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The first event “Fall of the Leaf Music Festival” will be held for three weekends in a row at Idlewild Park in Ligonier. The music festival will be held Saturday and Sunday. The event will feature four stages with 12 or more shows each day. Country and bluegrass will fill the air this weekend. Guests can jam to their favorite oldies the second weekend. The festival concludes with a weekend of classic rock on Saturday and Sunday. The event will also feature food and beverages. Daily admission is $7 per person. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Park rides and attractions are not open. For a complete entertainment lineup, log onto www.idlewild.com and click on “Fall of the Leaf Music Festival” or call 724-238-3666.
The 45th annual Springs Folk Festival will be held today and Saturday in Springs, which is located in Somerset County. The festival invites the public to join in the celebration of the arts, skills and labors of the nation’s forefathers. Visitors can watch demonstrations of women baking bread and weaving, men hewing logs and threshing grain and children enjoying themselves on an old-time hayride. Blue grass groups, gospel music and children singing a capella will fill the air with continuous performanes in an enclosed program building. A pageant performed by local talent will be presented both afternoons and a special performance at 7:30 p.m. today will depict life in the area during the 1800s and early 1900s. A newly renovated and expanded museum on the grounds will boast thousands of local artifacts. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children age 6 to 18 and free for children under 6. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Saturday. Springs is located on Route 669 (Springs Road) between Salisbury, Pa., and Grantsville, Md., in southern Somerset County. For more information, call 814-662-4158 or 814-662-2625 or visit the Web site at www.somersetcountychamber.com.