C.A.E. Event: Friday Night LIVE Community Reunion

  • CAE Friday Night LIVE Community Reunion Cookout

    Join us for CAE’s Friday Night LIVE: 1st Annual Community Reunion Cookout—a powerful celebration of music, food, creativity, wellness, faith, and community unity in Mercer County. This signature event brings together families, neighbors, artists, and leaders to experience collective joy, healing, and connection.

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • EVENT INFORMATION

    EVENT INFORMATION

    CAE’s Friday Night LIVE Music & Art Exhibition: 1st Annual Community Reunion Cookout is In partnership with One Kingdom Ministries

  • 📅 Date: Friday, July 4, 2025
    🕒 Time: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    📍 Location: CAE Complex Parking Lot – 75 Mercer Avenue, Wheatland, PA 16161

    Music Artists:

    • Headlining Artist: Pastor B.J. Pleasant – CAE President & CEO
    • Special Guest: Eve 'Light Da Flow Minista' – Canton, Ohio
    • Men With Skills Band – Youngstown, Ohio
    • DJ D. Pen (Dana Penson) – Youngstown, Ohio
    • CAE ONESOUND Drum Corps – Live drumming presentation led by the Ohio Drum Academy
    • Additional performances to be announced.

    Food Experience & Meal Discounts:
    Cookout-style meals prepared by the CAE Café team partners, featuring Lil’s Kitchen and Milly’s Eats & Sweets.

    • Children 10 & under and seniors 65+ eat free — must RSVP to receive free meal.
    • Additional food vendors will be available.

    Members of the recovery community receive 15% off food—must RSVP and request a discount code through one of the following Mercer County Recovery Hubs:

    • Operation Lighthouse – Farrell
    • Bethel LIFE Center – Greenville
    • The ROAR Center – Sharon
    • Healing Hands Ministries – Sharon 

    Tour the Future:
    Tour CAE’s Mobile Music & Gaming Unit for Youth, a model of the innovative resource CAE is launching in the Mercer County community. Patented by Doreen Upshaw, LPC, of Compass Counseling and Support Services, this mobile unit is designed to deliver trauma-informed mental health and recovery services directly to youth. It will be on-site during the event and open for tours and Q&A.

    Activities & Amenities:

    • Outdoor games, Cornhole, and tabletop painting
    • Indoor lounge: pool table, dart board
    • Resource vendors and wellness stations
    • On-site prayer booth hosted by Stand In the Gap Ministries – Youngstown, Ohio
    • Flag and dance ministry by Spirit & Truth Kingdom Ministries – Canton, Ohio

    Interested in being a vendor? Contact Mr. Cross at (866) 961-2239 ext. 3

  • MEAL SELECTION

    MEAL SELECTION

    All event goers and those who qualify for a free meal or meal discount through the CAE Cafe must RSVP below. Please bring your ID. Only 100 meals will be available from the CAE Cafe vendor booth.

  • Please select the option that best describes you below.

    With a discount code available at these Recovery Hubs: CAE (Wheatland), Operation Lighthouse (Farrell), Bethel LIFE Center (Greenville), Healing Hands Ministries (Sharon), and the ROAR Center (Sharon), individuals in recovery can receive 15% off one meal.

    Youth ages 10 & under and seniors 65+ eat free.

    All other attendees are $20 per plate.

  • This event is sponsored by the Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission, Inc.

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