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Atlantic Records recording artist, Hunter Hayes, has made quite an impact on the music scene since releasing his debut album in October of 2011.  He was named the Country Music Association's best New Artist of 2012, received multiple Academy of Country Music award nominations, won a Teen Choice award for Male Country Artist, has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Good Morning America, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and toured as the opening act for Taylor Swift, Rascal Flats and Carrie Underwood.  And, now, Hayes is bringing his lifetime of music experience and prowess to the Gettysburg Festival audience... An event that is sure to please young and old alike! Event details: Friday, June 14^th 7:00pm (gates open at 4:30, with food vendors) @ Gettysburg College Memorial Field. Tickets are $25.

Widely regarded as America's most popular and respected author of military fiction, master storyteller  Jeff Shaara captivates audiences by bringing America's vivid past to life in stories that span from the American Revolution to World War II.  Son of Pulitzer prize-winning author, Michael Shaara (The Killer Angels), Jeff wrote a prequel (Gods and Generals, 1996) and a sequel (The Last Full Measure, 1998) to his father's classic work, followed by the creation of ten additional historical novels, every one a New York Times Bestseller. Shaara is a renown speaker and will be bringing his lecture, "History through Storytelling, Jeff Shaara's Journey Through the Legacy of his Father" to the Gettysburg Festival audience. Event details: Saturday, June 15^th 11:30am @Adams County Ag & Natural Resource Center. Tickets for this lecture and luncheon are $40.

One of popular music's most romantic singing groups, The Lettermen 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 songs 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. Come fall in love... Again! Event details: Saturday, June 15^th 7:00pm @ Majestic Theater. Tickets are $52.50, $42.50 & $32.50 and can be purchased through the theater at 717.337.8200 or online at www.GettysburgMajestic.org.

Gettysburg Festival, in conjunction with Boritt Films and the Majestic Theater, is pleased to host the world premiere of "The Gettysburg Story." Dramatically telling the history of the greatest battle fought in the Western Hemisphere, "The Gettysburg Story" was written, produced and directed by Gettysburg native, Jake Boritt and is narrated by actor, Stephen Lang (Avatar, Gettysburg). Using cutting edge technologies - including high definition radio control aerial drone cinematography, motion control time-lapse footage, dynamic digital geo-location graphic maps - and being granted unprecedented access to the 6,000-acre battlefield, "The Gettysburg Story" captures the unique and timeless piece of American history, telling it in a new way.Event details: Sunday, June 16 at 3:00pm at the Majestic Theater. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through the theater at 717.337.8200 or online at www.GettysburgMajestic.org.

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