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Posted: 09/19/2014 07:48:25 AM EDT

After a revival last year, the Be-In music festival is coming back to York this weekend.

The free outdoor concert will run from noon to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, with six bands or solo musicians of various musical genres performing at Kiwanis Lake in Farquhar Park. From 11 a.m. to noon, local sitar player John Protopapas will hold a free hour-long yoga session.

Organizers say the event, now held twice a year, will offer a return to the '60s and '70s, when Be-In music festivals were held routinely around York County. Despite the difference in time, those planning the event say not much has changed, including many of the performers.

Local music teacher Ray Eicher, who played at the old Be-Ins with a few different bands, said the renewed concerts have offered an opportunity to reconnect with some of his old band mates.

'It's just been a great time to be with my friends again,' Eicher said. 'We shared over five years of our life together - these are people I grew up with - and we're back together for a day, but we've been rehearsing for two months.'

Eicher said the event is inter-generational, both in terms of the performers and the crowd. Some of the musicians have parents performing as well, and he knows locals who attended the Be-In festivals 40 years ago and are now bringing their grandchildren.

John Terlazzo, who spearheaded the event's revival and will also be performing, said the concerts continue to center on bringing people together.

'It's always been about community, it's always been about inclusivity - peace, music and imagination,' Terlazzo said.

Terlazzo said the event is an antidote to popular music culture, where performers often focus on glitz and showmanship over actual message. He said the event is unique in not being about profit or money.

'We're looking always for the best of what's out there in terms of original music, in terms of heart, in terms of real human soul,' Terlazzo said.

Protopapas, who plans to open the concert after leading the outdoor yoga session, said the camaraderie of the performers and crowd is what appeals to him most.

'I just love taking part in things like this because it's communal; it brings people together and it has a history,' Protopapas said. 'We need to give back, and this is a way of us giving back to the society here through music.'

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