Berlin Historic Festival Announced

BERLIN -- The first-ever Berlin Historic Festival will be held along Main Street on Saturday, July 6 from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Five street scenes, presented by The Ocean Pines Players, will begin at noon in front of The Atlantic Hotel, Berlin and continue throughout the day. The first vignette will be Berlin’s Mayor Gee Williams welcoming and greeting the first mayor of Berlin, John William Pitts and his wife, and in return, Mayor Pitts presents Mayor Williams with a key to the Town of Berlin.

Eleven historic craftsmen will be on hand to demonstrate their skills and some may even sell their wares. These include quilters, weavers, tinsmith, glassblower, blacksmith, spinner, rug hooker, basket weaver, leather worker, broom maker and a rug braider. These crafts people will be on hand throughout the day to demonstrate and talk with visitors.
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