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    Amherst friends and neighbors Liz Brinkerhoff and Zeyna Soken, 5, at top, take in the ice sculptures during the fifth annual Fire & Ice Festival on the Amherst Town Common last Saturday. Hundreds of people turned out for the event, where they sampled s’mores, played games and were entertained by the likes of fire performer Amber Monson of the Matica Circus.
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    FOR THE GAZETTE/CHRISTOPHER EVANS
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    Participants made their own s’mores during the fifth annual Fire & Ice Festival on the Amherst Town Common on Saturday.
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    Fire performer Amber Monson of the Matica Circus entertains during the fifth annual Fire & Ice Festival on the Amherst Town Common on Saturday.
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    FOR THE GAZETTE/CHRISTOPHER EVANS
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    The fifth annual Fire & Ice Festival on the Amherst Town Common on Saturday.
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    UMass student Angela Tan enjoys s’mores during the fifth annual Fire & Ice Festival on the Amherst Town Common on Saturday.
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    Fire performer Amber Monson of the Matica Circus entertains during the fifth annual Fire & Ice Festival on the Amherst Town Common on Saturday.
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    An ice sculpture during the fifth annual Fire & Ice Festival on the Amherst Town Common on Saturday.
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    Kamil Peters of Leverett crafts a metal sculpture during the fifth annual Fire & Ice Festival on the Amherst Town Common on Saturday.
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    People walk through a luminaria during the fifth annual Fire & Ice Festival on the Amherst Town Common on Saturday.