ELLWOOD CITY – Wander Ellwood is all about music, meals, drinks and nice occasions. Beginning Wednesday it’s again, larger and higher than final yr.

From 5 p.m. to eight p.m. Wednesdays, it’s Ellwood’s Open Street Night on Lawrence Avenue.

Ryan McCandless, director of the Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce, stated final yr’s Wander Ellwood was an awesome success with companies open, distributors and crowds of individuals downtown.

There will probably be no less than 60 distributors of every kind together with meals vehicles, breweries and wineries and the open container ban is lifted.

There will probably be crafts and artwork distributors, nonprofit organizations, clothes and jewellery, skilled companies, candles and equipment and swag bag giveaways and a complete lot extra. McCandless stated distributors are additionally coming from New Castle.

The musical group 288 is kicking off each Wander Ellwood and the Summer Concert Series within the Plaza.

Spokesman for the group Dave Huber describes their music as acoustic rock and stated they play all kinds of music from the Sixties to the current together with Tom Petty and The Eagles.

The three-piece band with Huber on bass guitar and vocals, Aaron Hinkle on guitar and Adam Custozzo on the drums are regulars at vacation occasions at Shakespeare’s and different native venues.

Formed in 2004 they named their group 288 as a result of all of them grew up off Route 288 in Lawrence County.

After graduating from Riverside High School in 2004, the three entered Penn State University and graduated in 2010-11.

“We’ve been playing together for 19 years but we don’t play as often as we used to. Life, marriage and children have all happened and we need time with our families,” Huber stated.