Published August 19. 2020 02:12PM
Toots the dog dances to the music of John Brown and the Hatchets at a Summer Sounds concert, organized by Whitehall Area Chamber of Commerce and Whitehall Township Recreation Department, Aug. 8 at the barn on the Peter Grim Homestead, 1111 Lehnert Road, Whitehall. Toots' owners, Mike and Hayden Rinde, of Bethlehem, watch the fancy footwork. Concert organizers limited the crowd to 250 people and followed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. PRESS PHOTOS BY DONNA GEWERTZ
In front, from left, Casey Killo, of Emmaus, April Harakal, of Laurys Station, and Cathy Harakal, of Whitehall, and in back, from left, Joe Keiser, of Laurys Station, Julian Keiser, of Laurys Station, and Tim Harakal of Whitehall, enjoy the concert together.
From left, Dr. Thomas Fraind, Dr. Kyle Lance, and Danielle Dubois, of Transform Rehabilitation, Whitehall, man the table with physical therapy and wellness information for concertgoers. Transform Rehabilitation was one of the business sponsors of the event.
A socially distanced audience enjoys an evening of music from the band John Brown and the Hatchets under a grove of trees. The goal of the free concert was to get people out into the fresh summer evening air and provide motivation after several weeks of quarantine.
Ricky Gower, of Whitehall, receives an ice cream treat from Nick Cilberto, of Sweet Pea Ice Cream, Hilltown Township, Bucks County.
Linda Berghold, of Salisbury Township, serves signature funnel cakes from a food truck operated by Josie's Fancy Funnels as Judy Harakal, of Whitehall, reaches for her tasty treat. Josie's was on hand to provide refreshments to concert attendees.
Palmerton resident Chris Weiss and Kylie Adams, liaison with Whitehall Area Chamber of Commerce, show their funnel cakes provided by Josie's Fancy Funnels, a food truck vendor serving at the concert.
Leo Fernandez, of Whitehall, takes the opportunity to sign up for information available from one of the concert's business sponsors.
Tim Harakal, a vocalist and guitarist for the band John Brown and the Hatchets, performs a Folk-Americana song, for which the band is known.
Salisbury Township resident Bob Spalding enjoys some ice cream at the music event.