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York City highlights memorials, Strand/Appel Center centennial and weekend music festivals
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A city staff member announced memorial events for the anniversary of the 2001 attacks and a slate of music and family events across York City, including the Strand/Appel Center's 100th-anniversary community day on Saturday.
A city staff member on Thursday urged residents to observe memorials marking the anniversary of the attacks in New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., and highlighted a series of music and community events across York City this weekend.
The announcements included a community day on Saturday to mark the Strand theater’s 100th anniversary at the Appel Center, which the staff member said was originally conceived by Nathan Appel and was completed after his death in 1925. The staff member said the Strand’s community day runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature multiple stages with interactive performances, a donor lounge with performances by the York Symphony Orchestra Quartet and Cumberland Honey, and demonstrations such as a Mighty Wurlitzer organ demo and silent-film accompaniment by Don Kinnear.
Other events called out were: - Martin Library (159 East Market Street) — events throughout the week, including a STEAM academy for ages 5–11 on Saturday and a Thursday program tied to Strive Initiatives for Justice-involved individuals. - Latino Second Friday at Foundry Park (226 W. Philadelphia St.) — 5 to 9 p.m. with music, free food and face painting. - A Latin Festival at Penn Park on Saturday, listed as running 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. - A soul music festival in Farquhar Park (named in the announcement as “Hera/Gera/Jira”) listed as noon to 6 p.m.; the staff member said organizers were taking donations to support city-park improvements. - Stage and studio programming at the Strand/Appel Center, including Boot Hill Getaway, the Unforgettable Big Band, Dance It Forward events (including a Baby Rave with DJ Gigi and Dance Lab with Luis Santiago), and an outlet showcase featuring Jasmine Taylor, Shelby Wormley and Dominique Jordan. - Second Saturday family activities at the York County History Center offering pottery coaster painting, postcards and salt-dough ornaments (the staff member read the event listing but did not provide a clear start/end time for that program). - An art-and-chocolate stroll beginning at the Handsome Cab with visits to 16 art studios; a $25 participation fee was mentioned for that event.
The staff member also thanked Prospect Hill Cemetery and participants in a recent memorial ceremony — including a Fife and Drum Corps and West York ROTC — and referenced a ceremony that honored veterans and a West York police officer, Andrew Duarte, who died at UPMC.
The announcements were delivered as part of regular meeting remarks and were presented as event information and community reminders rather than formal city actions or votes. The staff member closed by encouraging residents to both honor memorials and enjoy the city’s cultural offerings this weekend.
