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Mon & Wed... Non Profit Martial Arts/Self Defense Classes. Thurmont Elementary School. Children’s classes ages 6-14 and adult classes ages 15 and up. Small classes/individual attention. For more information call 301-695-9352 or visit In Ji Yong Martial Arts
at: www.fred.net/injiyong.
Tue & Fri Thurmont Food Bank. Tuesday evenings, 6 - 8 p.m.; Friday 12 - 2 p.m. To make donations or deliveries, call 301-271-2087. Temporarily housed at St. John’s Lutheran Church, North Church Street, Thurmont (next to the fire house).
Wednesdays Guardian Hose Co. Bingo. Activities Building, Thurmont Carnival Grounds. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and bingo begins at 7:00 p.m. Proceeds support the volunteer Guardian Hose Co. of Thurmont.
1st Sunday Interdenominational Service for Youth by Youth sponsored by Thurmont United Methodist & Youth for Christ. Praise & worship, drama, special music, dynamic speakers. 7:00 p.m. Thurmont United Methodist Church, 13880 Long Rd., Thurmont. Call
301-271-0255 for more information.
1st Mon & 3st Tues Clothes Closet. Free clothing for needy families. Newborn - adult sizes. 1st Monday 6:00 p.m.; 3rd Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Thurmont United Methodist Church, Long Road, Thurmont.
2nd/4th Wed Social Services Outreach by Frederick Co. Dept. of Social Services. Medical, pharmacy, housing assistance, food stamps, and more. 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Emmitsburg Community Ctr., N. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg.
2nd/4th Wed Thurmont Lions meet at Cozy Restaurant at 6:30 p.m.
2nd Thursday Thurmont MOMs Club serving the Catoctin High School feeder communities. Meet with other stay-at-home moms for support, playgroups, and interesting activities. 10:00 a.m. Graceham Moravian Church, 8231-A Rocky Ridge Rd. (Rt. 77), Thurmont. For
details call Kim at 301-416-0013.
2nd Friday The Basement Coffee House. Elias Lutheran Church, 100W North Ave. Emmitsburg, MD. Join us for Great music and fellowship, Free coffee and snacks.
4th Monday Mason-Dixon Quilt Guild Meeting. Fun, discussions, demonstrations, learning. Beginners welcome. No dues. 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Catoctin Church of Christ, Gateway Shopping Ctr., Franklinville Rd., Thurmont. 301-271-4102.
4th Friday In God’s Hands Coffee House. Weller United Methodist Church, 101 North Altamont Ave, Thurmont, MD. Free admission and free refreshments. Bring your friends and neighbors for great fellowship.
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Gettysburg Stage's next
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8 pm |
Patriot Point Presents: "Vanities” is a laugh-out-loud comedy about the growth of a friendship among three small town women coming of age in the 1960s and ‘70s.
It's an astute, snapshot-sharp chronicle look at their lives with witty dialogue that keeps the audience laughing throughout the production
www.patriotpoint.us |
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53rd Annual Apple Blossom Festival The festival is a fun filled
weekend for all ages consisting of numerous crafters, food vendors, live entertainment, orchard tours, children's activities and the crowning of the 2008 PA
Apple Queen. South Mountain Fairgrounds, 10 miles northwest of Gettysburg on PA Rt. 234 717-677-7444
acfga@comcast.net |
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7 pm |
Gettysburg Stage's next
production, 'The Oldest Profession.' |
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8 pm |
Patriot Point Presents: "Vanities” is a laugh-out-loud comedy about the growth of a friendship among three small town women coming of age in the 1960s and ‘70s.
It's an astute, snapshot-sharp chronicle look at their lives with witty dialogue that keeps the audience laughing throughout the production
www.patriotpoint.us |
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All Day |
53rd Annual Apple Blossom Festival The festival is a fun filled
weekend for all ages consisting of numerous crafters, food vendors, live entertainment, orchard tours, children's activities and the crowning of the 2008 PA
Apple Queen. South Mountain Fairgrounds, 10 miles northwest of Gettysburg on PA Rt. 234 717-677-7444
acfga@comcast.net |
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Delicious chicken barbecue, cooked the way only the Emmitsburg Lions Club can do it!
We will begin selling chicken dinners at 11 am and won't stop until they're all sold! Each dinner comes complete with half a chicken, fresh roll, applesauce and potato salad.
The barbeque will be held on South Seton Avenue, near Route 15, across from Getty's Gas Station. Come early and bring your appetite! We'll make sure you don't leave hungry.
Forget the kitchen on Sunday, the 4th, and support the many community projects the Emmitsburg Lions Club conducts throughout the year.
For Advance Orders with Home Delivery to 21727 zip code: Write Dianne Walbrecker at getwrite@aol.com with name, address, phone, and # of dinners before May 3. Or call her at
301-447-6962 with the same information.
Just $7.00 for half a chicken, roll, applesauce & potato salad |
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8 pm |
Patriot Point Presents: "Vanities” is a laugh-out-loud comedy about the growth of a friendship among three small town women coming of age in the 1960s and ‘70s.
It's an astute, snapshot-sharp chronicle look at their lives with witty dialogue that keeps the audience laughing throughout the production
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Gettysburg Farmers Market The Gettysburg Farmers Market is open Saturdays, mid-April to Late-October 7:00 AM until Noon. Lincoln Square |
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The Emmitsburg Library Friends are having their 6th Annual Plant Exchange. Bring your excess cuttings, and palnts to swap. If you don't have plants to swap, you
can make a small donation. Also a book sale $1. bag. At the Emmitsburg Branch Library on South Seton Ave. |
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Hundredfold Farm Earth Day Celebration - This free event will feature speakers on food security;
climate change; solar, wind & water energy; water, land & soil issues; green building, plus green vendors, a children¹s program, and tours of the community's solar homes and greenhouse wastewater
treatment plant. Hundredfold Farm is an eco-community of solar/passive solar homes that is being developed just west of Gettysburg, PA. For more information, please
contact Leonard Mazza, event coordinator, at (717) 334-7471 |
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Patriot Point Presents: "Vanities” is a laugh-out-loud comedy about the growth of a friendship among three small town women coming of age in the 1960s and ‘70s.
It's an astute, snapshot-sharp chronicle look at their lives with witty dialogue that keeps the audience laughing throughout the production
www.patriotpoint.us |
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Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra Under the direction of Norman Nunamaker, the Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra has emerged as one of the finest chamber groups in the region. The
Chamber Orchestra has delighted Music, Gettysburg! audiences with recent performances of great works such as Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, works of Beethoven, Bach and Rachmaninoff and much more.
Lutheran Theological Seminary Chapel - 147 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, PA
717-338-3000 x2197 The Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra will perform on May 11th at 4:00 PM. Music Gettysburg programs are free and open to the public.
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14th Annual Charities Challenge Golf ClassicJoin Villa Maria of Frederick County, a division of Catholic
Charities, for the 14th Annual Charities Golf Classic at the Maryland National Golf Club in Middletown, Maryland. Registration is at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The $150 entry fee
includes greens fees, cart, complimentary beverage station, grill lunch and dinner buffet. Participants are eligible for prizes and recognition gifts in this scramble format. Proceeds benefit the
Villa Maria of Frederick County, an outpatient mental health program with offices in Emmitsburg, Frederick, Mt. Airy and Brunswick. Villa Maria of Frederick County is dedicated to serving
children, adults and families of the area regardless of financial barriers, race or religious beliefs. This event is sponsored in part by Richard M. Johnson & Associates. For more information or a
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Mother Seton School's Fine Arts Festival - 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Band and Choral Performances, Art and
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56th Semi-Annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival -
Granite Hill Camping Resort has been home to the internationally acclaimed Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival since 1979, with our 56th and 57th events scheduled for 2008. Granite Hill Camping Resort and
Adventure Golf
3340 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 1-800-642-TENT
Each festival features top Bluegrass and Traditional Country musicians performing on our main stage, presenting informative workshops and meeting and greeting fans
from all over the world Visit www.gettysburgbluegrass.com for details |
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All Day |
56th Semi-Annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival -
Granite Hill Camping Resort has been home to the internationally acclaimed Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival since 1979, with our 56th and 57th events scheduled for 2008. Granite Hill Camping Resort and
Adventure Golf
3340 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 1-800-642-TENT
Each festival features top Bluegrass and Traditional Country musicians performing on our main stage, presenting informative workshops and meeting and greeting fans
from all over the world Visit www.gettysburgbluegrass.com for details |
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All Day |
56th Semi-Annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival -
Granite Hill Camping Resort has been home to the internationally acclaimed Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival since 1979, with our 56th and 57th events scheduled for 2008. Granite Hill Camping Resort and
Adventure Golf
3340 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 1-800-642-TENT
Each festival features top Bluegrass and Traditional Country musicians performing on our main stage, presenting informative workshops and meeting and greeting fans
from all over the world Visit www.gettysburgbluegrass.com for details |
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41st Semi-Annual Gettysburg Outdoor Antique Show A Buyers and Sellers Paradise sponsored by the Retail Merchants Association. 125 dealers on the main streets of the
downtown business area in Historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Held Rain or Shine Downtown Gettysburg
(717) 334-4510 |
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Gettysburg Farmers Market The Gettysburg Farmers Market is open Saturdays, mid-April to Late-October 7:00 AM until Noon. Lincoln Square |
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All Day |
56th Semi-Annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival -
Granite Hill Camping Resort has been home to the internationally acclaimed Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival since 1979, with our 56th and 57th events scheduled for 2008. Granite Hill Camping Resort and
Adventure Golf
3340 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 1-800-642-TENT
Each festival features top Bluegrass and Traditional Country musicians performing on our main stage, presenting informative workshops and meeting and greeting fans
from all over the world Visit www.gettysburgbluegrass.com for details |
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Choral Vespers for Trinity Sunday Choral Vespers for Trinity Sunday will be presented free and open to the public. Lutheran Theological Seminary Chapel, 147
Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, PA 717-338-3000 x2197 We invite you to call the Gettysburg Seminary at 1-717-338-3000 extension 2197.
www.musicgettysburg.org |
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Regular Monthly meeting of the Emmitsburg Historical Society |
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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere - Theatreworks USA From the halls of British Parliament to Revere's legendary ride, this
thrilling musical shows how ordinary people can make a difference. Silversmith Paul Revere lived a simple life until his revolutionary friends encouraged him to take a stand. Should Revere do what
is easy, or what is right? Majestic Performing Arts Center, 25 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, PA 717-337-8200 Ticket Prices: $8 for students and parents; $4 for teachers
www.gettysburgmajestic.org
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Gettysburg Farmers Market The Gettysburg Farmers Market is open Saturdays, mid-April to Late-October 7:00 AM until Noon. Lincoln Square |
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Grotto of Lourdes Rosary Walk - Meet at Seton Shrine, Emmitsburg - Walk to Grotto of Lourdes, Emmitsburg -12 Noon Mass - Crowning of Blessed Virgin Statue
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141st Gettysburg Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies The Gettysburg Joint Veterans Memorial Day Commission will host its 141st annual Memorial Day observance in
Gettysburg, PA. The Days activities will commence with a luncheon at 11:30 AM at the VFW Post home on East Middle Street. Historic Downtown
Gettysburg, PA 17325 717-334-6274
The annual Memorial Day Parade will form on Lefever Street at 1:00 PM and move at 2:00 PM proceeding west on East Middle then turning south on Baltimore where it will
enter the Gettysburg National Cemetery through the Baltimore Street Gate. The annual Service at the Soldiers National Monument in the Gettysburg National Cemetery will follow at 3:00 PM. Sponsored by
Gettysburg Joint Veterans Memorial Day Commission |
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Annual Emmitsburg Carnival |
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Annual Emmitsburg Carnival |
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Gettysburg Farmers Market The Gettysburg Farmers Market is open Saturdays, mid-April to Late-October 7:00 AM until Noon. Lincoln Square |
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Annual Emmitsburg Carnival |
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