Thousands of visitors filled King Street on Saturday at one of Shippensburg’s most iconic events — Corn Festival. Many locals and Shippensburg University students helped with or attended the festival. As for the vendors, they were thrilled with the turnout.
Cheryl Glaser, who runs the Best Gift Idea Ever, was extremely excited to be participating in the festival this year.
“It is my first year participating in the corn festival, but I would come back,” Glaser said.
Glaser is a retired principal of a kindergarten through eighth (K-8) grade school and was looking for something to do when she had found her word art. Glaser uses unique objects that resemble letters and turns words into art.
Swirladelic, a form of water painting, returned for the fourth time to Shippensburg’s Corn Festival.
A few years ago, TJ Smith was asked by his neighbor to help him create a way to use water to paint on silk scarves.
Now, the duo travels around to festivals, wineries and private parties to let guests paint their own scarves.
April Motsinger, who is from Florida, said she had never seen anything like painting your own scarf. She loved the Corn Festival and would absolutely come back.
SU students were just as excited about the Corn Festival as the vendors. Senior Michelle Crosby said the Corn Festival is a “great thing that brings everyone together in Shippensburg and a great way to start the semester off.”
Angela Mason, who is a senior and a member of the Orientation Team, also felt the same way about the Corn Festival.
“It’s a wonderful way to get new students off campus and into town,” Mason said.
The Corn Festival was a success, as it is every year, drawing in various crowds and showing the local art and handmade crafts that are tediously created.
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