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AUGUST 24, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIX • NO 17
A Mixed Bag At Mulberry Studios BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
n the first Friday of August, Mulberry Art Studios, 19-21 N. Mulberry St., Lancaster, hosted the opening of local artist Tama Etra’s collection titled “Mixed Bag.” The display featured multiple pieces that utilize materials like leftover junk mail and unwanted magazines to create an array of mixed-media collages. Primarily working with acrylic paints for most of her career, Etra began exploring the world of collaging and mixed-media work over the last 10 years. “Mixed Bag” also includes an acrylic painting and several alcohol ink pieces and showcases the artist’s work beyond the conventional. Etra was born and raised in New York, where she studied commercial art at New York Technical College and had her artwork displayed in multiple galleries. In addition to her work as an artist, Etra pursued a career as a counselor specializing in women with addictions, where she used her love for the arts
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to help clients benefit from connecting with creative expression. She moved to Lancaster in 2005, where she continues to leave her mark on numerous different mediums. Etra will teach classes at Mulberry Art Studios this fall. The “Mixed Bag” collection showcases one of many types of talent that have been featured at Mulberry Art Studios. The creative space has served as a host for artists of all kinds for nearly 35 years, welcoming painters, musicians, dancers and sculptors, and even contributing to the start of the First Friday tradition downtown. “My vision was to transform the city of Lancaster using creative arts and positive self-expression,” said founder and owner April Koppenhaver. “As a little girl, my family traveled around the country, and I saw several vacant warehouses in decay. Artists always need space to exist, so it was a no-brainer. I wanted to present all of the arts under one roof.” Koppenhaver herself is a writer, photographer and painter,
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April Koppenhaver first founded Mulberry Art Studios Tama Etra primarily works with acrylic paint. in 1988.
Honoring Fallen Heroes
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Jeffrey Kauffman has lived in Lancaster all of his life, he is anything but a homebody. Although the longtime hiker and nature enthusiast has kayaked along the Susquehanna River and covered every trail in the Pequea Valley, his love for the outdoors has led him to See Photographer pg 5
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BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
The yearly stair climb is sponsored by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
The annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Barnstormers’ stadium, 650 N. Prince St., Lancaster. The event will have a set registration fee, with registration available online in advance or at the stadium on the day of the event, beginning at 8 a.m. The stair climb will begin at 9 a.m. and will include EMS personnel, firefighters and other first responders, but members of the public are also invited to participate. See Stair Climb pg 9
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