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 November Events
18 Wednesday  
     
19 Thursday  
  9:45 am 146th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. An annual observation with brief memorial services in the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at 9:45 a.m. Gettysburg National Military Park.  For more information call: 717-334-1124 ext. 3121. Sponsored by the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania, Gettysburg National Military Park, and the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.
     
20 Friday  
     
21 Saturday  
  9 am Willow Pond Farm to Host Holiday Open House and Foothills Artists Studio Tour

Fairfield’s Willow Pond Farm will host its annual Holiday Open House and Foothills Artists Studio Tour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22. Owners of Willow Pond Farm, Tom and Madeline Wajda, will welcome visitors to the farm’s historic 200-year-old house at 145 Tract Road., Fairfield, Pa. Madeline’s farm-crafted jellies, honey, dips, beverages, and other herbal delights will be served.

The Foothills Artists Studio Tour will feature six internationally-acclaimed individuals working in the Fairfield area. They are:

  • Dorothea Barrick – painter and print-maker
  • Erin Brown – whimsical cards and paintings
  • Jack Handshaw – fine porcelains
  • Hiroko Kumagai Rubin – fabric art
  • Betsy Tresselt – original jewelry
  • Shiela Waters – calligrapher and miniatures painter

"We are pleased to support these individuals who are part of the increasingly sophisticated and diverse community of artists in the Fairfield area," said Tom Wajda. Maps to the studios will be available at the farm shop.

For more information call (717) 647-6384 or email info@willowpondherbs.com. To learn more about Willow Pond Farm, plants and products available at the farm store visit www.willowpondherbs.com.

  1 pm Gettysburg's Remembrance Day Parade and Ceremonies An annual event held in conjunction with the Gettysburg Address anniversary.  Sponsored by the Union Veterans of the Civil War.
  4:30 pm Bingo at the Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Company's Activity Building. Doors open games start @ 7pm.
  Sunset 8th Annual Remembrance Illumination Held at the Soldiers' National Museum. Luminary candles will be placed on each Civil War grave as a testament to the sacrifices made here in 1863. Gettysburg National Military Park and Visitors Center. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation
     
22 Sunday  
     
23 Monday  
     
24 Tuesday
  
25 Wed
     
26 Thursday
  4 pm St. John’s Lutheran Church’s 117th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner.
     
27 Friday  
     
28 Saturday  
  4:30 pm Bingo at the Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Company's Activity Building. Doors open games start @ 7pm.
  6:30 pm 22nd Annual Gettysburg Christmas Parade. Be part of it all as we delight in the annual parade, light the great tree in the Lincoln Square, and sing Christmas carols together to bring in the holiday season. Enjoy a variety of bands, floats, costumed characters, distinguished guests, dancers, youth groups and, of course, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus! Downtown Gettysburg. After the parade, Santa's Shanty will be open on the Square for the children.
     
29 Sunday  
  7:30 pm Music Gettysburg!'s Festival Choral Vespers for Advent
Enjoy the Schola Cantorum of Gettysburg by candlelight
in a most festive way to enter the season of expectation.  Gettysburg Lutheran
Seminary Chapel,147 Seminary Ridge.
     
30 Monday