-Musser’s original plan was to feature some of the photos in the exhibit, but as she was preparing the show, her husband, Jerr y Musser, suggested displaying some of Toth-Musser’s paintings alongside the photographs. “The result is an interesting blend of color, texture and mystery,” Toth-Musser said. “The exhibit is a mix of these newly combined visuals along with my traditional paintings.” Toth-Musser’s artistic talent can be seen throughout central Pennsylvania. Her large-scale mural work includes nature-inspired scenes in the Antique Automobile Club of America
Through getaways, PA Family Travel Fair brings people together BY JEFF FALK
Sometimes we try too hard. Sometimes we overthink things. Sometimes the answer is right in front of us. The PA Family Travel Fair has a unique way of simplifying things. The lively event focuses on recreation, on Pennsylvania, on family. “Recreation is so important to your well-being,” said Wendy
Royal, organizer of the PA Family Travel Fair and editor of Where & When Pennsylvania. “It’s crucial to your health to check out of your job. It can just be a long weekend. But it’s time with kids too. It’s important for families to spend time together. It’s important to get away and make those memories. You only get 18 summers with your kids.” The sixth edition of the annual PA Family Travel Fair, hosted by
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