Archive for the ‘Artisan Trails’ Category
By: Michael Dittman |
This time of year Pennsylvania’s gardens, roadsides, and meadows are filled with daylilies, wild and domesticated. So, my family and I weren’t surprised when we saw these flowers thick across the grounds of The Campbell Pottery Store.
I’m a sucker for galleries and the family like to shop, so we can kill two birds with one [...]
Tags: Art & Culture, Art Exhibit, crafts, Family Shopping, flowers, Galleries, Pottery
Posted in Art Exhibit, Artisan Trails, Cambridge Springs, Family Shopping, Galleries, Gardens •
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By: Sarah Long |
Just last week the American Quilters Society Quilt Show and Contest was here in Lancaster. Quilts remind me of snow flakes, they’re all unique. My Aunt is an avid quilter and she has made me a few pieces. The work put into a quilt never ceases to amaze me. Every thread and pattern is in [...]
Tags: American Quilter Society, Amish, AQS Quilt Show & Contest, Art & Culture, Going Local, Lancaster PA
Posted in Amish, Art Exhibit, Artisan Trails, Fairs & Festivals, Indoor Shopping, Lancaster •
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By: Jenny Poust |
It was about this time last year when I started coming up with my “Things do in Lehigh Valley” lists. These three lists (Top 5 Plays, Top 5 Restaurants, Top 5 Overall) were my New Year’s resolutions for 2009. Since the year is almost over, I’ve decided to take a look at how I did.
Lehigh [...]
Tags: Allentown, Bethlehem, Dining, Easton, Food & Drink, Lehigh Valley, restaurant, Sports, Theater
Posted in Allentown, Artisan Trails, Bethlehem, Casual Dining, Easton, Factory Tours, Family Dining, Fine Dining, Galleries, Lehigh Valley, Restaurants, Sports, Theaters, performance •
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By: Laura Burke |
As soon as I set foot in the door of art4… gallery on The Diamond in downtown Hollidaysburg I wondered why I hadn’t made it there sooner. Among the first things I noticed were beautiful wood cutting boards, brightly painted, animal themed coasters and lazy susans, and eclectic hand bags.
Venturing further into the gallery [...]
Tags: Art & Culture, Family Shopping, Hollidaysburg
Posted in Art Exhibit, Artisan Trails, Family Shopping, Historic Towns, Hollidaysburg, Indoor Shopping •
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By: Sarah Long |
My husband & I just celebrated our first anniversary, and he planned a big surprise for me. He told me to pack for an overnight stay, but didn’t tell me where we were going.
Well, it ended up that he got us a room at the Lancaster Arts Hotel, which I have been dying to go [...]
Tags: Art & Culture, Food, Food & Dining, Food & Drink, Going Local, Lancaster
Posted in Artisan Trails, Biking, Casual Dining, Entertainment, Fine Dining, Historic Towns, Lancaster •
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By: Daina Savage |
Seeing a great work of art in a museum – inspiring. Seeing the artist in the process of creation – priceless. Art enthusiasts have the opportunity to see the masters at work, thanks to a new central Pennsylvania initiative, stretching from the Susquehanna River to New Hope. The PA Arts Experience promotes this art trail [...]
Tags: Art & Culture, Lancaster
Posted in Artisan Trails, Fine Dining, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lehigh Valley •
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