Holder will take over day-to-day communications for Mayor Helfrich starting Monday after former Chief of Staff Philip Given announced his retirement last month.
Updated: 1:31 PM EST December 29, 2020
YORK, Pa. An in-person gathering to ring in the New Year may be impossible due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Parliament Arts Organization announced it will host a virtual New Year s Eve celebration Thursday to help the York community welcome 2021.
The virtual event will be streamed on Facebook, organizers say. It will include a recorded video made by five featured local musicians at various locations around the city of York.
Featured bands are: BoomPop, Eli Weary, Ambitious Caban, Brandt Kingsley, and RalphReal and the Family Jam.
With the help of Shumaker PDT, the Parliament Arts Organization said it has teamed with Lancaster-based Shumaker PDT to create a light show on the Rupp Building on 2 W. Market St. The shows go on nightly from 7-9 pm at the top of every hour.
Ringing in the new year will look different because of the COVID-19 pandemic.In York, there will be no crowds or fireworks, but people can instead welcome 2021 during a virtual celebration.âWeâre working pretty hard to bring the community together where we can still celebrate what we have here,â said Collin Holder of the Parliament Arts Organization.Although the white rose will still drop from the side of the Rupp building in Continental Square, the event will be recorded days before Dec. 31. The descent will then be broadcast on social media on the big night.âIf you miss the drop at midnight, no worries. You can tune back in anytime on our Facebook page to see it,â Holder said.The Rupp building will also be decked out with holiday lights starting on Christmas Eve.