Kutztown Festival Makes KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.) The annual Kutztown “Pennsyl vania-German” Festival, July 1-9, on the Kutztown Fair grounds, is a grass roots commu nity event. It celebrates Pennsyl vania-Dutch folklife particular to the region’s “plain and fancy” Drink Milk (Continued from Page B 12) The program included an en tertaining contest patterned after television's popular Millionaire show. Contestants were selected from the audience. Questions were dairy-related. Contestants could choose to answer questions themselves or request help from a person in the audience. Con ducting the contest were last year’s Dairy Princess Amanda Martin and alternates Amy Bur khart and Stacy Weidler, who awarded contestants with “got milk” mugs. Another interesting aspect of competition was the Milk Mous tache Contest. 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Guests of the event were asked to vote for the photo they liked best. Selected were Marlin, 7, and Louise, 6, children of Tom and Shirley Krall, Lebanon. Judges for the event were Re becca Sonnen-Bube, former stale dairy princess; Roxanne Kirst, former Pa. Cattlemen’s Queen; and Charles Hauck, dairy farm er. The promotional committee includes Terry Shuey, chairper son; Connie Blauch, co-chairper son; Sheryl Horst, treasurer; Di anne Hoover, secretary; Annette Buck, Sherry Bashore, and Al isha Risser, booking chairper sons, Jennifer Ebersole, pageant chairperson, and Tom Krall, Milkshake Barn coordinator. On Berry hill In Beautiful Sullivan County Four Miles East of Onshore, PA 717-733-8728 Call for Rates!! .. the imaging center of lancaster Robert M. Springer, 111, M.D Peter R. Smith, M.D. Jeffrey E. Packer, M.D. David H. Kramer, M.D. (I? We participate with most insurances Operated hv Lancaster Outpatient Imaging LLC Pennsylvania-Dutch Folklife Into Fun made quilts are displayed for sale in the Quilt Barn throughout the Festival one of the largest quilt shows and sales of its kind in the country. On opening day 24 prize-winning quilts in the cat egories of pieced patch, all quilt ed, applique and combination de signs will be auctioned at noon. The auction attracts bidders from around the U.S. and the world. “Sold” prize quilts are displayed after the sale in the Quilt Barn throughout the Festi val; so, those who don’t attend the auction can still see these ex traordinary prize quilts. Every one can try a hand at quilting on the Festival Quilt. Area quilters teach and conduct daily demon strations in the Quilt Barn. The second annual auction of limited edition folk art prior to the quilt auction will include limited editions 8 x 12-inch hand-drawn and painted fraktur in a handcrafted frame by Harry Smith. A hex sign collaboration is offered by renowned hex artist Johnny Claypoole and son, Eric. Carol Heppe’s 24 inch handsewn miniature quilt, patterned after t ‘"’V* Faulkner Hechinger's MARIE' those made by young girls in earlier centuries, is in a feather painted wooden frame. Two-hundred juried folk art ists and traditional American craftsmen demonstrate and sell their works. Many wear period costumes. This is a rare occasion to see 200 of America’s finest folk artists at one time. Always fascinating are the Amish wedding, Mennonite Meeting House services and hymn sings. A historic area church presents Pennsylvania- Dutch dialect services, celebrates Harvest Home, and serves straw berries and ice cream at a Straw berry Festival next to the church building on the Festival grounds. Folklife demonstrations like candle dipping, soap making, cow milking, antique farming, sheep shearing, dying, spinning and weaving, are a favorite with all ages. Folklife and folklore seminars are taught by university professors, teachers and local ex perts of Pennsylvania-Dutch dia lect, herbal healing and folk medicine, Pennsyl vania-Dutch spirituality, quilts, clothes and utilitarian arts and Dinner Theatre Features Amish And Pennsylvania Dutch Food Blatt’s Dinner Theatre is proud to present Plain and Fancy from June 29 through July 9 in Kutztown. The theatre has been presenting this show yearly for the past five years in conjunction with the Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival. Visiting the theatre is like vis iting a Pennsylvania Dutch fami ly for dinner. Everyone is warmly greeted as they are seated. The meal is served family-style to the tables, a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch way of serving meals. Vis itors may sample traditional Pennsylvania German foods, in cluding chow-chow, apple butter and cottage cheese, and pepper cabbage. Dinner includes two main entrees, three vegetable dishes, salad, rolls and butter, and a scrumptious dessert. After dinner, the curtain rises at Berks County’s premier din ner theatre begins its perform ance of Plain and Fancy. Patrons are treated to top notch profes Coordinator Search DAMASCUS, Md. The Maryland Dairy Princess Com mittee is searching for an events coordinator for the state’s dairy promotion program. The coordi Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10, 2000-815 crafts, and most aspects of the culture. Children's activities surround the Children's Farmyard Theatre and play area. Old fashion pony rides and Noah's Ark farm ani mal petting zoo, games, singa longs and hands-on activities de light the kids. Jumping in the haystack, the hay maze and old fashion games introduce many urban and suburban children to an early way of life, previously unknown to them, that continues to this day in the “plain” com munities of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania-Dutch cooks serve homestyle Church suppers, ox roast and chicken dinners. Pennsylvania-Dutch platters and snacking foods like sausage sandwiches, Dutch fries, corn pie, funnel cake, baked goods and more. The Kutztown Fairgrounds, located in Kutztown, is easily ac cessible from Route 222 halfway between Reading and Allentown in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Admission; $8 adult; children 12 & under - free; Senior Citizen $7; Family Pass for 4-$24. Toll free 888-674-6136 www.kutztownfes tival.com sionaJ theatre performed with charming scenery, beautiful voices, and an all-live pit orches tra. The show portrays the Amish life, and the story that un folds when a couple from New York City discovers the beautiful and rich heritage of the Pennsyl vania Dutch. Visitors are sure to learn something new about this wondrous culture, as the produc ers not only spent years research ing for the show to accurately portray the Amish, but they are also Pennsylvania Dutch them selves! Blatt’s Dinner Theatre pres ents Plain and Fancy, for two weeks only! The production runs from June 29 through July 9. Matinees are performed Wednes day, Thursday, and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. and evening shows are performed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. For more information or to order tickets, call Blatt's Dinner The atre toll-free at 1-877-866-1700. nator position is part-time, with salary commensurate to experi ence. The deadline for applica tion is Saturday, July 1. Major responsibilities of the position include sched uling appearances of state royalty, assisting with major dairy prin cess training efforts, planning and execu ting special dairy promotions, and pre paring news releases. To apply, send a let ter of interest with a resume and three re ferences to the Mary land Dairy Princess Committee, P.O. Box 405, Damascus, Md. 20872.
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