Winter Fun and Holiday Events Guide 2019 SPECIAL OFFERS AND LOCAL EVENTS INFORMATION INSIDE! Supplement of The Clarion News and Midweek Page 2 O 2019 E VENTS GUIDE O CLARION NEWS / M IDWEEK O November 12 & 13, 2019 Clarion Chamber of Business First Presbyterian and Industry -SHOP SMALL Church events 2019 First Presbyterian into music that tells Church the story of how God came to Earth in the Shop TSmHall IWSelco mHe OLIDAY SEyAour SholOidayN shopping in 700 Wood Street Station-The Clarion Area the Clarion Area. Grab an Clarion, PA 16214 form of Jesus Christ to Chamber of Business & ornament to also have a 814-226-8145 shed light in the chance at up to 20% off on Industry urges you to www.clarionpresby.org darkness, bring hope shop small, shop local this Chamber merchandise to the hopeless, and including ALF shirts, holiday season. On The First instill peace within Saturday, November 30th, Clarionopoly games, tic- the Clarion Area Chamber tac-toe and cheese boards Presbyterian Church the restless. The will be hosting a “Shop and more! Don’t forget to of Clarion invites you cantata starts at 7:00 Small Welcome Station” at bring your letters to to join us as we p.m., culminates in a their office at 650 Main Santa to drop in his mail present the cantata candle lighting service box on the Clarion Area Street in Clarion. Stop by “God With Us,” on to “Silent Night,” and for some light refresh - Chamber porch because Christmas Eve. A ments and take a chance certificates that you can Santa comes to town concludes with a to win coupons and gift then use to do some of December 6th. variety of talented beautiful bell peal and For more information, arrangers have taken “Joy to the World” contact the Chamber at familiar Christmas announcing the birth (814) 226-9161 or Brookville Light [email protected]. carols and woven them of the Christ Child. Up Night 2019 This event signals the on Main Street that Need to buy a special beginning of the holiday evening which becomes a season and takes place life sized, interactive gift, but don’t the Friday after sculpture. Most events are Thanksgiving in beauti - free to the public so bring have the CASH?? ful, downtown Brookville. your cameras along with Featured are family the family and enjoy the friendly, fun activities evening! Holiday street Check out our Christmas along with vendors serv - decorations and the ing hot, delicious food and Community Christmas unsecured loan options! holiday crafts and games tree in the Courthouse beginning at 5:00PM on yard are officially lighted Friday, November 29th, during this event. The cul - FIRST UNITED 2019. Pre-parade activi - minating activity is the ties include automated parade filled with live train rides around down - music, floats, marching NATIONAL BANK town, a caricature artist, a units, fire trucks and the Member FDIC face painter, Jefferson arrival of Santa atop a the FUN Bank County History Center BVFC truck. Line up FRYBURG OIL CITY NEW BETHLEHEM train display, children’s starts at the Presbyterian crafts under the big tents Church at 6:30 PM. Santa 19535 Route 208 1 Central Ave 224 Wood St. sponsored by community meets and listens to each 814-354-7311 814-676-8647 814-275-2200 organizations, the child as they share their FRANKLIN CLARION CRANBERRY Brookville Community gift list and then receive a 1153 Liberty St. 400 Liberty St. 112 Hoss Dr. Band playing holiday box of sweets from Mrs. 814-437-5758 814-227-2400 814-678-1115 tunes and group caroling Claus. Santa continues to via the Special K Quartet. have hours in his cottage www.fun-bank.com A returning favorite event in front of the Courthouse features a huge ice sculp - until Christmas weekend. ture carved by DiMartino Please check times posted Ice Company of Jeannette on the cottage. 2019 E VENTS GUIDE O CLARION NEWS / M IDWEEK O November 12 & 13, 2019 O Page 3 Holiday happenings New Bethlehem Chamber at the Cranberry Mall aCnhrinstmoasu Panradce e& sBr osad chStereetd, uNleew Loocafti one: vents November 23- Santa Spend Black Friday Snack with Santa Bethlehem, PA New Bethlehem Fire Arrives at Noon! with us at the mall! All The annual New Time: 1:00pm Hall immediately following Bethlehem Christmas Parade Registration the Christmas Parade Say hi to Santa and doors open b 8AM. Parade and Snack With Form: (Contact us @ Sponsored by the New have photos taken bu Decemeber 2- Deer Santa kicks off the holiday 814.275.3929 or email Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Identity Studio & Widow Day- 10AM season. Come join us for the [email protected] Company Ladies Aux. Designs. Free cookies Join us for free coffee, parade and stop by the New to download registration Phone: 814-275-3929 while supplies last. doughnuts and a goodie Bethlehem Fire Hall with form) Contact: Chamber November 29-Black bag, while supplies last. the kids after the parade to Sponsored by the Office visit with Santa. Redbank Valley Chamber of E-Mail: info@red - Friday Must be 18 years or older. Date: December 7 Commerce bankchamber.com Parade Location: Snack With Santa Admission: FREE A Christmas Live Nativity Gathering in The Real Reason For The Season The Trinity Point Mary, Joseph, the three Church of God will wise men, the Brockway 2019 hold its annual Live shepherds, and the November 21- 10AM-6PM through Sunday before Nativity on Friday, angel. The scene is November 22- 10AM-6PM Thanksgiving and Friday December 6 from 6:00- accompanied by November 23- 10AM-6PM through Sunday after 8:00 p.m. and traditional Christmas November 24- 12PM-4PM Thanksgiving. Saturday, December 7 carols, sung by a choir November 29- 10AM-6PM Shoppers can kick off from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in of church members. In the park across from November 30- 10AM-6PM their holiday season and addition to the December 1- 10AM-6PM the Courthouse. find handmade crafts, characters, the scene As the holiday holiday decor, antiques also includes live A Christmas season approaches, we and collectibles, baked animals such as sheep Gathering in Brockway is all get busy with the goods, wine, furniture, and donkeys. a hometown event featur - hustle and bustle of and much more from 29 There is no charge ing local crafters and the season. The live for viewing the nativity. different stops through - businesses throughout nativity reminds us of For more out the town. the small town of the real reason for the information about the Start your holiday season by depicting the Brockway, Pennsylvania. Live Nativity, call (814) season in Brockway and birth of Jesus. Come different characters of Each year, the event 226-8672. experience a traditional and see members of the the Nativity, such as takes place the Thursday country Christmas! church acting out the Home Hospice Health Care Care Did you know? Adult Daily According to a survey pers (96 percent) planned booming, this data rein - Living Center of more than 2,000 adults to make a purchase from a forces the fact that holi - in the United States con - retailer who has both a day shoppers still rely on Companion and ducted in September 2017 physical and online pres - brick-and-mortar stores. Personal Care Services by the International ence. Furthermore, 91 per - Retailers who understand Council of Shopping cent of holiday shoppers how to seamlessly offer All programs are licensed by the State of Pennsylvania. Centers, holiday shoppers said they were planning to both online resources as Home Health and Hospice are Medicare Certified. still prefer to shop at buy some of the items they well as a strong physical Serving Clarion County for more than 45 years. physical retailers for their researched online at phys - retail presence may enjoy gifting needs. The survey ical locations. Even an especially profitable 271 Perkins Road, Clarion, PA found that nearly all shop - though online sales are holiday season. (814)297-8400 • www.cfvna.org Page 4 O 2019 E VENTS GUIDE O CLARION NEWS / M IDWEEK O November 12 & 13, 2019 Allegheny Riverstone Center of the Arts Wurtlizper romBrick oGaltlerey asnd Gtift wando spi rist oef thais cson -oebnratead l Peittsvburegh nthet wos rld – right here in Christmas - Shop. cert. Symphony Brass in the beautiful Allegheny- Dave Wickerham No one makes the You may purchase Foxburg’s beautiful Clarion River Valley for December 15, 2019 Lincoln Hall’s McKissick tickets online or call to Memorial Church of Our your holiday inspiration. at 2:00PM Mighty Wurlitzer reserve. (724) 659-3153 Father on Sunday, Call to reserve your Lincoln Hall Theatre organ sound December 8 at 7:00 PM. tickets for this audience Foxburg, PA more glorious, and, with PSO-The Song of Foxburg’s beautiful and holiday favorite: Adults: $25 his brilliant theatre Christmas neo-Gothic Memorial 724-659-3153 or buy Members: $20 organ arrangements and December 8, 2019 Church of Our Father, online. Tickets: Adults Students $5 improvisation of audi - at 7:00PM gloriously bedecked with $30, Members $25, Celebrate the Holiday ence requests, no one Memorial Church poinsettias, will be the Students $5 Parking is Season as Allegheny entertains our apprecia - of our Father exquisite holiday setting at the AC Valley Medical RiverStone Center for tive and enthusiastic Foxburg, PA for this perennial Center, up the hill from the Arts proudly pres - audience better than Let the Trumpets favorite. The intimate the church, one-half ents the keyboard Dave Wickerham! This Sound! As the gifts are atmosphere and superb mile, on route 58, across artistry and improvisa - is truly world class the - all wrapped and under acoustics of this beauti - from the A-C Valley tional genius of audi - atre organ artistry from the tree, begin your ful stone church will Schools Shuttle service ence favorite DAVE one of the kindest, gen - Christmas Celebration resound with stirring to and from the church WICKERHAM in his cel - tlest and most generous with SONGS OF strains of the Pittsburgh will be provided.