Saturday night marked the start of the outdoor concert season for me. We headed west to the 1719 Hans Herr House south of Lancaster, which sponsors a wonderful, low-key "Music in the Orchard" series each summer. You bring your own picnic, set up your chairs amidst the apple trees (the robins were outraged; who are all these invaders?) and listen to good music as the sun goes down (the shows start at 6). Last night's concert included Sopa Sol (fiddle, guitar and hang drum) and Donna Nomick, playing the hammered dulcimer.
We also enjoyed watching the two little boys in front of us, who were there with their parents. They were climbing the trees, blowing bubbles, eating roasted peanuts and Pepperidge Farm goldfish and collecting fallen apples.
Java Junction is on hand to sell food, drinks and very, very tasty ice cream.
Admission is $8 for adults, free for kids. Here's the upcoming schedule:
June 27, Marty Shaughnessy & The Stars are Spies, with Matt Wheeler & Vintage Heart; July 11, Jake Lewis & The Clergy, with Canyon; Aug. 1, Easy Grass, with Emily Long; and Aug. 15, Silver City Radio, with Justin Angelo & The Experience.
Just a heads up that the Route 741 bridge over the Pequea Creek is being replaced, so plan an alternate route out to Willow Street -- possibly west on Route 372 through Atglen to north on Route 222.
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