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LEBANON VALLEY PA WINTER SPRING 2015 VISiTORS GUIDE PARKS expo events SCENIC BYWAY outlets can history IRON FURNACE golf COURSES DINERS pretzels chocolate CANAL RIDE horse & buggy winerIES microbrewery TAPR lebanon bologna amusement park antiques casino fort indiantown gap local thEATRE folkart museums whoopie pie county fair snow geese farmers market amish lifest gretna arts biking trails hotels & more VISITLEBANONVALLEY.COM 14286LVVB Guidebook Winter 2015a.indd 1 9/15/14 10:30 AM Index: 2-3 Welcome to the Region For information contact 5 Experience the Holidays [email protected] 6 Experience Lebanon City This guide is produced by 7 Experience Country the County of Lebanon 8-15 Enterainment & Events 15 Experience the Amish Lebanon Valley Expo Center & 16-17 Fairgrounds Event Schedule 18 Experience Biking 19-23 Experience History 24-26 Experience the Great Outdoors 26 Experience Golfing 27-28 Lodging 28-31 Hospitality Members Advertisers’ Index: Board of Commissioners Jo Ellen Litz, Chair (Right) Inside [email protected] Cover Holiday Inn Express 1 Hampton Inn, Manheim Robert J. Phillips, Vice Chairman (Middle) 13 Quentin Haus Family Restaurant [email protected] 13 Blue Cardinal Photography William E. Ames, Secretary (Left) 17 Lebanon Valley Expo Center [email protected] and Fairgrounds 30 Seltzer’s Bologna County Administrator 30 Cornwall Iron Furnace Jamie A. Wolgemuth, 30 Cheers Bar [email protected] 30 Iron Valley Golf Course Municipal Building and Miner’s Club Restaurant 400 S. 8th St., 31 Colortech, Inc. Lebanon, PA 17042 31 Harry Bachman Auctioneer 717.228.4427 31 Century 21, Barb Grumbine 32 Good Samaritan Hospital 33 Fulton Bank Back Cover Day’s Inn, Lebanon Valley 4 AT THE HEART OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON Experience the Holidays in Lebanon Valley Spend the holidays in the Lebanon Valley. Enjoy Carriage rides in downtown Lebanon, shopping for that perfect gift in our quaint shops and boutiques, and dining out with family and friends. Play here: • Join us for holiday events at county The Tweed Weasel Primitives historic attractions. Plan your trip by Schaefferstown reviewing our events section. • The Lebanon County Community Concert Association is sponsoring The American Big Band holiday concert on November 23rd at the newly renovated Lebanon High School Auditorium. • Carriage rides are available in downtown Lebanon. For a schedule of dates and times visit the Community of Lebanon Association website at blog.lebanonpa.com • Find the perfect gift at our unique shops and boutiques in Annville, Palmyra, Campbelltown, Schaefferstown, in addition to The Lebanon Valley Mall. • Make the holiday memorable by taking your loved ones out for a fine dining experience at any number of the county’s fine dining establish- ments: Trattoria Fratelli, The Blue Bird, Tony’s Mining Company, Inn 422, The Porch, The Batdorf and The Franklin House Tavern. • Drop in for the Annual Bologna Drop in Lebanon on New Year’s Eve. Enjoy music and refreshments as we count down to the new year. 5 AT THE HEART OF THE VALLEY Experience the City of Lebanon In addition to a thriving downtown business community, the city has many restaurants for great fine dining experiences, quaint shops, galleries, parks and historical attractions to entertain visitors. The city has an assortment of architectural gems including its many churches and buildings. To request a map illustrating the many historic buildings in Lebanon and other communities visit www.lebanonpatrail.org. Play in Lebanon: • Stop by the new Snitz Creek Brewery for a refreshing original Lebanon County brew. • Visit Wertz Candies for an old fashion experience. Enjoy their Wertz Candies famous caramel corn and opera fudge. • Sample Pennsylvania Dutch treats by visiting the Lebanon Farmers Market and Sweet Sensations for a slice of shoo-fly pie and a whoopie pie. Don’t leave the Market without trying our famous Lebanon Bologna. • For a taste of history, visit the Stoy Museum and Hauck Memorial Library. • First Friday Art Walks, a great time to visit downtown Lebanon as businesses open their doors after hours to feature works by local artists and musicians. • Go camping or fishing at Stovers Dam Park. Or see a show at the Lebanon Community Theatre, also located in the park. Lebanon Farmers Market 6 AT THE HEART OF COUNTRY Experience the Valley by Car Venture outside the city limits to find rolling farmland, thriving Amish communities, roadside stands, hand crafted works by local artisans and antique shops. Roll into Annville to sample all the charm of Americana and to enjoy the many cultural experiences the college town has to offer. Play in the country Antiques on the Square, • Experience the rich German Schaefferstown heritage of the area by enrolling in the Historic Schaefferstown Winter Class Series. Information is in the events section of the guide. • Go hiking, biking or bird watching at Middlecreek Wildlife Preserve. Be sure to visit during March when tens of thousands of Canada Geese, Snow Geese and Tundra Swan migrate through the Valley. • Enjoy great entertainment offered by Lebanon Valley College. • Revisit the Golden Age of Movies at The Allen Theatre. • Next door to the theatre is MJ’s Coffee House, a place where local artists and musicians meet to entertain and to be entertained. • Want to go antiquing? Visit the Black Swan Antiques or the Attic. Other antique shops can be found in Palmyra, Campbelltown and Schaefferstown. • Nature enthusiasts can enjoy cross country skiing on the Rails to Trails, or take a sojourn down the Swatara Creek Water trail. 7 AT THE HEART OF GOOD FUN Nov. 6th 8 p.m. First Thursday Jazz Series Experience With Jazz Artist Andy Roberts & Guests MJ’s Coffee House Entertainment 36 E. Main St., Annville, PA 17003 and Events 717-867-3545 • www.allentheatre.com Nov. 7th 5 - 8 p.m. st Nov. 1 6 p.m. First Friday Art Walk Lebanon County Historical Society Annual Zombie Walk th 10 Annual Society Ball Down town Lebanon Lebanon Country Club 717-273-0033 • www.lebanonartscouncil.org 717-272-2389 • www.LCHSociety.org Sponsored by Lebanon Council of the Arts. Enjoy a night of dining and dancing for a great Map available on website. cause. Live and silent auction to benefit the Historical Society. $100/person Nov. 3rd 6 p.m. Straightlaced: How Gender Got Us All Tied Up The Allen Theatre 36 E. Main St., Annville, PA 17003 717-867-6161 • www.lvc.edu Part of Lebanon Valley College’s Colloquium Series on Gender. Discussion with Woodrow th Wilson Fellow and filmmaker Debra Chasnoff Nov. 7 9 p.m. will follow immediately after the film. Comedian Francisco Ramos Lebanon Valley College the Mund College Center - Leedy Theater 101 College Ave., Annville, PA 17003 717-867-6161 • www.lvc.edu Friday Night Comedy Series. The show is free and open to the public. Nov. 8th 1-3 p.m. Book Signing Event Nov. 6th 6 p.m. Cole Kingseed, author of Debra Chasnoff, Keynote Beyond Band of Brothers Presentation Lebanon County Historical Society Suzanne H. Arnold Gallery Stoy Museum Zimmerman Recital Hall 924 Cumberland St., Lebanon, PA 17042 101 College Ave., Annville, PA 17003 717-272-1473 • www.LCHSociety.org 717-867-6445 • www.lvc.edu/gallery Free book signing event for “Conversations Academy Award-winning documentary with Major Dick Winters: Life Lessons from the filmmaker will deliver a keynote presentation Commander of the Band of Brothers” by Cole as part of Lebanon Valley College’s C. Kingseed; books available for sale at the Colloquium Series on Gender. gift shop. 8 Nov. 9th 3 p.m. Pianist Shelly Moorman-Stahlman Lebanon Valley College - Lutz Hall 101 College Ave., Annville, PA 17003 717-867-6161 • www.lvc.edu Performance is free and open to the public. Nov. 15th - 16th Gem Miner’s Holiday Lebanon Valley Expo Center 80 Rocherty Rd., Lebanon, PA 17042 301-565-0487 • www.gem-show.com Nov. 16th 3 p.m. LVC Symphony Orchestra Lebanon Valley College - Lutz Hall th Nov. 11 2 p.m. 101 College Ave., Annville, PA 17003 Veteran’s Day Ceremony 717-867-6161 • www.lvc.edu National Cemetery The performance, directed by Brenda Leach, RR #2, Box 484, Indiantown Gap Road is free and open to the public. Annville, PA 17003-9618 717-865-5254 • 717-865-5256 Nov. 17th 6 p.m. Nov. 12th 7:30 p.m. Story of Women The Allen Theatre Lebanon Valley College Percussion Ensemble 36 E. Main St., Annville, PA 17003 Lebanon Valley College - Lutz Hall 717-867-6161 • www.lvc.edu 101 College Ave., Annville, PA 17003 Part of the Lebanon Valley College’s 717-867-6161 • www.lvc.edu Colloquium Series on Gender. Discussion with Performance is free and open to the public. Dr. Rebecca McCoy will follow immediately after the film. Nov. 14th 6 p.m. Aiden James Kosciesza presents Nov. 20th 7:30 p.m. Plastic Boy: Transgender Identity LVC Guitar Ensemble and Studio Unpacked Lebanon Valley College - Lutz Hall Suzanne H. Arnold Gallery - Zimmerman Recital Hall 101 College Ave., Annville, PA 17003 101 College Ave., Annville, PA 17003 717-867-6161 • www.lvc.edu 717-867-6445 • www.lvc.edu/gallery Performance is free and open to the public. Lebanon Valley College’s Colloquium Series on Gender. Nov. 21st 9 p.m. Ventriloquist Megan Piphus Nov. 14th 7:30 p.m. Lebanon Valley College LVC Small Jazz Ensemble Mund College Center– Leedy Theater Lebanon Valley College - Lutz Hall 101 College Ave., Annville, PA 17003 101 College Ave., Annville, PA 17003 717-867-6161 • www.lvc.edu 717-867-6161 • www.lvc.edu Lebanon Valley College’s Friday Night Comedy Performance is free and open to the public. Series. Free and open to the public. 9 November 21st 6:30 p.m.