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Taneytown readies wine, art and music festival; volunteers, ice and vendor logistics set
Summary
Parks staff outlined vendor counts, volunteer assignments and logistics for the Wine, Art & Music Fest; Taneytown Liquors donated ice and the town plans volunteer coordination and onsite vendor patrol to avoid last year’s layout problems. Recent community events (Earth Day cleanup, fishing derby) drew healthy participation.
Taneytown officials used the May 13 advisory meeting to brief the board on event logistics for the summer season, highlight recent community volunteer efforts and confirm operational details for the Wine, Art & Music Fest.
Lorena said the festival — the town’s largest event of the season — is scheduled with six wineries, three breweries, three distilleries, 10 food vendors (six savory vendors, two dessert vendors and two drink vendors) and 38 artisan and craft vendors. Tickets are being sold online via TicketLeap and staff expect many day‑of gate purchases.
To address recurring setup problems, organizers plan a vendor‑setup directional patrol and on‑site coordination: volunteers with radios and a bullhorn will direct vendors to set up facing outward so attendees walk around the perimeter rather than converging in a box layout. Lorena said volunteers will staff vendor check‑in, ticket lines and the raffle table, and the event will have assigned distribution and gate teams.
Logistics: Taneytown Liquors donated multiple sleeves of bagged ice; staff will use the football field house ice machine first and then distribute bagged ice to beverage vendors. Lorena also confirmed that the field house has been upgraded with dedicated electrical circuits so snack‑shack appliances won’t trip cameras or central systems.
The meeting also recapped recent community efforts: the Earth Day cleanup drew about 22 volunteers who collected roughly 43 bags of trash, and the annual fishing derby registered 111 children (21 in the 5‑and‑under group, 25 in 6–8, and 42 in 9–12). The largest fish measured 16.5 inches and was caught in the 9–12 group, staff said.
Organizers asked board members to help recruit volunteers and agreed to provide lunch, shade and on‑site first‑aid measures for volunteers. The advisory board set volunteer assignments and confirmed the next series of event follow‑ups leading into late May and June.
