Manheim Central JULY 3, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Bringing the islands to the Lancaster Liederkranz BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Encore! Home School Productions cleans up at Apollo Awards BY CATHY MOLITORIS
People enjoy a previous year’s Parrot Fest.
at an Oktoberfest being held at a German restaurant in center city Philly called Ludwig’s,” Stanavage recalled, adding that the experience of seeing the band at an Oktoberfest event was unusual. Stanavage and his wife run a German Schuhplattler dance group called Alpenrose, and they were hired to dance at the Oktoberfest. Due to a scheduling conflict, no German bands
were available, so the cover band stepped in. “When we got there and saw there was a Buffett band playing, we were a tad surprised, to say the least,” Stanavage said. “But, they were really good and really entertaining. They played Buffett, and we did the German traditional stuff. We all had a great time.” Stanavage stayed in touch with the band, and when he was
looking for fundraiser ideas as then-president of the Liederkranz, he thought of Jimmy and the Parrots. “They play a little trop-rock, Zac Brown, Bob Marley with plenty of Buffett sprinkled in,” Stanavage shared. “They tell us they love playing for us because from the first song they play ’til the end of the night, our dance floor is packed with people dancing and
This past school year, students from the region took the stage in a play and a musical through Encore! Home School Productions. Their performances earned them nominations in the Apollo Awards, a program that recognizes high school theater students for their achievements. An award ceremony was held in May at The Hershey Theatre, and several Encore! students took home top honors. “From our fall play, ‘ The Curious Savage,’ and our spring musical, ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ we had a total of 10 nominations, and Encore! won four awards,” said Caleb Steindel, a member of the board of directors and marketing lead for Encore! Brock Sunday won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play for Hannibal in “The Curious Savage.” Alice Tomasetti won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play for Fairy May in “The Curious Savage,” and Encore! took home both Outstanding Play for “The Curious Sava ge ” and O utstanding Musical for “The Wizard of Oz.” Additional nominations for See Apollo pg 2
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hen Lancaster Liederkranz holds its annual Parrot Fest on Saturday, July 20, don’t expect a flock of birds. Instead, the event will feature “Margaritaville at the Liederkranz,” with food, beverages and live music providing an island vibe. “Our first Parrot Fest was held in 2008, and one of the questions we got prior to the fest was a call from a lady looking for information on what kinds of parrots we were going to have and how many,” recalled Paul Stanavage, fest chairperson. “So of course we told her we would have Parrothead fans, not parrots, but we would be throwing an island-themed party.” “Parrotheads” is the term for Jimmy Buffett fans, people who love Buffett’s music and the island lifestyle. Parrot Fest will r un from 5 to 11 p.m. at the Lancaster Liederkranz, 722 S. Chiques Road, Manheim. Tropical Sunz will perform from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., followed by headlining band Jimmy and the Parrots, which will play from 7 to 11 p.m. “They are from the New Jersey area and were a Jimmy Buffett cover band when we met them
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