Diamond Park in Butler will showcase a mix of animals, vehicles and a giant slide all made of frozen water this weekend.
The eighth annual Carved in Ice event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Frida.
The process of sculpting the ice displayed at Butler’s Carved In Ice on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9 and 10, requires the artist to envision their goal and eliminate any ice that isn’t needed.
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LEWISBURG — With temperatures hovering in the mid 40s on Friday, icy works of art were pulled from the deep freeze and placed throughout downtown Lewisburg.
The work is plentiful, but the laborers are few. With the proliferation of winter ice festivals across Pennsylvania and neighboring states, DiMartino Ice Co. in Jeannette is looking to train ice carvers to fill the demand. “We’re busy from December through February,” said owner Ernie DiMartino. “We’re somewhere every week,