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Cumberland Valley School of Music (CVSM) recently opened a new studio located on 32 West Main Street, Waynesboro, PA. Lessons and classes are available for students of all ages, with more to be added based on interest and demand. CVSM will also continue to teach some lessons at St. Andrew School in Waynesboro, as it [...]

The 31st annual Corn Festival is Saturday, August 27, 2011, from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., rain or shine, in Downtown Shippensburg, PA. Seven blocks of King Street, Shippensburg’s main thoroughfare, become a bazaar for a day featuring about 300 craft and food vendors, great family-friendly entertainment, crafts demonstrations, an antique car show and a [...]

The H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University is offering BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS, beginning Monday, September 12, 2011. Classes take place consecutive Monday evenings (except Oct. 10) through October 24, 2011, on-stage in the inspirational setting of the Grove Theatre, inside the Luhrs Center. Two different classes are offered, based on experience level; [...]

The Mountaintop Community Churches, One Mountain Foundation and the Fort Ritchie Community Center are hosting A Remembrance Service on Patriot’s Day. The service will commence at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the Fort Ritchie Community Center on Lake Royer Drive in Cascade, Maryland. The purpose of the service is to remember and [...]

Tickets are on sale now for the 3rd Annual “Pop A Cork for the Capitol,” being held rain or shine in both the outdoor Capitol Back Lot and inside the Capitol Theatre Center in Downtown Chambersburg, PA on Saturday August 27, 2011. Guests can come and go between 12:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The day [...]

Less than a month before the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America, residents of Franklin County will have the opportunity to pay tribute to the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants in the 2011 America’s 9/11 Ride are scheduled to travel through Chambersburg on their motorcycles between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. on [...]

Is your chili good enough to win the $500 first prize at Mad Anthony’s Chili Cook-off? Competition is heating up for the fourth annual chili contest held in conjunction with Waynesboro’s annual Market Day on Saturday, October 1. Sponsored by Mainstreet Waynesboro Inc., Market Day runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and features craft [...]

“Chambersburg peaches” have had a reputation of being some of the best produce available for several decades. Farmers in Franklin County have spent the past several months making sure this year’s crop will be no different. “August is really ‘peak season’ for peaches,” explains Tawnya Tracey of Tracey’s Orchards in Greencastle. “The month’s heat and [...]

More than 100 motorcycles are scheduled to roll into Downtown Chambersburg on Friday, August 19, with a crowd of at least 300 expected to welcome them to the area. “Bike Night” will run from 4:00 – 6:30 p.m., bringing participants from The Pennsylvania State H.O.G. (Harley Davidson Owners Group) Rally in Gettysburg over to Franklin [...]