{"id":2376697,"date":"2026-04-16T21:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2376697"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:57:21","slug":"community-event-highlights-local-artists-entertainment-in-lima-allen-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/community-event-highlights-local-artists-entertainment-in-lima-allen-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Community event highlights local artists, entertainment in Lima | Allen County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" false=\"\">\n                                <meta itemprop=\"isAccessibleForFree\" content=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"164\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"23\">LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) \u2014<\/strong> A local businessman is bringing a new event to the downtown entertainment scene aimed at celebrating the community and its homegrown talent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"452\">419 Day will take place Sunday, April 19, at Up Town Bar &amp; Grill 318, featuring an afternoon of live entertainment, local vendors and artists. Organizers say the event is designed to highlight local creativity while encouraging residents to spend time in the heart of the city.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"577\">Owner Leandra Johnson says the event is about more than entertainment \u2014 it\u2019s about building energy and engagement downtown.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"911\">\u201cI think that it&#8217;s important to to get people downtown, because it&#8217;s our downtown, you know, just to get people out and about, moving around, giving them something to do. Entertainment wise, you know, far as for 419, day, it will be very entertaining again, music, food vendors, you know, it&#8217;s just a community event,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"1078\">The event begins at 4:19 p.m. on Sunday and is open to the public, offering a chance for attendees to support local talent while enjoying food, music and community connection.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em><strong>Copyright 2025 by Lima Communications Corporation. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hometownstations.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) \u2014 A local businessman is bringing a new event to the downtown entertainment scene aimed at celebrating the community and its homegrown talent. 419 Day will take place Sunday, April 19, at Up Town Bar &amp; Grill 318, featuring an afternoon of live entertainment, local vendors and artists. 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