2011
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After visiting with children, listening to their gift wishlists and posing for many a photo at Park City Center, Santa checks in with the elves and Mrs. Clause from the the Fairfield Inn by Marriott Lancaster!
Saturday-Sunday: Hershey Theatre, Derry Township
The holiday season wouldn’t seem complete without the performance of one of the world’s most popular ballets, “The Nutcracker.”
Friday: Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Harrisburg
Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, Webb Pierce, Brenda Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Julie London and Dinah Washington — all have influenced vocalist Mandy Barnett.
Madelaine Gray and Al Holliday photography exhibit
Saturday: Lebanon Art Center
Catch a glimpse of Paris through the lenses of Madelaine Gray and Al Holliday.
Sunday: Jewish Community Center, Spring Garden Township
A menorah lighting, a latke-eating contest, face painting, a dreidel hunt and a Jeopardy game are all part of this holiday event.
Thursday-Sunday: The Ware Center, Lancaster
“Christmas on Mars” is jet-black comedy by Obie Award-winning playwright Harry Kondoleon.
“A Candlelight Christmas” chorale performance
Friday-Sunday: multiple venues
In its 30th year, the Susquehanna Chorale will combine religious selections and holiday carols for this performance of “A Candlelight Christmas.”
“A Christmas Carol” dinner theater
Sunday: General Sutter Inn, Lititz
A classic Christmas tale combines with a three-course buffet for dinner theater at the historic General Sutter Inn.
“Christmas with Trumpeter Nate Birkey”
Friday: The Ware Center, Lancaster
Trumpeter, vocalist and composer Nate Birkey is considered one of the most promising and fastest-rising musicians in jazz.
“A Musical Christmas Card” variety show
Friday-Saturday: York Little Theatre, Spring Garden Township
This variety show is packed with music.
“Ceremony & Celebrations” choral concert
Sunday: Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Harrisburg
This holiday concert of seasonal music includes popular songs by contemporary composers, as well as traditional carols and hymns.
Christmas at the Cloister: December 13 at the Ephrata Cloister. Spend a few moments in quiet reflection with seasonal readings and holiday music in our historic meetinghouse. Seating is limited and advance tickets are required. 717-733-6600 or www.ephratacloister.org
Christmas at the Choo Choo Barn: December 13 at The Choo Choo Barn. Don’t miss seeing the barn layout decorated for Christmas in celebration of the Choo Choo Barn’s 50th birthday! Through December 31. 717-687-7911 or www.choochoobarn.com
Ho, Ho, Ho!: December 14 at the Hands-on House. Join Santa and his elves at the North Pole for a day of holiday fun. 717-569-5437 or www.handsonhouse.org
Live Nativity: December 14 The Garden Spot Village. Garden Spot Village is bringing the Christmas story to life with a live nativity scene in its chapel. In addition to costumed residents, staff members and their families portraying the biblical scene, the program will also feature the Village Voices Choir performing favorite Christmas hymns and carols. 717-355-6000 or www.gardenspotvillage.org
Cinnamon & Sugar Plum Festival: December 16 at Intercourse Canning Company. Christmas in Lancaster County is a beautiful time of year! And we are offering a variety of products to help you celebrate – all of which feature cinnamon and sugar! Through December 17. 717-768-0156 or www.intercoursecanning.com
A Dickens of a Christmas: December 16 Mount Hope Mansion. Victorian Mount Hope Mansion and the Dickensian characters will lift your Holiday spirits with joyous caroling, parlor games and intimate theater shows. Celebrate the Yuletide season with timeless classics that still pull on our heartstrings. Weekends through December 23. 717-665-7021 or www.parenfaire.com
Holidays at Landis Valley: December 16 at Landis Valley. Tour several of our decorated historic buildings, huddle around a large bonfire and sing carols accompanied by the Lititz Moravian Trombone Choir. Afterwards, join friends and family in our Yellow Barn for cookies and hot cider. 717-569-0401 or www.landisvalleymuseum.org
Santa’s Paradise Express: December 16 at Strasburg Rail Road. Transformed into a winter wonderland, Strasburg Rail Road invites families to enjoy a train ride with Santa, carolers and musicians on the mall, storytellers and much more. Through December 18. 717-687-7522 or www.strasburgrailroad.com
Downtown Lancaster for the Holidays: December 16 in Downtown Lancaster. Don’t miss out on Caroling Bells, the arrival of Santa Claus, the lighting of the Christmas Tree, horse drawn carriage rides, strolling musical entertainment, a model train display, and SO much more in Downtown Lancaster! 717-291-4758 or www.lancastercityevents.com
Relaxed Holiday Cooking: December 16 at the Good Cooking Store. Instructor Phyllis Pellman Good is a New York Times bestselling cookbook author and our Store co-owner. In this class you will learn fun baking techniques, and slow-cooker recipes for entertaining. You will prepare and enjoy a savory lunch. 717-768-3032 www.fixitandforgetit.com
Jazz Holiday Show: December 16 at the Ware Center at Millersville University Lancaster. Nate Birkey is an evocative trumpeter/vocalist/composer who bursts into true holiday mode with his new album Christmas. Accompanied by Steve Rudolph on piano and Keith Mohler on brass, Birkey will bring timeless emotion and spirituality to ageless classics.
717-871-7026 www.millersville.edu
Candlelight Tours: December 26 at the Rockford Plantation. During the candlelight tours, General Edward Hand’s Georgian-style mansion will be bedecked in holiday greenery and glowing by candlelight. Visitors will also hear music of the period performed live and watch early American dancing in the great hall. Through December 29. 717-392-7223 or www.rockfordplantation.org
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$90 per person
Annual New Year’s Eve Gala! Enjoy Roast Beef Tenderloin with Demi Glace, Pan Seared Rasher Wrapped Scallops, Beef Carpaccio and more, amidst the traditional Victorian music and dance of the Victorian Dance Ensemble and the Civil War Comrades! Stay over at the Country Inn & Suites Manheim for a special room rate of just $125, and enjoy an extended breakfast, special surprise gift, and transportation to and from the Gala! Lodging InfoRead More about the Gala
The Swashbuckler Brew Pub is also open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for lunch and dinner!
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Cooking Class: December 6 at The Good Cooking Store. Here to answer your questions about cuts of meat and ideal ways to prepare them is Myron Stoltzfus, local, award winning butcher and owner of Stoltzfus Meats. He will feature various cuts of meat and give tips for preparing them to their optimum for your holiday table. While we learn, we will also feast on beef filet, beef rib eye, and ham. 717-768-3032 or www.fix-itandforget-it.com
Breakfast with Santa: December 10 at Longwood Gardens. Dine at a delicious breakfast buffet prepared by the expert chefs of the Terrace Restaurant from 8:30AM -10:30AM. Children can talk to Santa and share their Christmas wishes. Through December 11. 610-388-1000 or www.longwoodgardens.org
Classic Christmas: December 10 at Hershey Gardens. Children can participate in a make-and-take craft activity, and ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park will be on site for an animal encounter through which visitors can get an up-close look at an animal. Carolers from A Rockin’ Music Box Christmas, a new holiday musical at Hersheypark Christmas Candylane, will come over to perform at the Gardens. 717-534-3492 or www.hersheygardens.org
Field Trip: Christkindle Market: December 10 at Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. A tour tracing Mennonite locations in Pennsylvania’s Buffalo Valley and the Christkindl Market in Mifflinburg. Advance registration required. 717-393-9745 or www.lmhs.org
Reindeer Round-Up: December 11 at Hands-on House. Meet Rudolph and his relatives who call the top of the world home. No elf experience is necessary to become a part of the “team” that takes care of Santa’s reindeer. 717-569-5437 or www.handsonhouse.org
Countdown to Christmas: December 7 at the Ware Center at Millersville University Lancaster. The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra is proud to celebrate the spirit of Christmas and Hanukkah with a wonderful assortment of holiday favorites, composed by classical masters from many countries.The Quintet will perform selections from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker”, Handel’s “Aria,” and Mendelssohn’s “Joy to the World” 717-871-2308 or www.millersville.edu
A Christmas Carol: December 11 at the General Sutter Inn. An historic landmark in operation in Lititz since 1764, announces special dinner theatre performances of the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol” presented by The General Sutter Inn and Kelly King. 717-626-2115 or www.generalsutterinn.com American Family Christmas Concert December 10 at the Elizabethtown College. The College’s three choirs perform a program of holiday music. 717-361-1000 www.etown.edu
Ice Cream with Santa Claus: December 10 at the Turkey Hill Experience. Chat with Santa, and receive a special gift bag, ice cream sundae, special crafts and a personal photo! Through December 11, and 17-18. 717-872-5461 or www.turkeyhillexperience.com
Holiday Train Room Open House: December 10 at the Garden Sport Village. The Garden Spot Village Model Railroad Club is hosting open house tours of its O-gauge and HO-gauge interactive model train displays. Children can visit with a talking Thomas the Tank Engine. 717-355-6000 or www.gardenspotvillage.org
Country Christmas Village: December 10 at the Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum . Experience the contributions of the Pennsylvania Germans to the holiday season as you tour the village. See a variety of Christmas trees – including feather trees, upside down trees and a tree made with cotton batting! Learn about the traditional holiday foods that were prepared while in the tavern. Children will enjoy making holiday crafts to take home with them. 717-569-0401 or www.landisvalleymuseumorg
Polar Express Party: December 10 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. The conductor calls all aboard for a reading of Chris Van Allsburg’s new classic holiday story in an historic passenger coach. Kids who believe are welcome to dress in their pjs and will delight in creating their own seasonal take-home craft and receiving a small bag of goodies. 717-687-8628 or www.rrmuseumpa.org
Canadian Brass: November 29 at Leiffler Chapel at Elizabethtown College. The fabulous fivesome in the famous white shoes is back in Central PA for the first time in seasons, and just in time for the holidays! Don’t miss the chance to deck the hall – the concert hall, that is – with Canada’s – with North America’s – heck, with planet Earth’s best-loved brass quintet. 717-361-1000 or www.etown.edu
Hairspray: November 30 at the Fulton Theatre. Just in time for the holidays comes Broadway’s big fat musical hit. Jump back to early 1960s Baltimore, where pleasantly plump Tracy Turnblad has big hair, an even bigger heart, and a huge dream to be a dancer on the Corny Collins Show. This musical-comedy blockbuster inspired a film and swept the Tony Awards-and audiences off their feet. Through December 31. 717-397-7425 or www.thefulton.org
A Dickens of a Christmas: December 1 at Mount Hope Estate & Winery. Victorian Mount Hope Mansion and the Dickensian characters will lift your Holiday spirits with joyous caroling, parlor games and intimate theater shows. Celebrate the Yuletide season with timeless classics that still pull on our heartstrings. Through December 23. 717-665-7021 or www.parenfaire.com
Christmas Candlelight Tours: December 1 at Hans Herr House. Add a dash of old-world charm to your holiday season. Experience holiday customs from some of the earliest ethnic groups who settled in Lancaster County. Learn the origins of beloved Christmas traditions. House tours end with hot cider and caroling around a bonfire. Through December 3. 717-464-4438 or www.hansherr.org
Old Fashioned Christmas: December 2 at Kitchen Kettle Village. Enjoy down-home caroling. Pass brass bands as you dash from one shop to another. We have cookies to treat you. And shopkeepers to greet you. Start off the holidays in Lancaster County – a great place to come home each year. Saturdays through December 17. 800-732-3538 or www.kitchenkettle.com
Countdown to Christmas: December 1 at the Hands-on House. Deck the yard, deck the halls and deck yourself out in a reindeer t-shirt that’s sure to have you prancing with pride in this make-it, take-it holiday workshop. Each child needs to bring a new white t-shirt or sweatshirt. Through December 2. 717-569-5437 or www.handsonhouse.org
Holiday Open House Weekend: December 3 Twin Brook Winery. Tis the season to Spice things up. Mulled Spice Wine, holiday treats and all your other favorite Twin Brook wines will be yours to sample. Complimentary wine tasting this weekend, our treat. We’ll have stocking stuffers too. 717-442-4915 or www.twinbrookwinery.com
16th Annual Christmas at Cornwall House Tour: December 3 at the Cornwall Iron Furnace. Our Christmas at Cornwall House Tour, now in its 16th year, will once again offer you the opportunity to see some historic homes and a lovely newer home. Ticket holders will receive a map and a tour booklet to plan their route for the tour. 717-272-9711 www.cornwallironfurnace.org
Breakfast with Santa: December 3 at Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square. Enjoy breakfast with Santa in Downtown Lancaster featuring the P.T. Waggs Vaudeville Show starring Jerry Brown and his monkey pal, Django. Event includes breakfast, entertainment, gift and visit with Santa. 717-291-4758 or www.lancastercityevents.com
Christkindlmarkt Holiday Market and Festival: December 3 at The Hershey Story. In celebration of its Pennsylvania German collection, The Hershey Story, The Museum on Chocolate Avenue will host the annual Christkindlmarkt Holiday Market and Festival. Twenty-one exhibitors will be featured at the festival. 717-534-3439 or www.hersheystory.org
Home for the Holidays: December 3 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Take a nostalgic glimpse at holiday rail travel and meet costumed engineers, conductors, ticket agents and passengers representing the past century. Enjoy seasonal music and festive decorations among our world-class collection of trains. Send a telegram to the North Pole and, who knows, Santa may come to town! Through December 4. 717-687-8628 or www.rrmuseumpa.org
The Christmas Cabaret Show: December 4 at The Ware Center at Millersville University Lancaster. The Christmas Cabaret Show” features some of Lancaster’s best cabaret professionals singing your favorite holiday tunes. Like the rest of the “Glorious” cabarets, this one is sure to wow audiences and leave you in a wonderful holiday mood. 717-871-7308 or www.millersville.edu
Dickens of a Christmas
Opens Thursday, December 1
Midweek and Weekend Shows Available!
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You are hereby, cordially invited to the Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Party! Sing along with the Fezziwig children in “A Holiday Romance,” as they try desperately to stay awake and catch a glimpse of Father Christmas, share Holiday games and traditions with the jovial Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig in “A Christmas Dinner”, and rejoice in the spirit of the season in Charles Dicken’s telling of his immortal classic, “A Christmas Carol”. Bring the whole family and create new traditions out of old at Mount Hope’s A Dickens of a Christmas.
Midweek Dinner & Show
Join us in the Swashbuckler Pub on select Wednesday & Thursday evenings for Dinner & Show Performances! Enjoy a delicious dinner buffet in the Swashbuckler Pub before your performance of Dickens of a Christmas! Fill up on all you can eat entrees, including Roasted Chicken and Maryland Style Crabcakes, plus fresh soup and salad, desserts and more!
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Weekend Lunch & Show
Add some Holiday cheer to your weekend with Lunch & Show performances! Saturday or Sunday, enjoy a fixe prix lunch in the Swashbuckler Pub, featuring
toasted sandwiches, fresh salads and soups made from scratch, before the Dickens performance.
| New Year’s Eve Victorian Gala
December 31, 2011
Ring out the old and bring in the new with Mount Hope at the Annual New Year’s Eve Gala! The elaborately decorated rooms of Mount Hope Mansion provide a festive and elegant backdrop for this New Year’s Eve Gala, an event that truly brings to life the romance of the Victorian Era. Enjoy Roast Beef Tenderloin with Demi Glace, Pan Seared Rasher Wrapped Scallops, Beef Carpaccio and more, amidst the traditional Victorian music and dance of the Victorian Dance Ensemble and the Civil War Comrades! |
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