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Upcoming Events for Woodsboro
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Regular Weekly Events

   Tuesday

  
  5 pm American Legion Bingo
     
   Wednesdays  
     

   First & Third Thursdays
  6:30 pm Woodsboro Walkersville Lions Club
 

   Second & Forth Thursdays
  5 pm Woodsboro American Legion Seafood Dinner American Legion Dining
 

   Friday
  5 pm American Legion Dinner Chicken Platter $6.50
     
 November Events
9 Monday  
  7:30 pm Monthly meeting of The South Mountain Audubon Society of Gettysburg PA, a Charter of The National Audubon Society.  Robert Bull, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Certified Bog Turtle surveyor will talk on the the different natural and human causes for the Bog's Turtle's continued peril including: early fur industry, logging, mill dams, roads, natural succession, predators and diseases.  The meeting is free and open to the general public.  It  will be held at the Agricultural Resource Center, 670 Old Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg, PA, 17325.  Assigned room will be posted on the front door.  For further information contact Deb Siefken at 677-4830.
     
10 Tuesday  
     
11 Wed  
  10 am Mother Seton School invites you an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 t0  8 p.m. Info sessions at 11:15 a.m. and 6:15 p.m.  Parents interested in obtaining information about Mother Seton School and not able to attend, please contact us at 301-447-3165 or www.mothersetonschool.org
     
12 Thursday  
     
13 Friday  
  All day Mark Nesbitt's Supernatural Summit: A Virtual Paranormal Gathering During the three-day event, paranormal enthusiasts from around the world will be able to experience, at their convenience, presentations, networking, and a virtual exhibition hall. For more information call 717-337-0445.  The Supernatural Summit program will feature more than 50 hours of presentations by paranormal experts on a wide range of topics. For more information please visit www.supernaturalsummit.com
  9 am Seasonally Artistic Crafts Sale featuring: New distinctive hand made gifts at best prices for your Holiday shopping. Peruse the Book Nook, Collectibles, & Gently used Christmas decorations. Warm cider awaits your arrival! Unitarian Universalists of Gettysburg, 136 S. Stratton St. Friday,
  4 pm Elias Lutheran’s Church’s  Chile Supper Fundraiser for St. Dysmus Lutheran Prison Ministry, in conjunction with Elias Coffee House.

A Chile Supper with Salad and Dessert will be served, beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, November 13th. The cost is $7.50/person. All proceeds will benefit the Lutheran Prison Ministry that takes place at Frederick and Hagerstown Prisons under the direction of Rev Bill Lundgren. Other members of the Prison Ministry Board will be assisting with the Supper as well as inmates from Adams County Prison doing Community Service to help us cook and serve. Thanks – see you for Chile Dinner.
  6 pm Grand Open celebration of the Rebecca Pearl Studio.  Open House from 6 to 9 PM at the Gallery/Studio.
  7 pm Elias Lutheran Church’s The basement coffee house ministry returns for the fall season. Featuring common clay! The music is preceded by a chili dinner—funds will go to support St. Dysmus Lutheran prison ministries.
     
14 Saturday  
  9 am Fall Fun Run for all ages sponsored by Mother Seton School - Saturday, November 14 (Raindate November 21) at Mount Saint Mary's Campus. Come out and join us for a Fall Family Fun 5K Run/Walk and experience the beautiful scenery of the Catoctin Mountains.  Proceeds to benefit the Education Program at Mother Seton School.  More info forthcoming: www.mothersetonschool.org
  9 am Seasonally Artistic Crafts Sale featuring: New distinctive hand made gifts at best prices for your Holiday shopping. Peruse the Book Nook, Collectibles, & Gently used Christmas decorations. Warm cider awaits your arrival! Unitarian Universalists of Gettysburg, 136 S. Stratton St. Friday,
  4:30 pm Bingo at the Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Company's Activity Building. Doors open games start @ 7pm.
  6 pm Strawberry Hill’s 8th Annual Auction Dinner!

Help Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve continue its mission to connect Adams County’s community with the natural world and provide environmental education to our local schools by joining the fun at Liberty Mountain.

Bidders will find great items such as stained glass art (see photo on the left), photographs, oil and water color paintings, hand-crafted woodwork, fanciful dinners, bed & breakfast getaways, outdoor gear, gift certificates, and many other unique products and services donated by local businesses and supporters of Strawberry Hill.

For tickets reply by email @ info@strawberryhill.org

  7 pm Dance to benefit 1LT Rob Seidel Wounded Soldiers Fund.
     
15 Sunday  
  2 pm Mother Seton School, invites you to come out for a day of old fashioned bingo with a Thanksgiving theme will inspire prizes such as sugar, flour, apples, turkeys, and much more.  Tickets: $15 Advanced, $20 at the door. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. and Bingo begins at 2:00 p.m.  For more info: 301-447-3161 or www.mothersetonschool.org.
  3 pm St. John’s Lutheran Church in Creagerstown present the Blue Grass Chapel Band - concert will begin at 3:00 P.M. All are welcome. A Pot Luck Dinner will follow in the Parish House.
     
16 Monday
  7 pm Regular Monthly meeting of the Emmitsburg Historical Society
     
17 Tuesday
     
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