Sunday, September 25, 2016

3 meetings in store for Monday, Sept. 26



5 p.m. A Special Meeting of the Columbia Borough Council will be held for candidate interviews for Market House Manager.

6 p.m. Special Borough Council Meeting / Joint Meeting of Columbia Borough Council and Columbia Borough School Board regarding the Land Bank.

7 p.m. Meeting of the Finance Committee.

The meetings will be held at Borough Hall, 308 Locust Street.

About Town

Some shots about town this weekend . . .


At some point on Friday or Saturday, a vehicle took out a NO PARKING sign along Front Street, near Locust:






The Bigler property at 208-210 Locust is up for sale:





There's another sign down (near the River Park entrance):




On Saturday, the river was about three feet below normal:





Market manager candidate offers proposal for position


At 5 o'clock on Monday afternoon, September 26, Columbia Borough Council will hold a special meeting to interview three candidates for the position of market house manager for the Columbia Historic Market House. A proposal by Christopher Vera, a candidate for the position, is presented HERE.

Friday, September 23, 2016

Kat Oliver reception at SCCA on 4th Friday


4th Friday offers a wealth of activities



This evening is Fourth Friday. Visit one of the participating galleries or venues between 5 and 9 pm. Enjoy the exhibits and artist receptions planned at the galleries.

Help us celebrate the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting at Rebellious Rose Wax Company (408 Locust St, Columbia). The ribbon cutting will be held at 5:30 pm but the festivities will extend beyond that.  Help SVCC greet this new business.

Make an evening of it! Stop by Locust Street Park and the 500 block of Locust St in Columbia between 5 and 7:30 pmto take part in the third annual Feet in the Street Art Show.  

Enjoy a variety of fare from participating food trucks, then linger to enjoy the magic of Daniel Clemente by the gazebo.  Bring the whole family to enjoy the art activities including an art display by CHS students.  Leave your footprint or handprint, create a chalk drawing in the street, participate in a string art creation, decorate a mask or bookmark, help with a mural, or take advantage of the face painting. Food trucks will linger until 8 pm. 

Feet in the Street Art Show is made possible through the sponsorships of Paul W Zimmerman Foundries, St John's Herr Estate, and Covanta.

Feet in the Street at 4th Friday Celebration



Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce invites the public to participate in the Feet in the Street Art Show, a free community event coordinated by SVCC. Hands-on art activities for all ages, magic, and food trucks will be located in the 500 Block of Locust Street and in Locust Street Park. The event will be held on Friday, September 23, from 5-7:30 p.m., with the food trucks staying until 8 p.m.
 
Hands-on activities such as chalk drawing in the street, make and take crafts, and giant string art may be enjoyed by the young and young at heart.  Our guests may meander to the Feet in the Street foot painting area to leave their footprint in paint. Willing attendees may dip one or both feet in various buckets containing different colors of paint to leave a personal imprint on the newsprint provided.

At 6:30, attendees are invited to join in the wonder of The Magic of Daniel Clemente.  The interactive magic show for all ages will take place by the gazebo in the park from approximately 6:30-7:30 p.m.  Throughout the evening, the public is invited to enjoy art displays from Columbia High School which will be found in Locust Street Park.

We also encourage the public to venture out to the Fourth Friday participating galleries and shops. Fabshop (26 N Fourth St) will be celebrating their last night at their current location with a moving sale and their "Trilogy of Artists" exhibit, Prudhomme's Lost Cajun Kitchen (50 Lancaster Ave) is offering live music and specials in honor of their upcoming retirement and Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts (224 Locust St) will host "Kat Oliver's Fine Art Photography.  Visitors can find a complete listing of locations at our website, http://parivertowns.com/m/events/view/Fourth-Friday.

Our food truck vendors include the following: Rt 30 W Seafood (crab cakes, shrimp, clam strips), Crave (burgers, pulled pork, grilled Panini), Rocky's BBQ (brisket, pulled pork, ribs, mac & cheese), Scoops Ice Cream & Grille (cheese steak, chicken tenders, french fries, hand dipped ice cream, milkshakes), Sven's Café (pork tacos, shrimp tacos, Cuban food), and Half Nuts Popcorn (flavored popcorn and caramel corn).

This year's event is sponsored by Paul W Zimmerman Foundries, Covanta Lancaster, and by St. John's Herr Estate, a Luthercare Community. Money raised benefits the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center, which coordinates Fourth Friday.