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There are plenty of activities for young and old, families and couples alike. See the fastest rhubarb cars in the world’s only rhubarb race-car derby. Savor the tastiest homemade rhubarb desserts at our Best Rhubarb Dessert baking contest. Dance down Pepper Lane to our Rhubarb Stroll (mini parade) featuring costumed characters, musicians, pink ladies and more. Or try your hand in our Rhubarb Whoopie Pie Filling Contest.
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This event occurs betweenMay 18, 2012 and May 19, 2012 |
This Saturday, May 12, 2012 • 11am – 3pm & 4:30pm – 8:30pm
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The 4th annual BrewFest at Mount Hope takes place this Saturday, May 12, 2012!
This unique festival features sampling from over 30 different breweries, delicious food from 8 kitchens, live entertainment, and more, all included in your admission!
Breweries at the BrewFest
Enjoy unlimited sampling from different breweries at the 
BrewFest! This year, they are excited to welcome 18 (and counting!) new breweries to the festival, including St. Boniface Craft Brewing Company, Otter Creek Brewing Company, Rumspringa Brewing Company and more! Plus, they will be showcasing some brand new startup breweries like Out.Haus Ales, Kind Beers, and Jack’s Hard Cider!
Check out the full list, including their returning favorites, at the BrewFest website.
Dining at BrewFest
Guests are invited to dine at any (or all!) of their eight kitchens during the BrewFest for free with your BrewFest admission! Enjoy delicious foods such as Brick Oven Pizza, Carolina Pork BBQ sliders, Cheeseburgers and Fries, Mini Brats, Corndogs, Chicken Tenders and more!
View the Complete Menu Here
Live Entertainment
BrewFest welcomes six different bands to perform throughout the 
festival. Enjoy music from They Were Only Satellites (shown at right), Colebrook Road, Darry Miller and the Veil, Mark DeRose and the Way Home, MiZ and Toy Soldiers! Plus, learn to make your own brews with the How-To on Homebrew from our keynote speaker Mark Garber from Lancaster Homebrew!
View Full details, bios, and more at the BrewFest website.
Admission
$40 in advance at PaRenFaire.com (Gate price $45) – Regular Admission
$15 in advance at PaRenFaire.com (Gate Price $20) – Designated Driver Admission
Visit the Virtual Box Office – Tickets are Limited!
Tour de Cure
Support PaRenFaire/Swashbuckler Brewing Company
at Tour de Cure!
June 9, 2012
PaRenFaire/Swashbuckler Brewing Company is taking a stand to help stop diabetes, and they need your help! Tour de Cure is an annual family-friendly fundraising bike ride, with routes for beginners through advanced riders. They are building a team, and hoping you will join in the fight to stop diabetes! Join our team and ride with us, or make a donation today! Their goal is to raise $11,000 in the fight against diabetes, and every little bit helps!
Our collections include more than 100 antique vehicles – Cars, Buses & Motorcycles! Cruise through time as you travel on a cross-country journey from New York in the early 1900s to San Francisco in the 1970’s and everything in between! Current Special Exhibits include Alternative Energy vehicles and Dusty Jewels Off Road Motorcycles of the 70s.
The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum, a member of the Smithsonian Institute Affiliations Program, displays beautifully restored automobiles, buses and motorcycles in unique life-like scenes representing the 1900’s – 1970’s in a cross-country journey from New York to San Francisco. The AACA Museum, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, is one of the nation’s newest and largest automotive museums. Special exhibits change several times a year and focus on a variety of eras and types of vehicles. The AACA Museum is located just off Route 39, one mile west of Hersheypark Drive in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Regular admission $10, seniors age 61 and older $9, juniors age 4-12 $7, children age 3 and under are FREE. The Museum is open daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and select evening hours during the summer months. For further information, please call 717-566-7100 or visit www.aacamuseum.org.
Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Mother’s Day in Lancaster County
Celebrate Mom in Lancaster, PA, a great destination for Mothers to kick back, relax, and enjoy the spoils of motherhood!
With these great specials and offers geared just towards honoring that special lady in everyone’s life, you’ll be sure to make Mom’s day her best one yet.
Things to Do with Mom in Lancaster, PA
It’s all here in Lancaster County, from theatres to buggy rides, museums and taste-tempting tours. Add in all the great events and the opportunity to take in our heritage, and you’ll find plenty to do with Mom while you’re here!
- Herb & Garden Faire at Landis Valley Museum: Enjoy $2 off your admission to the Faire with this coupon.
- Jacob’s Choice at the Amish Experience Theatre: Enjoy buy one get one free tickets on Mother’s Day!
- Elizabethtown Borough Annual Arts in the Park: Saturday, May 12 9am – 4pm. Enjoy free admission and parking, as well as juried arts, live music, kids’ art activites, face painting, free entertainment and delicious food.
- Antique Auto Club of America Museum in Hershey: free admission for Moms on Mother’s Day and a free rose for the first 100!
- Free Kreider Farm Tour for Mom!
- Hershey Gardens: Free for Mom!
- Historic Ephrata Cloister: Mother’s, Sister, Daughters Event
- Longwood Gardens: Mother’s Day buffet & Sunday Brunch
- Herb & Garden Faire: Perfect for mom!
- Wine & Cheese Train: Make your wife feel special with this romantic adventure
- Jonah!: Go on an inspiring journey at Sight & Sound Theatres
- August: Osage County: Your last weekend to catch this comic drama!
- Country Classics: Enjoy one free ticket for Mom to see the perfect show for the inner cowgirl!
- Annie Get Your Gun: Great family entertainment!
- Lancaster Barnstormers v. Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
- World Fair Trade Day Celebration: Celebrate the worldwide fair trade movement right where it all started, in Northern Lancaster County at Ten Thousand Villages, with buy one get one 50% off all jewelry. See website for more details and other events.
- There’s no sweeter place to be than Hershey, PA! In celebration of this extra-special day, they’ve got sweet offers and events just for Moms. From the exhilaration of a day at Hersheypark to a relaxing stroll through Hershey Gardens, Hershey offers unique and memorable experiences for every Mom to enjoy. Click here for sweet deals & events for mom!
- Turkey Hill Experience: Mother receives a discounted admission of $7, and spend $10 in the gift shop and receive a free Turkey Hill Cook Book for Mom (while supplies last)!
25th Annual Herb and Garden Faire at Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum
2451 Kissel Hill Road Lancaster, PA 17601 Phone: 717.569.0401
Dates Of Event: May 11 – May 12
Times of Event: 9 AM – 5 PM
Vegetables and flowers and herbs–oh, my! A profusion of plants transforms Landis Valley into a gardener’s paradise at this annual sale.
More than 80 vendors offering a wide selection of plants (including natives, perennials, annuals, vegetables, shrubs and heirloom varieties). Also featuring garden and decorative items, tools, books, and much more.
Cost for Event: $10/adults, children 5 and under free. Click on
Contact Person: Cindy Kirby-Reedy
Contact Email: c-creedy@pa.gov
Contact Phone: 717-569-0401 ext. 214
Friday: The Ware Center, Lancaster
By CPBJ staff
Artwork will be on display with the Bachelor of Fine Arts Student Exhibit, with the works of fall 2011 and spring 2012 graduates of Millersville University’s Art & Design Program; the MU Graphic and Interactive Design Students Exhibit, focusing on student portfolios; and the School District of Lancaster 2012 Spring Art Show, highlighting the artwork of the region’s best high school artists.
The Millersville University Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. will perform with violinists Vitaly and Vera Volchansky in Steinman Hall. For tickets, click here.
Musician Adam Blessing will perform jazzy folk songs accompanied by his guitar in Lyet Lobby. His musical inspirations range from Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles to Paul Simon and Sting.
A Lancôme expert also will be offering beauty advice in the lobby. Samples and discount coupons will be given out.
First Friday is from 6 to 8 p.m.
Wine Festival in Hershey
Friday: Giant Center, Derry Township
By CPBJ staff
The Grand Tasting features wine tastings along with special introductions by the winemakers. This tasting is 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The VIP Tasting provides exclusive access to winemakers, including premier wines from their select vineyards. This tasting is 5-6:30 p.m. and includes the Grand Tasting.
Both tastings benefit the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital.
For tickets, click here.
Opening Night: Lancaster Barnstormers baseball May 1 at Clipper Magazine Stadium. Susquehanna Valley native LeSean McCoy, the Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro running back, is scheduled to throw the ceremonial first pitch as the Lancaster Barnstormers open the 2012 season. 717-509-4487 www.lancasterbarnstormers.com
Country Classics: May 2 at American Music Theatre. It’s our all-out tribute to country music’s very best as the AMT Cast and Band strike country gold with your all-time favorites and some modern day classics. We’ve gone to our country roots for the signature sounds of folks like Loretta, Kenny, Dolly, and Willie, and mixing in a few of today’s soon-to-be classic hits as well. 717-397-7700 or www.amtshows.com
The Three Sopranos: May 3 at the Ware Center. The Ware Center, Millersville University Lancaster will host an end-of-the-season concert by well-known Lancaster sopranos Katie Wieand, Jessica Weidman and Amy Yovanovich. This event will be held at 7:30 p.m. and will feature songs from Broadway, with classical and traditional selections mixed in. 717-723-8355 or www.millersville.edu
Annie Get Your Gun: May 3 at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre. Everyone’s favorite sharp-shootin’ tale of romance and rivalry in the Wild West! See expert riflewoman Annie Oakley go from backwoods girl to shootin’ star, as she falls for her rival, ace marksman Frank Butler. Hear Irving Berlin songs like There’s No Business Like Show Business, Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better and You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun. Through June 17. 717-898-1900 or www.dutchapple.com
LMA Spring Artisan Market Preview Party: May 4 at the Lancaster Museum of Art. The kickoff event of the Spring Artisan Market, this premier event will include food, beverages, music, and a chance to preview and purchase items from the Market before the general public. 717-394-3497 www.lmapa.org
Lancaster Art Market: May 4 in Downtown Lancaster. The Lancaster Art Market will be held in Lancaster Square during First Fridays in Downtown Lancaster beginning May 2012. The Lancaster Art Market is an outdoor market where artists can exhibit and sell their handmade art and craft items. 717-291-4758 www.lancastercityevents.com
Lancaster First Friday: May 4 in Downtown Lancaster. Join us in celebrating the arts and the wonderfully diverse arts community in the City of Lancaster each First Friday of the month, 5-9pm. 717-509-2787 or www.lancasterarts.com
Wine & Cheese Train: May 5 at the Strasburg Rail Road. Enjoy a train ride at Strasburg Rail Road on the luxurious, First-Class Parlor Car and a selection of wine, cheese and crackers as you travel down the tracks to Paradise, PA and back! Guests must be 21 years or older to enjoy this event. 717-687-7522 or www.strasburgrailroad.com
Kentucky Derby Party: May 5 at the National Watch & Clock Museum. Come enjoy an evening to celebrate the greatest two minutes in sports! Event includes heavy hors d’oeuvres Drinks (Cash Bar), contest for Derby hats and ties and music by Strings on Wings. 717-684-8261 or www.nawcc.org
Free Comic Book Day: May 5 at The Comic Store. Guest artist and creator, Tim Truman will be on hand Noon – 3:00 to sign copies of his new book, Hawken, a supernatural western. Local artist, Curt James will be doing caricatures during the same time. Each person receives a free comic and additional copies are 50 cents each; all proceeds go to the Lancaster Library Bookmobile. 717-397-8737 or www.comicstorepa.com
Table Top Session: May 5 at Tellus360. Join us once again for a wonderful night of local music with Vinegar Creek and Josh Albright. Don’t forget, it’s a BYOB event (Bring a 6-pack or a bottle of wine to share) with potluck style food. Best part of it all is that you get to see the best upcoming talent that Lancaster has to offer for free! 877-468-1660 or www.tellus360.com
Eldreth Pottery’s Annual Spring Open House: May 5-6 at Eldreth Pottery. Join Eldreth Pottery at our factory/showroom in Oxford, PA as we celebrate our annual spring open house. This event features demonstrations by our artisans, activities for kids and adults and a lunch to benefit Make•A•Wish®. In addition to all of the great activities, Eldreth Pottery’s showroom and factory is filled with unique home and garden items that we have created for the event. 717-687-8445 or www.eldrethpottery.com
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Hershey, PA (April 16, 2012). As we approach the 42nd Anniversary of Earth Day on Sunday, April 22, this is the perfect time to visit the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum for our current featured exhibit Alternative Energy Vehicles. Earth day provides a launch pad to call attention to securing renewable energy, renewable energy technologies and improved energy efficiencies that will help sustain our planet into the future. Electric cars and hybrids are all the rage today with the movement toward a cleaner environment and the crippling cost of gasoline. What most people don’t know is that these technologies have been around as long as the automobile itself. In the car’s formative period, electricity went head to head with steam and the internal combustion engine as countless manufacturers competed for market share in this burgeoning new industry. From coal, to electric to steam and everything in between we’re showcasing the evolution of alternative fuel vehicles over the decades.
As part of this exhibit, we’re fortunate to have three vehicles by the same owner with an interesting story to tell. All three were driven cross-country by the same man, Mr. Raymond Carr. What also makes these vehicles interesting is that one is gas powered, one is steam powered and one is an electric car. Carr holds two Guinness Book of records for Oldest Auto Coast-to-Coast (1902 Northern), and Oldest Electric Auto Coast-to-Coast (1912 Baker Electric), as well as a World Record Oldest Steamer Coast-to-Coast (1909 Stanley Steam Car). Carr participated in the New London-to-New Brighton run six times in his 1902 Northern, by 1993, and completed the run three times. After the run was completed in 1993 Carr wanted a bigger challenge; cross country.
In 1994, at the age of 69, Raymond Carr drove his 1902 Northern from San Diego, California to Jekyll Island, Georgia. Carr affectionately named his Northern Chuffie. Carr and Chuffie drove the 2,488 miles, at an average speed of 20 mph. Chuffie a.k.a “The Silent Northern” can hold 2 passengers and is “silent” because of the single-cylinder, 5 horse-powered engine. Chuffie is believed to be the 41st vehicle produced by Northern, and is believed to be 1 of only 11 Northern Roundabouts in existences.
A year later, Carr and Saddie, a 1912 Baker Electric Roundabout, drove from Astoria, Oregon to Atlantic City, NJ. Carr charged Saddie’s 12 internal batteries with a portable generator for the 3,304 mile trip. Saddie has pneumatic tires, bevel gear shaft driven rear end, electric powered side lamps, tail lights, and a single mounted headlamp. The interior is a lush as the outside with a vanity case, flower vases, and an electric dome light. Saddie is believed to be the last Baker Electric Roundabout in existence.
In 1996, Raymond Carr took to the road once again, in a 1909 Stanley Steam Car. Carr and his Stanley drove 5,200 miles from Anchorage, Alaska to Bar Harbor Maine. Carr was also a Goodwill Ambassador for the state of Pennsylvania, and helped raise money for the American Red Cross during this trip. This 1909 Stanley Steam Car appears like any other gasoline car of it’s time, but underneath it is powered by a steam boiler and a 2-cylinder engine. It also has the capability of going 70 mph!
These are just a few of the vehicles with a great story to tell so make sure to join us for this unique exhibit before in ends on May 27th. Exhibit vehicles include cars, trucks and even segways. Vehicles begin in 1899 and continue through 2012 and include the following: 1899 Crouch, 1902 Stanley Stick-Seat Runabout,1903 Northern,1908 Studebaker (congressional vehicle),1909 Stanley Steamer,1912 Rauch & Lang (Once owned by Thomas Edison) Electric,1912 Baker Electric,1930 Col. Green’s unique 1930 Stearns-Knight Hybrid,1938 Walker Dynamotive – Model 500 Gas/Electric Power Milk Truck, 1956 Coal-Powered Citroen,1976 Citi Car, 2012, and Segways.
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Shawnmikael(s) and T.M.I. Improv Show
Sunday: Gamut Classic Theatre, Harrisburg
By CPBJ staff
Mikael Johnson and Shawn Westfall pride themselves on not rushing scenes and on playing the emotional truth while maintaining their internal logic.
They make frequent use of “multi-casting” — playing multiple characters within the same scene — but only as the opportunity arises organically.
Shawnmikael(s) has won Best Improv Troupe at the Harrisburg Improv Comedy Throwdown twice.
The duo also performed at the 2011 Capital Fringe Festival.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m.
