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Article: Takin' it to the streets ; Marion Court Room hosts Freedom Fest
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- Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
- Article date:
- July 5, 2004
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Think of the Freedom Fest as a cross between Celebrate Lancaster
and Lollapalooza - albeit smaller.
On Sunday, Marion Court Room bar and restaurant once again set the
stage for Freedom Fest, transforming the 100 block of East Marion
Street into a July 4 mini music festival.
Michael Geesey, Marion Court Room co-owner, said the event, in its
second year, was inspired by street festivals he's attended in
Baltimore and Boston's Federal Hill.
"My partner, Tom Ponessa, and me thought it would be cool to have
something like that here in Lancaster," he said. "Except there's no
way you could have beer or alcohol on all streets."
Then he realized there would be enough room to hold two stages -
one ...