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It's not a long-term solution, but Keystone Record Collectors has a home for two more months.
KRC, which hosts the monthly Pennsylvania Music Expo, has worked out a deal with the Pennsylvania Jaycees to continue using the Jaycees bingo hall, 2460 New Holland Pike, Leola, for the club's Oct. 12 and Nov. 9 events.
KRC has hosted the show for music enthusiasts for nearly 30 years. The expo has been held for about a year at its present location, but club members in September announced they were losing their sublease through the Jaycees.
But KRC spokesman B. Derek Shaw said the Jaycees' lease expires at the end of November, not September as they'd previously thought. "So we were able to negotiate two additional months at the same location," he said Tuesday.
That still leaves shows in December and beyond up in the air, Shaw said.
"We have a couple of people looking in earnest," he said. "But I'm not sure what they've found. We've gotten a lot of leads, and we're investigating things."
The temporary solution is a boon, he said, because it's a familiar site for patrons and "it gives us 60 days more to continue looking, rather than grabbing a new site just because it's available.
"This works out much better than just jumping into something in a panic."
The nonprofit club for music collectors and enthusiasts is looking for a climate-controlled site within Lancaster County with at least 7,000 square feet of open space, ample parking and easy access for vendors to load and unload their goods, Shaw said. The space would need to be available for use on the second Sunday of each month.Any updates on a location for future expos will be announced on the KRC Web site, recordcollectors.org, and the club's hot line, 898-1246.
KRC was founded in 1979 as a swap meet held in members' homes. In 1980, the growing event moved to the Columbia Market House. It moved in 1992 to the Blue Ball Market, then in 1995 to Lancaster Catholic High School.
The expo draws from 60 to 65 vendors each month and from 700 to 850 people who come to browse, buy and talk vinyl.
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