Out & About: Summer in Ligonier Block Party hosts fun for all ages

Shirley McMarlin
Sunday, July 30, 2023 12:01 a.m. | Sunday, July 30, 2023 12:01 a.m.

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Roswell McNutt of the Pittsburgh Glass Center demonstrates glassblowing during the Summer in Ligonier Block Party on July 22.

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Jim and Lisa Montgomery of Greensburg at the Summer in Ligonier Block Party on July 22.

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Kathy Dini of Unity with her golden retriever, Finn, at the Summer in Ligonier Block Party.

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Ryan Washlaski of the Flow N’At fire troupe performs during the Summer in Ligonier Block Party on July 22.

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Jenny and Marc Brenner of Aspinwall with their son, Miles, at the Summer in Ligonier Block Party on July 22.

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John and Nelle Power of Murrysville at the Summer in Ligonier Block Party on July 22.

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Jan Best (left), JoAnne Angus, Ron Frede and Jody Love of Calvary United Methodist Church in Ligonier offered water to visitors at the Summer in Ligonier Block Party on July 22.

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Kenadie Horner (left), Betty Horner Bree Petalino, David Rhoades and Rachel Roehrig of Waterford United Methodist Church worked a kids’ fishing booth at the Summer in Ligonier Block Party on July 22, 2023.

A summer Saturday is always a good time for a trip to Ligonier to do a little shopping, have a meal and see the sights.

There was added incentive for visitors on July 22, as the Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted a Summer in Ligonier Block Party.

A block of Main Street east of Diamond Park was closed to vehicle traffic for demonstration and activity tents and performance space.

Special features included the Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s “Fur, Feathers & Scales” mini-museum, a program by The Bug Lady, demonstrations by the HT Flyers jump rope team and caricatures by artist Andy Balko.

Roswell McNutt and Leo Fine of the Pittsburgh Glass Center offered glassblowing demonstrations, while Ryan Washlaski, Becky Seigh and Tina Moore of Flow N’at fire troupe showed off their fire-handling and hula hoop skills.

Area churches entertained the kids with a fishing booth, balloon animals, building blocks and other fun.

The day also included merchant sidewalk sales and a children’s art display and activities at Main Exhibit Gallery and Art Center.

Seen: Theresa Kappel, Jim and Lisa Montgomery, Kathy Dini, John and Nelle Power, Gene Maselli, Evelyn Lemmon, Marc and Jenny Brenner with son Miles, Tom and Kelly Dembiczak, Jan Best, JoAnne Angus, Ron Frede, Jody Love, Kenadie Horner, Betty Horner, Bree Petalino, David Rhoades and Rachel Roehrig.