After a weekend filled with live music, celebration, and community in downtown Erie, CelebrateErie came to a close Sunday. Festivalgoers spent the days gathering at the Perry Square stage, the museum steps in front of the Chalkwalk, the family stage, and of course, The main stage to enjoy the variety of performances.
“Music is such a great way to connect with people that we, in other ways, would have no conversation, you know, so I love that about songwriting and being able to perform, just like, meeting the people right after,” said Brooke Surgener, a musician who performed at CelebrateErie.
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“There’s a couple songs that we play; I just get taken back to when I first heard those songs,” said Trevor Vogt, the singer and bass player of Daytona 2000. “Being a part of the song and making music happen is just that one extra step for me, that I just really, really love.”
Through the weekend, excitement grew for the main stage headliners, drawing crowds in to see bands like Arrested Development and the Grammy-nominated band behind the hit “Hey There Delilah”— Plain White T’s…