New Year’s Celebration at The
Strand
Dates: Dec. 28-30
Address: The Strand Theater,
119 North Main Street, Zelienople
Contact: thestrandtheater.org, or
724.742.0400
You’re invited to the most unusual New
Year’s celebration ever! Whether you attend
on Friday, Saturday or even the Sunday
Matinee, it’s “two hours ‘til midnight!”
Brought to you by the creative team behind
The Music of Marvin Hamlisch, Heroes
& Villains and Broadway Rocks, The
Strand’s high-energy New Year’s celebration
will feature a wide range of music and
entertainment, from “Auld Lang Syne” to
favorite holiday tunes to some newer hits
in the vein of “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve!”
Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest would be
proud. Visit the website for information on
purchasing tickets and other details.
Noon Year’s Eve at Pine
Community Center
Date: Dec. 31
Address: Pine Community Center,
100 Pine Park Drive, Wexford
Contact: twp.pine.pa.us, or
724.625.1636 (Pre-registration is
required.)
A special celebration to ring in the New
Year! Welcome 2019 by participating in
games, crafts, music, dancing, photo booth
and more! “Midnight” will be at noon with
a balloon drop for all to enjoy! For more
details on registering for this event and
information on fees, visit the website.
Shadrack’s Christmas
Wonderland
Dates: Through Jan. 6
Address: Big Butler County
Fairgrounds, 1127 New Castle Road,
Prospect
Contact: shadrackchristmas.com/
pittsburgh-pa, or 866.856.8444
This award-winning Christmas light
and music extravaganza is unlike any show
you’ve seen. Tune in your radio and watch
the magic unfold while driving through
hundreds of thousands of brilliant LED
lights dancing in synchronization. The
journey ends at kid-friendly Santa’s Village.
Visit the website for more information on
fees and other details.
Western Pennsylvania Model
Railroad Museum Holiday Train
Display
Dates: Through Jan. 13
Address: 5507 Lakeside Drive at
Route 910, Gibsonia
Contact: wpmrm.org, or 724.444.6944
The WPMRM’s Mon-Valley System
is the feature attraction of its popular “A
Railroad Journey in Miniature” holiday
train shows. The layout replicates the actual
route between Pittsburgh and Cumberland,
Maryland. Visit the website for holiday
show hours and other details.
Last Chance to Light it Up
Christmas Light Up Celebration
Dates: Through early January
Address: Clinton Park, 600 Clinton
Park Drive, Clinton – Findlay Township
Contact: christmaslightup.com
A One-Mile Drive-Through Holiday
Experience! The Christmas Light Up
Celebration is the best-kept holiday secret
in Pittsburgh. More than a mile of lights
and displays in a beautiful, enchanted
woodland setting, and proceeds benefit
local charities. Want to volunteer? Visit the
website for more information along with
the dates of operation.
Kennywood Holiday Lights
Dates: Through Dec. 30
Address: 4800 Kennywood Boulevard,
West Mifflin
Contact: kennywood.com, or
412.461.0500
“America’s Finest Traditional
Amusement Park” decks its halls (and
rides) with nearly two million twinkling
lights, highlighted by the tallest Christmas
tree in the state of Pennsylvania. Enjoy
holiday songs, see spectacular light shows,
visit Santa, and more! Visit the website for
more information.
Overly’s Country Christmas
Dates: Through Jan. 1
Address: 116 Blue Ribbon Lane,
Greensburg
Contact: overlys.com
Celebrate the season at Overly’s Country
Christmas®, a nonprofit organization
operated mainly by volunteers committed
to creating holiday memories with a
walk-around Christmas Village that’s filled
with an array of old-fashioned traditions
and treats. Sing carols ‘round the bonfire,
revel in the model train display, have your
picture taken with Santa (in the days before
Christmas), take a horse-drawn wagon/
sleigh ride or shop for gifts in the C. Edgar
& Sons General Store plus much, much
more! Visit the website for the schedule
and other details.
Phipps Conservatory and
Botanical Gardens’ Holiday
Magic: Let it Glow!
Dates: Through Jan. 6
Address: 1 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh
Contact: phipps.conservatory.org, or
412.622.6914
The holiday season isn’t complete
without a visit to Phipps, and Holiday
Magic: Let it Glow! promises to be its
biggest and brightest show yet! Phipps has
pulled out all the stops for this year’s Winter
Flower Show with dazzling new displays
of holiday trees, topiaries, exquisitely
detailed props, and signature floral delights,
including amaryllis, orchids, more than
2,000 poinsettias and more.
Winter Wonderland
Christmas Bird Count at North
Park
Date: Dec. 29
Address: North Park Rose Barn, East
Ingomar Road and Babcock Boulevard,
Allison Park
Contact: sites.google.com/site/
latodaminaturecenter, or 724.935.2170
(Registration is required.)
The Christmas Bird Count is an annual
early-winter bird census, where thousands
of volunteers across North America go out
to count birds. Participate in this valuable
documentation of bird species in North
Continued on next page >
HAMPTON ❘ WINTER 2018
27