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Randy Prasse Takes The Gettysburg Festival Helm
The Gettysburg Festival is pleased to welcome our new Executive Director, Randy Prasse. He stepped into his new role on Monday, March 18 and has hit the ground running in preparation for the 2013 Festival.
Selected from 200 applicants responding to a national search, Gettysburg Festival Board Chair, Edith Jardine, explains the board's decision: "We believe that in Randy Prasse we have the perfect combination of experience and demonstrated success. He brings an extensive background in major festival and event management, including five years as CEO and Executive Director of the Wisconsin State Fair and an impressive history of consistently designing programming that attracts people to the downtown area with a focus on food, art, culture and street performers - which was very important to us, since supporting our local economy is part of the Gettysburg Festival mission."
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Gearing Up For A Great Festival
We are gearing up for Gettysburg Festival 2013 and it's going to be a great year! Put the dates -
June 8-16th
- on your calendar now and keep an eye out for future updates, because you definitely won't want to miss any of this year's Festival.
Here are a few highlights:
* A lecture and luncheon with New York Times bestselling author, Jeff Shaara (Gods and Generals, The Last Full Measure)
* A feature concert with one of the most romantic vocal groups of all time, The Letterman ("When I Fall In Love," "Unchained Melody")
* Phil Dirt Presents: Surfs Up! A Tribute To The Beach Boys.
* Attendee favorites Blues, Beer and BBQ, The Edible Art Tour, Gettysburg Brass Band Festival and Plein Air Art Exhibit
And... A top secret, award-winning Country artist! Keep watching for the announcement!
Be sure to check out the Festival website for the schedule and full-lineup. And follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Fall in Love. Again... With The Letterman!
 One of popular music's most romantic singing groups, The Letterman, are bringing their close-harmony pop songs to the Majestic Theater stage for Gettysburg Festival 2013! In a career spanning over 50 years, the talented trio has given us iconic song like "When I Fall In Love," "The Way You Look Tonight," "Sealed with a Kiss," and "Unchained Melody," and is sure to be a crowd-pleasing favorite feature of the Festival.
The show is Saturday, June 15th at the Majestic Theater. Tickets are currently on sale and
can be purchased for $32.50, $42.50 and $52.50 via the Majestic Theater online ticketing.
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 On The Fringe...
Ever wonder about the Gettysburg Festival Fringe? What is it? What makes it stand out from the rest of the Gettysburg Festival? The Fringe actually has historical roots that span around the world!
The "fringe" concept began in 1947 in Edinburgh, Scotland as an alternative event that ran concurrently with the Edinburgh International Festival. The following year Robert Kemp, a local Edinburgh journalist, gave it the name Fringe, saying: "Round the fringe of official Festival drama, there seems to be more private enterprise than before..." Fringe events are now found around the world, and have also caught on in the United States.
Like all fringe events, the Gettysburg Festival Fringe is an open community cultural experience.Part of the larger Gettysburg Festival, the Fringe is designed to provide the opportunity for every artist, writer, performer, cultural organization, historical venue, church and business in Gettysburg and the regional area to present their event.
Sound interesting? Do you have an event you would love to host? Find out more and download the application form. But, hurry! The deadline is April 6th. |
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