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VOL LXV • NO 8
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BY JEFF FALK
Artist Henry Coe paints a scene in Wrightsville during the River Towns Plein Air 2023 event.
on April 18; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 21. “The exhibit is free to attend, and attendees are encouraged to vote for their favorite painting,” Hines commented. It takes a group of volunteers to organize an event like River Towns Plein Air, Hines said. Joining her in the effort are Marianne Calenda, Melissa Carroll, Linda Mylin Ross, Susan Davitti Darling and Joanne McIlvaine. “They joined forces with the nonprofit Rivertownes PA USA, who had a similar interest in bringing art to the river towns,” she explained. “Some of us in the group met while painting outdoors.” Proceeds from the event will support future plein air activities and will benefit other artist activities in the river towns as well. For more information on River Towns Plein Air, visit www Patrons at the 2023 River Towns Plein Air final show and sale .mariettaartalive.com.
It’s good, clean family fun. It’s problem solving. It’s a local expedition. It’s one of the most creative fundraisers you’ll ever run across. Adam Zurn calls it Raiders of the Golden Osprey Adventure. It’s his vision, his brainchild. “It’s a little bit like ‘National Treasure’ meets Lancaster and Lebanon counties,” said Zurn. “I’m a child of the ‘80s and I grew up on films. I thought it would be cool to go on an adventure. As I got older, I realized I couldn’t go on adventures anymore. But I get just as much enjoyment from people going on my adventure, from playing my game.” In association with the local histor y organization Uncharted Lancaster, Raiders of the Golden Osprey Adventure is a real-life treasure hunt. After each group purchases a treasure diary, registered teams of three to six players decipher five weekly challenges and riddles that provide clues for unlocking segments of the treasure’s GPS coordinates. It’s a contest that challenges participants’ knowledge of local history, their physical abilities to navigate different terrain and their problem-solving skills. Each week the clues will be hidden in different parts of Lancaster and Lebanon counties. Prizes will be awarded to the top four teams. “It’s the only one I know of in Lancaster County,” said Zurn. “I’ve seen little afternoon
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arietta has a history of art, having once been the home to the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. Members of Marietta Art Alive! are working to keep art thriving in the town. The group will host River Towns Plein Air with a series of activities throughout the town. Fifty artists representing seven states were selected to participate in the event, said Marita Hines, co-founder of Marietta Art Alive! Artists will kick off the festivities by painting “en plein air,” or outdoors, at various locations on both sides of the Susquehanna River over an eight-day period beginning on Wednesday, April 10. More than $5,000 in awards will be presented to artists selected by juror Allan Thompson, and the event will end with a four-day exhibit where all of the art will be for sale. On Saturday, April 13, the public is invited to participate in a Quick Draw event. “Any artist can register up until the morning of the event,” Hines notes. “The Quick Draw is a two-hour challenge in Marietta starting at 10 a.m., and cash prizes will be awarded by the juror, Scott Cantrell of Lancaster.” Children are invited to paint alongside adults, and free art supplies and T-shirts will be available to young artists while supplies last. Hines said that during the Quick Draw event on April 13, the Marietta Cherry Blossom Festival will begin at 1 p.m. along Front Street and will feature vendors, food and live music. Art created in the plein air portion will be displayed and for sale in the studio space in the rear of the Marietta Community House, 264 W. Market St., from Thursday, April 18, through Sunday, April 21. Hours are 7 to 9 p.m.
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