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Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival
June 30 - July 3, 2007
One of the top 100 events in North America!
Where can you find live,
non-stop, contemporary, traditional, classical,
and folk music on four stages for four days,
right in your own backyard during a holiday
weekend? Twin Lakes Park in Greensburg is the
place, and the event is the 33rd annual
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival.
An annual summer celebration, the free Festival
takes place at Twin Lakes Park in Greensburg,
June 30 through July 3, 2007. Times are from
11:00a.m. - 8:00p.m., June 30 - July 2, with the
Festival closing at 6:00p.m. on July 3rd. Annual
attendance is over 100,000.
2007 marks the 33rd year of the Westmoreland
Arts & Heritage Festival. As a 4th of July
celebration, the Festival is proud to be a
tradition in the region and invites everyone to
celebrate Independence Day in their own unique
way. Bring your family, bring your friends,
bring everyone you know and spend the day
dancing to live music, eating tons of great
ethnic foods, and shopping your time away at the
fabulous Artist Market. You can bring the kids
too for some fun creative craft-making or a trip
around the petting zoo. There's even a whole
stage of kid's entertainment with tons of
different performances all day long. Whatever it
is you want to do, or whoever you want to bring,
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival welcomes
one and all to take part in this Independence
Day celebration at Twin Lakes Park. Its fun in
the sun for everyone!
“Almost 25% of the population of Westmoreland
County attends this event each year,” said
Donnie Gutherie, the Festival’s Executive
Director. “We attract 6% of the region.” Those
incredible numbers are due to the wide range of
attractions and the stunning natural beauty of
Twin Lakes Park. The Festival includes the
professionally jurored Westmoreland Arts
Nationals, featuring Pennsylvania-based,
national and international artists. The
Westmoreland Poetry and Short Story contest is
another demonstration of the Festival’s
commitment to promoting the humanities, and
provides an exceptional forum for writers and
poets to present their work to the public.
Dynamic programming designed for small children,
youth and the young at heart features art
exhibits for students, poetry and short story
competitions, and readings. And, of course, the
appearance of live llamas and the petting zoo
makes the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival
the perfect place to bring the whole family for
a summer celebration.
The Artist’s market represents a wide variety of
professional craftspeople who offer fine
woodworking, jewelry, metalwork, stained glass,
leather, basketry, and ceramics, not to mention
contemporary and folk art. The selection and
workmanship is dazzling, the choices incredible
in this now legendary Artist’s market.
Food vendors pull out all the stops, serving
everything from the traditional summer favorites
like kettle corn and fresh raspberry pie to
delicious Polish, Greek, and Thai cuisine. But
where the lakeside event really rocks is when
over 50 performers pack the stages with old-time
fiddling, polka, oldies, bluegrass, country, and
rock & roll. An extensive shuttle bus system
makes parking hassle free. This is a
not-to-be-missed summer event, and we hope to
see you there!
The Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival’s
mission is to enlighten, entertain, and enrich
the community while preserving and demonstrating
Pennsylvania’s rich historical and living
cultural heritage.
For current information about the
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival,
contact the Festival offices at 724-834-7474,
or visit the official website at
www.ArtsandHertiage.com
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