Coplay: Community Days set for Aug. 22-24
The 44th annual Coplay Community Days is set for Aug. 22-24. The event, celebrating the local cement industry and the Saylor Kilns, will include food, drinks and musical entertainment.
The musical lineup includes the Aardvarks 7-10 p.m. Aug. 22, Steel Creek 12:30-3:30 p.m. Aug. 23, Rock Steady 4-6 p.m. Aug. 23, Castaways 7-10 p.m. Aug. 23, Joe Kroboth noon-3 p.m. Aug. 24 and Brian Dean Moore Band 6-9 p.m. Aug. 24.
Crafters and vendors should email cb.craft.vendors@gmail.com for more information.
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Coplay Saengerbund, 205 S. Fifth St., continues its summer concert series. The lineup for Friday night concerts will include Sons of Izzy Aug. 22 and Social Call Aug. 29.
The gates will open 5 p.m., and the kitchen opens 5:30 p.m. Bands will play until 10 p.m.
The Wednesday acoustic concerts are 6-9 p.m. The schedule includes Tim Harakal Aug. 27. The kitchen will be open.
Call 610-262-9937 or visit coplaysaengerbund.com with questions.
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Coplay Garden Club will meet 7 p.m. Aug. 28 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 18 S. Third St.
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The Wednesday night summer series at the Stephen J. Burker Memorial Gazebo, North Second and Chestnut streets, continues with Steve Brosky Sept. 10 and The Castaways Sept. 24.
The concerts are held 6-9 p.m.
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Classic Coplay aerobics is planning a fundraiser in honor of the late Donna DeLucia, the beloved aerobics instructor for 40 years. In her memory, all money raised at an aerobics event, set for 7-8 p.m. Sept. 22, will be donated to the American Association for Cancer Research. Aerobics is held at borough hall, 98 S. Fourth St.
If you are unable to attend, you can support the effort by making a donation at the borough office.
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The Coplay Scholarship Fund Committee plans to award two $5,000 scholarships to 2025 Coplay graduates who enrolled in a university, college, technical school or the Allentown Police Academy.
Email billleiner@aol.com for a scholarship application.
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If you are from Coplay and desire to become a police officer, the CSFC will pay your tuition at the police academy. Email billleiner@aol.com for information.
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