What is America250PA? | This Week in Pennsylvania

(WHTM) — Pennsylvanians will be seeing America250PA everywhere this year.

Just this month, it’ll host free concerts with big headliners in Erie, Hershey, Wilkes-Barre and Pittsburgh. Those are just some of its signature events to celebrate the United States’ 250th anniversary — or as some call it, semiquincentennial.

“But if you want to be really cool … we’re gonna say semi quin,” said Cassandra Coleman. The former Exeter mayor joined America250PA as its executive director in 2018, when the state legislature established the commission…

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