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 August Events

6 Monday  
     
7 Tuesday  
     
8 Wed  
  1 pm Strawberry Hill's Wednesday Woods Walkers - Join us for a walk in the woods! We'll pick a new trail each week and get
fit while having fun. The first 3 walks are free, and then sign up as a member to continue to participate. Feel free to bring your dog (on a leash) to join us, too. Come as a guest for 2 weeks free of charge. For more information visit straweberryhill.org or call Call 717-642-5840
     
9 Thursday  
  6 pm Hauser Estate Winery's Thirsty Thursday.  Join us for Happy Hour Hauser style every Thursday. Light food available for purchase and drink special! Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville. For more information visit www.hauserestate.com
     
10 Friday  
  7 pm Gettysburg's Community Theatre - The Home of Adams County School of Musical Theatre - presents The Victim (a new musical about teen bullying) written by Hanover PA teen, Zachary Terrazas.  The theater is located at 49 York Street, Gettysburg. $11 Reserved Seating. *This musical contains mature language and subject matter.* Tickets can be purchased online at www.acsmt.org or by calling the toll free box office number 1-866-967-8167.
     
11 Saturday  
  All day Mt Tabor Annual Big Picnic -One Half Fried Chicken Platter- $9.00 (2-7 PM), W/choice of 2 sides & roll, peaches & drink.
Golden Gears Car Show (12 -4PM), Baby Show -24months & under (1 PM), Soup/Sandwiches (11 AM-9 PM), JR Country Band (6-9 PM) Everyone Welcome!
  All Day Cunningham Falls State Park's wilderness survival course. Learn skills such as fire making, building a shelter, edible foods, mental awareness, etc. Wear sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Meet at the amphitheater, located in the William Houck area campground.
Cost: $2.  For more information call 301-271-7574
  7 pm Gettysburg's Community Theatre - The Home of Adams County School of Musical Theatre - presents The Victim (a new musical about teen bullying) written by Hanover PA teen, Zachary Terrazas.  The theater is located at 49 York Street, Gettysburg. $11 Reserved Seating. *This musical contains mature language and subject matter.* Tickets can be purchased online at www.acsmt.org or by calling the toll free box office number 1-866-967-8167.
     
12 Sunday  
  11 am Hollabaugh Bros. Inc. Annual Peach Festival.  Come for a day of special music, wagon rides, peach sundaes, peach samples, peach products, and peaches galore! Hollabaugh Bros. Fruit Farm and Market, 545 Carlisle Road, Biglerville

Proceeds benefit the Land Conservancy of Adams County. Free parking, no admission.  For more information call 717-677-9494  or visit www.hollabaughbros.com
  2 pm Strawberry Hill's Summer Tree Identification - Join us for a hot summer day's walk in the shade of the Strawberry Hill
forest! We'll get familiar with a dichotomous key to identify at least ten local trees by leaves and bark. For more information visit www.straweberryhill.org or call Call 717-642-5840
  3 pm St. Mary's Church all you can eat spaghetti dinner. St. Mary's Church, 256 Tract Road, Fairfield. Dinner $7.00, $3.00 children 6-12. Information 717-642-8815.
     
13 Monday
  6 pm Rocky Ridge old fashion Carnival and Fair
     
14 Tuesday
  6 pm Rocky Ridge old fashion Carnival and Fair
     
15 Wednesday  
  1 pm Strawberry Hill's Wednesday Woods Walkers - Join us for a walk in the woods! We'll pick a new trail each week and get
fit while having fun. The first 3 walks are free, and then sign up as a member to continue to participate. Feel free to bring your dog (on a leash) to join us, too. Come as a guest for 2 weeks free of charge. For more information visit straweberryhill.org or call Call 717-642-5840
  6 pm Rocky Ridge old fashion Carnival and Fair
     
16 Thursday  
  6 pm Rocky Ridge old fashion Carnival and Fair
  5 pm “Bike Night at Sanders Square, Fairfield. Come show off your ride or just come to look at all the styles, shapes and colors of the bikes that show up. Join us for good food, ice cream camaraderie and hopefully sunshine.
  6 pm Hauser Estate Winery's Thirsty Thursday.  Join us for Happy Hour Hauser style every Thursday. Light food available for purchase and drink special! Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville. For more information visit www.hauserestate.com
     
17 Friday  
  6 pm Rocky Ridge old fashion Carnival and Fair
  7 pm Gettysburg's Community Theatre - The Home of Adams County School of Musical Theatre -Disney's Aladdin Jr. The theater is located at 49 York Street, Gettysburg. $11 Reserved Seating. *This musical contains mature language and subject matter.* Tickets can be purchased online at www.acsmt.org or by calling the toll free box office number 1-866-967-8167.
     
18 Saturday  
  All Day Rocky Ridge old fashion Carnival and Fair
  All Day 18th Annual Civil War Music Muster Civil War brass bands, fife and drum and parlor music are presented in concert. Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center
1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg.

All performances take place at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, followed by a concert at the Pennsylvania Memorial in the early evening. FREE. For more information call 717-334-1124 x8023. or visit www.gettysburgfoundation.org
  10 am Strawberry Hill's Meet the Naturalist - Bring your questions and curiosities to our on-staff Naturalist. Learn about the Animal Ambassadors and what they eat. Feeding time will begin at 10:00 am. Bring in a picture of something interesting you found outdoors. If we don't have the answers you're seeking, we'll gladly help to find them.
Visit the Nature Center and Norm's Nature Nook and pick up a map for your hike! $2.50/person
  7 pm Gettysburg's Community Theatre - The Home of Adams County School of Musical Theatre -Disney's Aladdin jr The theater is located at 49 York Street, Gettysburg. $11 Reserved Seating. *This musical contains mature language and subject matter.* Tickets can be purchased online at www.acsmt.org or by calling the toll free box office number 1-866-967-8167.
     
19 Sunday  
     
20 Monday  
     
21 Tuesday
All day 90th Annual South Mountain Fair.  A small country fair featuring rides for the kids, barns filled with farm animals, many homemade needlework exhibits, photography, home canned fruits and vegetables, fresh produce and fruits, and beautiful flowers, all on display. South Mountain Fairgrounds
Route 234, Arendtsville. In addition there is nightly entertainment in the auditorium, a fireworks display one evening, and the antique tractor and farm machinery parade another evening, and so much more. Something for everyone to enjoy!  For more information call 717-677-9663  or visit www.southmountainfair.com
  
22 Wed
  1 pm Strawberry Hill's Wednesday Woods Walkers - Join us for a walk in the woods! We'll pick a new trail each week and get
fit while having fun. The first 3 walks are free, and then sign up as a member to continue to participate. Feel free to bring your dog (on a leash) to join us, too. Come as a guest for 2 weeks free of charge. For more information visit straweberryhill.org or call Call 717-642-5840
All day 90th Annual South Mountain Fair.  A small country fair featuring rides for the kids, barns filled with farm animals, many homemade needlework exhibits, photography, home canned fruits and vegetables, fresh produce and fruits, and beautiful flowers, all on display. South Mountain Fairgrounds
Route 234, Arendtsville.  In addition there is nightly entertainment in the auditorium, a fireworks display one evening, and the antique tractor and farm machinery parade another evening, and so much more. Something for everyone to enjoy!  For more information call 717-677-9663  or visit www.southmountainfair.com
     
23 Thursday
All day 90th Annual South Mountain Fair.  A small country fair featuring rides for the kids, barns filled with farm animals, many homemade needlework exhibits, photography, home canned fruits and vegetables, fresh produce and fruits, and beautiful flowers, all on display. South Mountain Fairgrounds
Route 234, Arendtsville. In addition there is nightly entertainment in the auditorium, a fireworks display one evening, and the antique tractor and farm machinery parade another evening, and so much more. Something for everyone to enjoy!  For more information call 717-677-9663  or visit www.southmountainfair.com
  6 pm Hauser Estate Winery's Thirsty Thursday.  Join us for Happy Hour Hauser style every Thursday. Light food available for purchase and drink special! Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville. For more information visit www.hauserestate.com
     
24 Friday  
All day 90th Annual South Mountain Fair.  A small country fair featuring rides for the kids, barns filled with farm animals, many homemade needlework exhibits, photography, home canned fruits and vegetables, fresh produce and fruits, and beautiful flowers, all on display. South Mountain Fairgrounds
Route 234, Arendtsville. In addition there is nightly entertainment in the auditorium, a fireworks display one evening, and the antique tractor and farm machinery parade another evening, and so much more. Something for everyone to enjoy!  For more information call 717-677-9663  or visit www.southmountainfair.com
  8 pm Strawberry Hill's The Birds of the Battlefield, an Important Bird Area.  Would you like to know more about the birds of the Battlefield? From Passenger Pigeons to the American Robin, and wild turkeys to whip-poor-wills, come to learn a few identification tips and hear some of the lore of these animals that were present at the time of the Civil War. The  Campfire programs are held at the Amphitheatre on West Confederate Avenue, Gettysburg. To learn more about Strawberry Hill visit straweberryhill.org or call Call 717-642-5840
     
25 Saturday  
All Day Saint Anthony Shrine Summertime Cruz-In. $10 fee to show your car. General admission FREE. Top 2 vehicles will split ˝ of the gate money. Also available: 50/50 Raffle and Door Prizes, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Drinks, Music. Stop in, look at the cars and enjoy the evening with friends. For more information call 240-529-2737.
All day 90th Annual South Mountain Fair.  A small country fair featuring rides for the kids, barns filled with farm animals, many homemade needlework exhibits, photography, home canned fruits and vegetables, fresh produce and fruits, and beautiful flowers, all on display. South Mountain Fairgrounds
Route 234, Arendtsville, PA

In addition there is nightly entertainment in the auditorium, a fireworks display one evening, and the antique tractor and farm machinery parade another evening, and so much more. Something for everyone to enjoy!  For more information call 717-677-9663  or visit www.southmountainfair.com

     
26 Sunday  
  1 pm Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Birthday Celebration and Family Fun Day.  The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton will celebrate the life of a Saint – the 238th Birthday of Mother Seton will be honored with a special Mass and Family Fun Day Birthday Celebration!

Following the Mass, children and adults alike are invited to our Family Fun Day – a birthday party in honor of Mother Seton. Children’s activities will include a moon bounce, face painting, carnival games, a children’s entertainer, and more! Birthday cake will be served and balloons will be given to all!

Contact 301.447.6606, or visit www.setonheritage.org for more information.
  5 pm Music Gettysburg presents the Keystone Brass Bid summer good-bye with stirring favorites!  For more information visit musicgettysburg.org or call 717-338-3000 extension 219
     
27 Monday  
     
28 Tuesday  
     
29 Wed  
  1 pm Strawberry Hill's Wednesday Woods Walkers - Join us for a walk in the woods! We'll pick a new trail each week and get
fit while having fun. The first 3 walks are free, and then sign up as a member to continue to participate. Feel free to bring your dog (on a leash) to join us, too. Come as a guest for 2 weeks free of charge. For more information visit straweberryhill.org or call Call 717-642-5840
     
30 Thursday
  6 pm Hauser Estate Winery's Thirsty Thursday.  Join us for Happy Hour Hauser style every Thursday. Light food available for purchase and drink special! Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville. For more information visit www.hauserestate.com
     
31 Friday