Important for October
PA State Representative Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz will speak on the power of the Black and Latino vote. She was elected to the State Legislature in 2022 and is currently seeking re-election. She is a strong advocate of voter right’s, public education, protecting the environment and gun safety.
September 16 was National Voter Registration Day! Folks should be aware that October 21 is the last day to register to vote in the November electi
October 12 – Deeper Than the Skin Concert – A free concert, open to the public and featuring musicians Reggie Harris and Greg Greenway, will be held at the Adams County Historical Society’s Beyond the Battle Museum on Saturday, October 12, at 6:30 p.m. Titled Deeper Than the Skin, this concert will both entertain the audience and reinforce our connections as human beings.
Reggie Harris and Greg Greenway are two friends: one Black and one White, one from the North and one from the South; musicians, storytellers, students of history, and world travelers, born three days apart. Over the last 30 years, they have forged their two separate narratives into one powerful friendship aimed at finding common ground and helping others to do the same. Their performances offer hope to people all over the nation, moving audiences from emotion to action and affirming the notion that a more perfect union begins with us. This free concert is an invitation to open your heart and mind to a story of shared humanity that resonates with your own.
This event is sponsored by Paths to Racial Justice, a community committee co-chaired by Dr. Bettye F. Baker and Angela Sontheimer, originating with members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Gettysburg and now including representatives of Gettysburg Presbyterian Church, St. James Lutheran Church, the Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice, the YWCA of Gettysburg and Adams County, Gettysburg College, and the Lower Susquehanna Synod of the ELCA. Donations to the Adams County Historical Society will be accepted during the evening performance. In addition, Deeper Than the Skin will continue their message with a presentation on Sunday, October 13th, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 136 S. Stratton St. Gettysburg, at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome.
Finally, remember that you can recycle glass food/beverage containers on the first Saturday of every month, from 9 to 12, at the Emergency Services Center on Greenamyer Lane, off Granite Station Road.