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MARCH 13, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 1
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Benefit auction to accentuate the value of art
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“Art is a really great way for Heart artists to express themselves.” Individuals who cannot attend but would like to bid on the works of art can do so online at www .friendshipart.net/artauction. Light refreshments will be served, and a giveaway drawing will be conducted. Everyone is welcome to attend, but tickets are required and preregistration at the previously mentioned website is encouraged. “It’s a really fun night to showcase our abilities and talents,” said Scheib. “We’d like everyone to come out and support local arts.”
At Feathered Sanctuary, exotic birds are never homeless BY JEFF FALK
The Feathered Sanctuar y, located at 562 Beechdale Road, Bird-in-Hand, is one of only a few exotic bird rescues in Pennsylvania. The relationship that exists between domesticated birds and people strikes at the heart of what the Feathered Sanctuary does. “These birds are exotic,” said Sharon Shaub, the Feathered
Fr iendship Hear t Galler y and Studio is a day program designed to assist individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism. During the auction, 31 works - mostly paintings, but also some photographs - by program participants, known as Heart artists, will be made available for bids. “Those who attend can meet the artists, talk to them and get to know them,” said Scheib. “The event has evolved into something special for these artists. It’s an opportunity for them to come together and engage with the public. That’s incredibly important for them. We try to get our artists into the community, to have interactions. This is one of the greatest events for that because it’s about our studio and them.” Over 100 individuals, family, friends and members of the community are expected to attend the art benefit auction, and Friendship Heart Gallery and Studio is hoping to raise $30,000. All pro-
See Friendship Auction pg 7 Friendship Heart artist Renee K. with her painting “Peaceful Memories”
LCCF’s next century of philanthropy to begin March 27 at Rock Lititz BY JEFF FALK
Sanctuary’s manager. “Anybody can have a dog. Not everyone can have a bird. Dogs like everybody. A bird has to like you and you have to know how to take care of a bird. If they do, they’ll love you.” Feathered Sanctuary is currently home to 60 exotic birds - parakeets, parrots, cockatoos, macaws and cockatiels. Many of them have been surrendered to the Feathered Sanctuary,
We can’t control the future. But we can help shape it, give it a deliberate nudge. Not unlike the forward-thinking founders of Lancaster County Community Foundation (LCCF) did. LCCF exists for the sole purpose of enhancing the quality of life for current and future residents of Lancaster County. LCCF is celebrating its 100th year in 2024 by conducting four community events designed to get local citizens thinking about what Singing, music and the spoken word are three of the creative
See Feathered Sanctuary pg 2
See LCCF pg 6 Community Foundation’s event at Rock Lititz on March 27.
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n act of creation, art can be pleasing to the eye, the ear, the touch. Art can also create value, worth and appreciation. Friendship Heart Gallery and Studio’s annual art benefit auction is a great many things to a great many people. But at its most basic level, the auction is about individuality, equality and value. “Art is a really great way for Heart artists to express themselves,” said Leah Scheib, Friendship Heart Gallery’s manager. “Our mission is to celebrate their personalities, just get across to everyone that what they do is important. It gives all of our artists a voice, creatively, to dive into their most inner feelings and expressions.” This year’s edition of Friendship Heart Gallery and Studio’s art benefit auction, the 21st, has been dubbed “Soaring Beyond Boundaries.” It will take place
on Thursday, March 21, at Grace Church, 501 W. Lincoln Ave., Lititz. The silent auction will begin at 6 p.m., and Friendship Heart Gallery and Studio will present a program featuring its artists at 7 p.m.
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