NEWBERRY — A public forum on Newberry’s EclipseFest — four days of celebration leading to the natural event of a lifetime, the Total Solar Eclipse — will be held at 6:30 p.m. July 12 at The Ritz Theater.

EclipseFest is a weekend of festivities (Aug. 18 through Aug. 21) leading to Aug. 21 when at 2:40 p.m. Newberry will find itself in total darkness for 2 minutes and 32 seconds.

This public forum will address the following topics:

• What is a Total Solar Eclipse vs. the Common Partial Eclipse?

• How can you safely watch the Eclipse?

• What events will be happening during the EclipseFest weekend?

• What are crowd expectations and how can you prepare?

• What can you do to help?

The floor will also be opened for questions following the official presentation.

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