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or most of my life I’ve looked at fall and spring as purely transitional seasons, mere bridges between the main events of summer and winter. I suppose it’s because summer and winter exhibit the extremes of hot and cold, whereas spring and fall settle somewhere in between. I’ve come to realize that my logic has been flawed, however, especially where autumn is concerned. Fall packs a powerful punch. The weather isn’t typically extremely hot or cold; it’s just extremely pleasant.

Other than on a few rare days, the overwhelming heat is behind us, and the freezing cold hasn’t arrived yet. The warm, but not sweltering days, makes outdoor activities ideal. Vibrant red, orange and yellow hues attract leaf-peepers to scenic byways like those along Pennsylvania’s northern tier, the Brandywine Valley and Laurel Highlands.

What I look forward to the most in fall are the cool nights when I can turn off the AC, open the windows and let the night air usher in the best sleep I’ll get all year long. Another perk of the cool night air is gathering around a campfire with family and friends.

One of my favorite fall activities is the ability to go to a festival every weekend. Seriously. Fall is festival time in Pennsylvania. Whether it’s a fall foliage, a harvest or a music festival, the air is filled with the aroma of delicious food and the delightful sounds of families enjoying Americana at its best.

With all autumn has to offer, I am going to enjoy every bit of it. Avoiding the pitfalls of looking too far down the road to the holiday season will be a challenge, but I think fall deserves my full attention.

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SULLIVAN COUNTY FALL FESTIVAL & LUMBERJACK COMPETITION Sullivan County Fairgrounds, Forksville October 11-12 The festival features the Mid-Atlantic National Chainsaw Carving Competition and a Lumberjack Competition. Juried arts and crafts, food and live entertain/ 8 /

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Photo courtesy of Endless Mountains Visitor Bureau

To say the Autumn Leaf Festival is large is an understatement. The awardwinning nine-day festival attracts more than a half-million visitors to the Clarion area. This is an event that celebrates everything that makes Clarion a great destination, especially in the fall. The town is blessed with gorgeous fall foliage, a scenic river, Clarion University and the warm hospitality of residents, so it’s no wonder people come back to Clarion year after year.

Carnival rides, live entertainment, Kid’s Korner and a spectacular parade are perennial favorites. Admission is free.

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With the festival located so close to Worlds End State Park and the natural beauty of the Endless Mountains, a weekend visit is definitely in order. Admission charged. 570.482.4088

SOUTHERN REGION BEDFORD FALL FOLIAGE FESTIVAL Bedford October 4-5 and 11-12 Photo courtesy of Bedford County Visitors Bureau

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61st ANNUAL AUTUMN LEAF FESTIVAL Clarion September 20-28

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36th ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL Camp Eder, Fairfield October 18

This is an authentic country festival with lots of activities for the family, including a petting zoo and games for the kids. The wooded retreat comes alive with craft vendors, games and pioneerstyle demonstrations. A definite highlight of the event is the all-you-can-eat

pit-roasted pork and turkey meal. Admission is free. 717.642.8256

EASTERN REGION CELTIC CLASSIC HIGHLAND GAMES & FESTIVAL Bethlehem September 26-28 Photo courtesy of Discover Lehigh Valley

This popular event, which attracts more than 70,000 visitors to Bedford, marks its 50th anniversary in 2014.

In addition to craft and food vendors, the festival features a full lineup of entertainment. There are also special events going on throughout the festival at Bedford destinations like Old Bedford Village and the historical society. Admission is free. 814.624.3111

Whether Celtic blood runs through your veins or you’re just a fan of the culture, this event is tailor-made for you.

The festival features traditional athletic, bag piping and dancing competitions.

The pipe bands draw large crowds to witness the very best in synchronized piping and drumming. Along with pipes and drums, the fiddle competition allows musicians to demonstrate their mastery in this time-honored art form.

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AUTUMN TIMBER FESTIVAL Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, East Stroudsburg October 11-12

The Pocono Mountains should be dressed in their autumn finest for this festival. Food, crafts, children’s activities and chain saw sculptures are just a few of the reasons people flock to Shawnee for the festival. Entertainment includes canine agility and trick dog shows, along with lumberjacks doing some tricks of their own. The Iron Jack Timber Team will participate in the log roll (cover), axe throw, speed climb, chain saw carve, sawing and chopping events. Admission charged. 570.421.7231

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FRANKLIN APPLEFEST® Franklin October 3-5

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your calendar for Applefest®. In addition to great food, crafts and a parade, Applefest® features a classic car cruise and tons of nonstop entertainment for the whole family.

Applefest® pays homage to the area’s apple harvest and to folk hero “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman, who lived in the Franklin area from 1797 to 1804. While in Franklin, Chapman planted apple trees before moving on to the Midwest and planting his way into history.

The festival that began as a quaint pie-baking contest has grown to a huge three-day event that brings more than 100,000 visitors to Franklin each year. Admission and parking are free.

814.432.5823 ZELIENOPLE & HARMONY COUNTRY FALL FESTIVAL Zelienople and Harmony October 11-12 Photo courtesy of Butler County Visitors Bureau

stance, the Celtic Classic includes a parade, children’s activities and Celtic crafts and merchandise. Admission is free.

Again in 2014 the communities of Zelienople and Harmony will come together for two days of history, music, crafts, food and fun! There’s something for everyone. Each year, antiques, delicious homemade country cooking, horse-drawn buggy rides and a farmers market delight those looking for an oldfashioned country festival. Children love the pony rides, petting zoo, clowns and games.

A living history encampment with re-enactors and live demonstrations sets the Zelienople & Harmony festival apart from many other fall festivals. Admission is free. 724.452.5571 ~WSR

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Sep 1-Oct 31. Corn Maze & Hayrides to the Pumpkin Patch. Ard’s Farm, Lewisburg. www.ardsmarket.com Sep 1. End of Summer Bash. There will be music, food and fun. Poolside Bar and Grill, Lakeview Lodge at Treasure Lake, DuBois. 814-371-0711, ext. 903, treasurelakepoa.com Sep 1-Oct 31. Dinosaurs Come to Life. The prehistoric outdoor adventure will showcase life-size animatronic dinosaurs, five static dinosaurs, a climbable model and a paleontologist dig site. Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland, Allenwood.

800-REPTILAND, www.reptiland.com Sep 1-30. Exhibit: Passage to Freedom: Secrets of

the Underground Railroad. The traveling exhibit will feature slave narratives, a model of a slave cabin, a safe house and more. Muncy Historical Society, Muncy. 570-546-5917, www.muncyhistoricalsociety.org

Sep 4-7. Nittany Antique Machinery Association Fall Show. The 40th annual flea market will boast more than 700 vendors. Penn’s Cave, Centre Hall. 814-364-9855, www.pennscave.com, www.nittanyantique.org Sep 5-Nov 2.

Corn Maze, Hayrides & Pumpkin Patch. The seven-acre corn maze includes 3.6 miles of pathways. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Kohl’s Stony Hill Tree Farm, Milton. 570-437-3442, www.kohlsstonyhill.com

Sep 6-7. Endless Mountains Fiber Festival. Celebrating fiber animals and related items, the event will include raw and processed fibers, yarn, clothing, fiber arts and crafts, sheepskin products and spinning and weaving supplies.

Adm. GPS address is 485 Fairhill Road, New Milford. Harford Fairgrounds, Harford. 570-465-3360, pafiberfestival.com Sep 6. Danville Fall Arts & Crafts Fair. The 35th annual

event will feature more than 100 craft and food vendors.

9am-5pm. Downtown Danville. 570-284-4502, www.

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Sep 6. Laurel Classic Mountain Bike Challenge. The challenging and scenic course combines single-track trails and forestry roads through state forest lands. 8:30am.

Asaph. 570-724-1926, www.wellsboropa.com Sep 6. Community Yard Sale. 8:30am. Tioga. 570-4180399

Sep 6. Pine Creek Challenge 100K & 100M. The event

will be a scenic trail run along one of the finest footpaths in the Northeast. 5am. Wellsboro. www.pinecreekchallenge. com

Sep 6-7. 35th Annual Wild Wind Folk Art & Craft Festival. The award-winning event will feature 150 juried craftsmen, food, live musical entertainment, demonstrations, children’s activities and more. Rain or shine. Free parking. Adm. Warren County Fairgrounds, Pittsfield. 814688-6909, 814-688-1516, www.wildwindfestival.com

Sep 6. Sunset at the Vineyard. Visitors will enjoy live

music and the sights and sounds of summer and will receive a logo wine glass, wine discounts and more. Food will be available from Fremer’s Market. 7pm. Adm. Laurel Mountain Vineyard, Falls Creek. 814-371-7022, http://laurelwines.com

Sep 6. Hunter-Trapper Education Course. Training class required by law for all first-time hunters and trappers before they can buy a license. Warsaw Sportsmen’s Club, Reynoldsville. https://www.register-ed.com/events/ view/48821

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History Fair. The event will highlight exhibits from the past, antique cars, food, special exhibits, school history and more. Sayre Historical Society Museum, Sayre.

570-882-8221, www.sayrehistoricalsociety.org

Sep 6. Clarion River Clean-Up Day. The Pale Whale

Sep 6, Oct 4. First Saturday Marketplace. Vendors

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Penn State Football vs. Akron. Noon-4pm.

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Williamsport. 570-322-5544, www.williamsportpa.org

out-and-back route on a gentle-grade trail surface. D&H Rail-Rail Forest City Trailhead, Forest City. 570-679-9300, www.nepa-rail-trails.org

Sep 7, 21. Interpretive Pontoon Boat Tours. The scenic 45-minute tour of the dam will allow visitors to explore wetlands and see bald eagles. The events are free, but donations are accepted. Tours are offered on the first and third Sundays of each month and most holidays from Memorial Day through September. Rides begin at noon, 1:30pm, and 3pm. Sinnemahoning State Park, Austin. 814647-8401, ext. 106 Penn State University, University Park. 814-863-5500, www.bjc.psu.edu

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Sep 11. 9/11 Memorial Ride. Gates will open at 2pm, with a memorial service at 5:30pm. Ride at 6pm. Clinton Township Fire Company, Montgomery. 570-244-6153, www.911memorialcoalition.org

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Sep 6-7, Oct 4-5. Hazen Antique & Flea Market.

Hundreds of vendors selling antiques, crafts and food. May through October on the first Sunday each month and the Saturday before. Warsaw Township Fire Hall, Brookville.

814-328-2536, 814-328-2528, www.hazenflea.com

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Sep 11-12. Open House. Visitors will be able to see the ongoing changes, as well as the spectacular view from the suites. There will be a tribute to Sept. 11 on the anniversary.

Crystal Springs Inn and Suites, Towanda. 570-265-2726, www.crystalspringsinnandsuites.com

100 tables of antique firearms and accouterments through 1898 and prehistoric and historic Native American artifacts.

Other activities include free artifact indentification, a flint knapping demonstration, primitive games and a WAAsanctioned atlatl competition. Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Brookville. 814-849-0077, http://jeffcofair. com, www.jchonline.org

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and nonmembers. Towanda Country Club, Towanda. 570265-6222, www.towandacountryclub.com

Canoe Fleet will provide free canoes and transport to various sections along the river from Halton to Cooksburg.

Attendees should bring a sack lunch and plenty of water.

The rain date is Sep 7. Preregistration required. Meet at Cook Riverside Cabins, Cooksburg. 814-744-8300

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Sep 12-20. Milton Harvest Festival. A tradition since 1977, the event will include a parade, a 28-mile bike race, a pet parade, a tournament of bands, a princess pageant, a tomato bowl, a guided kayak trip, a golf tournament and more. A street fair will take place on Sept. 13 and 20. Milton.

570-713-5761, www.miltonharvestfestival.com Sep 12-14. Ninth Annual Central PA Vintage Iron Club

Show. Tractor pulls, free nightly entertainment, tractor square dancing, games, hayrides, crafts, food and more will highlight the event, which will also feature vintage tractors,

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International Harvester, steam engines and hit and miss engines. Free adm and parking. Union County Fairgrounds, Laurelton. 570-412-7307

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Sep 13-14. Then & Now: Living History Encampment/ Sep 13. Stone Wall Restoration. Attendees will learn Bivouac. A timeline of uniforms and equipment from the 18th through 21st centuries, featuring a battle dress uniform fashion show each day. 10am-4pm. Adm. Pennsylvania Military Museum, Boalsburg. 814-466-6263, www.pamilmuseum.org

the history of walls, as well as how to build and restore stone walls. A workshop will give participants an opportunity to work on the historic structures. French Azilum Historic Site, Towanda. 570-265-3376, www.frenchazilum. com

Sep 13. Balloon Fest & Air Show. The festival, which stretches a mile, will feature hot air balloons, attractions, an ATV drag race, BMX demonstrations, culinary events, growing exhibits, farm tours, children’s entertainment and nearly 200 vendors. Lycoming County Fairgrounds, Hughesville.

570-279-6192, www.lycomingfair.net, www.lcrotary.com

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Sep 13, 27, Oct 18. Saturday Farmers/Flea Market.

The all-day setup will offer bargains, new selections, produce and other items. All types of vendors are welcome to make use of the free space. Downtown Clearfield. 814-7626430

Sep 13. Championship Night & Fireworks.

CNB Bank Raceway Park, Clearfield. www.cnbbankracewaypark.com

Sep 13. Sixth Annual Event Cache.

Parker Dam State Park, Penfield. 814-765-0630, www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/parkerdam/, geocaching.com

Sep 13, 20. Milton Model Train Museum Harvest Festival Open House. The 20-by-60-foot O-gauge layout of Milton in the 1950s and ‘60s will feature many operating trains and interactive scenes. 9am-5pm. Milton Model Train Museum, Milton Moose Family Center, Milton. www.miltonmodeltrainmuseum.blogspot.com Sep 13. Wheel Around the Hub Bicycle Race. Following

the historic race will be a barbecue dinner and awards with live entertainment by John Mead. Smethport. 814-8876020, www.smethportpa.org, www.smethportfd.com

Sep 13. Angela Huey Park 5K Run & Walk.

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Friends of Susquehanna County Harvest Festival. There will be a rummage sale, food, baked goods, homemade jams and jellies, vendors, a farmers market, music and more. Colonial Brick Inn and Suites, Hallstead.

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Sep 13-14. All Nations Benefit Pow Wow. The Native American gathering of singers, dancers and drummers will be joined by vendors of Native American art, artifacts and collectibles. The Portal Institute, Susquehanna. 570-7273614, www.portal-found.com Sep 14. Fall Mud Bash. There will be classes for ATVs, cars, 4X4 street trucks and professional trucks. Events will include a half-mile obstacle course, a hill climb, junk cars smashing each other and more. Muddy Run Raceway, Smoke Run. 814-378-5723, www.muddyrunraceway.com Sep 14, Oct 12. Performance: Todd Anderson. The musician will perform acoustic guitar music. The Medix Hotel, Weedville.

Sep 14-20. Beaver Community Fair. A tradition since

1928, the fair will offer rides, baking contests, agricultural exhibits, food, truck and tractor pulls and musical events.

Free adm. Beaver Community Fair, Beaver Springs. 570658-4963, www.beaverfair.org

Sep 14. Nicholson Bridge Day. Nicholson. 570-942-6747 Sep 18. Chili Bowl 2014. Themed “Down on the Farm,”

the event will feature various versions of chili to taste, live entertainment, children’s activities, drawings for baskets and more. Expo II Building, Clearfield Driving Park, Clearfield. 814-768-2007

Sep 13. Wyalusing Valley Wine Festival. The event will Sep 18-20. Antes Fort Historical Days. The annual celebrate Pennsylvania wineries with tastings, along with crafts, food and entertainment. Wyalusing Valley Museum, Wyalusing. 570-746-3979, www.wyalusingwinefestival. com

event will offer entertainment, arts and crafts, a flea market, tractor pulls, a car show, fireworks and more. No pets.

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Sep 19-20. Susquehanna Harvest Moon Festival. The

event will offer homemade ethnic foods, children’s games, autumn crafts, a bake sale, a white elephant booth, and various drawings. Holy Name of Mary Church, Montrose.

570-278-1504, www.holynameofmary.com

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Peanut Butter Festival. Highlights will include the crowning of the Peanut Butter Queen, Peanut Idol, a duck race, entertainment, a 5K race/walk, a mountain bike race, a parade, fireworks, a car cruise-in, an antique tractor show and more. Gumtown Memorial Park, New Bethlehem. 814-275-3929, http://newbethlehemarea. com

Sep 19. Wine 101: Learn How to Taste Like a Pro. The Sep 19-28. fun and enthusiastic approach to wine education will allow attendees to learn to taste wine the right way and appreciate each type of grape’s characteristic aromas and flavors.

7:30pm. Pudgie’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, Wellsboro. 570724-1926, www.wellsboropa.com

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Bavarian Fall Fest. The celebration of German heritage will be set amid the fall foliage of picturesque Pennsylvania countryside. Downtown St. Marys.

814-781-7247, www.stmaryschamber.org

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Farmers National Bank Autumn Leaf Festival. Highlights will include food concessions, carnival rides, scholarship pageants, the Autorama Cruise-in, competitions, a Power Wheels Derby, a parade, cultural nights, and Farmers and Crafters Day. Clarion. 814-226-9161, http:// clarionpa.com

Sep 20. Third Annual Wine & Art Tour. Adults age 21 and up will be able to visit downtown businesses, which will offer a wine tasting, an hors d’oeuvre, and the work of a local artisan, author, or musician. 1-6pm. Downtown Wellsboro. 570-724-1926, www.wellsboropa.com

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Sep 20. Cook Forest River Ride. The bike ride will take

cyclists of all ages on one of two routes: an easier 35-mile ride for beginners and recreational cyclists or a toughter 60-mile option for a bigger challenge. The fully-supported ride will include rest stops with snacks and water, as well as a festive lunch at the end. Cooksburg. 412-261-6347, www. cookforest.com/riverride/index.cfm

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Sep 20. Peanut Butter Festival Mountain Bike Race.

The ride will be a challenging 14.5 miles. Gumtown Memorial Park, New Bethlehem. 814-275-3929, http://newbethlehemarea.com, www.pbfmtbrace.com

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Coolspring Power Museum Open Day. Open to the public. Over 250 historically significant internal combustion engines depicting 125 years of development in Industrial America. Coolspring Power Museum, Coolspring.

814-849-6883, http://coolspringpowermuseum.org

Sep 20-21. Susquehanna 500. The 18th running will

feature about 25 Mini Indy racers competing on the .65mile course. Brandon Park, Williamsport. 570-916-4755, www.susquehanna500.com

Sep 27. Gran Fondo of the Alleghenies. The bike ride

will take participants through beautiful northwest Pennsylvania during peak fall foliage. Allegheny National Forest Region, Warren. 814-723-3050, www.wccbi.org

Sep 27. The Flavors of Fall. Highlights will include live music, crafts, vendors, art, hayrides, a Taste of Town tour, sidewalk sales and specials, a scarecrow contest, a pumpkin carving contest and more. Downtown Ridgway. 814-7729150, mainstreetmgr@ncentral.com

Sep 21. Bears, Bears, Bears. The family program will Sep 27. Elimination Party. Tickets required. The public focus on protecting wildlife and will teach about black bears through discussions, games and craft projects. Endless Mountains Nature Center, Tunkhannock. 570-836-3835, www.emnconline.org

Sep 21. Peanut Butter Festival Motorcycle Cruise.

Registration 8:30-9:30am. Start at S&T Bank, New Bethlehem. 814-541-7621 Sep 26. W.A.C.C. Golf Outing. 10am. Tyoga Country Club, Wellsboro. 570-724-1926, www.wellsboropa.com Sep 26-27.

Mansfield University Homecoming Weekend. Mansfield University, Mansfield.

Sep 26-27.

Fabulous 1890s. All day. Smythe Park, Mansfield.

570-662-3442, www.mansfield.org, www.1890sweekend.org

Sep 26-28. Marienville Oktoberfest. The event will

feature food and craft vendors, a decorating contest, street dancing to TRIXX, a chicken barbecue, tractor races, a parade and a pet parade, musical entertainment, a Sunday church service and drawings. Children’s activities will include games, a sawdust pile and bike races. Town Square in Marienville. 814-927-8218, www.forestcounty.com

Sep 26-27. Murder Mystery Cruise. The interactive show and dinner prepared by the Holiday Inn will take place aboard the Hiawatha Paddlewheel Riverboat. Reservations required. Adm. Hiawatha Paddlewheel Boat, Susquehanna State Park, Williamsport. 570-326-2500, www.ridehiawatha.com

is welcome. Towanda Country Club, Towanda. 570-2656222, www.towandacountryclub.com

Sep 27.

Hunter-Trapper Education Course. Training class required by law for all first-time hunters and trappers before they can buy a license. Participants must pass a certification exam at the end of the class to complete this training. Brockway Sportsmen’s Club Pavilion, Brockway. h t t p s : // w w w . r e g i s t e r - e d . c o m / e v e n t s / view/48822

Sep 27. Wildcat Comic Con. The world of comics will be celebrated with game design workshops, voiceover actors, comic artists and authors, video game professionals and more. Adm. PA College of Technology, Williamsport. wildcat comiccon.pct.edu Sep 27-28. Gun & Outdoor Show. Attendees may buy,

sell or trade, as there will be 175 tables of guns, knives, military and sports-related items. There will also be an opportunity to win a prize. Adm. Pennsdale Civic Center, Pennsdale. 570-971-3376, www.pennsdalefireco.com

Sep 28. October Fest Tap Take Over. Highlights will include Sam Adams, Octoberfest, Shocktop, Goose Island, Railbender and North Country Brewing, as well as food specials and music by Root 2 Fifth. The Medix Hotel, Weedville. 814-787-5920 Sep 28. Autumnfest. The family day will include pumpkin painting, crafts, hayrides, music and games. Lakeview Lodge at Treasure Lake, DuBois. 814-371-0711, ext. 903, http://treasurelakepoa.com

Sep 27. National Public Lands Day. Free camping for people who take part by giving back to the public lands.

8am. Tompkins Campground, Cowanesque Lake, Tioga.

570-835-0125, www.nab.usace.army.mil/missions/damsrecreation/cowanesquelake.aspx

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Sep 27. Selinsgrove Market Street Festival. More than 100 vendors, including crafters and civic groups, will be on site, and there will be food, games and live entertainment.

Market Street, Selinsgrove. 570-374-2550, www.selinsgrove.net

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Last Comic Standing. The laughfest will resume its search for the funniest comic in the country with format changes, surprise celebrity guests and unexpected twists. Community Arts Center, Williamsport. 570326-2424, www.caclive.com

Oct 1-5. October Horse Ride. Ride on your own or use a free guide service. Five nights of camping w/free water/ electric hookups and tie stalls, meals, a tack auction, a Halloween party and prizes. Cook Forest Area Scenic Trail Rides and Dude Ranch, Clarion. patrailride.com

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Oct 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30-31. Nightmare Oct 3-6. Fall Book Sale. Thousands of books in dozens Lane Haunted Hayride. A haunted hayride through dastardly terrain. After the hayride on family night weekend, there will be a kid-friendly feature. The other two weekends will feature a special Halloween viewing of very scary movies on the big screen. Food will be available at the concession stand. The Moonlite Drive-In Theatre, Brookville.

814-849-5588, www.nightmare-lane.com

Oct 3. Performance: Tim Farrell. The second season will open with a unique fingerstyle guitar concert. 8pm. Deane Center for the Performing Arts, Wellsboro. 570-724-6220, www.DeaneCenter.com Oct 3-31. Flashlight Cave Tours & Haunted Miners’

Maze Tours. The family-friendly event will feature eerie elements but will include no gruesome sights. Fridays.

Penn’s Cave, Centre Hall. 814-364-1664, www.pennscave. com,

of genres will be for sale at bargain prices. Tunkhannock Public Library, Tunkhannock. 570-836-1677, www. tunkhannock.com/library

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Oct 4-5. Art Alliance’s Fall Colors Studio Tour. 12:304:30pm. Rhoneymeade Arboretum, Sculpture Garden and Labyrinth, Centre Hall. www.rhoneymeade-usa.org

Oct 4. Annual Oktoberfest & Family Festival. The indoor/outdoor event will highlight artisans and crafters, live entertainment, an antique car show, family games, contests and prizes, a Firemen’s Battle of the Barrel, a live auction, a Rails-to-Trails 5K, vendors and more. Curwensville Community Center, Curwensville. 814-236-3797, www. curwensvillecommunitycenter.com

Oct 3-4. Oktoberfest. The event will feature German Oct 4-5. Warrior Run/Fort Freeland Heritage Days. bands and dancers, imported German beer, local Germanstyle wines, food, hayrides, carriage rides and marionette shows. VFW Fair Grounds, Mifflinburg. 570-966-1666, http://oktoberfest.mifflinburgpa.com

Oct 3-5. Airing of the Quilts. The celebration will feature a display of quilts, baby quilts, hand-stitched and hand-appliqued goods and fine linens. On Oct. 4, an outdoor show will be held rain or shine in the downtown, and a display will be set up at the Wyoming County Historical Society. Apple Wagon Antique Mall, Russell Hill, Tunkhannock. www.airingofthequilts.com

Colonial foods, demonstrations, crafts and lectures will highlight the event. There will also be Civil and Revolutionary War encampments, a Native American encampment, 300 costumed re-enactors, wagon rides and more. Behind the Warrior Run High School and at Warrior Run Church, Turbotville. 570-538-1756, www.freelandfarm.org

Oct 4. Pig Roast & A Touch of Civil War Times. There

will be old-fashioned fun, along with opportunities to learn about life during the Civil War. Activities will include music, dancing and more. McKean County Fair Grounds, Smethport.

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Oct 4-5. Tour de Forest. The ATV leisure ride will travel through the scenic Allegheny National Forest on designated forest roads and trails that are not usually open to ATV traffic. Marienville. 814-927-6609, www.marienville-fire.com/ tour-de-forest

Oct 4. Gobbler’s Knob Wine Festival. Six wineries, live acoustic music and more. Session 1 from 2-5pm. Session 2 from 6-9pm. Adm. Inside the building at Gobbler’s Knob, Punxsutawney. www.groundhog.org/

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to the entire family. Community Arts Center, Williamsport.

570-326-2424, www.caclive.com

Pennsylvania Apple ‘n’ Cheese Festival.

There will be juried crafts, more than 40 food vendors, a pie contest, arts, historic displays and demonstrations. ManleyBohlayer Farm, Canton. 570-673-4905, www.rekindlethespirit.com, www.paapplecheese.com

Oct 4. PA Designs & Friends Antique & New Quilts, Handcrafted Creations. There will be a display and sale of handcrafted antique and new quilts, as well as handcrafted items by local artists and artisans. Triton Banquet Hall, Tunkhannock. 570-836-2441 Oct 4-5. Fall Fling Festival. There will be more than 150 vendors, a tractor display and food. Canton Fireman’s Field, Canton. 570-673-5174

Oct 4. Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Registered participants

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Pumpkin Float Kayak Trip. The 8-mile Susquehanna River paddle from Sugar Run to Laceyville will include lunch and a pumpkin. Endless Mountain Outfitters, Sugar Run. 570-746-9140, www.emo444.com

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Oct 10-12. Tioga Early Days. The 49th annual event will offer displays and demonstrations of gas engines, steam engines, tractors and more. Highlights will also include live entertainment, food, and a silent auction drawing. Tioga County Fairgrounds, Wellsboro. 570-659-5228, www.tiogacountyfair.com, www.tiogacountyearlydays.com

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Columbus Day Weekend Package. The weekend will offer three nights in a luxury suite with breakfast each morning, live musical entertainment, dancing and a potluck-style appetizer buffet on Sunday night. Gateway Lodge, Cooksburg. 814-744-8017, www.gatewaylodge.com

Oct 10-11. Applefest. Warm apple cider and homemade

apple butter will be available, and activities will include campfire time, a scarecrow decorating contest, a benefit auction, the Anything Edible apple baking contest and a gospel concert. Mahaffey Camp, Mahaffey. 814-277-5544, www.mahaffeycamp.com

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Buffalo Valley Antique Machinery Association Fall Show. Attendees will be able to enjoy antique tractors, gas engines and cars, as well as demonstrations of antique farm machinery. Delta Place Road, Lewisburg. 570-538-2741, www.bvama.net

Oct 10-12. Johnny Appleseed Festival. Attendees will relive the history of the great logging boom era. Fireworks on Saturday. Memorial Park, Sheffield. 814-968-3906, www.johnnyappleseedfest.net Oct 10-12. Medicinal Use of Herbs Intensive.

Participants will discover how to incorporate herbal medicine into their lives in easy and accessible ways. Participants will learn how to make infusions, capsules, syrups, salves, poultices and oils with common herbs and weeds.

Participants will take home their creations and a more healthful way of living. Preregistration required. Quiet Creek Herb Farm and School of Country Living, Brookville.

814-849-9662, http://quietcreekherbfarm.org

Oct 11-12. Antique & Collectible Show & Sale. Vendors from Pennsylvania and the surrounding states will show off glass, jewelry, pottery, furniture, books and more. PA Lumber Museum, Galeton. 814-435-2652, www.lumbermuseum.org Oct 11. Dam Darkness Nighttime Trail Run. The course will be approximately 7 miles long and will be marked with glowsticks and reflective materials. Curwensville Lake, Curwensville. 814-765-2629, www.clfdccd.com Oct 11. Pumpkin Run 5K. 8:30am. Downtown Clearfield.

814-765-6000, http://discoverclearfield.com

Oct 11. Fall Festival. Family fun will include food, crafts, games and entertainment. Free adm. Downtown Clearfield.

814-765-6000, http://discoverclearfield.com Oct 11. Annual Woolly Worm Festival & Prognostication.

The striped coats of the woolly worm caterpillars give clues to the length and severity of winter. The event will feature prognostication by a team of local judges, along with a storyteller, food and music. Hufnagle Park, Lewisburg. 570594-4691, www.woollywormfestival.com

Oct 11-12. Shade Mountain Winery Harvest Festival.

Components will include grape stomping, the Vintner’s Pig Roast, bean soup, a live exhibit of exotic animals, novelty wine drinks, live entertainment, tours and carriage rides.

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Oct 11-12. Fall Festival With Lumberjack & Chain Saw Oct 11-12. Elk Mountain Fall Festival.

Competitions. The event will feature lumberjacks, chain saw carvers, juried crafts, live music, food, auctions of carvings, an art expo with cash prizes, and children’s activities.

Adm. Forksville Fairgrounds, Forksville. 570-482-4088, www.sullivanpachamber.com

Elk Mountain Ski Resort, Union Dale. 570-679-4400, www.elkskier.com

Oct 11. Sherman Memorial Lighthouse Tour. Visitors will

Oct 11-12. Dutch Fall Festival. Attendees will be able to enjoy crafts, arts, antiques, food and entertainment for all ages. Free parking. Aaronsburg. 814-380-4599, www.aaronsburgcc.org

take a self-guided tour of the six-story structure, in which they will see Sherman family memorabilia, lighthouse collectibles and the view from the balcony. A video of the lighthouse construction will be shown continuously in an adjacent, handicapped-accessible building. Lighthouse Island, Tionesta. 814-755-3672, www.e-clubhouse.org/ sites/tionesta/page-6.php

Oct 11. Harvest Wine Festival. There will be numerous local wineries, musical entertainment, food and craft booths. Tickets required. Lazybrook Park, Tunkhannock.

570-836-1247, www.tunkhannockrotary.org

Oct 11. First Fork Festival. The event will feature local authors, artists, and artisans showcasing their talents against a backdrop of full autumn color. Sinnemahoning State Park, Austin. 814-647-5401, ext. 106

11. Performance: Kansas. The legendary rock group Oct 11-12. Turkey Shoot. The tournament will feature isOct celebrating its 40th year as a band. Community Arts turkey prizes. Towanda Country Club, Towanda. 570-2656222, www.towandacountryclub.com

Center, Williamsport. 570-326-2424, www.caclive.com

Oct 11-12. Apple Butter Festival. Visitors will be able to Oct 11. Apple Butter Day. Visitors will be able to help make watch apple butter being made and enjoy crafts, food, apple butter, enjoy homemade ice cream, watch buttermaking demonstrations and ragdoll crafting, pick a pumpkin, roast hot dogs, make s’mores and more. Mount Pisgah State Park, Troy. 570-297-2734, www.dcnr.state.pa.us

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Susquehanna Artists’ Open House Weekend. More than 20 local artists will open their studios during the self-guided tour. Artwork will be available for purchase. Various locations throughout Susquehanna County. 570-278-4011, www.artiststour.com

entertainment and more. Waterville Fire Company Grounds, Waterville. 570-753-8505, 570-447-5272, facebook.com/ pages/waterville-apple-butter-festival-140518331830?fref=ts

Oct 11-12. PSU Horticulture Show. Hosted by students

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Oct 12. Ives Run Trail Challenge. The 4-mile run/walk in varying terrain will be a family-friendly activity open to people of all ages. 2pm. Hammond Lake, Ives Run Recreation Area, Tioga. 570-835-0125, stepoutdoors.org Oct 12. Green Monster Trail Challenge 25K & 50K. The

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Oct 12. 12th Annual Cider Press & Tasting. Attendees will hear live music by Dos Hombres, sample fresh cider and turn the crank on the old cider press. Oktoberfest foods and cider will be available. Laurel Mountain Vineyard, Falls Creek. 814-371-7022, http://laurelwines.com

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Oct 12. Photo Walk. Attendees are invited to bring a camera and enjoy time outdoors on a guided photo tour with local photographer Kevin Kaltenbaugh. Breakfast is included. Gateway Lodge, Cooksburg. 814-744-8017, www. gatewaylodge.com

Oct 12. Foxburg Art, Wine & Food Festival. The entire town is turned into an exciting avenue of craftors, vendors, displays and live music during the annual event. Rain or shine. 11am-6pm. Downtown Foxburg. 724-659-0021, www. foxburgfestival.com

Oct 12. Fall Festival. The outdoor event will include displays and scheduled programs to focus on natural resources and outdoor recreational opportunities available in the region. Little Pine State Park, Waterville. 570-753-6000, www.visitpaparks.com Oct 14. Performance: The StepCrew. The new show will

combine Ottawa Valley stepdance, Irish stepdance and tap, while incorporating the talents of three world-class fiddlers backed by a five-piece ensemble. Community Arts Center, Williamsport. 570-326-2424, www.caclive.com

Oct 16. Oktoberfest. Attendees will be able to enjoy the

tastes of Germany as well as German beer. Cocktails at 5pm. Dinner at 6pm. Lakeview Lodge at Treasure Lake, DuBois. 814-371-0711, ext. 903, http://treasurelakepoa.com

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Oct 18. Ninth Annual Fall Festival & Pumpkin Float.

Traditional fall programs will include apple cidering, candle dipping, leaf crafts, pumpkin carving, a bonfire and a pumpkin float. Parker Dam State Park, Penfield. 814-7650630, www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/parkerdam/ Oct 18. Pumpkin Trail. Local family farms and businesses will offer hayrides, a petting zoo, an orchard, antiques and more. Various locations in Silvara, West Auburn, South Auburn, Auburn Center, Meshoppen and Laceyville. 570-833-4592 Oct 18. Sinnemahone Ultra Trail Run. The race, which

will take participants through the heart of the Pennsylvania Wilds, will include a 50K, a 50K relay and a 25K. Preregistration required by Sep 15. West Creek Rails to Trails, Emporium. 814-486-4314.

Oct 16-18. Coolspring Power Museum Fall Show & Oct 18.

Swap Meet. Gas engine show featuring oil engines.

Exhibitors and a flea market and good food. Museum engines will be operating. Coolspring Power Museum, Coolspring. coolspringpowermuseum.org

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Performance: Voiceplay. Formerly known as 42Five, the band is known as an internationally acclaimed touring sensation. Community Arts Center, Williamsport.

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Oct 18. South Williamsport Mummers Parade. South Williamsport residents have hosted a Halloween parade for the northcentral Pennsylvania region for 69 years. No adm.

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Woodsy Owl Workday. Volunteers will help maintain the park through various work projects, such as invasive species removal, trail maintenance, litter pickup, painting, and wood stacking. Woodsy Owl and Smokey Bear will also help. Preregistration is required at least two weeks in advance. Lunch will be provided. Cook Forest State Park, Cooksburg. 814-744-8407

Oct 18-19. Bellefonte Fall Festival. There will be a Halloween parade, free activities for children, music, food, ghost stories and more. Downtown Bellefonte. 814-3551300, www.visitbellefonte.com

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October Wine & Dine Weekend. The package includes two nights in a suite, musical entertainment and breakfast both mornings, as well as a five-course tasting event with chef-prepared dishes complemented by wine pairings. Gateway Lodge, Cooksburg. 814-744-8017, www.gatewaylodge.com

Oct 24. The Lady With All the Answers. The event will take a look at a 1975 event in the life of Ann Landers.

Community Arts Center, Williamsport. 570-326-2424, www.caclive.com

Oct 25. Halloween Party. Children age 12 and under are Oct 19. Blossburg Fall Festival. The fun-filled day will

feature craft vendors, musical entertainment, games, a hot dog eating contest, hayrides and pumpkin painting. Noon5pm. Downtown Blossburg. 570-404-4632, blossburg.org

Oct 19. Shade Mountain Vintage Snowmobile Show &

Swap. Vendors will sell snowmobile parts and accessories, and attendees may enter their vintage sleds in a contest, with trophies awarded. Outdoors at Star Hollow Candle Company, Middleburg. 570-837-3850, facebook.com/ shademountainvintagesnowmobile

invited to participate. Tioga Fire Hall, Tioga. 570-835-5803

Oct 25. Big Spring 10K Race. Kersey. 814-885-8450, ext. 3, rsinger-foxtwp@ncentral.com Oct 25. Haunted Trail and All Hallows Eve Celebration.

The event will include hayrides, a bonfire, light refreshments, and live music. Smaller children can enjoy some not-so-scary fall crafts and games in the Wildlife Center, while the adventure-seekers test their bravery on the haunted trail. Sinnemahoning State Park, Austin. 814-6478401, ext. 106

Oct 19. Susquehanna Showdown. The tournament will Oct 25-26. Great Pumpkin Express Train Excursions. pit the Shadowbrook team against the TCC team. Towanda Country Club, Towanda. 570-265-6222, www.towandacountryclub.com

Oct 19. Tussey Mountainback 50-Mile Ultramarathon & Relay. Participants must conclude by 7pm. Rothrock State Forest and Tussey Mountain Ski and Family Fun Center, Boalsburg. 814-238-5918, www.tusseymountainback.com / 24 /

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Attendees are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes for the leisurely family-friendly ride on the Lycoming Valley Railroad. Paid ticketholders will receive this year’s collector’s pin. Adm. Behind Burger King, Williamsport. 570-3277700, www.vacationpa.com

Oct 26. Pumpkin Tap Take-Over & Halloween Party. In addition to music by Root 2 Fifth, the party will feature craft pumpkin beer. The Medix Hotel, Weedville.

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Performance: Jazz Concert. Nancy and Spencer Reed, a jazz duo from Stroudsburg, will perform original renditions of favorite tunes, along with some lesser-known songs. Self Discovery Wellness Arts Center, Montrose. 570-278-9256, www.wellnessarts.com

Nov 1. Christmas Craft Bazaar. More than 40 vendors

Oct 26. Hunter-Trapper Education Class. Training class required by law for all first-time hunters and trappers before they can buy a license. Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Brookville. 814-265-0640, http://jeffcofair.com, http:// www.register-ed.com/

Nov 1. Christmas Bazaar. There will be more than 130

Oct 26. Young Artists’ Competition. The Williamsport Symphony will host the 41st annual event, during which musicians through grade 12 will compete. Mary Welch Honors Hall, Lycoming College, Williamsport. www.williamsportsymphony.org Oct 29. Performance: The Beach Boys. The group had

more than 80 songs chart worldwide, 36 of which were Top 40 hits, and have sold more than 100 million records. 8pm.

Adm. Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State University, University Park. 814-863-5500, www.bjc.psu.edu

Oct 29. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.

Community Arts Center, Williamsport. 570-326-2424, www.caclive.com

Oct 31. Halloween Party. Towanda Country Club, Towanda. 570-265-6222, www.towandacountryclub.com Oct 31. Kids’ Halloween Party. Children of all ages are

welcome at the event, which will offer a costume contest with prizes, as well as a not-so-haunted suite to walk through. There will be treats and beverages. Crystal Springs Inn and Suites, Towanda. 570-265-2726, www.crystalspringsinnandsuites.com

Oct 31. Trunk or Treat. Attendees are encouraged to

come in costume to go trick-or-treating in the church parking lot. Food will be served. Silver Lake Presbyterian Church, Brackney. 570-663-3164, www.silverlakepresbyterianchurch.com

Oct 31-Nov 2. Gingerbread Tour. A total of 16 stores will be decked out for Christmas along the 20-mile corridor from Brookville to Leeper. Various locations throughout Jefferson County, Forest County and Clarion County. 800680-0160, http://gingerbreadtour.com

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Nov 1. Owl Day. Visitors will be able to meet live owls, dissect owl pellets, make a craft project, explore displays and draw an owl. Endless Mountains Nature Center, Tunkhannock. 570-836-3835, www.emnconline.org / 26 /

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will give attendees an opportunity to do early holiday shopping. The restaurant will offer luncheon specials. Lakeview Lodge at Treasure Lake, DuBois. 814-371-0711, ext. 903, http://treasurelakepoa.com

vendors, a quilt show and hot lunch. Elk Lake Elementary School, Dimock. 570-278-3365

Nov 1-2. Laurel Mountain Vineyard’s Anniversary Celebration. Celebrate with hot mulled wine, refreshments, gift shop sales, wine discounts and door prizes.

Laurel Mountain Vineyard, Falls Creek. 814-371-7022, http:// laurelwines.com Nov 2. Heritage Day. Re-enactor Ronald Blatchley will

bring chemistry to life, and guides in 18th-century costumes will welcome visitors to the home of chemist, theologian and educator Joseph Priestley. Children’s games will be available. 1-4pm. Joseph Priestley House Museum, Northumberland. 570-473-9474, www.josephpriestleyhouse.org

Nov 6-9.

Home for the Holidays. Shops will offer specials, giveaways and contests. Downtown Curwensville.

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Sligo Home for the Holidays Christmas Craft & Gift Show. Participating homes and businesses marked with green shamrock signs will offer arts, gifts and handcrafted items for sale. Various locations in Sligo. 814745-2074, sccdcbarger@yahoo.com

Nov 7. Performance: OWL Trio. The acclaimed jazz trio

from New York City features Will Vinson, Lage Lund and Orlando deFleming. 8pm. Deane Center for the Performing Arts, Wellsboro. 570-724-6220, www.DeaneCenter.com

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Lewisburg Stroll Through the Arts Weekend. Nearly 50 artists in 41 shops will be set up on Friday, and a silent art auction will take place. On Saturday, live bands will perform in local venues. Downtown Lewisburg. 570-524-5221, www.lewisburgartscouncil.com

Nov 7-9. Festival of the Trees. The lodge will be decked out with Christmas trees decorated by several organizations. Lakeview Lodge at Treasure Lake, DuBois. 814-3710711, ext. 100, http://treasurelakepoa.com

Nov 7. Masters of Illusion. The magic show will include grand illusions, comedy magic, appearances and vanishes, escapes, sleight of hand and more. Community Arts Center, Williamsport. 570-326-2424, www.caclive.com

Nov 7-8. Artists’ Exhibition & Sale. Muncy Township Social Hall, Pennsdale. 570-546-5917, www.muncyhistoricalsociety.org

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Nov 8. Performance: Eileen Ivers. The violinist is hailed as one of the great innovators and pioneers in the Celtic and world music genres. Community Arts Center, Williamsport. 570-326-2424, www.caclive.com

Nov 9. Central PA Gluten Free Expo. The event will feature local and national exhibitors, seminars, door prizes, and lots of samples of gluten-free products. Adm. Penn State Conference Center, State College. 800-827-6397, www.twitter.com/PAGFExpo Nov 9. November Hike. Participants will hike to Highland Drive Shelter for a picnic lunch. Meet at Uni-Mart, Leeper.

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Performance: The Dali Quartet. The string quartet performs a classic and Latin-American repertoire.

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Nov 14-Dec 14. Exhibit: Jennifer R. A. Campbell:

Lotus Eaters. The display will explore the meeting point of theater and painting in a collection of elaborately staged tableaux. The flickering vignettes incorporate comedy and tragedy in an ongoing drama of contemporary life. The Gallery at Penn College, Williamsport. 570-320-2445, www. pct.edu/gallery

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Participants may visit businesses, find the TBPA wreath and use an entry card to note the wreath theme. Weekly drawings will be held. Tunkhannock. 570-687-1584, www. tunkhannockbusiness.com

Nov 15-16. 18th-Century Market Fair. 18th-century-style artisans, merchants and craftsmen demonstrating their talents and selling their wares. The craft market will also be open, and food and snacks will be available for purchase.

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Nov 21. Light-Up Night. There will be music, treats, hayrides and more. Santa will arrive at 7pm. Downtown St. Marys.

814-781-3804, www.stmaryschamber.org Nov 21. MythBusters Behind the Myths. Jamie Hyneman

and Adam Savage, co-hosts of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series, will lead the evening of on-stage experiments, audience participation, video and behind-the-scenes stories. Community Arts Center, Williamsport. 570-326-2424, www.caclive.com

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and jellies, candy, maple products, jewelry, crocheted and embroidered goods and handmade wooden items. Warren Center Community Building, Warren Center. 570-395-3751

Nov 22, 28, 29. Evergreen Holiday Wreath Making.

Learn how to trim and bend evergreen into a perfect wreath for the holidays. Participants will go home with a creation to decorate their home with fresh evergreen aroma and beauty.

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570-638-2005, www.blossburg.org Nov 29. Model Train Day. There will be layouts, exhibits and souvenirs. Sayre Historical Society Museum, Sayre. 570882-8221, www.sayrehistoricalsociety.org

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iding ATVs in Pennsylvania is one of the best things you can do with your time in the fall. Some places close for hunting season, but a simple phone call to any of the parks or trail systems will give you good solid answers on what areas are open for use. I’ll try to cover the highlights of ATV opportunities right here, but be curious, poke around, and see what else you can find. Some parks are small, and that will allow you to hit three different places in a weekend from one strategically chosen hotel or bed-andbreakfast. Some parks offer camping, or there may be local houses to rent, as well. Some places are big enough that you won’t have any desire to look for other trails. It all boils down to what you like and how you ride.

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foliage turning colors or just like exploring and feeling adventurous. We have that covered, too. There are a few places in Pennsylvania that you can show up to, rent a machine, and run the trails to see what’s happening. Experience is helpful but not necessary, and each place that rents machines will gladly make sure you are capable of keeping their investment and your limbs safe. Often there are guided trail rides led by employees of the park and that can be the best bang for your buck, as you get to see the trails, trees, mountains, and scenery. On tours, you also don’t have to look at a map or worry about anything but running the machine, and best of all, you don’t have to wash the machines or change the oil when you are done.

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Some events are fundraisers to help the parks to maintain trails or to pay for the larger yearly events. Others are for volunteer fire companies, cancer research, or diabetes awareness. Benefits for local members of the community who are having hardships as well as events focusing on our veterans are becoming more and more common.

Taking part in one of these is always a good thing and helps to continue to grow the good name of ATVriding people and our sport in general. It doesn’t matter

who you are, helping people out never feels bad, and doing it while enjoying friends, a good riding experience, and usually good food is certainly not going to hurt at all!

There are quite a few events, and there’s no way to list them all, but I’ll list the ones I go to or have been to and enjoyed thoroughly. Some of these are poker runs, some are paid rides with no work required, and some are events where you can win prizes and still help out a great cause. No matter how you slice it, it’s still a day on the trails with great people doing something to help others. Honestly, what could be better?

Charity rides come along a little more frequently starting in September as the weather is cooler, hopefully, and people are done with their long summer vacations but are still hoping to enjoy weekends before the weather turns less gentle. On Saturday, Sept. 13, will be the Mines and Meadows Cancer Society Poker Run. Mines and Meadows is a great place to ride no matter what the occasion. It is open from 9 a.m. until dusk all year round; it offers ATV rentals and training. There are places close by to stay or you can camp there, and they also offer the only guided underground ATV mine tour in the state. It’s a great tour, and it’s worth going on. On Sept.

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County ATV open house. Tri-County is a club that opens its doors a couple times a year to let people see what they do and how they do it. It’s always a great weekend ride there, and there are great people to spend time with.

No one will pressure you to join, but once you are there it might be hard not to want to.

If you’re closer to the center of the state on Sept. 13, then you may want to check out the Anthracite Trail Riders annual Children’s Miracle Network Ride held at the AOAA Park. This is a self-guided ride through well-marked trails in Pennsylvania’s newest ATV Park. This run is actually older than the park it’s held in, as organizers started

and look for them. If you find one, you get the prize associated with that particular bra. This is a great event, and I’ve never heard a complaint about it from anyone. The sponsors are good and the prizes are great. Check it out if you’re around.

This is just one September weekend full of events. Below is a schedule of events and notes to carry the rest of the fall season on ATVs. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20 and 21 - On Sept. 20, Carns Equipment will sponsor a pig roast at the Snow Shoe Rails to Trails. It’s always a great event, and you can find out more atssrt.org. On the same weekend, Line Mountain 4 Wheelers club will have a 7-mile race for Jeeps and Buggies. For more information, go to lm4w.org. If you’re a fan of wheeling, this is a great place to watch and participate if you want!

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26, 27, and 28, Rally at the Rock will be held in Paton, Taking a break along one of PA's beautiful creeks.

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ment Poker Run at Mines and Meadows on Saturday, Oct. 4. If you’re a little higher up in the state, you can take part in the Central Mountain ATV Association’s (CMATVA) Tour De Forest, a twoday ride through the Allegheny National Forest on Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 5. CMATVA is a great organiEveryone enjoys it differently, but a smile is a smile! zation, and their schedule of events listing should County is located in Heilwood, Pa., be one of the first you check when and you can learn more at tricountyheading out. Membership is inexpen- atv.com. Also on Oct. 11 is the Majessive, the rides and members are great, tic Trails Otto VFD Poker Run. There and they are an extremely active club. are lots of mountain trails and a mini Check them out at CMATVA.org. You MX course and track, and it benefits a won’t be disappointed. good cause (majestictrails.com).

On Oct. 5, Rock Run will offer its On Saturday, Oct. 25, Lost Trails “Ride for $5” day. For five bucks you will host its Customer Appreciation can go check out all the trails on their Day. Lost Trails ATV Adventures ofproperty. They have ATV rentals and fers quintessential Pocono-area riding, training and have some of the nicest with woods, rocks, mountains, and trails in the state. They work hard to awesome food and people. Tony and maintain them, and it shows. his crew work very hard to make the Also on Oct. 5 is what should be trails as much fun as possible, so head a tradition for every ATV rider, the out and say hello (ridelosttrails.com).

Ramey Poker Run. They hold one a In November will be the annumonth from May to October. The trails al Rock Run “Toys for Tots” ride. I are great, challenging, and fun. Camp- haven’t made it to this event personing is available in the parking lot; it’s ally yet, but everyone I talk to who has primitive, but it’s an adventure! Ramey been there has had nothing but great has wonderful trails, and I try to get things to say about it. Plus, you’re helpthere as many times a year as possible. ing kids, so if you can stand the chilly It’s a four-hour trip for me, but I don’t November weather, then head on up. mind a bit.

Don’t forget to bring a toy!

On Saturday, Oct. 11, no matter Pennsylvania offers these rides and where you are in the state, you should so much more. I could fill page after be able to hit one of these. Tri-County page with ATV-related events in the starts the “ghoul season” off with the state, but like I said, just be curious and first of three Haunted ATV Rides. Tri- do your own research. The Internet whereandwhen.com / 2014 W&W fall / 35 /

Shown: Crazy biker gangs on the trails.

Seriously, ATVing is one thing that you won't have to bribe the kids to do with you.

makes it pretty easy, and you’ll be glad you did. For more information, you can look at RECRIDER.com for our calendar of events or visit TheATVZone.com or CMATVA.org for additional schedules.

Also, you can call or email the parks listed above for more information. ATV riding is a sport, and some of the best people I have met take part. If you’re just thinking about it or have been riding forever, keep poking around; you never know what you’ll learn next. See you on the trails!

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About the writer: Chas McHenry is the editor of Rec Rider, a free monthly magazine that is THE source for off-road adventures in PA. Like all recreational riders, Chas and his crew take every opportunity to hit the trails and share their experiences with their readers and social media fans! To learn more about Rec Rider, logon to RecRider.com

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Sep 1-Apr 20. Veterans Exhibit. Nina Talbot inter-

viewed veterans from World War II through the Global War on Terror, and the display features paintings of their unseen and rarely told stories. U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle. 717-245-3972, www.usahec.org, http:// www.carlisle.army.mil/ahec/ahm/veterans.cfm

Sep 1-Dec 31. The Art of James Audubon. Daily 9am-

Sep 3, Oct 1, Nov 5. Songwriters Workshop. Pete Caccamo will lead the events. 7-9pm. Boxers Cafe, Huntingdon. 814-643-5013, http://boxerscafe.com, https:// sites.google.com/site/410penn/ Sep 5-7. Pennsylvania Gospel Music Festival.

The Hershey Theatre, Hershey. 877-392-9710, www.imcconcerts.com

Sep 5-14. The York Fair. Dubbed America’s oldest fair,

5pm. Visitor Center, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton.

610-756-6961, www.hawkmountain.org

the event will feature livestock, food, rides, national acts and exhibits, and fun for the family. York Fairgrounds, York.

717-848-2596, www.yorkfair.org

Sep 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30.

Sep 5, 7. Annual Dauphin County Jazz & Wine Fest.

Colonial Complex Public Guided Tours. Colonial Complex, York.

717-848-1587, www.yorkheritage.org

Sep 3 - Oct 29.

Fall Foliage Sightseeing Cruise.

Weekends. The tour will take place aboard the Proud Mary.

Lake Raystown Resort, Lodge and Conference Center, Entriken. 814-658-3500, http://raystownresort.com

Live entertainment, as well as Hershey Harrisburg Wine Country, other regional wineries and food and craft vendors. Fort Hunter Park, Harrisburg. www.forthunter.org,

Sep 5.

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Sep 6. Whoopie Pie Festival. The event will celebrate

the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch treat with fun for the whole family. Hershey Farm Restaurant and Inn, Ronks.

717-687-8635, www.whoopiepiefestival.com

Sep 6-7.

The Festival at Lakemont Park. Arts and crafts vendors will be on site, and there will be a food village and entertainment. 11am-5pm. Adm includes rides and attractions. Lakemont Park, Altoona. 814-949-7275, www. lakemontparkfun.com

Sep 6-Oct 25. Fall Foliage Prime Rib Dinner Cruise.

The tour will be aboard the Proud Mary. Saturdays.

5-6:30pm. Lake Raystown Resort, Lodge and Conference Center, Entriken. 814-658-3500, http://raystownresort. com

Sep 6-7, 13-14, 19, 21, 27-28, Oct 4-5, 11-12.

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Weekend Sightseeing Cruise. The Princess Lake Cruiser will allow attendees to witness some of Raystown Lake’s most beautiful shoreline. 1:30-3:30pm. Seven Points Marina, Hesston. 814-658-3074, www.7pointsmarina.com

Sep 5, 15. Civil War Walking Tour. Volunteer guides will provide historical information. Reservations. Adm. Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle. 717-2497610, www.historicalsociety.com Sep 5-7. Pennsylvania Striped Bass Association Open Tournament. Big fish contest and a wild card payout to the person who catches the fish closest to the drawn wild card weight. 8am-5pm. Raystown Lake, Hesston. 814-635-3656, www.raystown.org Sep 5, 12, & 26, and Oct 3, 17, 24, & 31.

Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Cruise. Otter Productions will present a line of dinner cruises involving audience participation and prize giveaways. Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat, City Island, Harrisburg. 717-234-6500, www.

HarrisburgRiverboat.com

Sep 6-7. 10th Annual Gettysburg Wine & Music Festival. Fine wines from more than 20 Pennsylvania wineries, along with live music, food, vendors and artisans.

Gateway Gettysburg Complex, Gettysburg. 717-881-8151, www.gettysburgwineandmusicfestival.com Sep 6. Lebanon Valley Expo Tough Truck. Lebanon Valley Expo Center and Fairgrounds, Lebanon. 717-8216994, www.lebexpo.com Sep 6.

Introduction to Rug Braiding. Attendees will learn the basics of rug braiding and work on an 8- to 10-inch mini round rug trivet. All supplies will be provided.

9am-noon. Adm. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster. 717-393-9745, www.lmhs.org, http://lancasterroots.org/?p=2925

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Sep 7. Music on the Mountain. The Celtic concert will

feature Seasons and Irish Blessing. 3:30-7pm. Kings Gap Environmental Education Center, Carlisle. 717-486-5031, www.friendsofkingsgap.org

Sep 7, 12. Moonlight Boat Rides. Use your own boat or a county-owned boat to explore the lake on your own before meeting with program coordinator Jeri Jones to discuss constellations, planets and the moon. Refreshments will follow. Preregistration req. Adm. Lake Redman at William H. Kain County Park, York. yorkcountyparks.org Sep 7-13.

McClure Bean Soup Fair & Festival.

Amusements and midway, concessions opening daily at 4pm and bean soup served each day beginning at noon.

Free adm. Parking fee. East Ohio Street, McClure. 717-5435467, mcclurebeansoupfair.com

Sep 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct 12, 19, 26. Fall Foliage

Breakfast Cruise. The tour will be aboard the Proud Mary.

9-10:30am. Lake Raystown Resort, Lodge and Conference Center, Entriken. 814-658-3500, raystownresort.com

Sep 7, Nov 2. Toy Show. 9am-1pm. Leesport Farmers Market, Leesport. 610-926-1307, http://leesportmarket. com

Sep 7; Oct 5, 12, & 26; Nov 2. Blues Cruise. Live

musicians will perform music ranging from classic rock to true blues on hourlong sunset cruises. 5:30-8:30pm. Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat, City Island, Harrisburg. 717234-6500, www.HarrisburgRiverboat.com

Sep 8, 26, Oct 18. Carlisle’s 19th-Century Firehouses Walking Tour. Visit six local firehouses from the 1800s, look at the town’s most burned block, and learn about numerous events from local history. Adm. Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle. 717-2497610, www.historicalsociety.com

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Sep 8, Oct 13, Nov 3. Brews Cruise. Attendees will be able to sample a variety of brews, along with light snacks. Additional food and beverages will be available for purchase onboard. 6-8pm. Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat, City Island, Harrisburg. 717-234-6500, www.

HarrisburgRiverboat.com Sep 9-Nov 13. Pennsylvania German Dialect. Keith

Butch Reigart will teach beginner and intermediate classes, which will focus on the language that is prevalent among Old Order Amish and Mennonite communities in PA. Once a week. Pre-registration req. 7-9pm. Fee. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster. 717-393-9745, www.lmhs.org,

Sep 12-14. 23rd Annual Hinkelfest. Fireman’s Park, Fredericksburg. www.hinkelfest.com Sep 12-14. Fall Harvest Fair. Attendees will enjoy cider,

apple butter, Pennsylvania German food, crafts from the 1800s, farm events and a sawmill. No pets. Adm. Alexander Schaeffer Farm, Schaefferstown. 717-949-2244

Sep 12-14. The Hotel Hershey Wine & Food Festival.

The fifth annual event will feature unique and interactive wine events that will culminate in a grand tasting on Sunday. Age 21 and up. Hotel Hershey, Hershey. 717-5332171, www.thehotelhershey.com

Sep 12-27. Lebanon County’s Best Kept Secrets Tour.

The shopping and food adventure will feature 30 off-thebeaten-path businesses offering free refreshments, games, gifts, demonstrations, tours, and make-and-take projects. Monday through Saturday 9am-5pm. Adm. Lebanon County. www.bestkeptsecretstour.com

Sep 12-13. Lititz Storytelling Festival. Nationally rec-

ognized master storytellers will share their craft. Warwick Middle School, Lititz. 717-201-2615, www.lititzstorytellingfestival.net

Sep 12-14.

Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering.

Workshops, concerts and dance will honor Pennsylvania music traditions. Special camping arrangements are available.

Workshops require registration. Greenwood Furnace State Park, Huntingdon. 814-643-6220, www.folkgathering.com

Sep 12, Oct 10, Dec 12. Auctions of Rare and Used

Books. 6:30-9pm. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster. 717-393-9745, www.lmhs.org, http://lancasterroots.org/?p=2810

Sep 13. Share the Love Benefit. In addition to 13 live

musical acts, there will be silent auctions, door prizes, activities and more. Noon-midnight. United Birthday Club, New Freedom. www.sharethelovebenefit.com, info@ sharethelovebenefit.com

Sep 13.

Signs of the Seasons. 11am. Indian Steps Museum, Airville. 717-862-3948, www.indiansteps.org

Sept 13. 40th Colonial Day. Juried vendors of fine traditional and contemporary crafts, from forged iron and furniture to scherenschnitte, woven rugs and handloomed textiles. 8am-4pm. Free adm. East Berlin National Historic District, East Berlin. 717-259-7049, www.ebhpspa.org Sep 13-18. All-American Dairy Show. More than 2,400 of the best dairy cattle shown by nearly 1,000 exhibitors in the United States and Canada. . Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, Harrisburg. allamerican.state.pa.us whereandwhen.com / 2014 W&W fall / 39 /

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Sep 13. Hummelstown Arts Fest. More than 150 artists Sep 15-Oct 27. Fall History Series. The series of lecwill share their crafts at the 33rd annual event. Food court, children’s section, a disc jockey, and live music. The square in Hummelstown. https://www.facebook.com/hummelstownartsfestival

Sep 13-21. Day Out With Thomas. Thomas the Tank

tures and audience discussion will have the theme A People and a Land. It will focus on residents of the Cumberland Valley from the pre-Colonial Native Americans to 21stcentury inhabitants. Registration recommended. Mondays.

Adm. Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle. 717249-7610, www.historicalsociety.com

Sep 13.

Sep 18, Oct 11. Civil War Walking Tour. Volunteer guides will share about local history. Adm. Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle. 717-249-7610, www.historicalsociety.com

Engine, a full-size operating steam locomotive, and Sir Topham Hatt will be on site. Ride a train pulled by Thomas.

Strasburg Rail Road, Ronks. www.strasburgrailroad.com Steel Wheels Meets Rubber Tires. Staged photo opportunities with the museum’s fleet of preserved and vintage trolleys will be available. 11am-4pm. Rockhill Trolley Museum, Rockhill Furnace. www.rockhilltrolley.org

Sep 13. Pirates on the Pride! The family cruise will allow

you to defend the vessel against a band of marauding pirates. Pizza, soda, and ice cream will be provided. Children are invited to dress as pirates. 3-5pm. Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat, City Island, Harrisburg. 717-2346500, www.HarrisburgRiverboat.com

Sep 13. Wool Frolic. Demonstrations of yarn dying, knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving and bobbin lace making, as well as exhibits and demonstrations of flax processing and shearing. 10am-4pm. Adm. Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, Lancaster. www.landisvalleymuseum.org Sep 14. 26th Annual Gallery Walk. A total of 30 galleries

and studios will showcase original art and live music while offering refreshments. Free shuttle service provided. 11am6pm. Various locations in Harrisburg. 717-236-1432, www. artassocofhbg.com

Sep 14. The Diamonds. A high-energy show featuring

four decades of hits from the eras of swing, rock ‘n’ roll, and doo-wop. 3pm. Doors open at 2:30pm. Adm. William Starr Auditorium, Lebanon High School, Lebanon. www.lccca.net

Sep 14. Fall Harvest Fair. Visitors may enjoy fresh cider,

apple butter, Pennsylvania German food, 1800s crafts, farm events and the sawmill. No pets. Adm. Alexander Schaeffer Farm, Schaefferstown. 717-949-2244, www.hsimuseum.org

Sep 14.

20th Annual British Car Show. 11am-8pm.

DelGrosso’s Amusement Park, Tipton. 866-684-3538, www.facebook.com/DelGrossosAmusementPark; www. mydelgrossopark.com

Sep 18-20. 2014 Harley Open House. Visitors will be able to enjoy live music, motorcycle demo rides and factory tours to see where the Softail, Touring, CVO and Trike motorcycles are made. Harley-Davidson York Vehicle Operations, York. 877-883-1450, harley-davidson.com Sep 19, Oct 17, Nov 21. Music Fridays. Live music abounds throughout city shops, restaurants, and parks on the third Friday of every month. 5-10pm. Binns Park, Lancaster. www.lancastercityevents.com Sep 19-20. Fall East Coast Train Show. All gauges, the

event will offer seminars, unique model railroad displays and vendors. York Fairgrounds, York. www.eclsts.com

Sep 19.

York City Bike Night. The street party will include a 2,000-motorcycle parade, vendors, entertainment and informational booths. 6-10pm. Continental Square, York. 717-849-2217, http://yorkcity.org

Sep 19. Kick Up Your Heels V, Starry Night, a Black and White Affair. The night will feature cocktails, culinary delights, music, dancing, art and a silent auction of work by local artists. 7pm. The Gallery at Walk In Art Center, Schuylkill Haven. 570-732-3728, www.walkinartcenter.org

Sep 19-21. White Rose Thunder. Highlights will include motorcycle racing, bike shows, concerts, stunt shows, entertainment, vendors and more. York Expo Center, York.

717-887-7511, www.whiterosethunder.com Sep 19-21. Aughwick Creek Antique Tractor Show.

The 12th annual event will offer tractor parades, games, food and more. Old School House Grounds, Shirleysburg.

814-542-2119, http://raystown.org/events/12th-nnl-ghwck-crk-trctr-shw

Sep 14, Oct 12, Nov 9. Open House. The event will include campus tours, art, live music, workshops, demonstrations, make-and-take projects, and shopping. 11am4pm. GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading. 610-3744600, www.goggleworks.org

Sep 19-Oct 26. JB Tree Farm Fall Frenzy. Family-

Sep 14. Fall Native Plant Sale. Offerings will include asters, coneflowers, brown-eyed susans, and more, as well as native vines, grasses, ferns, trees, and shrubs.10am-4pm.

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton. 610-756-6961, www. hawkmountain.org

Sep 19-20. Fiber Arts Fest 2014. There will be vendors,

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oriented activities will include hayrides, hiking, pumpkin picking, a corn maze, bonfires, animals, areas for play and picnics and a selection of crafts and more. Noon-10pm. JB Tree Farm, Alexandria. 814-832-3430, www.jbtreefarm.com educational exhibits, demonstrations and classes in the areas of quilting, knitting, beading and spinning. 9am-5pm.

Huntingdon County Fairgrounds, Huntingdon. 814-6436220, www.huntingdoncountyfair.com, www.huntingdoncountyarts.com

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Back-to-School Weekend. 11am-4pm.

Rockhill Trolley Museum, Rockhill Furnace. 814-447-9576, www.rockhilltrolley.org

Sep 19-20. Oktoberfest in Boyertown. Activities will include the tapping of the ceremonial keg, German music and entertainment, food, and wine and beer. Inner Core Parking Lot, Boyertown. 610-369-3054, www.boyertownpa.org

Sep 20-21. Mother Earth Harvest Moon Fair. Themed

Fresh Local Approaches to Fun and Healthy Living, the 10th annual event will focus on fun, crafts, demonstrations, learning activities, dancing, arts, music and more. Adm. Spoutwood Farm, Glen Rock. www.spoutwood.org

Sep 20. New Freedom Fest. Small-town life will be celebrated with music, a pie-eating contest, games, pumpkin painting, a pet parade, local arts and crafts vendors and more. Rides on a Civil War-era replica train will be offered.

10am-4pm. New Freedom. http://newfreedomheritage.org Sep 20. Baking the Colonial Way: Adult Workshop.

Participants age 15 and up will create dishes based on recipes from the early 1900s. Preregistration req. 10am-3pm.

Colonial Complex, York. www.yorkheritage.org

Sep 20.

Celebrate Founder’s Day at Lake Tobias.

Highlights will include free pork sandwiches while supplies last, prize giveaways and children’s activities, such as pony rides and face painting. 11am-3pm. Lake Tobias Wildlife Park, Halifax. 717-362-9126, www.laketobias.com

Sep 20. Liberation of New Oxford. A German encamp-

ment will be set up at the train station, and a World War II re-enactment will take place in the town square, where American troops will push German forces out and liberate the city. New Oxford. www,liberationofnewoxford.com

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Light-Up Ceremony • Bonfire & Sledding Breakfast w/Santa • Gingerbread Contest Christmas Parade • Sleigh & Carriage Rides • Cresson Lake Production • Old English Prison Tours • Craft Fairs & Ice Sculptures

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Sep 20. Hegins Valley Arts & Crafts Faire. 250 craftsmen from Pennsylvania and surrounding states. Food, including breakfast, will be available beginning at 8am. Rain or shine. 9am-3pm. Hegins Park, Hegins. 570-682-9541, Sep 20.

Underground Railroad Walking Tour. The event will focus on the role of abolitionists and freedom seekers in Boiling Springs. 10am. Adm. Ironmasters Mansion, Boiling Springs. 717-249-7610, www.historicalsociety.com

Sep 20. Organic Apple Festival. 10am-5pm. Rodale Institute, Kutztown. 610-683-1400, www.rodaleinstitute.org Sep 21. Amos Herr Park Country Fair. Outdoor car show, a craft show, Lancaster Kennel Club dog obedience events and more. Visit the nearby 1852 Amos Herr Homestead. 11am-4pm. Adm. Amos Herr Park, Landisville. http://hempfieldrec.com/amos-herr-park-country-fair/ Sep 21. Matchbox

Car Show. 9am-4pm. Adm. AACA Museum, Hershey. 717-566-7100, www.aacamuseum.org

Sep 21. 23rd Annual Adams County Heritage Festival.

The event will celebrate the county’s multicultural atmosphere with ethnic music, food, crafts, dance and children’s activities. Gettysburg Recreation Park, Gettysburg. 717-3340752

Sep 21.

Lecture: The Coleman Families & the Civil War. Jim Polczynski will present as part of the county’s commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Adm by donation. 1:30pm. Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon. 717-272-1473

Sep 21. Ashland Cemetery Walking Tour. Volunteer Lisa Brousse will lead the event. 1pm. Adm. Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle. 717-249-7610, www.historicalsociety. com

Sep 20-21. Eisenhower World War II Weekend.

Encampments will be set up, veterans will speak, and demonstrations and programs pertaining to the war will take place. Eisenhower National Historic Site, Gettysburg. 717338-9114, www.nps.gov/eise

Sep 21. Pro Motorcycle Hill Climb (National Series).

The event will feature nitro-burning motorcycles on a 300foot hill with a curve near the top. . White Rose Motorcycle Club, Spring Grove. 717-229-2621, www.whiterosemc.org

Sep 20. Cast Iron Cooking Demonstration. 11am-3pm.

Cornwall Iron Furnace, Cornwall. 717-272-9711, www.cornwallironfurnace.org

Sep 21. 25th Annual Italian Food & Heritage Festival.

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Sep 21, Oct 19, Nov 9. Wine and Cheese Tasting.

Chris Mildner will introduce new wines from around the world during a sunset cruise. 6-8pm. Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat, City Island, Harrisburg. 717-2346500, www.HarrisburgRiverboat.com

Sep 25-Nov 8. Performance: Crazy for You. Who could ask for anything more in a musical extravaganza?

This high-energy comedy of mistaken identities, plot twists, fabulous costumes, dances and Gershwin music is classic.

Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Lancaster. 717-898-1900, www.DutchApple.com Sep 25-27. Renninger’s Antique & Collectors Extravaganza. The show will feature hundreds of dealers from across the country. The indoor antique market and the indoor farmers market will also be open. Renningers Antiques and Farmers Market, Kutztown. renningers.com Sep 26. Feet in the Street. Street chalk drawing contests, dancing, emerging artists displays, a limited number

of food vendors and free transportation to local galleries that participate in Fourth Friday in Columbia, Marietta and Wrightsville. 5-7:30pm. Columbia. www.parivertowns.com

Sep 26-28.

Lecture: Winchester to Fisher’s Hill.

Includes bus tour of 3rd Winchester, Cedar Creek and Fisher’s Hill battlefields, as well as lectures by nationally recognized historians. Civil War Seminars & Tours, Chambersburg. www.civilwarseminars.org

Sep 26-28.

22nd Annual Old Iron in the Grove.

Antique tractors and equipment, hit and miss engines, entertainment, demonstrations, a craft and flea market, children’s activities, a daily tractor parade and more. Free adm and parking. Lupfer’s Grove, Shermans Dale. 717-5826546

Sep 26-27. Brethren Relief Auction. Lebanon Valley Expo Center and Fairgrounds, Lebanon. 717-840-8400, http://www.brethrenauction.org Sep 26-28. Cassville Oktoberfest. The 39th annual event will feature food, games, music and more. Cassville.

814-448-2279, http://raystown.org/events/cassville-oktoberfest1 Sep 26-28.

Steampunk Festival. Artisans, authors, sideshow acts, a Victorian Ball, food, and music. The railroad will offer special rides and dining aboard authentic, Victorian, steam-powered trains. Strasburg Rail Road, Ronks. 717-687-7522, http://strasburgrailroad.com

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Sep 27-28. 31st Annual Native American Festival.

Drumming, dancing and singing, as well as vendors, will be highlights of the event. Fee. Indian Steps Museum, Airville.

717-862-3948, www.indiansteps.org

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Miller’s Heritage Day. 11am-3pm. Historic Wallace-Cross Mill, East Hopewell Township. 717-840-7440, www.yorkcountyparks.org

Sep 27. Potatofest. The 23rd annual event will feature

crafters, entertainment, live music, children’s activities and plenty of spuds. 9am-5pm. Downtown Ebensburg. www. potatofest.com

Sep 27. Meier Homestead Country Fair. Historic homestead tours, Colonial-era craft demos and sales, and demonstrations of fireplace cooking and baking in a squirrel tail oven. No adm. Isaac Meier Homestead, Myerstown. 717866-2495, http://myerstownboro.org/meierhouse.html Sep 27-Oct 5. Keystone International Livestock Expo. The largest livestock show on the East Coast will feature 1,300 beef cattle, 500 horses, 500 swine and 1,200 sheep from 31 states. Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Harrisburg. 717-787-5373, www.keystoneinternational.state.pa.us Sep 27-29.

Goose Day Weekend. The event will include an amateur photo contest exhibit. Gallery 3 West, Lewistown. www.mifflinjuniataartscouncil.org

Explore Mifflin and Juniata Counties like you’re a native by using one of the new Special Interest Tours on our website.

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Railroad Heritage Day. Explore the general store, mill and the grain elevator. Costumed docents will offer stories, antiques and demonstrations, and train rides and the hand pump rail car will be available. 10am-5pm.

Free adm. Ma and Pa Railroad Heritage Village, Airville. 717927-9565, www.maandparailroad.com

Sep 27. Heritage Fair. Food, demonstrations, activities and an auction will highlight the event. 9am-4pm. Camp Blue Diamond, Petersburg. 814-667-2355, www.campbluediamond.org Sep 27-28. National Alpaca Farm Days. 10am-4pm.

Terrace Mountain Alpacas, Huntingdon. 814-643-2854, www.alpacanation.com/farmsandbreeders/03_viewfarm. asp?name=12286

Sep 27. Gettysburg Fall Outdoor Antique Show. More Sep 27. Reading Pretzel Festival. The event will include than 100 antique dealers from more than a dozen states will display unique pieces. Downtown Gettysburg. 717-3590776, www.gettysburgretailmerchants.com

handmade pretzels, music, crafts, and more. FirstEnergy Stadium, Wyomissing. 484-797-5954, www.readingpretzelfest.com

Sep 27-28. Fairfield Pippinfest. The annual old-time Sep 28. Antique Auto Club of America Show. 11amcountry festival will feature arts and crafts, apple products, live country music, antiques, vintage cars and food. Main Street, Fairfield. 717-642-5640, www.pippinfest.com

8pm. DelGrosso’s Amusement Park, Tipton. 814-931-7045, www.facebook.com/DelGrossosAmusementPark; www. mydelgrossopark.com

Sep 27. Fall Craft Show. Cumberland Street between Sep 28. Fall Festival. The event will include live music, Sixth and Ninth streets, Lebanon. 717-273-7215

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Eighth Street Music Festival. Eighth Street between Cumberland and Chestnut streets, Lebanon. 717273-7215

Sep 27-28. Harvestfest. Highlights will include crafts,

food and a historic Civil War encampment. 11am-5pm.

DelGrosso’s Amusement Park, Tipton. 814-684-9820, www. facebook.com/DelGrossosAmusementPark; www.mydelgrossopark.com

live artist demonstrations, children’s crafts, activities, and more than 150 artists. The Arts Barn, Schuylkill Haven. 570366-8736, http://theartsbarn.com

Sep 28, Oct 20, Nov 10. Crackin’ Crabs Dinner Cruise. All-you-can-eat Maryland blue crab and side dishes will be available. Space is limited, and reservations are requested. 6-8pm. Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat, City Island, Harrisburg. 717-234-6500, www.

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Oktoberfest. The event will include music, children’s entertainment, German folk singing and dancing, traditional German foods and adult beverages, a parade, vendors, and more. Adm. Reading Liederkranz, Reading.

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Allegheny Adventure X-Fest. The activityfilled weekend for active recreation enthusiasts will offer kayaking, canoeing, rafting, running, cycling and more.

Johnstown. 1-800-237-8590, www.alleghenyx.org 17th Annual Women’s Show. Two days of shopping, entertainment, exhibits, education and more.

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Oct 4. Tree ID. 11am. Indian Steps Museum, Airville. 717862-3948, www.indiansteps.org Oct 4-5.

World War I Encampment. Ma and Pa Railroad Heritage Village, Airville. 717-927-9565, www. maandparailroad.com

Oct 4. Pioneer Festival. Free pioneer games and crafts

will be available for children, and there will be an authentic primitive shelter, hayrides, food and more. 11am-4pm. Lake Tobias Wildlife Park, Halifax. 717-362-9126, laketobias.com

Oct 4. 2014 Little Buffalo Festival. There will be live

music on three stages, arts and crafts activities for children, poetry readings, workshops, demonstrations, food and more. No adm. Noon-dusk. Little Buffalo State Park, Newport. http://littlebuffalofestival.tumblr.com

Oct 4-5. HarvestFEST. Highlights will include entertain-

ment, crafts, artisans and vendors. Free adm. Mifflin County Youth Park, Reedsville. 717-935-5011, www.visitbigvalley. com

Oct 4-5, 11-12. 50th Annual National Apple Harvest Festival. Hundreds of arts and crafts vendors will be on site at the event, which will feature apple products and other food items, live entertainment, a steam engine display and an antique car show. South Mountain Fairgrounds, Biglerville. 717-677-9413, www.appleharvest.com Oct 4. Bridge Bust. The 26th annual shopper’s extravaganza will feature 300 vendors of antiques, arts, crafts and food. Veterans Memorial Bridge, Columbia and Wrightsville.

717-684-5249, www.parivertowns.com Oct 4. Shrewsbury Fall Festival. The hometown event will offer soup contests, arts, crafts, entertainment and food. Shrewsbury Historic Village, Shrewsbury. 717-2358210, www.visitshrewsburypa.com

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6-10pm. Old Bedford Village, Bedford. 814-623-1156, www. oldbedfordvillage.com,

Oct 4-5, 11-12. Bedford Fall Foliage Festival 50th Anniversary. There will be more than 400 craft booths, demonstrations by artisans, live entertainment, food, children’s activities and interactive live theater. Downtown Bedford. 814-623-1171, www.bedfordfallfestival.com Oct 4. Canal Era Day. Highlights will include weaving, canoe making, spinning and more. 9am-5pm. Mount Union Historical Society, Mount Union. 814-542-2974, www. huntingdonhistory.org/mtunion.htm Oct 4. Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day. Bring your own

bikes and helmet. Parents must stay for the duration of the event and are welcome to ride. 9am-1pm. Seven Points Recreation Area, Raystown Lake, Hesston. raystown.org

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Oct 4. Train Meet. The event is organized by the Reading Company Technical Historical Society. 9am-2pm. Adm. Leesport Farmers Market, Leesport. 610-926-1307, http:// leesportmarket.com

Oct 4-5. Heritage Festival. The festival will include dis-

plays, demonstrations, arts and crafts vendors, live music, tours, storytelling, the running of the Otto engine in the Gruber Wagon Works, a children’s pedal tractor pull, and a carriage and wagon show. 11am-4:30pm. Berks County Heritage Center, Reading. 610-374-8839

Oct 4. Take Your Kid Mountain Biking Day. Enjoy the fall scenery while biking around Blue Marsh Lake. Participants should bring a mountain bike and helmet. Registration requested. 1pm. Recreation Area, Blue Marsh Lake, Leesport.

610-376-6337, www.nap.usace.army.mil/bluemarsh Oct 4-5. Arts Festival Reading. More than 90 juried artists. Shop at artisans’ booths, browse through GoggleWorks artist studios, and enjoy demonstrations and entertainment. Adm. GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading. 610-374-4600, www.goggleworks.org Oct 4, 18, & 25, and Nov 1. Fall Foliage Dinner Cruise. Each trip will feature a special autumn menu and entertainment from a live musician. 5-7pm. Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat, City Island, Harrisburg. 717-2346500, www.HarrisburgRiverboat.com Oct 4. Snitz Fest. The annual Pennsylvania German fes-

tival will feature food, interpreters in traditional dress, and hands-on activities and demonstrations. Examples of Colonial-Era arts, crafts, and farm life, including threshing, quilting, loom weaving, heckling flax, and more. 10am-3pm.

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pressed cider to support the mill. 1:30-4:30pm. Historic Wallace-Cross Mill, East Hopewell Township. 717-840-7440, www.yorkcountyparks.org

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Oct 5. Special Olympics 5K Race. 2-5pm. Canoe Creek

State Park, Alexandria. www.raystownraces.org, huntingdonolympics@gmail.com

Oct 8-11. 2014 AACA Eastern Regional Fall Meet. More

than 9,000 flea market spaces, more than 1,000 car corral spaces and approximately 1,500 show cars will highlight the 58th annual event. No adm. AACA Museum, Hershey. 717566-7720, www.aacamuseum.org, www.hersheyaaca.org/ fallmeet.html

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Oct 9-18. Pennsylvania National Horse Show. One of the premier equestrian competitions in the US, the event will feature 11 national championships and the CSI 3* rated World Cup qualifier, Grand Prix de Penn National. There will be more than 1,200 horses, No adm. Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Harrisburg. panational.org

Oct 10-12. Sherman's Valley Heritage Days.Tractor show, threshing, baling, blacksmiths,

Oct 10-12.

18th-Century Marketfaire at the Lead Mine Fort. Living history of the Revolutionary War period will include trade and military demonstrations, entertainment, children’s Colonial games and sutlers selling wares.

Fort Roberdeau, Altoona. 814-946-0048, www.fortroberdeau.org

Oct 10-11. The White Rose Gameroom Show.

Attendees will be able to enjoy arcade games, pinball machines, video games, jukeboxes, door prizes, an outdoor flea market, pinball tournaments and more. York Fairgrounds and York Expo Center, York. www.theyorkshow.com

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Blain Picnic Grounds, 532 Picnic Grove Road, Blain PA 17006. Perry Co. 717-385-3339, svheritagedays.org

drawings. 9am-3pm. Free adm. Peach Bottom Township Recreation Center, Delta. www.deltacardiffvfc.com

Oct 11. Lykens Glen Fall Festival. Craftsmen will display their finest work and ethnic foods. 9am-3pm. No adm.

Lykens Glen Park, Lykens. 717-599-5188, http://www.dauphincounty.org/government/parks-and-recreation/festivals-special-events/pages/lykens-glen-fall-festival.aspx Oct 11. Reeds Gap Fall Festival. Children’s activities and more will be available. Reeds Gap State Park, Milroy. 717667-3622, http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/reedsgap/index.htm

Oct 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 31-Nov 1. 31st Annual Oct 11.

Ghosts & Goblins Tours. Enjoy haunted caverns, a haunted trail and a haunted hayride, Also, a very special one-hour family tour through two beautiful crystal caverns - one haunted and one natural - and a family hayride. 6-10pm.

Lincoln Caverns and Whisper Rocks, Huntingdon. 814-6430268, www.lincolncaverns.com

Oct 10-25.

Lancaster County’s Best Kept Secrets Tour. The shopping and food adventure will feature 37 offthe-beaten-path businesses offering free refreshments, games, gifts, demonstrations, tours, and make-and-take projects. Monday through Saturday 9am-5pm. Adm. Lancaster County. www.bestkeptsecretstour.com

Oct 11-12. Harvest Craft Fair.

Leesport Farmers Market, Leesport. 610-926-1307, http://leesportmarket.com

Oct 11. Delta-Cardiff Heritage Festival. Children’s activi-

ties, outdoor concerts, a farmers market, flea market, food, arts and crafts, historical exhibits, a silent auction and

Boehm’s Chapel Apple Festival. Homemade apple butter and ice cream, dumplings, apple bread, cider and more.Crafts, children’s games and tours of the historic 1791 chapel. Free adm and parking. Boehm’s Chapel, Willow Street. 717-872-4133, www.boehmschapel.org

Oct 11-12. Open House & Fall Festival. Meet the animals

and enjoy children’s activities, vendors, food and 4-H demonstrations. Painted Spring Farm Alpacas, Spring Grove.

717-891-8060, www.paintedspring.com

Oct 11-12. Fall Spectacular. On display will be snow-

sweepers, plow, freight motor and other trolleys. 11am-4pm.

Rockhill Trolley Museum, Rockhill Furnace. 814-447-9576, www.rockhilltrolley.org

Oct 11. Hartslog Day. The 39th annual event will feature

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Oct 11. Apple Butter Boil. The rain-or-shine event will Oct 12. 2014 Fall Stampshow. 10am-4pm. Susquehanna include a Dutch dinner, craft tables, apple butter sales, and concession stands. Attendees should bring their own seating. Barner’s Church Grove, Liverpool. barnerschurch.org

Oct 11. Haunted Berks County With Charlie Adams.

1pm. Reading Public Library, Reading. www.reading.lib.pa.us

Oct 11-12. Harvest Days. The 56th annual family event

will include demonstrations, exhibits, food, live music, activities, horse-drawn wagon rides, and a children’s discovery tent. 11am-5pm. Adm. Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, Lancaster. 717-569-0401, www.landisvalleymuseum.org

Oct 12, 18-19. Fall Leaf Excursions. 1-5pm. Ma and Pa

Railroad Heritage Village, Airville. 717-927-9565, www. maandparailroad.com

Oct 12. Lancaster Letterpress Printers Fair. Vendors

and suppliers of letterpress equipment, foundry type, cards, posters, broadsides, ephemera and more will be on site, and there will be demonstrations in the Heritage Press Museum’s 1920s print shop. 11am-5pm. Building Character, Lancaster. 717-394-7201, www.buildingcharacter.biz

Township High School, Harrisburg. 717-732-7813

Oct 13-18. Dillsburg Farmers Fair. Exhibits and contests, a parade, an open air market, a flea market, an arts and crafts fair, children’s activities and more. Various locations in Dillsburg. 717-432-7361, dillsburgfarmersfair.org Oct 16-Nov 1. Performance: Cabaret. Ephrata Performing Arts Center at the Sharadin Bigler Theatre, Ephrata Community Park, Ephrata. 717-733-7966, www. ephrataperformingartscenter.com Oct 17-18. Martin’s Carriage Auction.

Lebanon Valley Expo Center and Fairgrounds, Lebanon. 717-354-6671, www.martinauctioneers.com

Oct 17-19. Bike Times Adventure Fest. In addition to bike rides of varying lengths, there will be clinics, opportunities to check out demo bikes and gear, a bike movie and live music. 9am-5pm. Lake Raystown Resort, Lodge and Conference Center, Entriken. 412-329-8687, http://raystownresort.com, www.bikereg.com/btaf whereandwhen.com / 2014 W&W fall / 49 /

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Oct 17-18, 24-25. The Mountain by Moonlight.

Haunt-free hayrides, PG haunted hayrides, night hikes, pony rides, carnival games, zip-lining, and more. The activities are geared toward prekindergarten, elementary, and middle-school students and their families. 6-9pm. Adm. South Mountain YMCA, Wernersville. www.smymca.org

Oct 19. 40th Annual Oyster Festival. Agricultural and Industrial Museum, York. 717-848-1587, yorkheritage.org

Oct 18-19. Old Fashioned Apple Festival. Mill tours, demonstrations, and food sampling. Saturday, cake walk; Sunday, broom making demonstration. Live entertainment.

Shooaff’s Mill, Little Buffalo State Park, Newport. 717-5679255, www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/littlebuffalo/index.htm

Oct 23-25. Halloween Scare Affair. The event will include food for purchase, games, and spooky canal boat rides. 6-9pm. Adm. Union Canal Tunnel Hill Park, Lebanon.

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Oct 18. 36th Annual Fall Festival. Attractions will include

a benefit auction, food and craft vendors, music, games, and pioneer-style demonstrations. An authentic pit-roasted pork lunch will be offered. Adm. Camp Eder, Fairfield.

717-642-8256, www.campeder.org

Oct 18-19. Fall Furnace Fest. The event will feature food

Oct 21. Annual Olde Getty Place Gettysburg Halloween

Parade. Downtown Gettysburg. 717-334-6274, www.destinationgettysburg.com

Oct 24-26. Pennsylvania Powersports Show East.

York Expo Center, York. www.simoneventmanagement. com Oct 24-26. PA Snowmobile & ATV Show. Lebanon Valley Expo Center and Fairgrounds, Lebanon. 717-6563559, www.pasnowmobileandatvshow.com, www.pasnow. org

and craft vendors, live entertainment, historical demonstrations, hayrides, pumpkin carving and many other activities. Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Gardners. 717-4867174, www.ironmastersmansion.com

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Oct 18-19. Pumpkinfest. Enjoy pumpkin carving, scarecrow making and games. 9am-5pm. Adm. Old Bedford Village, Bedford. 814-623-1156, www.oldbedfordvillage.com

Oct 25-26. Boo! at the Zoo. Children age 12 and under

Oct 18-19. Pumpkin Patch Trolley. Children age 12 and

under will receive a free pumpkin to decorate. 11am-4pm.

Rockhill Trolley Museum, Rockhill Furnace. 814-447-9576, www.rockhilltrolley.org

Oct 18. Eighth Annual Scott Grugan Memorial Run.

Registration will begin at 7:30am. Run at 9am. 11am-4pm.

Peace Chapel and surrounding trails, Huntingdon. 814-6672097, www.raystownraces.org

Oct 18. Fall Into Family Fun Festival & Tractor Show.

There will be a parade, hayrides, food, face painting, open mic entertainment and children’s activities. Noon-5pm.

Lake Raystown Resort, Lodge and Conference Center, Entriken. 814-658-3500, http://raystownresort.com Oct 18. AppleFest. The street festival will include enter-

tainment on two stages, a food court, art and craft vendors, a children’s activity area, community groups, and North Square Farmers Market’s closing day. 9am-4pm. Main Street, Chambersburg. 717-261-0072, www.facebook.com/ ChambersburgAppleFest

Oct 18. Celebrating the Harvest. Attendees will hear

about the fall harvest from a Native American perspective and enjoy a traditional meal in the Lancaster Longhouse.

Seating is limited, and registration is required. Noon-2pm.

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Yorktoberfest. Wineries from across Pennsylvania will offer samples, and there will be live entertainment, as well as food and craft vendors. York Fairgrounds, York. www.yorktoberfest.com

who are wearing a Halloween costume will receive free park admission. This does not include the Safari Tour. Lake Tobias Wildlife Park, Halifax. 717-362-9126, www.laketobias. com

Oct 25-Nov 2. Cornucopia Wine Quest. Guests have the opportunity to visit 12 wineries over two weekends to sample handcrafted wines. Saturdays and Sundays. 11am5pm. Adm. Various wineries in central PA. 717-944-1569, www.hersheyharrisburgwinecountry.com Oct 25. New Oxford Harvest Day & Parade. Food and craft vendors, children’s activities and a parade that will kick off from New Oxford High School. Downtown New Oxford.

717-624-2800, www.newoxford.org Oct 25. Native American Quillwork. MaryAnn Robins,

Onondaga, will teach the basics of the technique and guide students in making a choker. Open to adults and children over age 12. 9am-noon. Adm. 1719 Hans Herr House, Willow Street. 717-464-4438, www.hansherr.org, http://lancasterroots.org/?p=2759

Oct 25. Headless Horseman’s Ball. The event, held in a

barn and a nearby special events tent, will feature music, dancing, food, live and silent auctions and more. Costumes are optional. Rock Ford Plantation, Lancaster. 717-3927223, www.rockfordplantation.org

Oct 25-26. Halloween Costume Day. Children in cos-

tume will get a free trolley ride with a parent. 11am-4pm.

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Oct 25-26. Shavers Creek Children’s Halloween Trail & Festival. Natural history lore and legend will be celebrated during the non-scary event, which will include pumpkin carving, face painting, music, entertainment, activities, history programs, crafts, food and more. 11am-4pm. Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, Petersburg. 814-863-2000, www.shaverscreek.org Oct 26. 18th-Century Dinner. The unique dining experi-

ence will foster a Revolutionary period atmosphere and will feature food prepared according to recipes from that time.

2-4pm. Farm House at Fort Roberdeau, Altoona. 814-9460048, www.fortroberdeau.org

Oct 26. Gettysburg Blue-Gray Half-Marathon & 5K.

Participants will compete for the Blue (North) or the Gray (South). Gettysburg. 866-329-9382, bluegrayhalf.com

Nov 1-2. Fall Extravaganza. The annual ski sale and swap will be held, and an activity wristband will include paintball, the ropes course, a hayride and a chairlift ride.

Roundtop Mountain Resort, Lewisberry. 717-432-9631, www.skiroundtop.com Nov 1. The Amish & Their Quilts. The event will focus on Amish family life, as well as where and when quilting began.

Attendees will learn how to quilt, and all supplies will be provided. 9am-noon. Adm. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster. 717-393-9745, www.lmhs.org, Nov 1-2. Open Farm Days. 10am-4pm. Terrace Mountain

Alpacas, Huntingdon. 814-643-2854, www.alpacanation. com/farmsandbreeders/03_viewfarm.asp?name=12286

Oct 26. The Story of Hawkins Boone. Historian Lyn Otto

Nov 1. Stamp Show. The event is organized by the Reading Stamp Club. 10am-4:30pm. Leesport Farmers Market, Leesport. 610-926-1307, http://leesportmarket. com

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Nov 2. Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show. The antique, modern and collectible show and sale will feature more than 100 dealers and collectors. 10am-3pm. Adm. York Expo Center, York. 717-687-8101

will speak about the Revolutionary War hero. 2pm. Beidler House, Gibraltar. 610-372-8939, www.countyofberks.com/ parks Lecture: PA German Hex Symbols. Berks County artist Rebecca Ross will speak about the history of Pennsylvania German hex symbols and how they influence her art. 2pm. Berks County Heritage Center, Reading. 610374-8839

Oct 26. Fall Festival at the South Mountain YMCA Campus. Fall crafts, pony rides, climbing, wagon rides, and more. 2-4pm. South Mountain YMCA, Wernersville. 610670-2267, www.smymca.org Oct 31-Nov 15. Berks County’s Best-Kept Secrets Tour. A Wrinkle in Time, Wernersville. 610-823-4846

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Nov 1-2. Trains & Troops. Experience railroad and military archival displays, enjoy patriotic music and learn about the role railroads played in military conflicts. Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg. rrmuseumpa.org Nov 1. 1940s Swing Dance. Attendees are encouraged to dress in military uniform or 1940s clothing as they dance to the live music of the Moonlighters. 7-10pm. Adm. Rolling Stock Hall, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg.

717-687-8628, www.rrmuseumpa.org Nov 1-2. Eagle Arms Gun Show.

Lebanon Valley Expo Center and Fairgrounds, Lebanon. 610-393-3047, www. eaglearms.com

Nov 1. Field Trip: Native American Tour. Explore the

pre-European cultures of Lancaster and York counties.

Stops at Native American sites in Manor Township, the area called Indiantown, and the Native Longhouse exhibit at the 1719 Hans Herr House Museum. 8:30am-5pm. Adm. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Soc, Lancaster. lmhs.org,

Nov 3. Benjamin Rush Returns to Carlisle. Craig Jurgensen will portray Rush, who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and was one of four doctors who signed the Declaration of Independence. 6:30pm. Free.

Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle. 717-2497610, www.historicalsociety.com Nov 5. The Depression & the Lean Years. Col. (Ret.) Robert Gerard will use a PowerPoint presentation to share about his experiences growing up in the 1930s, including interesting and humorous events related to schooling, the community and family life leading up to the early stages of World War II. 1:30pm. Free. Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle. 717-249-7610, www.historicalsociety.com

Nov 6.

Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Two-Man Group. The stars of the Emmy-nominated Whose Line Is It Anyway? will present an evening of extraordinary improvisational comedy. 7:30pm. The Pullo Center, York. 717-5058900, http://pullocenter.yk.psu.edu

Nov 8-9. Holiday Arts & Crafts Show.

Blair County Convention Center, Altoona. simoneventmanagement.com

Nov 8-9. Holiday Fine Craft Fair. The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen will present a celebration of American creativity, featuring the work of 140 craftspeople selected by a jury. Items for sale Adm. Lancaster County Convention Center, Lancaster. 717-431-8706 Nov 8. Camp Michaux Walking Tour. David Smith will lead the tour of the old Bunker Hill Farm, Pine Grove Furnace CCC Camp, Pine Grove Furnace POW Interrogation Camp and the United Church of Christ and United Presbyterian Church Camp. 1pm. Adm. Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Gardners. 717-249-7610, historicalsociety.com whereandwhen.com / 2014 W&W fall / 51 /

The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire Welcomes Thee!

Nestled in the countryside of central Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire takes visitors back in time to the era of lords, ladies, knights, and epic battles between kingdoms.

Each year, the Mount Hope Estate and Winery, located at 2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim, is transformed into a 16th-century English shire for the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. The Faire takes place each weekend from Saturday, Aug. 2, through Sunday, Oct. 26, and features a variety of activities and entertainment for all ages. The season culminates with a celebration called Halloween Daze and Spooky Knights during the last three weekends in October.

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erine of Aragon, will join him in his reign this year, as well. In previous years, Henry’s daughter, Queen Elizabeth I, ruled over the Faire.

Faire visitors can expect an entire day’s worth of excitement, with a complete schedule noted in the Daily Writ program available at the entrance. Mustsee events include the King’s Court, the Human Chess Match, and the Ultimate Joust competition. Guests will watch a dramatic storyline unfold as King Henry and his queen deal with the attentiongrabbing Ambassador of France.

A diverse cast of shirefolk will provide entertainment for attendees of all ages.

Children will be particularly entranced by the Royal Falconer and his birds of prey, as well as Marquis and Ima Nutte’s dog show. A discovery garden and a giant movable chess set are also notable

stops for younger visitors.

“The Faire is a living community made up of individuals you would expect to find in a shire,” shared operations director Candace Smith. “Their personalities are just amplified.” In addition to the cast of characters, a variety of merchants will barter and deal with patrons, offering Renaissance-style clothing, jewelry, boots, artwork, hand-forged weaponry, herbs, and much more.

A visit is never complete without a taste of true Renaissance Faire cuisine. Guests can Real medieval jousting takes place between highly trained knights of the realm at the Ultimate Joust enjoy Giante Smoked Turkey competition.

Legges, German bratwurst, hamburgers, barbecued pork and beef, and pizza, as well as character and interact with the (somemore adventurous fare, such as Scotch what bewildered) shirefolk. “It is a lot of Eggs (a hard-boiled egg wrapped in fun to watch (the fantasy characters) sausage, then breaded and fried) and come fact-to-face with (the Faire’s) 16thTiger Pie (a tart shell filled with mashed century villagers,” remarked Smith. potatoes, seasoned beef, chicken, or All this and so much more awaits mushrooms and topped with gravy and guests at the 2014 Pennsylvania Renaispea puree). In addition, The Queen’s sance Faire. A full schedule of themed Confectionary offers a selection of deweekends, as well as the Daily Writ lectable desserts that make the perfect schedule of events and general informaending to any medieval meal. tion, is available at parenfaire.com.

This year, The Renaissance Faire will also play host to an array of other~Sara Ulrich worldly characters during Time Travelers Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9 and 10. Guests are invited Photos courtesy of the Pennsylvania Renaisssance Faire to dress as their favorite Star Trek, Doctor Who, or other fantasy-related Left: A young and bold King Henry VIII will reign over the events of the 2014 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, along with his wife, Queen Catherine of Aragon.

Opposite: Visitors will meet and interact with a colorful cast of characters, from merchants and skilled tradesmen to jesters and gypsies.

The Faire’s shirefolk will bring history to life in an unforgettable way.

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Nov 8-9, 15-16. Just Off the Vine Event. MasonDixon Wine Trail winemakers will offer hand-selected combinations. Various wineries around York County. 888858-9675, www.masondixonwinetrail.com

Nov 15-16. Gun Show. The event is organized by Appalachian Promotions. Saturday 9am-4pm, Sunday 9am-3pm. Leesport Farmers Market, Leesport. 610-9261307, http://leesportmarket.com

Nov 9-10. New Wine Weekend. The event will highlight Nov 19. 151st Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address end-of-harvest and first wines of the season. Adm. Northern Dauphin County and Perry County. 717-444-7211, www.huntersvalleywines.com

- Dedication Day. The day will include a dedication ceremony in the cemetery. Soldiers’ National Cemetery, Gettysburg. 717-334-1124, ext. 8023, www.nps.gov/gett

Nov 10, 17, 24. Genealogy Series. 6:30-8:30pm. Adm. Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle. 717-2497610, www.historicalsociety.com

Nov 21. Lewis Black. The stand-up comedian, actor and author will bring his trademark dark humor to the show.

7:30pm. Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center, York. 717846-1111, www.mystrandcapitol.org

Nov 10.

History and Life of Lancaster’s Immigrant Mennonites. The event will celebrate the diversity of Lancaster Mennonites through historical accounts, drama, music, and food. 7pm. Mellinger Mennonite Church, Lancaster.

717-397-9360, http://lancasterroots. org/?p=2734

Nov 11.

Veterans Day Ceremony. 2pm. National Cemetery, Annville. 717-865-5254, 717-865-5256

Nov 12. The National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China. The troupe thrills audiences with spectacular stunts. 7pm. Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center, York. 717-846-1111, www.mystrandcapitol.org Nov 12. Carlisle Indian Industrial School Walking Tour.

Barbara Landis will lead the event. Attendees must have picture ID to enter Army War College. Noon. Adm. Cumberland County Historical Society, Carlisle. 717-2497610, www.historicalsociety.com

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Performance: A Wonderful Life.

Frank Capra’s film classic has been brought to vibrant color.

Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Lancaster. 717-898-1900, www.DutchApple.com

Nov 14-15.

President’s 12th Annual Remembrance Day Dinner & Ball. Features of the event will include unique dancing, music, flowers, prizes and food. Gettysburg Hotel, Gettysburg. 717-420-5145, www.remembrancedayball.com Nov 15. Twisted Turkey Trail Tussle. The event will feature several types of runs, trots and walks for both families and experienced runners. Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve, Fairfield. 717-642-5840, www.strawberryhill.org

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Remembrance Day Parade & Ceremonies.

Held in conjunction with the Gettysburg Address anniversary, the event will include a parade of living history groups.

Downtown Gettysburg. 717-334-6274, www.suvcw.org

Nov 15. 12th Annual Remembrance Illumination.

Luminary candles will be placed on the grave of each Civil War soldier buried in the cemetery. Soldiers’ National Cemetery, Gettysburg. gettysburgfoundation.org Nov 15-16. Gem Miner’s Holiday. Lebanon Valley Expo Center and Fairgrounds, Lebanon. www.gem-show.com / 54 /

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Nov 22. Chambersburg Christmas Parade. The 45th

annual event will include bands, floats, marching units, and a tree-lighting by Santa in Memorial Square. 6:30pm. Main Street, Chambersburg. 717-261-0072

Nov 27. Grand Illumination. Official lighting of the Omni

Bedford Spring’s Christmas tree. Carolers, sleigh rides, activities, crafts for children and a visit from Santa. Omni Bedford Springs, Bedford. 814-623-8100, www.omnihotels. com/findahotel/bedfordsprings.aspx

Nov 28. Mayor’s Tree Lighting and Tuba Christmas.

The official kickoff of the holiday season will include carolers, Tuba Christmas, and evening hours for Central Market.

6:30-9pm. Corner of King and Queen streets, Downtown Lancaster. www.lancastercityevents.com Nov 28-29. Polar Bear Express. The magical ride will travel through decorated Christmas wonderlands and holiday fun on the historic trolleys. 6:30-9pm. Rockhill Trolley Museum, Rockhill Furnace. 814-447-9576, www.rockhilltrolley.org Nov 29-30. Christmas Craft Show.

Leesport Farmers Market, Leesport. 610-926-1307, http://leesportmarket. com

Nov 29. Gettysburg Tree Lighting.

Lincoln Square, Gettysburg. 717-334-6274, www.gettysburgretailmerchants.com

Nov 29.

Kerzenlicht Nacht. 6:30-9pm. Isaac Meier Homestead, Myerstown. 717-866-4480, http://myerstownboro.org/meierhouse.html

Nov 29. Everett Christmas Parade. Santa will ride through the streets during the annual event before visiting the Everett Free Library. There will also be a magic show and balloon creations by Dennie Huber, face painting and children’s crafts. Downtown Everett. 814-652-6861 Nov 30. Community Christmas Celebration & Tree of

Remembrance. 6pm. Constitution Square, Wrightsville.

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Aug 30-Sep 1. La Festa Italiana. Northeastern Pennsylvania’s largest celebration of Italian culture and cuisine will highlight food, music and more. Courthouse Square, Scranton. 570-348-4921, www.lafestaitaliana.org Aug 30-Sep 1, 6-7. 49th Annual Polish-American Family Festival & Country Fair. The cultural celebration will be packed with activities, such as rides, stage shows and historical re-enactments of Polish militarists from as early as the 16th century. The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown. 215-345-0600, www.czestochowa.us Sep 1-30.

Passage to Freedom: Secrets of the Underground Railroad. The program will feature slave narratives, a model of a slave cabin, a plantation, a safe house, transport slave bunks and interactive components.

Lycoming Mall, Muncy. muncyhistoricalsociety.org

Sep 5, Oct 3, Nov 7. First Friday Wine Tasting. A lighthearted lesson in wine appreciation will take place in a unique setting. Adm. The Harry Packer Mansion, Jim Thorpe. 570-325-8566, www.murdermansion.com Sep 5, Oct 3, Nov 7. First Fridays. The monthly event will feature live music. 5-8pm. Boyd’s Cardinal Hollow Winery, West Point. 215-801-2227, www.cardinalhollowwinery.com Sep 5-7. Funfest. Ethnic and festival foods, rides, free entertainment on three stages, crafts, a car show, cookoff and baking competition, the Pierogie Hockey Slapshot Challenge, children’s and senior activities and the Great Funfest Parade. The Poets will perform at the Friday night kickoff Free adm. Downtown Hazleton. 800-OK-FFEST, www.funfestpa.org Sep 5. Performance: Winger & FireHouse Concert. The American hard rock band has produced Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum records. Doors open at 6pm. Showtime at 8pm. Adm. Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe. 866-605-PEAK, www. pennspeak.com/ whereandwhen.com / 2014 W&W fall / 55 /

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Sep 11-14. Liberty Pro Rodeo. Professional rodeo cowboys and cowgirls from across the country will compete in events that include saddle bronc riding, bull riding and barrel racing. LuLu Shrine Center, Plymouth Meeting. 610828-9050, www.lulushriners.org

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Sep 5-7. COTA Jazz and Arts Festival. The 37th annual

celebration will include several sets of ensemble jazz performances, as well as theater and arts. Downtown Delaware Water Gap. 570-424-2210, www.cotajazz.org

Sep 6-7. 29th Annual Mushroom Festival. The event,

stretching a mile, will feature culinary events, growing exhibits, farm tours, children’s entertainment and nearly 200 vendors. Kennett Square. 610-925-3373, www.mushroomfestival.org

Coatesville Remembers: 13th Anniversary World Trade Center Commemoration. Honor fallen heroes and have a selection of the World Trade Center trees on display. Afternoon tours will be available afterward.

8:30-10:30am. Free. The National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum, Coatesville. www.steelmuseum.org

Sep 12-14. PA Oktoberfest 2014. Live entertainment, weiner dog races and more. Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, Wilkes-Barre. mohegansunpocono.com Sep 12-13. Performance: Cast of Beatlemania. Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe. mcohjt.com

Sep 13, Oct 11, Nov 8. Comedy Night. Dinner and

entertainment by three comedians will be included.

Reservations required. 7-10pm. Adm. Boyd’s Cardinal Hollow Winery, West Point. www.cardinalhollowwinery.com

Sep 6. Oyster Picnic. More than 7,000 oysters will be Sep 13. Performance: Ana Popovic. Doors open at 6pm. served, as the menu will include fried oysters, oyster stew and raw oysters on the half shell that will be opened fresh for each customer. Old Goshenhoppen Reformed Church, Woxall. 610-287-9781, http://ogrc.org/

Sep 6. Drawing Kuerner Farm. The workshop, led by associate educator and artist Jane Chesson, is open to all levels and will include individualized instruction. Drawing materials will be provided. 9:30am-12:30pm. Adm. Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art, Chadds Ford.

610-388-2700, www.brandywinemuseum.org

Sep 6. Creek Critters. A close up - and knee-deep - look at life in the Perkiomen Creek. Wear old sneakers or water shoes. Age 3 to adult. Free. Prereg suggested. 1pm. Meet at Fly-fishing Area on Church Road, Green Lane Park, Green Lane. 215-234-4528, www.montcopa.org Sep 6-27.

Showtime at 8pm. Adm. Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe. 866605-PEAK, www.pennspeak.com/

Sep 13-14. Doylestown Arts Festival. More than 150 exhibitors, as well as a food court and live bands.

Doylestown. 215-340-9988

Sep 13. Laerenswaert Worth Learning Series: Quilting

Away the Day. Learn some quilting techniques of earlier centuries and view the antique quilts on display. All ages.

Suggested donation. 10am-3pm. Peter Wentz Farmstead, Lansdale.peterwentzfarmsteadsociety.org,

Sep 13. Native American Day. Lee Hallman, of the Indian

Artifact Collectors Association of the Northeast, will display many artifacts. Demos and displays of Lenape culture, including flint knapping, jewelry, clothing, tools and foods.

Plus, kid’s games and crafts. Free. 10am-3pm. Norristown Farm Park, East Norriton. 610-270-0215, montcopa.org

Performance: Cyrano The Musical. The show is based on the classic story of Cyrano de Bergerac and features a musical score ranging from classic rock to Motown. Shawnee Playhouse, Shawnee on Delaware. 570421-5093, www.theshawneeplayhouse.com

Sep 13. Butterfly Celebration. Local monarch butterfly

Sep 7. Insect Safari. Learn about the marvelous diversity of form and function in this group by searching for insects and their close relatives with Dr. Tim Halverson in a variety of habitats. Free. Preregistration required. 2pm.

Norristown Farm Park, East Norriton. www.montcopa.org

Sep 13.

expert Ann Ward will present a program that includes information on tagging, feeding and raising butterflies. Activities for kids and much more. Donation. Weather permitting.11am1pm. Upper Schuylkill Valley Park, Royersford. montcopa.org

Arts & Crafts Fair in Bingham Park.

Approximately 100 vendors will offer handcrafted items.

Rain or shine. Bingham Park, Hawley. .lakeregioncc.com

Sep 7. Pocono Challenge. Compete in a hybrid multi- Sep 14. Fall Migration Bird Walk. An early bird walk to discpline adventure including mountain biking, canoeing or kayaking, and jogging or trekking. Smithfield Beach, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Bushkill. www.poconochallenge.com

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see resident and nonresident species as the fall migration continues. Those with binoculars should bring them. Adults and children age 10 and up. Free. Preregistration required.

8am. Meet in Parking Lot 2. Norristown Farm Park, East Norriton. www.montcopa.org

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Meet at the pavilions. Norristown Farm Park, East Norriton.

610-270-0215, www.montcopa.org Sep 17. Charles Burchfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Exalted Nature. 10:30am3:30pm. Adm. Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art, Chadds Ford. brandywinemuseum.org

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Performance: The Wailinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jennys. Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe. 570-325-0249, www. mcohjt.com

Sep 18-21 & 25-27, Oct 2-5, 9-12, 16-17, & 19. Performance: Lend Me a Tenor. Shawnee Playhouse,

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Sep 19-21. Pennsylvania Bowhunters Festival. The Sep 20. Performance: Wishbone Ash. One of Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longest-running event with all 3-D targets will feature life-size running deer, other target areas and lifelike game trails. Traditional, compound and crossbows are welcome. Food, prizes, souvenirs and more. Sullivan County Fairgrounds, Forksville. www.pabowhunters.com

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Performance: CAN Coffeehouse.

Coffee and Christian rock music will be featured. Admission will be a nonperishable canned good for the food pantry.

5-10pm. Summit Hill Heritage Center, Summit Hill. www. summithillheritagecenter.com

Sep 20-21. Scarecrow Festival. The display will be set

up from early September to late October. Peddlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village, Lahaska. 215-794-4000, www.peddlersvillage.com

most well-known bands. Always best appreciated live, the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twin-guitar sound. Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe. 570-325-0249, www.mcohjt.com

Sep 20, 27, Oct 25, Nov 8. Appalachian Trail Bike

& Hike. Bike and hike the Appalachian Trail section of the D&L Trail. Includes bike rental, shuttle, helmet, water, lunch and guides. Adventure Center at Pocono Whitewater, Jim Thorpe. 800-944-8392, www.poconowhitewater.com,

Sep 20-21. PRCA Rodeo and Chili Cook-Off. Saddle

bronc riding, bareback bronc riding, calf roping, team roping, and bull dogging. Professional cowgirls will compete in barrel racing, and a chili cook-off. Live country music, line dancing, and craft and food vendors. Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, East Stroudsburg. www.shawneemt.com whereandwhen.com / 2014 W&W fall / 57 /

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Sep 27. National Public Lands Day. Our commemoration will include various projects, educational opportunities, a barbecue lunch and more. Valley Forge National Historical Park, King of Prussia. www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm

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Sep 27 - Oct 26. Mountain Harvest Festival. A free hay ride to the pumpkin patch, jump amusements, pumpkin painting, scenic lift rides, a zip line and a climbing wall preview. weekends. Blue Mountain Ski Area, Palmerton.

610-826-7700, www.skibluemt.com

Sep 21-Nov 9. Fall Harvest Market. Regional artisans

Sep 27 - Oct 26. Great Pocono Pumpkin Festival.

The largest festival in the Pocono Mountains. Weekends.

Country Junction, Lehighton. countryjunction.com

Sep 21. Pocono Cupcake Challenge. Judges from the

Sep 27. MWA Autumn Fest at Shady Brook Farm. Over 100 unique fine arts & crafts exhibitors. Food, entertainment and more. Free adm/parking. Shady Brook Farm, Yardley. 267-573-9692, makefieldwomensassociation.org

will showcase their crafts in the museum courtyard.

Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art, Chadds Ford.

610-388-2700, www.brandywinemuseum.org

television show Cupcake Wars will give professionally designated awards. The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, Shawnee on Delaware. 800-742-9633, www.shawneeinn.com

Sep 23.

Irons for Steel Golf Outing. The event will include lunch, a round of golf and dinner. Noon. Merion Golf Club West, Havertown. 610-384-9282, steelmuseum.org

Sep 26-28. Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival.

The event will feature the U.S. National Highland Game Championships, six stages of music, a pipe band competition, more than 50 Celtic merchants. Historic downtown Bethlehem. 610-868-9599, www.celticfest.org Sep 27. Souderton Art Jam. Art, workshops, live music,

food and beer and wine tastings. Adm. Souderton Community Park, Souderton. http://stmainst.org

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Sep 29-Oct 31. FallFest. Visitors will be able to ride a wagon to pick a pumpkin and enjoy inflatable attractions, a giant corn maze and more. HorrorFest will be open through the first weekend in October. Fridays through Sundays.

Shady Brook Farm, Yardley. 215-968-1670

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Oct 3-5. 90th Unionville Community Fair. Petting zoos, livestock shows, local food and live music. Landhope Farms, Kennett Square. www.ucfairinc.org Oct 3-5, 10-12. Oktoberfest. German food and beer, as well as polka, rock, and party bands. Bethlehem. 610297-7100, www.artsquest.org/festivals/oktoberfest

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Oct 4. Lukens Reunion Barbecue & Service Pin Awards. Former steelworkers, their families and the community that was built around the steel mill are invited to gather to celebrate the rich history and tradition of Lukens and steelmaking. The National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum, Coatesville. 610-384-9282, steelmuseum.org Oct 4-5. Oktoberfest. Enjoy authentic German beer and

food, live music, scenic lift rides, a zip line, a climbing wall preview, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities and bounce houses. Blue Mountain Ski Area, Palmerton. www.skibluemt.com

Oct 4-19. Jim Thorpe Fall Foliage Days. Train rides, vendors, crafters, goodies from the Jim Thorpe Farmers Market, bike rentals and rides in the surrounding hills or along the Lehigh River on the rail trail, free entertainment.

Weekends, Jim Thorpe. www.jimthorpe.org/fallfoliage.htm Oct 4, 18. Annual Autumn Leaf Excursion (Diesel).

Trains depart the Reading and Northern Railroad Corporate Headquarters in Port Clinton and travel through beautiful fall scenery to Jim Thorpe, for a few hours to explore the historic town before boarding the train for the return trip.

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Oct 11.

Laerenswaert Worth Learning Series: Fall Harvest. Explore the traditional chores performed during the autumn harvest on a Colonial farm, visit the garden and spend time in the summer kitchen to experience food preservation, join the farmers as they shell corn and press apples for cider. 10am-3pm. Peter Wentz Farmstead, Lansdale. www.peterwentzfarmsteadsociety.org

Oct 4. Sunset Walk & Campfire. Gen. George Washington Oct 11. Flight of the Falcon. Sheryl Heimbach of Baywing and about 8,000 troops encamped at the Mills in the fall of 1777 and marched into Philadelphia. The story of the encampment will be brought to life, and the event will end at a campfire. 6-7:30pm. Pennypacker Mills, Schwenksville. historicsites.montcopa.org/pennypackermills

Oct 7-9. Performance:

The Swing Dolls: A Musical Tribute to the USO. Doors open at 11:30am, lunch at noon and showtime at 1pm. Adm. Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe. 866605-PEAK, www.pennspeak.com/

Oct 10-12. Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair. 140 craft

artists will offer handcrafted jewelry, furniture, pottery, designer clothing, fine porcelain, blown glass, limited-edition photography and sculpture. The fine art show will display paintings, watercolors, oils, graphite and pastels.

Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. www.pacrafts.org

Oct 11. Winetober Fest. A wide range of wine and food samples, as well as live music. There will be multiple venues throughout the town for wineries and food vendors. 1-6pm.

Adm. Skippack Village, Skippack. www.winetober.com

Oct 11-12. Fall Art Expo. The competitive juried art exhibit will draw visual artists from the northern tier of Pennsylvania and the southern tier of New York. Blue building, Sullivan County Fairgrounds, Forksville. 570-928-8927, www.sullivanarts.org Oct 11. Bi-planes, Trains & Antique Cars. On display will be bi-planes from 1911 to 1944 and cars from the 1950s and ‘60s. Eagles Mere Air Museum and Eagles Mere Museum, Eagles Mere. 570-525-3370, www.visithistoriceaglesmere.com / 60 /

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Falconry returns with her incredible live birds of prey program. Using live birds as teaching aids, Sheryl explores the ancient art of falconry. 1 and 3pm. All ages. Free. Meet adjacent to Green Lane Park Amphitheater, Green Lane Park, Green Lane. 215-234-4528, www.montcopa.org

Oct 11. By the Light of the Moon. During this moonlit tour

of the animals at the park, visitors will learn about the resident animals and hear their sounds during the evening hours. Held weather permitting. Refreshments will be served at the end of the tour. 6:30pm. All ages. Suggested donation per person. Preregistration required. Upper Schuylkill Valley Park, Royersford. 610-948-5170, www. montcopa.org

Oct 11. Performance: The Stylistics. The Philadelphia-

based soul quartet will perform. Mount Airy Casino Resort, Mount Pocono. 877-MTAIRY1, http://mountairycasino.com

Oct 11-12. Autumn Timber Festival. Lumberjack demonstrations, The Marvelous Mutts dog shows, chainsaw sculptures, live music, children’s activities, and food and craft vendors. Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, East Stroudsburg. www.shawneemt.com

Oct 11-12. Harvest Festival. Entertainment, food, children’s activities, a Civil War encampment, a quilt giveaway, pony and wagon rides, and more. Demos of traditional skills and heritage crafts. Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, Stroudsburg. www.quietvalley.org Oct 11-12. Annual Autum Leaf Excursion (Stream).

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through beautiful fall scenery to Jim Thorpe, for a few hours to explore the historic town. Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway, Jim Thorpe. 570-325-8485, www.lgsry.com

Oct 11-12. Whitewater Dam Release. Whitewater raft the action-packed Lehigh River Gorge and enjoy 12 miles and five hours of Class III whitewater rafting and outstanding scenery. Ages 8 and up. Adventure Center at Pocono Whitewater, Jim Thorpe. www.poconowhitewater.com Oct 11-12. Harvest and Heritage Days. The event will

include street music, craft vendors, and old-fashioned horse-drawn hayrides. Downtown Honesdale. 570-2535492, www.visithonesdalepa.com

Oct 14-15. Performance: The Four Freshmen. The luncheon show will include a meal at noon. Doors open at 11:30am. Showtime at 1pm. Adm. Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe.

866-605-PEAK, www.pennspeak.com/ Oct 17. Performance: Janis Ian. Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe. 570-325-0249, www.mcohjt.com Oct 17-19. Annual Black Bear Film Festival.

Milford Theatre, Milford. 570-409-0909, www.blackbearfilm.com

Oct 17. Park in the Dark! Hear scary stories and see a specter or two while walking through the park at night.

Watch out for witches and goblins. Not meant for the faint of heart. Adm. 7pm. Last tour at 7:45pm. Norristown Farm Park, East Norriton. 610-270-0215, www.montcopa.org Oct 18. Performance: Tommy James & The Shondells.

Doors open at 6pm. Showtime at 8pm. Adm. Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe. 866-605-PEAK, www.pennspeak.com/

Oct 18. Hawley Harvest Hoedown. Nearly 40 vendors will be on-hand at the Hoedown, which will include arts and crafts, a farmers market, and more. Downtown Hawley.

570-226-4064, www.visithawleypa.com Oct 18-19. Last Fling Pumpkin Sling. The rain/snow date is Nov 1-2. Pocono Raceway, Long Pond. 908-2830721, www.poconoraceway.com, www.pumpkinsling.com Oct 18-19. Pocono Food Truck Festival. The event will

feature food trucks from the Pocono Mountains region, New Jersey, New York City, and Philadelphia. Two live bands, monster truck rides, scenic chairlift rides, a juggling show, and a motocross show. Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, East Stroudsburg. shawneemt.com

Oct 18. All Hallow’s Eve Fall Festival. Pumpkin painting, children’s crafts, tractor-pulled hayrides, turning the apple cider press and shucking corn. 1-4pm. Donation.

Refreshments. Pennypacker Mills, Schwenksville. 610-2879349, www.historicsites.montcopa.org/pennypackermills

Oct 22-25. Crafts in the Barn. Over 75 local crafters and artists displaying their creations in a 200-year-old barn. Friday 9am-9pm, Saturday 9am-5pm. 4130 Thistlewood Road, Hatboro. www.craftsinthebarn.com Oct 22-23. Performance: Bill Haley’s Comets. Doors

open at 11:30am, showtime at 1pm. Adm. Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe. 866-605-PEAK, www.pennspeak.com/

Oct 24. What a Hoot. Meet the park’s resident owls and learn about their habitat, diet and unusual calls. A craft to make and take home will be included in the fun. 10am. Ages 3-5. Donation. Preregister. Upper Schuylkill Valley Park, Royersford. 610-948-5170, montcopa.org whereandwhen.com / 2014 W&W fall / 61 /

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ennsylvania has no shortage of unique small towns, but Jim Thorpe takes unique to another level.

Autumn is my favorite time of year to visit this Victorian treasure in the Pocono Mountains region. In fact, during the first three weekends in October, the whole town celebrates the season with annual Fall Foliage Weekends. Every Saturday and Sunday from October 4 to 19, the streets are alive with crafters, artists and food vendors. Visitors are treated to outstanding free entertainment, not to mention the spectacular show put on by Mother Nature.

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LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

Nestled between two mountains, Jim Thorpe is situated in a valley carved out by the Lehigh River. Area residents have always known that the quaint village was special but apparently the Swiss Tourist Board thinks so too, since they dubbed Jim Thorpe “America’s Little Switzerland.” More recenty, USA Today and Rand McNally crowned it the fourth-most beautiful town in the country.

In addition to the beauty of the town’s location, the proximity to major population centers makes it the envy of most destinations. Jim Thorpe is within a comfortable two-hour drive from both New York and Philadelphia.

HISTORY 101 Jim Thorpe is more than just a pretty face; the town has significant history to add to its portfolio. Though the town bears the name of perhaps the greatest American athlete of all time - until Jim Thorpe’s wife made the town her husband’s final resting place, the town was called Mauch Chunk.

mines to Mauch Chunk, where a system of canals moved the coal to the Delaware River and points south. Asa Packer was a visionary who saw the role that transportation would play in the manufacturing's growing dependence on coal. The success of Packer and others like him led to the success of the town.

As politicians, entertainers and entrepreneurs were drawn there, the town became a destination for art and culture, a distinction that remains today.

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Asa Packer Mansion overlooking the town

Asa Packer Mansion: The home of railroad magnate Asa Packer stands today as it did when the last of the family moved out. Visitors will marvel at its beautiful woodwork, gorgeous chandeliers and breathtaking stained glass windows. The amazing innovations in the home are an excellent example of the forward-thinking man who breathed life into a small town and built a beautiful home, a successful business, and a powerful industry. The mansion was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.

The Delaware Indians gave it the name, which means Bear Mountain.

They believed the hill overlooking the town (when viewed from Flagstaff Mountain across the Lehigh River) resembled a crouching bear.

Jim Thorpe’s real claim to fame is that it is considered by many to be the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution.

Located in the Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania, the town quickly became the hub of commercial transportation.

The Switchback Railroad was one of the nation’s first railroads.

Coal was moved by St. Mark's Episcopal Church is literally carved out of the mountain. locomotive from the

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The Inn at Jim Thorpe and the Broadway Grille & Pub.

St. Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church: The historic church located on Race Street is adjacent to a lovely row of stone houses and is nestled close to the mountain.

In fact, part of the church is carved right out of the side of the mountain! As with much of Jim Thorpe, St. Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has a connection to the Packer family. Beautiful memorial gifts from the family such as million dollar Tiffany windows and an Italian marble altar can be seen on tours of the church.

Old Jail Museum: The old Carbon County Prison gained notoriety on June 21, 1877, when four members of the infamous Molly Maguires were executed for murdering two coal mine bosses.

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the Philadelphia Enquirer, watched as the four were led to the gallows to face their deaths.

Before leaving Cell #17, Alexander Campbell again proclaimed his innocence and placed his grimy hand on the wall, declaring, "There is proof of my words. That mark of mine will never be wiped out. It will remain forever to shame the county for hanging an innocent man."

After many coats of paint and a completely new wall, the handprint is said to remain as though it were still 1877. Skeptical? See for yourself, the Old Jail Museum is open daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day (closed Wednesdays). It is also open on weekends in September and October.

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Excursion Train Rides: The Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway offers the best way to view the gorgeous autumn colors. Whether it’s the Bike Train to White Haven, where passengers board the train (with their bikes) to White Haven and peddle back through the scenic Lehigh Gorge or one of the leaf-peeping excursions offered in the fall.

venue, which was a regular on the old Vaudeville circuit, is now one of the area’s finest concert halls, known for its exceptional acoustics.

Roadies Restaurant and Bar and Penn’s Peak: Jim Thorpe

Boating on the Lehigh: Whitewater rafting is on my bucket list and the Lehigh River is home to some of the best in the state.

Jim Thorpe River Adventures and Pocono Whitewater both offer rafting for all skill levels.

Murder Mystery Weekends at the Harry Packer Mansion:

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has many choice restaurants to grab a bite to eat, but none boast the breathtaking panoramic view of Roadies.

The eatery has a definite rock ‘n’ roll vibe, which makes perfect sense since it’s located inside Penn’s Peak, northeast PA’s premier entertainment venue.

If the mansion looks a Rafting on the Lehigh River with little familiar it’s proba- Pocono Whitewater.

Shopping bly because Walt Disney Downtown: designed his famous Haunted Mansion Quaint shops and restaurants line the after this Gothic mansion. Asa Packer downtown streets. While the area ofbuilt the home as a wedding present fers many great entertainment and outfor his son Harry. Today the mansion is door recreational opportunities for the a luxurious B&B, which hosts Murder guys, Jim Thorpe is also a perfect destiMystery Weekends. nation for a Girlfriends’ Getaway.

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Oct 24. An Evening of Ghost Stories. 7pm. Summit Hill Nov 14-Dec 21. Scrooge. The performance is James Heritage Center, Summit Hill.summithillheritagecenter.com

Oct 24. Star Watch Party. Join members of the BucksMont Amateur Astronomy Association for this special program on the stars and constellations. This is an outdoor program, and attendees should dress for the weather. 7pm.

Age 6 and up. Green Lane Park, Green Lane. 215-234-4528, www.montcopa.org

Oct 25. Cochranville Fire Company Mud Sale.

Cochranville Volunteer Fire Company, Cochranville. 610593-5800, www.cochranvillefire.com Oct 25. You Can Do Magic. The two-hour workshop by the Comedy and Magic of David will teach six magic tricks and include a short performance. For school-age children and adults. 2pm. Adm. Summit Hill Heritage Center, Summit Hill. summithillheritagecenter.com Oct 25. Performance: D.L. Hughley. The standup comedian will perform. Mount Airy Casino Resort, Mount Pocono.

877-MTAIRY1, http://mountairycasino.com Oct 25. An Evening of Bone Chilling. Gather around a roaring campfire and hear tales of haunting, revenge and mystery during this outdoor program. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on. 7:30pm. No rain date. All ages. Free. Green Lane Park, Green Lane. 215-234-4528,

Oct 26. Annual Medieval Festival. The event will recreate the days of knights, damsels, lords and ladies.. People who attend in costume will be able to vie for prizes.

Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn. glencairnmuseum.org

Oct 26. Fireside Fables. Meet the rangers and gather around the fire to relive Oaks area fables - spooky yet family-friendly stories from days gone by. 3pm. Age 8 and up. Donation. Prereg req. Main Pavilion. Lower Perkiomen Valley Park, Norristown. www.montcopa.org

Leisy’s new, musical version of Dickens’ classic. Fridays to Sundays. Shawnee Playhouse, Shawnee on Delaware. 570421-5093, www.theshawneeplayhouse.com

Nov 15-16. Philadelphia Kennel Club National Dog Show. See a variety of breeds up close and the bestowing of the Best in Show 2014 award. Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, Oaks. www.phillyexpocenter.com Nov 15-16. Art on the Mountain. The fourth annual

show and sale will feature regional painters, photographers, sculptors, and artisans. Light refreshments and musical entertainment will be available. Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, East Stroudsburg. 800-233-4218, shawneemt.com

Nov 15. Deck the Halls With Garden Materials. Master

Gardener Julie Phillips will demonstrate inexpensive, easyto-make holiday decorations. 10am. Adm by donation.

Pennypacker Mills, Schwenksville. www.historicsites.montcopa.org/pennypackermills,

Nov 21-29. Performance: A Christmas Peter Pan. The script is a faithful adaptation of the original J.M. Barrie story. Shawnee Playhouse, Shawnee on Delaware. 570421-5093, www.theshawneeplayhouse.com Nov 22-23. Great Brews Classic Beer Festival. Music, renowned breweries from all across the country and numerous food and crafts. Seminars and a delicious beer pairing dinner on Saturday night. Split Rock Resort and Golf Club, Lake Harmony. splitrockresort.com Nov 22.

Winsome Woodland Critters Workshop.

Attendees will craft the critters out of local cones, nuts and seed pods. Age 12 and up. Preregistration required. 1pm.

Adm. Meet at the Deep Creek Pavilion, Green Lane Park, Green Lane. 215-234-4528, www.montcopa.org

Oct 28-30. Performance: Real Diamond. The authen-

Nov 25-Jan 5. Holiday Tours. Visitors will experience a Pennypacker Christmas. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Pennypacker Mills, Schwenksville. historicsites.montcopa.org/pennypackermills,

Oct 28. Owl-o-ween Hoot. Meet owls, hunt for bones

Nov 27-Dec 28. 2014 Christmas Village. Authentic German-style outdoor holiday market will feature vendors selling traditional European food, gifts, ornaments, jewelry and arts and crafts. LOVE Park (JFK Plaza), Philadelphia. www.philachristmas.com

tic Neil Diamond interpretation show will include a meal at noon. Doors open at 11:30am. Showtime at 1pm. Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe. 866-605-PEAK, www.pennspeak.com/

within owl pellets and make your own Owl-o-ween craft to bring home. 6:30pm. Age 3 and up with/adult. Fee per child. John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Audubon. pa.audubon.org/john-james-audubon-center-mill-grove

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Nov 1-2. 1777 Whitemarsh Encampment. Re-enactors

will establish British and American camps, perform military drills, re-create skirmishes and sell goods from Colonialstyle sutlers. Hope Lodge, Fort Washington. 215-646-1595, www.ushistory.org/hope/index.html

Nov 11. Entrance Fee-Free Day.

Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton. 570-340-5200, www.nps.gov/stea

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Nov 28-29. Honesdale for the Holidays. The event

will include the annual Santa parade and tree lighting, shopping, and other seasonal fun. Downtown Honesdale.

570-253-5492, www.visithonesdalepa.com

Nov 28-Jan 11. Twelfth Night Tours. The guided tour

will showcase greens and holly while providing information about traditional English celebrations of Twelfth Night.

Closed Mondays and major holidays. Adm by donation.

Pottsgrove Manor, Pottstown. www.montcopa.org

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SEPTEMBER Aug 29-Sep 1. Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Colonial

Festival. More than 220 craft and food booths, live music, a military encampment, animals, a bug show, wagon rides, clowns, puppet shows and more. Free parking.

Westmoreland Agricultural Fairgrounds, Greensburg. 724863-4577, www.familyfestivals.com/colonial-festival.html

Sep 1-6. Waterford Community Fair. Attendees will

enjoy agricultural exhibits, thrill rides, entertainment, food, horse pulls, truck and tractor pulls and more. Waterford Fairgrounds, Waterford. 814-796-4490, www.waterfordfair. org

Sep 1-6. Ox Hill Fair. Carnival rides, food, entertainment, agricultural displays, animal exhibits, and a tractor pull. Ox Hill Fairgrounds, Plumville. 412-651-2166, oxhillfair.com

Sep 2-6. Jamestown Community Fair. Highlights will include exhibits, rides, demolition derbies, tractor pulls, food, a parade at 1pm on Saturday and more. Jamestown H.S. Fairgrounds, Jamestown. www.jamestownfair.org Sep 5-Nov 1. Corn Maze. Visitors may try to locate 16

mailboxes hidden throughout the acres of the maze that contain the stickers used to complete their game sheets.

Themed Salute to Fire Departments. Wooden Nickel Buffalo Farm, Edinboro. 814-734-2833, www.woodennickelbuffalo.com

Sep 1-Nov 30. Hellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hollow Wildlife Trail. Attendees Sep 5-Oct 3. Performance: Big Band Dance. Fridays. may hike the 4-mile trail or rent a cart buggy and explore the grounds. 9am-5pm. Adm. Hellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hollow Farm, Spring Valley Golf Club, Mercer. 724-662-1999, www.hellshollowwildlifeadventuretrail.com

8-11pm. Pavilion at Cascade Park, New Castle.

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Sep 11. Lecture: Songs, Sonnets, and Stolen Lines. The event will include an artist talk and a public reception.

Room 118A, Sprowls Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana. 724-357-2787, www.iup.edu/livelyarts

Oct. 3-4, 9am-5pm Springs, PA Hand-made Gifts, Food, Music, & Demonstrations Celebrating the arts, skills & labors of our forefathers Farmers Market May 24 - Sept 20 Springs Museum

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Freeport Theatre Festival: Johnny Appleseed. The new play features music and is written by Rennick Steele. The Steele Farm, Freeport.

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Sep 6. 21st Annual Edinboro Highland Games & Scottish Festival. Live music, massed pipe bands marching, food, athletics, beautiful dance routines, children’s games and gift and clothing vendors. Edinboro University, Edinboro. 814-732-1420, www.edinboro.edu Sep 6-7, Oct 4-5. Project Appleseed. The clinics will teach about the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, as well as rifle marksmanship as it was taught between World Wars I and II. Adm. Slippery Rock Sportsman Club, Slippery Rock. 724-679-3567, appleseedinfo.org

Sep 12, Oct 10, Nov 14. Art on Tap 5.2.7. Experience happy hour and the latest Pop-Up Exhibition at the museum. Includes two drink tickets, live music, a scavenger hunt and more. 5-7pm. Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg. 724-837-1500, www.wmuseumaa.org Sep 12-Oct 16. Exhibit: Songs, Sonnets, and Stolen

Lines. Kipp Gallery, Sprowls Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana. 724-357-2787, www.iup.edu, www. iup.edu/livelyarts

Sep 13. Antiquing Along the Allegheny. Quality antiques and collectibles, handcrafted items and food. 8am-3pm.

Riverfront Park, Kittanning. 724-548-1015, 724-545-6852,

Sep 6. Slippery Rock VillageFest. More than 100 ven- Sep 13. Flashlight Drags. Safe alternative to street racdors, musicians and more. The Village at Slippery Rock, Slippery Rock. www.slipperyrockpa.org

ing on a track that is one-eighth of a mile. 2-6pm. Greene County Airport, Waynesburg. www.flashlightdrags.com

Sep 6-7. Saxonburg Festival of the Arts. Arts, crafts, Sep 13. Outdoor Heritage Festival. Camping, fishing, photography, performing arts, music, food, a car show and a 5K race. Saxonburg. visitsaxonburgpa.com

Sep 7. Harvest Picnic. Face painting, balloons and free food. Noon-5pm. Conneaut Cellars Winery, Conneaut Lake.

814-382-3999, www.conneautcellarswinery.com Sep 8-13.

Green Township Community Fair Cookport. Cookport Fairgrounds, Commodore. 724-2541445, www.cookportfair.com

Sep 9-13. 70th Annual Albion Area Fair. Animal and produce exhibits, live music, tractor pulls, horse pulls, rides and food. Albion Fairgrounds, Cranesville. albionfair.com

Sep 10-Dec 31. Kraynak’s Santa’s Christmasland.

The 300-foot-long avenue of decorated Christmas trees is filled with lifelike animated figures. Kraynak’s, Hermitage.

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geocaching, trail hiking and walking, historical and interpretive programs for all ages, nature photography and more.

10am-4pm. Ryerson Station State Park, Wind Ridge. dcnr. state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/ryersonstation/

Sep 13.

16th Annual Lucas Oil Truck Pulling Expo.

Greene County Fairgrounds, Waynesburg. 724-627-9160

Sep 13. 13th Annual ’50s Fest & Car Cruise. More than

300 hot rods, trucks and motorcycles will be on hand, and attendees will be able to enjoy ‘50s food, music, activities and competitions. 10am-4pm. Downtown Waynesburg.

724-627-8119, www.waynesburgpa.org

Sep 13. Volant Mills 202nd Anniversary: 1812 Pioneer Day. Fresh Amish doughnuts and handmade ice cream, baked goods, artisan vendors, horse-drawn wagon rides, open-fire cooking and more. 10am-5pm. Volant. www. volantshops.com, www.volantmills.com

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Sep 13-14. Smicksburg Apple Fest. The celebration will

include demonstrations of apple butter and cider making.

Apple products will be available for purchase, including locally grown apples, pies, dumplings, fudge, cider, and butter. Smicksburg. 814-257-0192, www.smicksburg.net

Sep 14. Old Timer’s Day. Highlights will include a family picnic, entertainment and dancing. Pavilion at Cascade Park, New Castle.

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A Taste of History: Dutch Oven Cooking.

Sample pioneer food specialties. Noon-3pm. McConnells Mill State Park, Portersville. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ stateparks/findapark/mcconnellsmill/

Sep 16.

Ovations! Series Presents Doc Severinsen.

Fisher Auditorium, Performing Arts Center, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana. 724-357-2787, www. iup.edu, www.iup.edu/livelyarts

Sep 19-21. Erie Irish Festival. An art show and various

drawings will round out the event, which will also feature vendors, food and entertainment. St. Patrick’s Church, Erie.

814-454-8085, ext. 101, www.erieirishfestival.com

Sep 19-21.

16th Annual Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest. Beer, bratwurst, two stages of live entertainment, German and ethnic foods, vendors, amusements, games and more. Canonsburg. www.canonchamber.com

Sep 19-21. Big Knob Antique Tractor & Equipment Show. Tractors and equipment will be displayed, paraded and demonstrated. Tractor pulls, cake walks, farm-skill games, vendors and more. Big Knob Grange Fairgrounds, Rochester 724-846-1808, bkatea.webs.com Sep 19-21. CAMP Fall Coin Show. 100 dealers will be available to buy, sell or trade coins, bullion, paper money, tokens and medals. Free appraisals. Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville. www.sarosicoinshows.com

Sep 19-21. Oktoberfest. Crafts, food, entertainment, parade and a car cruise. Little Miss and Mr. Oktoberfest will be named. Main Street, Evans City. www.evanscity.us

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Sep 14. Trucks, Tractors & Trolleys. All sorts of vintage vehicles. You can ride on a streetcar. There will be trolley exhibits and a picnic area. 10am-5pm. Adm. Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington. www.pa-trolley.org Sep 19-21.

2014 Avonmore Harvest Jubilee. Free entertainment, chain saw carving, games, arts and crafts, parade and car cruise, fireworks, a Kids’ Zone and more.

Avonmore. 724-697-4910

Sep 20-21. Antique Show & Sale. The annual event features quality dealers offering a range of antiques - from furniture to smalls. Harmony Museum’s 1805 Barn Annex, Harmony. 724-452-7341, www.harmonymuseum.org

Sep 20-21. Covered Bridge Festival. Arts and crafts, homestyle food, historical exhibits, entertainment and more. 10am-5pm. 10 covered bridge sites in Green County and Washington County. visitwashingtoncountypa.com

Sep 20-Oct 26. Fall Festival. Mountains of pumpkins, scenic hayrides, a four-acre corn maze, treats, a petting zoo and more at the 148-year-old farm. Saturdays and Sundays.

10am-5pm. Trax Farms, Finleyville. www.traxfarms.com

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Fall Gas-Up. Displays will include antique engines, farm and oil field equipment, cars, trucks and models. 9am-4pm. Adm. Drake Well Museum, Titusville.

814-827-2797, www.drakewell.org

Sep 20-21. Pymatuning Waterfowl & Outdoor Expo.

Nationally known wildlife artisans, waterfowl hunting vendors, trapping and predator demonstrations, fishing vendors, turkey and deer hunting vendors and more. Conneaut Area Senior High, Linesville. pymatuningexpo.com Sep 20. Cranberry Festival. Free games and events for children, as well as activities for adults, including an arts and crafts show and a car show. 10am-6pm. Morrison Park, Seneca. 814-676-8521, www.venangochamber.org whereandwhen.com / 2014 W&W fall / 69 /

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Sep 20. Storytelling Festival. Crafts, storytelling per-

formances, children’s activities, food vendors and more.

Free adm. Ewing Park, Ellwood City. 724-758-6458

Sep 20. 36th Annual Butler Fall Festival. Crafters, children’s activities, food vendors, entertainment, and a classic car show sponsored by the Rodfathers. 11am-6pm.

Free. Butler. www.butlerfallfestival.com

Sep 21. Performance: Mike Burkhardt. The performance will highlight the Knabe baby grand piano and/or Hammond X66. DeBence Antique Music World, Franklin.

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North East. 814-725-4262, www.nechamber.org Sep 26-28. Pittsburgh Comicon. Well-known comic book artists and writers, with a costume contest on Saturday. Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville. 814467-4116, www.pittsburghcomicon.com

Sep 27-28.

McConnells Mill Heritage Festival.

McConnells Mill State Park, Portersville. http://www.dcnr. state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/mcconnellsmill/

Sep 27-28.

American Indian Heritage Weekend.

Demonstrations of everyday survival skills. 10am-5pm.

Adm. Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, Avella.

724-587-3412, www.heinzhistorycenter.org

Sep 21. Punxsutawney Region AACA Car Show. Marion Sep 27-28. Cecil Township Fall Festival. Free adm.

Center Community Park, Marion Center. 724-479-9345

Cecil Township Park, Cecil. www.ceciltownship-pa.gov

Sep 23-Oct 31. Exhibit: Black & White Portraits & Sep 27-28. Baldwin Reynolds Craft & Cafe Market.

Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators Invitational Exhibition. The display will feature Francis Crisafio blackand-white portraits and Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators.

Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle. hoytartcenter.org

Sep 25.

Performance: Eve of Music. The event will feature refreshments and entertainment by 2-4 Him. 7-8pm. Free. Ferrante’s Upholstering and Carpeting, Wampum. 724-535-8866, www.ferranteinteriors.com

Unique gifts and crafts will be for sale, and local entertainment will be on site. Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum, Meadville. 814-333-9882, www.baldwinreynolds.org

Sep 27, Oct 25. Oil Valley Blacksmiths.

Demonstrations. 9am-2pm. Drake Well Museum, Titusville. www.drakewell.org Sep 27. Drake Well by Moonlight. Meet historical fig-

Sep 26-28. Clymer Days Festival. The weekend will

ures during a night tour of the grounds, hear historical music and enjoy seasonal refreshments and activities. Adm. Drake Well Museum, Titusville. www.drakewell.org

Sep 26-28.

Sep 27. Johnny Appleseed Day. Visitors of all ages will enjoy stories with Johnny, games and crafts. Noon-4pm.

Apple Castle, New Wilmington. www.applecastle.com

feature food, entertainment, games, and children’s activities. Clymer. 724-254-9207

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Alameda Fall Festival. 9am-5pm. Alameda Park, Butler. 724-284-5383

Sep 27-28. Echoes From Our Past Historic Cemetery Walk. Costumed characters will bring history to life by portraying intriguing characters of Butler County’s past. North Side Cemetery, Butler. 724-283-8116, www.butlerhistory.com Sep 27. WaterFire Sharon 2014 Event Series. More than 50 bonfires will be ablaze on the Shenango River, music, performers and artists. 2-11pm. Downtown Sharon.

724-981-5882, ext. 111, www.waterfiresharonpa.org Sep 27.

Septemberfest. Kayaking, nature programs, mountain biking, games, and live entertainment. Yellow Creek State Park, Penn Run. 724-465-5957, www.foyc.org

Sep 28. 2014 Pennsylvania Governor’s Awards for the

Arts. Fisher Auditorium, Performing Arts Center, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana. www.iup.edu/livelyarts

OCTOBER Oct 1-31. Eerie Horror Film Fest. Independent horror

films will be showcased, celebrity guests, vendors and workshops. Warner Theatre, Erie. eeriehorrorfilmfestival.com Oct 3-4. Springs Folk Festival. 100 working artisans, food, music, a pageant, hayrides, and antique farm equipment displays. Springs Folk Festival Grounds, Springs. 814442-4594, www.springspa.org

Oct 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24-25. Haunted Corn Maze Trail. Scary fun for everyone. Dark-10pm. Wooden Nickel Buffalo Farm, Edinboro. www.woodennickelbuffalo.com

Oct 3-5.

Applefest. More than 350 vendors, a Kids’ Korner, free entertainment, an antique car show and more.

Downtown Franklin. 814-432-5823, franklinapplefest.com

Oct 3-4. Military Antiques Xtravaganza. 1,500 tables

will feature collectibles from the United States, as well as Europe, South America, Japan, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville.

412-373-7300, http://themaxshow.com

Oct 3-31.

Haunted Mines.

Cavern of the Dead, Wampum. www.cavernofthedead.com

Oct 3-5. Smicksburg Fall Festival.

257-0192, www.smicksburg.net

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Come and enjoy two days of music, food, history, antiques, crafters and more!

fallfestival.zelie.us Oct 3-26. Yarnick’s Haunted House. A haunted maze, a haunted house for adults, and a bonfire. Hot chocolate will be available. Fridays through Sundays. Yarnick’s Farm, Indiana. 724-349-3904, www.yarnicksfarm.com Oct 3-Nov 1. Scary Harry’s Haunted Trail. Fridays and Saturdays. Scary Harry’s Haunted Trail, Homer City. www. scaryharrys.com Oct 4-5. Hickory Apple Festival. Home-cooked foods,

apple products, craft demonstrations and sales, children’s activities and live entertainment. 7am-6pm. Hickory. 724356-3378, www.hickoryapplefest.com

Oct 4-26.

Great Pumpkin Weekend Festival & Sunday Hog Roasts. Pumpkin patch hayrides, a petting zoo, hillside slides, a big corn maze, a hay maze, giant round bales and food. Saturdays and Sundays. 11am-6pm. The SpringHouse, Washington. www.springhousemarket.com

Oct 4-26. Yarnick’s Family Pumpkin Patch. Hayrides, games, and mazes. The event will also offer live entertainment, food, and pumpkins. Saturdays and Sundays.

Yarnick’s Farm, Indiana. 724-349-3904, yarnicksfarm.com Oct 9-11. The Ghost Station. Ghost conductor tours and

other activities await. 6:30-9pm. Adm. Beaver Area Heritage Train Station and Log Cabin, Beaver. 724-8434600, ext. 28, www.bcbigs-ghoststation.org

Oct 10-12. Houston Pumpkin Festival. Arts, crafts, a bounce house, a slide, pony rides, food and entertainment.

Picnic grounds at Houston American Legion Post 902, Houston. 724-746-6740, www.houstonpumpkinfestival.net Oct 10-26. Pumpkin Patch Trolley. Take a trolley ride to the pumpkin patch, where children will be able to pick a pumpkin and decorate it. Tours, exhibits and a picnic area.

Fridays-Sundays. 10am-5pm. Adm. Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington. 724-228-9256, www.pa-trolley.org Oct 10-12.

24th Annual Fall Pumpkin Fest. Rides, foods, giant pumpkin drops, entertainment, artisans and crafters, a bluegrass and arts festival and more. Conneaut Lake Park, Conneaut Lake. pumpkinfest.conneautlake.com

Oct 10-19. Performance: Pinocchio. The event will be a youth theater play. New Castle Playhouse, New Castle.

724-654-3437, www.newcastleplayhouse.org Oct 11, 12, 18, 19. Fall Fest at Peek ‘n Peak. Peek ‘n Peak Resort & Spa, Clymer. 716-355-4141, www.pknpk.com

Oct 4. Seventh Annual GreeneScene Road Rally. Held Oct 11. to commemorate the life of B.J. Quallich, the rally will be followed by dinner. Check-in 2-3pm, rally at 3pm. Greene County Fairgrounds, Waynesburg. www.greenesaver.com

24th Annual DC Vet National Championship Motocross. Various classes, more than 25 age groups and vintage bike classes. High Point Raceway, Mount Morris.

304-284-0084, www.highpointpromx.com

Oct 4-5. Fall Fling Show. Demonstrations, vintage vil- Oct 11-12. 43rd Annual Harvest Festival. Crafters and lage, World War II encampment, train rides, parades of equipment, crafts, and more. Portersville Steam Show Grounds, Portersville. www.portersvillesteamshow.org

Oct 4. Performance: America at Westminster College

Celebrity Series. Adm. Orr Auditorium, New Wilmington.

724-946-7371, www.westminster.edu/celebrity

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Oktoberfest. Live entertainment and tastings.

Downtown Indiana. www.downtownindiana.org

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artisans will sell items and conduct demonstrations. Civil War re-enactors and living history demonstrations will be on site. 10am-5pm. Greene County Historical Society Museum, Waynesburg. www.greenecountyhistory.com

Oct 11. Fall Harvest Festival & Craft Fair. More than 60 crafters, live entertainment, hayrides, apples, pumpkins, doughnuts, cider and more. 9am-5pm. Apple Castle, New Wilmington. 724-652-3221, www.applecastle.com

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Zelie/Harmony Fall Festival. Music, food, historic encampments, a farmers market, pony rides and farm pets, antiques, crafters, free rides in a horse-drawn trolley wagon, a chili cook-off, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities, a toy tractors/hobby show, historical tours, art exhibits, antiques and lots of food. Zelienople. www.fallfestival.zelie.us

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Edinboro Potterfest. Fans of the Harry Potter! Live music, corn maze, academic conference, Triwizard Cup Tournament, trivia contest, costume ball, and butterbeer. Wooden Nickel Buffalo Farm, Edinboro Lake, and the Edinboro University campus, Edinboro. 814-6021694, www.potterfest.com

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Oct 17-30. Zoo Boo 2014. The Halloween event will offer trick-or-treating for children under age 12 and displays for the whole family. Erie Zoo, Erie. www.eriezoo.org

Oct 18-19. Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tour. The self-guided tours will introduce participants to various potters. Locations throughout Indiana County. www.potterstour.com

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Oct 19.

Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Christmas Festival. The 20th annual event will feature more than 200 exhibits with jewelry, floral arrangements, ceramics, decorative paintings, dips, drink mixes and more.

Santa will visit as well. 10am-6pm. Adm. Washington County Fairgrounds, Washington. www.familyfestivals.com

Oct 18-19, Dec 20-21. Project Appleseed. Learn

about founding fathersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; difficult choices, heroic actions and sacrifices that continue to benefit Americans. Adm. Beaver Valley Rifle and Pistol Club, Beaver Falls. www.bvrpc.org

Oct 18. Twilight Cemetery Tour. Guides will lead visitors

through the Blairsville Cemetery, introducing them to figures from the Underground Railroad, soldiers from wars past, and prominent Blairsville citizens. Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville. 724-459-5779

Mason-Dixon Line 247th Anniversary Hike.

Pete Zapadka, founder of Exploretheline.com, will lead the hike along the creek banks to the area where the initial survey was halted in 1767. 10:30am. Banks of Dunkard Creek, Core. www.udel.edu/johnmack/mason_dixon/

Oct 19. Player Piano Rolls. Listen to popular songs from

the 1920s recorded by prominent pianists and played on player pianos. DeBence Antique Music World, Franklin. www.debencemusicworld.com

Oct 21.

Performance: OcTUBAfest Student Recital.

Cogswell Hall, Room 121, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana. 724-357-2787, www.iup.edu/livelyarts

Oct 24-25. Ghost Tours. Hear tales while visiting historic sites and locations. Adm. The David Bradford House, Washington. 724-222-3604, www.bradfordhouse.org whereandwhen.com / 2014 W&W fall / 73 /

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Oct 24-26. Autumn in the Park Quilt Show. More than 100 handmade quilts. Vendors and food. Adm. Lodge at Bradys Run Park, Beaver Falls. www.bvpiecemakers.com Oct 25.

Flashlight Fright Night. Lantern-lit haunted museum tours, costume contest, musical entertainment, horror films shown in the museum barn and more. 7-11pm.

Greene County Historical Society Museum, Waynesburg. www.greenecountyhistory.com

Oct 25. Performance: Train of Terror - The Final Stop.

The murder mystery written specifically for the OC&T Railroad. Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad, Perry Street Station, Titusville. 814-676-1733, www.octrr.org Oct 30. Waynesburg Lions Club Halloween Parade.

6:30pm. Downtown Waynesburg. waynesburglionsclub.org Oct 30-31, Nov 1-10 & 12-24, Dec 1-5. Exhibit:

The Mountain and the Bumblebee. Kipp Gallery, Sprowls Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana. 724-3572787, www.iup.edu, www.iup.edu/livelyarts

Oct 31-Nov 1. Smicksburg Old-Fashioned Country Christmas Open House. Holiday crafts and refreshments.

Smicksburg. 814-257-0192, www.smicksburg.net

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Nov 14-15. Holiday Open House. More than 50 Nativities and dozens of ornaments from around the world.

The Silk Road Market, New Wilmington. silkroadmkt.com Nov 7-9. 27th Annual Christmas in the Village Craft

Festival. Crafts, food, Santa, parade, children’s activities, horse and carriage rides. 10am-5pm. Christmas in the Village, Burgettstown. www.christmasinthevillagepa.com

Nov 7. Wine Walk. Attendees will be able to sample beverages from various Pennsylvania wineries while shopping. Downtown Indiana. www.downtownindiana.org Nov 8-9. WeihnachtsMarkt. Christmas Market of juried

artisans and other vendors in the tradition of Germany’s famed Christmas markets, Entertainment and food.

Harmony Museum, Harmony. www.harmonymuseum.org

Nov 21. It’s a Wonderful Life Festival and Parade. The event will include a parade, marshmallow roasting, crafts, music, and hayrides. Downtown Indiana. 724-463-6110, www.downtownindiana.org Nov 22-23, 29-30. Christmas Open House. Holiday decorations, train displays, a Christmas tree decorating contest, candlelight tours and seasonal goodies. 3-7pm.

Free adm. Greene County Historical Society Museum, Waynesburg. 724-627-3204, greenecountyhistory.com Nov 22.

Light-Up Night. Highlights of the event will include a Christmas tree extravaganza, fireworks, an electric lights parade at 6pm and more. Franklin. franklinpa.gov

Nov 23. Beaver County Fall Model Train Sale & Show.

10am-3pm. Adm. Center Stage, Monaca. bcmrr.railfan.net

Nov 8-9. Homecoming Christmas Craft Show. Greene Nov 26-30. Festival of Trees. Beautifully decorated Academy, Carmichaels. 724-966-2731

Nov 8-9. Greenberg’s Toy & Train Show. 100s of tables of trains will be for sale from exhibitors from across the country. Operating model train displays, free workshops and demonstrations. Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville. 412-373-7300, www.greenbergshows.com Nov 8-9. Christmas on Main Street. Carolers, Santa

and musicians, including Reunion, will highlight the event, 10am-5pm. Volant. 724-533-5611, www.volantshops.com

Nov 9. An Old-Fashioned Christmas Concert. Music

will be played on the museum’s antique machines. DeBence Antique Music World, Franklin. 814-432-8350, www. debencemusicworld.com

trees, musical performances and more. Adm. Bayfront Convention Center, Erie. 814-452-5302

Nov 27-30. Festival of Lights. More than 80 light dis-

plays, including animation, as they drive through the park around a 2-mile lake. indianacountyparks.org

Nov 28. Old-Fashioned Christmas. The historic inn will

be lavishly decorated for the season. The Shoppes of Scenery Hill, Scenery Hill. www.sceneryhillpa.com

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Children will have the opportunity to see Santa, ride a decorated trolley car, sing carols and see the Lionel toy train layout. 10am-5pm. Adm. Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Washington. www.pa-trolley.org

Nov 11. Ovations! Series Presents Cirque Peking. Fisher Auditorium, Performing Arts Center, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana. www.iup.edu/livelyarts

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Nov 12-Jan 31. Victorian Holidays. 12 decorated rooms, Victorian teas, musical performances and more.

Erie Planetarium and Watson Curtze Mansion, Erie. 814454-1813, ext. 0, www.eriecountyhistory.org

Nov 28-30. Holiday at Burgess Drive-Through Light

Nov 13. Light-Up Night 2014. The holiday parade will be

will arrive on a fire truck with treats for children. Downtown Clymer. 724-254-4710

complemented by fireworks and a visit from Santa. 6-9pm.

New Castle. www.lawrencecountychamber.org

Nov 16. Performance: Erick Kand. The comedy hypno-

Light-Up Festival. Visit with Santa, horsedrawn carriage rides, carolers, live entertainment and free hot chocolate and doughnuts. 6-10pm. Beaver. beaverpa.us Display. Festive holiday scenes. 6-9pm. Burgess Park, Titusville. 814-827-1012

Nov 28. Light-Up Night. Following a tree lighting, Santa Nov 29. Commemoration of Maj. George Washington’s

tist will involve volunteers from the audience. Academy Theatre, Meadville. 814-337-8211, theacademytheatre.org

1753 Mission. Guided hikes, re-enactors, exhibits and refreshments. 9:30am-1pm. Harmony Museum, Harmony.

724-452-7341, www.washingtonstrail.org

Nov 21-23, 28-30.

Trees of Christmas. The Meadville Garden Club will present the program in keeping with the theme Storybook Christmas. Noon-8pm. BaldwinReynolds House Museum, Meadville. baldwinreynolds.org

Nov 29, Dec 6. Santa Express. The jolly old elf will

Nov 21-23. Greater Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Holiday Spectacular. More than 260 booths from 13 states offering a wide assortment of artwork, crafts, and more. Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville. www.familyfestivals.com

Nov 29-30. Family Tradition Fun Weekend.

Attendees may cut down a fresh tree, visit the gift shop, and celebrate the Christmas season. Fleming’s Christmas Tree Farm, Indiana. www.FlemingsChristmasTrees.com

visit with participants as they ride through the valley.

Cookies and hot chocolate. 1pm. Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad, Perry Street Station, Titusville. www.octrr.org

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warranted the service that would become the proving grounds for the father of our country. It was his experiences during the French & Indian War that transformed a young officer into a general who would change the course of history.

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During the French & Indian War both the British and French built fortresses; all were strategically located. Some, like Fort Duquesne/ Fort Pitt (present day Pittsburgh) were constructed because of the advantage the location would give them in battle and its access to the three rivers. Others, like Forts Bedford and Ligonier were part of a chain of garrisons built to protect British supply lines and settlers from Indian attacks.

Fort LeBoeuf George Washington’s first real experience in military diplomacy came when he was charged with delivering a message from King George III to the French at Fort LeBoeuf stating that they must vacate the territory. The message was not well received by the French, and, in fact said that they (the French) would continue to follow orders to remove every Englishman from the Ohio River Valley.

Today, Fort LeBoeuf Museum is situated on the site of the original French fort in Waterford, Erie County. This fascinating museum features exhibits on the Native Americans who inhabited the area, the French & Indian War and archaeological excavations of the site conducted by Edinboro University.

The museum is open, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

Your admission to the museum also gains access to the Eagle Hotel and the Judson House.

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Fort Necessity Battlefield in Farmington, Fayette County is the site of the defeat that ushered in the French & Indian War.

can tour the second-story museum rooms of the 1826 Eagle Hotel, then grab a bite to eat at Sugar ‘n Spice, an Amish-style restaurant in the building.

The Judson House is furnished, as it would have been in the 1800’s when the stately house was built.

Tour hours are the same as the Fort LeBoeuf Museum. www.fortleboeufhistoricalsociety.org 814-796-2406.

Fort Necessity As the name suggests Fort Necessity was built out of necessity to protect George Washington and his troops from impending attack.

The hastily constructed fort offered some protection, but with his food supply exhausted and much of his ammunition wet from the pouring rain, Washington surrendered to the French forces. This defeat was a huge disappointment for the young officer, but Washington learned a great deal from the military failure.

It was after this defeat, that the British formally declared war on France on May 17,1756.

Today, visitors can explore Fort Necessity Battlefield, where the opening battle of the French and Indian War took place. The Fort Necessity/National Road Interpretive Center features exhibits that

transport visitors back in time to houses to guard their supply lines.

18th and 19th century PennsylvaFort Bedford nia. The National Park Service recOne of these forts was Fort Bedommends 1 ½ - 2 hours to see the ford, a unique star-shaped wooden main area of the historic site. If you garrison built on high ground that wish to visit Braddock’s grave or Ju- enclosed an area of nearly 1½-acres. monville Glen, add another hour to The fort had 5 bastions and was suryour visit. The site does a wonder- rounded by the Juniata River and ful job of interpreting history with- an 8-foot deep moat. Fort Bedford out excluding was an younger visiimportant tors. The sites communiinterpretive cation and playground is supply link complete with for Forbes a miniature as they version of the m o v e d fort ideal for deeper into fertile imagithe wildernations. ness. It was The park thought to grounds are Photo courtesy of the National Park Service be impregFort Necessity Interpretive Center sheds light on nable. open sunrise It George Washington’s first military campaign. to sunset, year was never round.

The actually atInterpretive and Education Center tacked; instead the Indians raided is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm, local settlements and supply trains except federal holidays. www.nps. bound for the fort. gov/fone.

Fort Bedford was utilized again during the Revolutionary War. In Both the British and French 1769, the fort was captured and rewanted to build a garrison at the garrisoned by the Bedford County fork of the Ohio River but it was Militia to be used in the Patriot the French who got there first. The cause. It is said to be the only Britlocation was just too important to ish fort to be captured by Americoncede to the enemy, so the Brit- cans. After the Revolutionary War ish made it their goal to take Fort ended and Indian treaties were in Duquesne. place, the fort was abandoned and Many of the problems the British later destroyed. On Fort Bedford’s faced in capturing Fort Duquesne 200th Anniversary in 1958, a log stemmed from the fact that they blockhouse was built in Bedford. were so far from their supply stores Today it is the home of the Fort and had to travel through hostile Bedford Museum where visitors will territory. Their solution was to con- find French and Indian War and Nastruct a more direct route across the tive American artifacts. Open May Allegheny Mountains leading to the through October, Wednesday through strategic fort. Along Forbes Road, Sunday 11 am to 5 pm. www.fortbedthey built a chain of forts and block- fordmuseum.org / 78 /

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Visitors of Fort Ligonier will discover all the facilities you would expect to find in an 18th-century fortress, including the officers’ mess, quartermaster’s room, underground magazine and barracks.

Fort Ligonier Fort Ligonier served for eight years as an important supply link to Fort Pitt. During Pontiac’s War of 1763, it was a vital communication and supply link for the British. Prior to the Battle of Bushy Run, the fort was attacked twice but never taken by the enemy.

Today, eight acres in Ligonier have been preserved where the reconstructed fort stands. Before entering the fort, visitors are taken through the museum where important 18thcentury artifacts are displayed including the rare, George Washington Collection. Visitors have the opportunity to see Washington’s hand-written 11page retelling of his experiences on the Pennsylvania frontier, a pair of saddle pistols presented to Washington by the Marquis de Lafayette. Other exhibits include The World Ablaze: An Introduction To The Seven Years’ War where more than 200 original objects from around the world tell the story of what Winston Churchill declared the “first World War.” Fort Ligonier is open April through November 9, seven days a week. www. fortligonier.org Fort Pitt Once the British chain of forts was in place, they were able to make substantial progress in their goal to capture Fort Duquesne. When it was evident that the British would take

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control, the French burned their fortress to the ground. The British built a stronghold on the same location, and named it Fort Pitt. By the late 1700’s the entire fort, built of stone and brick, was dismantled.

Fort Pitt Museum is located at the fork of the Ohio River, in Point State Park in Pittsburgh. The museum is constructed in a recreated bastion of the British fort, originally built in 1758. Here, visitors will learn about the strategic location controlled at different times by both the French (Fort Duquesne) and the British (Fort Pitt). The museum also tells the story of Western PA’s role in the French & Indian War and the American Revolution. The museum is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm; closed on major holidays. www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

Forts like these were built throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada.

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