In a move to expand its live music offerings to the public, the East Petersburg Events Committee will host two concerts this summer at East Petersburg Community Park, 6051 Pine St., East Petersburg.

On Saturday, July 15, the committee will host Sweet Sounds of Summer, a new concert offered in partnership with the Candy Factory in Lancaster. The idea for the event was inspired by several successful iterations of the East Pete Blues Fest at the community park. The show will primarily feature folk music as well as bands that will perform rock 'n' roll songs. The event will be held from 3 to 7 p.m., and food will be able to be purchased from a variety of food trucks, including Krazy Kones, Belly's BBQ, M'n'M Making the Bakin and Scoop ” Dough. The East Petersburg and Landisville Lions Clubs will sell hamburgers and hot dogs.

Multiple vendors will operate stands during Sweet Sounds of Summer, including Gems of Love and Revolution Lancaster. When selecting vendors, the events committee prioritized those that sell handmade goods and who are locally based.

Sweet Sounds of Summer will mark the first event the East Petersburg Events Committee has organized in partnership with the Candy Factory. "We're really looking forward to this new collaboration and bringing new people into our community," said Kristin Troop, chair of the events committee.

The second summer concert, Music in the Park, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 5, from noon to 7 p.m. Music in the Park is another new event that will be offered this year, although the planning committee has previously organized an annual concert in the first week of August. Since the August concert hasn't been held in several years, the events committee partnered with Gochnauer's Home Appliance Center to host the Uptown Band of Philadelphia as the headlining act. Corsair Blue Jazz Orchestra will open the show.

Music in the Park will include several food vendors, such as Cabalar Meat Company, Blazin' J's and Simply Greek. The event will also feature a beer garden; in a roped-off section, concert attendees who are age 21 or older may purchase craft beer from Mad Chef Craft Brewing and Levengood of Lancaster.

"One of the reasons we built the amphitheater was to host big bands and draw people to our park," Troop said. "We're hoping that the community is as excited as the events committee is to host this event right in our backyard."

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