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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
     

 October Events

5 Sunday  
  All day

 

43rd Annual National Apple Harvest Festival at the South Mountain Fairgrounds, 10 miles northwest of Gettysburg. South Mountain Fairgrounds, Route 234, Arendtsville, PA -
717-677-9413

Don't miss the live entertainment, over 300 arts & crafts vendors, farm displays, antique farm equipment, antique and classic cars, steam engines, antique cider press, orchard tours, pony rides, a petting zoo and so much more!
Be sure to sample all the great food. This event takes place rain or shine, be sure to wear your comfy shoes for a day of fun. The Apple Harvest Festival is held the first and second weekend of October. Held 8 am to 6 pm each day. Parking included in cost of admission.

     
6 Monday  
     
7 Tuesday  
     
8 Wed  
  11 a.m Mother Seton School's Class of 1957 - Reunion and
Luncheon. 11 a.m. at the school - 100 Creamery Road, Emmitsburg. The school is still trying to reach alumni from 1957 - the first graduating class! Please share this information with anyone who might know an alum
from that year. For more information, contact Development at 301.447.3165 or visit the website at: www.mothersetonschool.org
     
9 Thursday  
     
10 Friday  
  All day Colorfest Weekend
  All Day Tom's Creek United Methodist Church's Yard Sale/Flea Market Pass the word to your family and friends too! Pick up a flyer (located in the Parlor) for all of the details. Don't forget to reserve your space by talking with Jocelyn Wivell or Linda Kraft today
  5 pm Baked Chicken Dinner at Elias Lutheran Church to Benefit the Emmitsburg Council of Churches Mission Trip to Kenya -- July 2009. Serving from 5-7:30 p.m. delicious Rosemary Chicken, Rice and Salad. Children $3.50 -- Adults $7.00 (or your generous Donation).  Enjoy Meal and Fellowship--Christian music begins at 7 p.m. Featuring: 7 Mile Road and Emmitsburg's own, Silver Lining Band.
  8 pm German Youth Symphony - Join us when Europe's most talented young musicians perform beloved classical masterpieces. . Majestic Performing Arts Center
25 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, PA. - 717-337-8200 This 90-piece orchestra's program will feature Beethoven's Triple Concerto, Elgar's Enigma Variations and Mendelssohn's Symphoney No 4 with brother and sister soloists, Emmanuel, Frances and Elizabeth Borowski - Ticket Prices: $37, $34, $31
     
11 Saturday  
  All day Colorfest Weekend
  tbd Western Maryland Baseball Association’s travel U-13 team is conducting tryouts for the 2009 Spring season. Players born on or after May 1, 1995 that are interested in playing baseball at a competitive level are encouraged to tryout. Tryouts will be held October 4th, 11th & 18th. For more information, contact wmba@comcast.net or call 301-304-0084.
  All day

 

43rd Annual National Apple Harvest Festival at the South Mountain Fairgrounds, 10 miles northwest of Gettysburg. South Mountain Fairgrounds, Route 234, Arendtsville, PA -
717-677-9413

Don't miss the live entertainment, over 300 arts & crafts vendors, farm displays, antique farm equipment, antique and classic cars, steam engines, antique cider press, orchard tours, pony rides, a petting zoo and so much more!
Be sure to sample all the great food. This event takes place rain or shine, be sure to wear your comfy shoes for a day of fun. The Apple Harvest Festival is held the first and second weekend of October. Held 8 am to 6 pm each day. Parking included in cost of admission.

  All Day Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary is hosting a Conference in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Participants will be able to choose four Marian presentations from a total of eleven talks. Topics include: “The Blessed Virgin in the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation,” “Pope Benedict XVI’s Teaching on the Blessed Virgin as Model of Faith,” “Mary and the Social Doctrine of the Church.” For more information and to register, visit www.mount2008.com/symposium/. The deadline for registration is October 3. Enrich your knowledge and love for the Mother of God. For more information, call (301) 447-5017. Please join us!
  Noon Hundredfold Farm Fall Open House. This free event will feature guided tours of the community's solar homes and greenhouse-based wastewater treatment plant, refreshments, and an opportunity to speak with current residents. 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
  8 pm The Met Opera Live at The Majestic - SALOME Soprano Karita Mattila reprises her acclaimed interpretation of the title character of Strauss’s Salome, with baritone Juha Uusitalo as Jochanaan. Mikko Franck conducts The Majestic, 25 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, PA - 717-337-8200
Live matinee broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera from Lincoln Center shown on the historical Majestic Theater’s screen and enhanced by live interviews and a look at behind-the scenes action.
     
12 Sunday  
  All day

 

43rd Annual National Apple Harvest Festival at the South Mountain Fairgrounds, 10 miles northwest of Gettysburg. South Mountain Fairgrounds, Route 234, Arendtsville, PA -
717-677-9413

Don't miss the live entertainment, over 300 arts & crafts vendors, farm displays, antique farm equipment, antique and classic cars, steam engines, antique cider press, orchard tours, pony rides, a petting zoo and so much more!
Be sure to sample all the great food. This event takes place rain or shine, be sure to wear your comfy shoes for a day of fun. The Apple Harvest Festival is held the first and second weekend of October. Held 8 am to 6 pm each day. Parking included in cost of admission.

  8 pm Bacon Brothers Band - featuring Kevin and Michael Bacon www.baconbros.com - Ticket Prices - $100.00 - includes reception and meet and greet with Kevin Bacon star of Footloose, The Majestic
25 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, PA. 717-337-8200 - Other seats available $56.00 and $52.00. Student and Senior prices available.
     
13 Monday
     
14 Tuesday
     
15 Wednesday  
     
16 Thursday  
  7 pm Paper and Ink Arts house concert series
     
17 Friday  
     
18 Saturday  
  tbd Western Maryland Baseball Association’s travel U-13 team is conducting tryouts for the 2009 Spring season. Players born on or after May 1, 1995 that are interested in playing baseball at a competitive level are encouraged to tryout. Tryouts will be held October 4th, 11th & 18th. For more information, contact wmba@comcast.net or call 301-304-0084.
  All day 10th Annual Road Rally travels back roads to discover hidden treasures of Adams County while benefiting the Land Conservancy of Adams County. www.LCACnet.org 717-334-3205 Price: $50 team or $250 sponsor
     
19 Sunday  
  4 pm Riders in the Sky Round up your herd and join in the fun with America's favorite singing cowboys! Majestic Performing Arts Center, 25 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, PA -717-337-8200 Still saddled up and singing after 30 years, this Grammy-winning quartet mixes authentic Western music with yodeling, rope tricks, and a whole heap of crackpot humor-in the timeless tradition of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers.
Ticket Prices: $29, $26, $23
  4 pm Music Gettysburg! Presents - Zorzal, Music from Latin America and Spain featuring home town favorites Marta Robertson and Catharine Roth
     
20 Monday  
  7 pm Regular Monthly meeting of the Emmitsburg Historical Society
     
21 Tuesday
Noon Adams County Arts Council’s “Big Canvass”- a series of community meetings about the future of the arts and culture in the county - at the Gettysburg Hotel, Lincoln Square. There’s no charge to attend but to assist in planning, please make a reservation for the meeting of your choice no later than October 16 by calling the Arts Council at 334-5006 or emailing info@adamsarts.org.
  
22 Wed
10 am Mother Seton School Open House 10 to noon and Preschool Reading Camp-In for ages 3-5. 10 to 11 a.m. All are invited. The Camp-In is sponsored by the school's Student Council. Preschoolers are invited to bring a book to exchange, hear a story, and spend time in a camping style atmosphere. (Note: flyer is attached). Mother Seton School offers a quality education in a Catholic Christian environment for Pre-K through 8th Grades. For more information visit: www.mothersetonschool.org or call: 301.447.3165. Mother Seton School - 100 Creamery Road, Emmitsburg, MD - 1 block from downtown Emmitsburg.
5 pm Adams County Arts Council’s “Big Canvass”- a series of community meetings about the future of the arts and culture in the county - at the Gettysburg Hotel, Lincoln Square. There’s no charge to attend but to assist in planning, please make a reservation for the meeting of your choice no later than October 16 by calling the Arts Council at 334-5006 or emailing info@adamsarts.org.
     
23 Thursday
7:30 am Adams County Arts Council’s “Big Canvass”- a series of community meetings about the future of the arts and culture in the county - at the Gettysburg Hotel, Lincoln Square. There’s no charge to attend but to assist in planning, please make a reservation for the meeting of your choice no later than October 16 by calling the Arts Council at 334-5006 or emailing info@adamsarts.org.
     
24 Friday  
     
25 Saturday  
  Noon Halloween at the Winery Visit with the ghosts of Adams County Winery. Taste their wine concoctions and participate in their ghoulish games. From 12-4pm at the farm winery. Adams County Winery, 251 Peach Tree Road, Orrtanna, PA - 717-334-4631 Visit with the ghosts of Adams County Winery. Taste their wine concoctions and participate in their ghoulish games.
  7:30 pm Music Gettysburg! Presents - Marko Petricic, organ and bayan  The Gettysburg premiere of this nationally renowned organist, including works on the Russian accordion
     
26 Sunday  
     
27 Monday  
  2 pm Blood Drive - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish House
  5 pm Mount Lecture Series - “Globalization and Religion: Globalization as Ubuntu” Speaker: Dr. Kristen Urban, Department of Political Science, Laughlin Auditorium
     
28 Tuesday  
     
29 Wed  
     
30 Thursday
     
31 Friday