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Salem County announces free film festival, weekend community events
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Summary
A speaker at a Salem County meeting announced a free Salem County Film Festival (tickets at salemcountyfilmfestival.com) and listed related events this week including a gospel/folk concert, a 5K run and a countywide yard sale; registration and price details were partly unspecified in the transcript.
Carl Smith, a resident who identified himself during public comment, announced a free Salem County Film Festival and a series of community events intended to attract visitors and bring economic benefit to the county.
Smith said the festival had been certified through the state "with the idea of bringing filmmaking to the county, to create economic benefit when they come in." He told listeners: "Tickets are free. Go online to film festival, salemcountyfilmfestival.com. You get tickets." The transcript records Smith also promoting a gospel/folk concert Friday at 6 p.m. at the Marlton Park Rotary Pavilion and other local activities.
The announcement listed additional items: the 11th annual Nick Motors 5K run starting at Shipyard Main Street in Pennsville at 7:30 a.m.; Salem County's largest yard sale on the 25th from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; a free event at Dungey Park associated with mental health and addiction services; and the Center to Fire Company pancake breakfast on Sunday, April 26 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. (admission recorded in the transcript as $13 for sit-down or takeout). The speaker also reminded listeners of monthly free lead and health screenings at the Fifth Street complex.
The transcript does not identify an enforcing agency or specify who is organizing the festival beyond the announcements in the meeting. Several items in the announcement (for example, some registration details and exact organizers for specific events) were not fully specified in the transcript.
The announcements were made as part of the meeting's public announcements and events rundown; no formal motion, sponsorship or vote related to the festival or events is recorded in the transcript.
