Artist Julie Riker works on the #ThriveHere mural that will be revealed on June 5.
Summer is right down the road, literally, in Camp Hill.
The Downtown Camp Hill Association will host its annual “Summer Soirée” on June 5, featuring a day of shopping, dining, music and art.
Camp Hill will shut down Market Street from 2 to 9 p.m. and invite the community to shop and enjoy entertainment from local bands and plein air artists. They also plan to unveil their new #ThriveHere Camp Hill mural at Reager & Adler law firm on Market Street.
“This is an opportunity to roll out our welcome mat and boast everything Camp Hill has to offer,” David Reager, owner of Reager & Adler and sponsor of the mural, said in a statement. “Adding an art component and an outdoor mural brings visitors and is a magnet for younger generations. It’s another reason for people to relax and linger downtown as long as they wish.”
There will be 17 plein air artists, including Julie Riker, who created the mural in her Camp Hill studio. The artists will have two hours to paint scenes around Camp Hill that will face the judges for a chance to win cash prizes. The pieces will then be sold.
“I hope the community will enjoy walking around and seeing all the works being created and get excited about bringing arts into the community,” Riker told TheBurg.
Additionally, there will be a Kids’ Art in the Park event, dining specials and a solar telescope event at Willow Park. The Camp Hill Fire Department will provide hotdogs, hamburgers and root beer floats. Visitors can also purchase food from #Hoagies and Smoke & Pickles food trucks.
In front of The Watershed Pub restaurant, Funktion will play an outdoor concert at 5 p.m. Bands Side of Yams and Shea Quinn will perform earlier in the day.
“The pandemic revealed a level of resilience that many of us didn’t realize we had,” said Anne Deeter Gallaher, owner of Deeter Gallaher Group and DCHA board member. “The mission of DCHA supports an entrepreneurial ecosystem that helps everyone #ThriveHere.”
The Downtown Camp Hill Association’s Summer Soirée will take place on June 5 from 12 to 9 p.m. For more information, visit their Facebook page.
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