Elizabethtown townlively.com
JUNE 5, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 17
Strawberry Social will offer free fun for all BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Celebrate summer and the sweet taste of strawberries at the fourth annual Strawberry Social. The event will be held on Sunday, June 16, from 1 to 6 p.m. in Elizabethtown
Borough Community Park , 201 S. Mount Joy St. Food, entertainment, music and more will be featured at the free event. “The Strawberry Social was created to be a community day picnic in the park, and this year it’s for Dad,” said See Strawberry pg 7
Some of the dancers featured in “A Night at the Movies”
E-Dance will present “A Night at the Movies” BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Performers from a previous year’s Strawberry Social
Whimsy will be on display in garden tour BY CATHY MOLITORIS
In a former parking lot next to George Shinkosky’s house in Marietta, a grand piano serves as a garden centerpiece. The musician and avid fan of whimsy has removed the keys and planted pansies in their place. It’s just one of the many secret treasures you’ll discover on the Marietta Garden Tour. The event will be held on Sunday, June 16, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature eight gardens, each with unique perspectives.
“There are some very unusual creations by people on this tour,” said Karen Sullivan, garden tour chair. “You’ll be surprised by what you see. The difference among the eight is unusual also. It’s amazing what people think of and invent in their gardens.” George and his wife, Pat, spent more than a year transforming the area next to their home into a two-level space filled with yard sale and architectural finds, including a greenhouse George built from repurposed parts. A highlight of the space is a See Garden tour pg 6 R105450
of E-Dance Center last June with her husband, Christopher, has been a teacher at the studio for a decade. E-Dance is in its 19th year serving students in central Pennsylvania. Camille said taking an active role in the local community is an important goal of the studio and its dancers. “ We have been involved in parades both here in Elizabethtown and in Harrisburg,” she commented. “ We perform at retirement communities and baseball games and various local events. Our goal is to share our love of dance and the arts with our community.” To purchase tickets for “A Night at the Movies,” visit https://30183.danceticketing .com/r/events. Tickets will also be sold at the door. For more information on E-Dance Center, visit https://e-dancecenter.com.
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ome to E lizabethtown College for “A Night at the Movies,” but don’t expect anything on a big screen. Instead, get ready to enjoy a recital featuring hundreds of dancers from E-Dance Center in Elizabethtown. The recital, featuring a movie theme, will be held in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, 1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, at 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 9. “The recital features over 270 dancers ages 6 to 70 years old,” shared Camille Gubbins, owner of E-Dance Center. Dance genres will include ballet, tap, hip-hop, musical theater and clogging. Audiences can expect to see tributes to popular movies, including “Avatar,” “ Trolls,” “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Guardians
of the Galaxy,” “The Sound of Music,” “Barbie” and more. “There really is something for everyone in this year’s show,” Camille said. “We have numbers from old Western movies to space movies to current trends such as the Taylor Swift Eras Tour. We will even have a red carpet entrance into the lobby at Leffler Chapel.” A movie theme was the perfect way to showcase the dancers’ talent and emphasize the creativity of the arts, she explained. “Movies have a profound impact in our lives and the world around us. They remind us that within the boundless realms of our imagination, anything is possible, and that is a truly empowering and inspiring message,” she said. “Movies allow us to envision worlds beyond our own, to dream big and to create something truly remarkable.” Camille, who became the owner