In Lancaster, just once a month, December 17 & 18, 2016 vendors gather to sell unusual and unique pieces of art, handmade goods, collectibles, vintage clothing, and dozens more kinds of goods. Located at the Masonic Center of Lancaster, the Punk Rock Flea Market is a fledgling market with the intention to have a good time, connect with similar (and different) people, and to showcase some truly fantastic items.
If you’re into alternative art, or the untraditional in general, this is the market for you. One vendor to keep your eye out for is Kidhardt Creations, owned, operated, and created by Arielle Kidhardt. This artist sells her 100% handcrafted works at Lancaster’s Punk Rock Flea Market, one of many venues that keeps this local artist busy. Arielle’s work this...
In Lancaster, just once a month, December 17 & 18, 2016 vendors gather to sell unusual and unique pieces of art, handmade goods, collectibles, vintage clothing, and dozens more kinds of goods. Located at the Masonic Center of Lancaster, the Punk Rock Flea Market is a fledgling market with the intention to have a good time, connect with similar (and different) people, and to showcase some truly fantastic items.
If you’re into alternative art, or the untraditional in general, this is the market for you. One vendor to keep your eye out for is Kidhardt Creations, owned, operated, and created by Arielle Kidhardt. This artist sells her 100% handcrafted works at Lancaster’s Punk Rock Flea Market, one of many venues that keeps this local artist busy. Arielle’s work this...
Lancaster’s American Music Theatre of Lancaster presents its holiday show, Winter Wonderland, on stage through December 30. This feel-good holiday event sends you on a journey to a Bavarian mountain village and even the North Pole itself to experience some of the Christmas magic floating around the air everywhere you go. Flawless costumes, gowns, and set props make this an immersive Christmas tale more focused on the fairytale magic of our youth than the religious traditions that also accompany the holiday.
Packed full of Christmas spirit, this world-class cast of singers, dancers, and actors make the American Music Theatre’s 2016 Christmas Show an unforgettable program. The 9-piece orchestra, all-live performances, and the theatre itself all make sure that you really feel...
Fill your holiday season with light and magic at Hersheypark’s Christmas Candylane. The gates open despite the winter weather to give you a thrilling and chilling ride on their rollercoasters, an easy glide around the carousel, and a breathtaking light show. Hersheypark’s N.O.E.L., or “Nights of Extraordinary Lights,” is one of Candylane’s main features. This 12-mile twinkling, dazzling light show displays over 200,000 running lights that move, synchronized to your favorite classic Christmas carols. The reflections along Spring Creek double the view to create a true winter wonderland, showing us the magic of Christmas. The best vantage points to view this light show are along the bridges crossing Spring Creek. To find out more information, and even...
Over 160 years ago, Lancaster County PA was the site of the first spark that would soon ignite into the explosive and shocking Civil War. It was in Lancaster County that some historians claim to be the location of the first battle of the Civil War. On September 11th, 1851, a Maryland plantation owner sought his stolen property in Pennsylvania: four runaway slaves seeking shelter in Christiana, a village in southeast Lancaster County. Under the 1850 federal ruling named the Fugitive Slave Act, the plantation owner was technically, but not morally, within his rights. In the end, he didn't get what he came for...and never returned to Maryland. Four Quakers and thirty-four former slaves killed the plantation owner in whatever altercation followed their meeting; not only did they...
Fresh country air and the richest farmland in the world provided Lancaster, Pennsylvania with the ability to make world-famous craft brews, starting a powerhouse industry in the 1700s. But Prohibition quickly disbanded one of Lancaster County’s most profitable trades. Many of these breweries continued to be fully functional, and the area is rich in Prohibition-era history and exciting stories about the Lancaster, PA brew-making lawbreakers.
Today, the area has revitalized the industry. Lancaster Craft Brew Tours offers a fun and relaxing trip around Lancaster County and Harrisburg that introduces you to the many craft breweries in the area. With sixteen (and counting) craft breweries in the county offering craft beers, Lancaster is able to combine its brewing past with its ever-...
Before the light bulb had become the most sold and useful innovation of all time, our homes and offices, even our roads, were lit by candles. Lancaster County's unique landscape, culture, and population, provides the opportunity to view and experience the past when candles were the only source of light in the world of darkness we call night.
The Old Candle Barn, located in the famous town of Intercourse, crafts candles in their Candle Factory. This shop's inventory includes a variety of candles, room sprays, furnishings, and accents for any home and they make great gifts for those waiting at home. Additionally, the business is owned and operated by the Hurst family, who started making candles in the 60s and now manage 12,000 square feet. Their products represent the culture and...
Lancaster County hosts the Antique and Art Sale through the month of December at the Old State Theatre Antique Mall in Columbia, PA. It takes place every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10AM-5PM. Every thing in the store is on sale, starting at a 20% off discount for purchases over $50. For some practical information on the event, visit the website.
The event's host, the Old State Theatre Antique Mall and Art Gallery emphasizes American history and the wonder of the past, the importance quality, and the old things that still hold meaning to us. Own a part of our proud American history. Represent it by displaying furniture that transports you back to an earlier time that is now lost and gone. Antique malls are great locations for gifts and personal mementos to decorate and even...
In 1857, Pennsylvania’s James Buchanan won the presidential election, a bachelor with high hopes to equal George Washington’s reputation. In a few short years, though, Buchanan will have made what historians deem the worst mistake in presidential history: the President’s inability to negotiate peace caused seven southern states to secede from the United States of America. The once-unified nation was torn in half—as well as the Democratic Party— and the years to come would bring the bloodiest war in American history.
But years and years before these consequences unfolded around this man, he was a lawyer in Lancaster, freshly graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, a capital of 18th century knowledge and learning, built with stone and lined with green...
Experience a variety of genuine Amish Country food and produce! The Lemon Street Market in Lancaster provides organic, vegan, and local and regional food whenever possible. The Lemon Street Market also strives for sustainable-grade, GMO-free food. Shop for flowers, have a hot cup of coffee, and enjoy a rich smoothie made from locally grown fruit.
This is a great location for finding natural cleaning and cooking supplies for your home (like vinegar), gifts for family, or just a good meal and a relaxing afternoon walk observing all the different kinds of products and produce that are grown and made right here in Lancaster County. This is where the fruits of our labors (literally) are available to be bought and eaten.
The market café is a nice pit stop during the hot summer days for a...
