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Just announced! The First Night Hazleton 2009 schedule of events has been announced.

You can download the entire schedule in an easy-to-use PDF that you can view or print out and take with you to the event. 

Download Schedule in PDF Format - 188Kb PDF - or click the thumbnail image below!

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First Night Hazleton 2009 logo winner announced

2009logo_sm.jpgOn Wednesday, Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta and Lena Kotansky, First Night Hazleton Coordinator, announced that Kristen Bogash of Drums is the winner of the eighth annual logo design contest. 

"We are thrilled to once again be able to showcase the local artistic talent that has become a hallmark of the First Night Hazleton event, " said Barletta.

Bogash's logo was chosen from many entries that were received.   She is a student at Hazleton Area High School, where she will be a junior in September.

At age sixteen, she is a shining example of the saying ‘if at first you don't succeed, try try again.'  This is actually the third time she entered the contest.  The first time was actually the first year of the contest when she was nine years old.

Her logo will be featured on this year's buttons and t-shirts, as well as all marketing materials.  She is also the winner of a $100 gift card.

The First Night® committee will be selling  t-shirts with Bogash's design on them at the City's Independence Day event this Friday.  The booth will be across from the main entrance of the stadium, where the festivities will be taking place.  In addition to the shirts, other First Night merchandise, including light-up wands, feather boas and hats, jester hats, and other items will be available at the booth.

For more information about First Night, to volunteer your time, or to learn about becoming a sponsor, please contact Lena Kotansky, First Night Coordinator at 459-4947 or on the Web at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
The First Night Story
First Night is a community celebration of the New Year through the arts. It is an alcohol-free, public celebration that marks the passage from the old year to the new with art, ritual and festivity.

First Night revives the ancient traditions of marking the passage of time in a present day context. It was invented by a group of civic-minded artists in Boston as a meaningful alternative to traditional New Years Eve revelry. Offered to the city as a finale to its Bicentennial events in 1976, it was also the beginning of a new tradition that brought the neighboring communities together through a joint celebration.

The objective of First Night is to recapture the symbolic significance of the passage from the old year to the new; to unite the community through a shared cultural celebration; and to deepen and broaden the publics appreciation of the visual and performing arts.

On December 31, 2001, there were 180 First Night Celebrations: 156 in the United States, 16 in Canada, Hastings and Auckland, New Zealand and Greenwich-t-Docklands, United Kingdom. Seven of these were first-time communities, including First Night® Hazleton.

The above information was obtained from the First Night® International web site. To learn more, please visit www.firstnight.com