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The Nicodemus Center for Ceramic Studies at Penn State Mont Alto and the Mont Alto Pottery Guild will hold their eighth annual holiday pottery sale on Friday and Saturday, December 2 and 3, and Monday through Friday, December 5 through 9, from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. each day, in the center’s pottery studio, room [...]

Mainstreet Waynesboro, Inc. is raffling off a brand new woman’s ruana wrap this holiday season. The wrap was made in Peru from alpaca wool and has a retail value of $145.
The raffle is a fundraiser for Mainstreet Waynesboro. The ruana wrap is a classic design that is always in style, but it’s [...]

Easter Seals will be hosting, “A Nite At The Races,” on Friday, November 18, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. at Green Grove Gardens to benefit programs and services provided by Easter Seals in Franklin County.
“A Nite At The Races,” is an event that participants using play money, bet on 10 pre-recorded horse races, explains Jackie Mowen, [...]

The H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center at Shippensburg University presents MASTERS OF ILLUSION LIVE! on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 13 at 3:00 p.m. Reserved tickets are $42, $38, $34 and $29 and are now on sale. A group discount is available for groups of 20 or [...]

The public is invited to Waynesboro’s traditional kick-off to the holiday season on Friday, November 18 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., when the annual Tree Lighting ceremony takes place in Center Square.
Hosted by Mainstreet Waynesboro, the event is traditionally family-oriented. This year, children are in the spotlight with entertainment for and by kids, with [...]

Franklin County history is alive and well at the “Old Jail” and the John Brown House, both on East King Street in Chambersburg. The jail contains a museum with various themes on local history and ever-changing exhibits. The John Brown House is a period site where visitors learn what happened in that fateful [...]