by Janet Pollard | Oct 31, 2025 | Blog
An exhibit featuring artwork by Wilson College students will open Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Coyle Free Library in Chambersburg. The exhibition is designed to inspire visitors with the creativity expressed by a unique group of students. ...
by Janet Pollard | Oct 28, 2025 | Blog
South Mountain Partnership and Franklin County Visitors Bureau are teaming up for a fall Walk & Talk at Monterey Pass in Blue Ridge Summit on November 13 from 3 PM to 5 PM. Walkers/hikers will meet at the Monterey Pass Battlefield parking lot on Charmain Road,...
by Janet Pollard | Oct 27, 2025 | Blog
The first Greater Waynesboro Art Studio Tour is set to take place on November 1, from 9 AM to 3 PM. Fourteen artists are participating. The tour is to showcase the art of local artists. The tour also includes demonstrations. Members of the Nicodemus Center for Ceramic...
by Janet Pollard | Oct 27, 2025 | Blog
Zion Reformed UCC’s Veterans Day display for November 8 this year will again be visible to the public to commemorate this year’s holiday. Each of the 84 flags in our front flowerbed along South Main Street represent and honor the 84 members of the church...
by Janet Pollard | Oct 27, 2025 | Blog
Fall is fabulous in Franklin County–and so is the Appalachian Trail (AT). Just ask Pennsylvania (PA) First Lady Lori Shapiro. As foliage approached peak in south-central PA, Mrs. Shapiro hiked a ten-mile section of the AT in Franklin County. She began her hike...
by Janet Pollard | Oct 24, 2025 | Blog
The Mountain Valley Plein Air Painters’ 9th Annual Exhibition will be presented at the Franklin County Visitors Bureau, 15 South Main Street in Chambersburg, on October 25 & 26, Saturday from 10am-4pm and Sunday from 1-4pm. The exhibition will feature more than 50...
by Janet Pollard | Oct 13, 2025 | Blog
The Foundry Art Market, 54 Lincoln Way West, Chambersburg, presents its annual Artist Challenge from 10am-2pm on Saturday October 18, as part of the Downtown Business Council’s popular fall street festival, AppleFest. “Our annual Artist Challenge presents...
by Janet Pollard | Oct 7, 2025 | Blog
Calling all amateur, novice, and aspiring movie makers! Franklin County Visitors Bureau (FCVB) is holding the Scary Mini Movie Contest 2025. Get ready for Halloween. Have a little spooky fun and win a little cash this Halloween season. Prizes will be awarded in two...
by Janet Pollard | Oct 1, 2025 | Blog
Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The Institute, is offering a new fall EXPLORE! programseries timed for after school. Designed for kids in grades K to 5, the programs will run on four Tuesdays: October 7, 14, 21 and 28, from 4–5 p.m. at Buttonwood Nature...
by Janet Pollard | Oct 1, 2025 | Blog
Step back to 1775 with Conococheague Institute, located on Bain Road in Mercersburg, on October 18 to celebrate the harvest season. Activities include traditional grape stomping (pipeage) and apple pressing for cider, along with demonstrations of hearth cooking...
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