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Upper St. Clair Couple Create A Christmas Wonderland
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“Everybody comes in and says that they just can’t believe it,” she said proudly.
The trees are a beautiful sight to behold. Every room has a tree that befits the traditional decor of their home. In the entry hall, a spiral topiary-style tree is festooned with red and gold tapestry ribbon, glazed fruit and more. Packaged gifts in red paper and gold foil ribbon surround a classic Santa who is busily checking his pocket watch for the countdown to the big day. Lush swags of dried fruit and ribbon adorn the staircase.
Mrs. Wilson explained that each tree offers a hint of what’s to come in the next room. On her carefully planned tour, the next stop is the family room, whose tree has a woodland theme. Burgundy poinsettias, mini-birdhouses, charming birds, bird nests and tapestry ribbon fill the branches. The creche takes center stage beneath the boughs and an old-fashioned sleigh sits close by, filled with presents. A grand oak mantel is swagged with more ribbon, pine cones and stockings while the fireplace burns brightly within. Even the artwork on the wall is changed out, with holiday scenes of sleighs and Santas.
Read the full article: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11351/1197459-30-0.stm#ixzz1gr0nEICm
Hallelujah! Singing Flash Mob Hits Lancaster Central Market
Hundreds of shoppers at Central Market got a glorious surprise Saturday morning when at least 125 people around them suddenly began singing the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s “Messiah.”
At 9:30 a.m. a mass of people, many wearing Santa hats and reindeer antlers, found their way to the center of market and suddenly, the opening chords of the “Hallelujah Chorus” filled the air and voices rose in unison to sing the Christmas classic.
Commerce pretty much came to a halt for the next four minutes as standholders and shoppers stopped to listen and possibly join in.
Central Market had its very first flash mob.
“A Christmas Story” At Tri-County Performing Arts Center, Pottstown
I went to see “A Christmas Story” this evening at the Tri-County Performing Arts Center in downtown Pottstown. I think I like the stage version better than the movie.
The “black box” theater demands that you focus on the acting rather than elaborate sets, props and special effects. I would say the actors were superb tonight.
Stand out performances were given by Geoffrey Berwind as Ralph as an adult (who acts as a narrator), Ben Williams as Ralphie Parker, Andrea Frassoni as Mother, Michele Bolay as Miss Shields and Steve Reazor as The Old Man. I would give the higest accolades to Groffrey Berwind and Steve Reazor. Michele Bolay was hysterical!
Congratulations to Marta Rubin Kiesling, Deborah Stimson-Snow and Director Bill Kiesling for another fine production!
My friends and I enjoyed a great meal at the Brick House prior to the show. The place was packed! Come to Pottstown and “make it a night”!
There are three more shows before “A Christmas Story” closes. On Saturday, December 17th there are performances at 3:00pm and 8:00pm. On Sunday, December 18th there is a performance at 3:00pm.
For more information click here: http://www.villageproductions.org/
The Tri-County Performing Arts Center is located at 245 E. High Street in Pottstown!
Pittsburgh’s “Christmas Lady”
Even though it was summertime, the living room and dining room were still decorated for Christmas. Ms. Vicini leaves her Christmas tree, village and Santa collection out year-round.
“I enjoy them so much, I never wanted to put them away,” she explained. “Why just enjoy them for one month when you can enjoy them all year?”
Ms. Vicini, who turned 61 this week, has been celebrating Christmas every day for at least 15 years. She says her family and friends understand perfectly.
“They figure this woman was born on St. Nicholas Day (Dec. 6) and she’s named Carol. Apparently she has the Christmas spirit, so let’s just let her go,” she said, laughing.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11344/1195943-55.stm#ixzz1gBvXxNL0
Downingtown Christmas Parade And Coatesville Historic District House Tours This Weekend
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The Downingtown Christmas Parade will start at 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 10th and will run along Lancaster Avenue. For more information, call 610-269-4203 or visit their website www.dtownchristmas.com
The Coatesville Lukens Historic District Holiday House Tour will take place today, December 9th from 4pm to 7pm. The event is free. Donations are requested. For more information, call 610-384-9282 or check out their website www.lukensnhd.org.
Reading Symphony To Perform Handel’s “Messiah” At The Sovereign Center
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For the first time in its 99-year history, the Reading Symphony Orchestra will perform Handel’s “Messiah,” along with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society and soloists, led by RSO music director Andrew Constantine, Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Sovereign Performing Arts Center.
The soloists will be soprano Janice Chandler Eteme, mezzo-soprano Jan Wilson, tenor Duane Moody and baritone Robert Cantrell.
Reading Christmas House Tour – Centre Park Historic District
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If you enjoy touring historic homes decorated for the Christmas season then you might want to head to Reading this Sunday, December 11th. The 27th Annual Centre Park Historic District Christmas House Tour is from 1pm to 6pm. The tours are self-guided and ticket are $15.00! Tickets will be available at Centre Park, in the 700 block of Centre Avenue, on the day of the tour. Advance tickets are $12 per person and are available at www.centrepark.org or by calling (610) 375-7860. Advance tickets are non-refundable.
If riding in a horse-drawn carriage is your thing, that is available as well. Tickets are $5.00.
Parking is available at First Energy Stadium and a free trolley will shuttle you to and from the historic district.
If you don’t want to tour on an empty stomach, a champagne brunch runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Adrienne’s Inn at Centre Park. Brunch is $25 per person (includes champagne mimosa) or can be combined with a house tour ticket for $35. An advanced reservation for brunch is required. Brunch reservations can be made using the phone number or website listed above.
Luzerne County Teen Makes Christmas CD To Benefit NEPA Flood Victims
DURYEA, PA - This time of year, holiday CDs are a dime a dozen. But for flood victims in Duryea, Jordan Marsh’s “A Little Christmas Guitar” is one of a kind, a priceless symbol of the Christmas spirit, an embodiment of what it means to give to others during the holiday season.
The 16-year-old, a volunteer member of Excelsior Hose Co. No. 2, saw the destruction of this summer’s floods firsthand, witnessing his neighbors and friends in Duryea throw away all of their most prized possessions after flood waters from Tropical Storm Lee and Hurricane Irene destroyed their homes and ravaged their properties.
Pottstown Holiday House Tour Cancelled :(
The Historic Pottstown House Tour scheduled for December 11th has been cancelled due to conflicting events.
Annual Old Fashioned Christmas Parade – Downtown West Chester, December 2nd
WEST CHESTER – With the holiday season in full swing, it’s time to bundle up for the annual Old Fashioned Christmas Parade in downtown West Chester.
The parade, sponsored by MARS Drinks, will be on Friday, Dec. 2, at 7:15 p.m.
According to Katie Doherty, president of the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce, more than 25,000 people attended last year’s event and organizers expect even more people to pack the streets this year. 19 marching bands will appear in the parade!
More details: http://dailylocal.com/articles/2011/12/01/news/doc4ed6b1af1312a969165985.txt
Christmas Nativity Cedarville United Methodist Church — Pottstown, PA
We’re all familiar with the songs of the Season . . . “Away in the Manger”, “O Little Town of Bethlehem” or “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”, to name a few, but is Christ’s story alive to your family and a part of your Holiday celebrations?
On December 18th from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., as a gift to the community, we invite you and your family to join us, free of charge, under the blanket of the night sky for a journey back in time. You will walk with a Shepherd Guide, following the star of Bethlehem and visit five live scenes that tell the story of Jesus’ birth.
You will visit the manger–see the live animals; hear how the angels and shepherds joyously spread the word about Jesus’ birth; see the delight of the Wise Men presenting their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh and, share in the joy of the Christmas Story as told by our Grandparents.
Finally, the Family Life Center will be filled with familiar sounds of the Christmas music we all love and enjoy, complimentary hot chocolate and cookies; free craft activities for the children and an opportunity to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas with your friends and family.
The Live Nativity will be from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Cedarville UMC, 1092 Laurelwood Road, Pottstown, PA. This is an outside event, so please dress accordingly. Parking is free and the event is handicapped accessible. For directions or more information you may go to our website at www.cedarvilleumc.org or call the church office at (610) 326-4173.
28th Annual Pennsylvania Christmas Craft and Gift Show Starts December 1st!
If you want to shop till you drop then look no further than the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. The 28th Annual Pennsylvania Christmas Craft and Gift Show has HUNDREDS of vendors with merchandise for every taste and budget!
In addition to shopping, there is food, entertainment, a 120-foot train display, gingerbread house building and visits with Santa for the kids!
OMG you say! Tell me more!
WHEN: 10am – 8pm Dec. 1 & Dec. 2
9am – 8pm Dec. 3
10am – 5pm Dec. 4
WHERE: Farm Show Complex, 2300 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg
COST: $7, $6 seniors
INFO: (717) 233-5100 or www.pachristmasshow.com
Brunch With Santa At The Elmwood Park Zoo In Norristown
If you live in the area and have little ones who still believe in Santa, you can head on over to the Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown on December 11th, 17th or 18th and have some holiday family fun!
The holiday event features food, zoo admission, entertainment and pictures with Santa for $25.00 per adult and $15 per child.
The menu includes scrambled eggs, an omelet station, French toast, Belgian waffles, Chicken Primavera, eye of round roast and much more!
The zoo is located on Harding Boulevard in Norristown. Reservations are required! Call (610) 277-3825, ext. 241 or click here www.elmwoodparkzooevents.wordpress.com
Pottstown Hometown Holiday Celebration 2011 Events
Here is a breakdown of this year’s Pottstown Hometown Holiday Celebration events:
Sunday, November 27th – Noon until 4pm
Crafters at the Farmer’s Market and face painting for the kiddies
Decorating downtown, starting at the Santa House at Smith Plaza
Free Trolley Rides throughout the day
December 2nd – 6:30pm until 9:30pm
Santa comes downtown at 6:30pm (photos with Santa are $7)
Candy toss
Tree lighting
Carol sing with Barbershop Quartet
Storytime sponsored by the Pottstown Regional Public Library every half hour starting at 7:00pm – TANGO 139 High Street
Face painting at Memories N More
Coloring at Argento’s
December 10th – noon until 4pm
Santa House open
Crafters at the Farmer’s Market
Face painting at Memories N More
Coloring at Argento’s
Storytime at TANGO 139 High Street – every half hour
Free Trolley Rides
December 18th – noon until 4pm
Hometown Holiday Brunch – Farmer’s Market and Juan Carlo’s. Reservations! To buy tickets call (610) 323-5400 by December 12th!
Santa House open
Crafters at Farmer’s Market
Face painting at Memories N More
Coloring at Argento’s
Storytime at TANGO, 139 High Street – every half hour
The following shops will be open from noon until 4pm on 11/27, 12/10 and 12/18:
Grumpy’s, J&H Produce, Freeland Meat Market, Cole’s Tobacco, Tri-PAC, Rich Renieri, Argento’s Pizza, Laserworks, Weitzenkorn’s, High Street Music, Christian Science Reading Room, The Brick House, Flaming Franks, Bistro 137, Old World Barber and Company Cakes.
Tri-County Performing Arts Center Presents “A Christmas Story”, December 1st – 18th
A CHRISTMAS STORY (family comedy)
Dec 1 – 18, 2011
Dec 1 – 18, 2011
By Jean Shepherd, a comedy based on the Warner Bros. motion picture; adapted by Philip Grecian / Presented through special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing / Directed by Bill Kiesling
Appropriate for All Ages*
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Don’t miss this classic holiday tale of the mischievous, be-speckled young boy, Ralphie, who dreams of getting a BB-gun for Christmas. In the weeks before the big holiday, Ralphie and his friends and family get into all kinds of sticky situations – including a bully with yellow eyes, a tongue stuck to a lamp post, a bar of soap in the mouth, a garish major award, and a Chinese Christmas dinner. Based on the humorist Jean Shepherd’s novel “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash”, A CHRISTMAS STORY is the perfect holiday treat for the whole family!
A CHRISTMAS STORY (Dec 1 – 18)
Thursdays, Dec 1 (preview), Dec 8 & 15 @ 7:30 pm
Fridays, Dec 2, 9 & 16 @ 8:00 pm
Saturdays, Dec 3, 10 & 17 @ 8:00 pm AND Dec 17 @ 3:00 pm
Sundays, Dec 4, 11 & 18 @ 3:00 pm
Special Events
- Opening Night Reception: 12/2
- Talkbacks with Director/Cast: Sundays, 12/4 & 12/11
Tickets
ADULT: Thurs $18; Fri, Sat & Sun $21
STUDENT/SR (65+): Thurs $16; Fri, Sat & Sun $19
CHILD (12 & under): Thurs $13; Fri, Sat & Sun $15
$2 off per ticket for groups of 10 or more!
Log on to www.tripac.org for tickets.
245 E. High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464
Gallery On High/Gallery School of Pottstown’s Annual Holiday Party, Friday, December 2nd
The Gallery on High/Gallery School of Pottstown is having their Annual Holiday Party on Friday, December 2nd from 5pm – 8pm. The event is free, open to the public and features food, beverages and fun. Everyone is invited to stop by.
The party ends in time for everyone to attend Tri-Pac’s A Christmas Story starting at 8pm.
The Gallery is located at 254 East High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464-5555
Voice: (610) 326-2506
Internet: http://www.galleryonhigh.com/
City Of Wilkes-Barre Christmas Parade, Saturday, November 19th
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If you love Christmas, and all things associated with it, the place to be tomorrow is Wilkes-Barre. Saturday, November 19th is the Wilkes-Barre Christmas parade plus a fun-filled day of holiday activities in the city. The best part of all is that it is FREE!
The fun starts at 10am with the showing of A Christmas Story at Movies 14, downtown. If you bring an unwrapped toy to benefit Toys for Tots, you get in FREE!
From noon until 1pm, you can enjoy a free Christmas concert by the King’s College Cantores Christi Regis Singers in the lobby of the Ramada, also downtown.
At 12:30pm, for those who aren’t in the mood for a concert, there is Storytelling at Barnes & Noble. You can meet Mrs. Claus and enjoy a Christmas story.
At 1:30pm there is a concert at the F.M. Kirby Center. The YOUniveristy Suzuki Strings will be playing in the lobby. Come out and show your support for these young people!
At 2:00pm there is a Christmas Carol sing-a-long on Public Square.
From 2:00pm until 6pm there will be holiday face painting on Public Square. That will cost you $5.00 per face 
At 3:15pm the main event begins. The Christmas Parade featuring Santa, floats, music and tons of fun begins at South and S. Main Street. There are four divisions this year.
Immediately after the parade, there will be a tree lighting ceremony on Public Square. There will be photos with Santa for $5.00 to benefit Valley Santa, courtesy of Boscov’s. There will also be complimentary (free) hot chocolate from the Salvation Army and the Wilkes-Barre Lion’s Club.
The Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association sponsored a window decorating contest this year (Window Wonderland) and over 40 businesses have decorated their windows to add even more holiday spirit to this year’s event!
It’s Christmas time in the city!
Pottstown’s Funky Santa Individual 5K & 3-Person Relay 5K
Funky Santa Individual 5K & 3-Person Relay 5K
Sunday, December 4th, 2011 – 9:15 A.M.
Montgomery County Community College – 101 College Drive, Pottstown, PA
Race will be held Rain, Snow, Sleet or Shine!
Multiple race divisions for teams and individuals!
Great holiday fun with family and friends … make a day of it during the Pottstown Hometown Holiday Celebration!!!
Prizes for the best holiday dressed or festive costumes.
More Information: http://www.pottstown.org/PDF/funk-santa-5k-relay.pdf
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