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. Enjoy more than one
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.
Harmony’s Silvester New Year’s
Eve Celebration
Date: Dec. 31
Address: Downtown Harmony
Contact: harmonymuseum.org, or
724.452.7341
Harmony’s Silvester Celebration –
New Year’s Eve, German time! Harmony
celebrates New Year’s Eve with a family-
oriented Silvester celebration reflecting
the community’s historic German roots,
beginning with races involving hundreds
of runners and concluding with fireworks
welcoming 2019 at 6 p.m., midnight in
Germany. Visit the website for more
information.
Outdoor Excursions
Winter Hike with a Park Ranger
at White Oak Park
Date: Feb. 17
Address: White Oak Park Off‑Leash
Area Parking Lot, 3 Muse
Lane, White Oak
Contact: alleghenycounty.us
(Registration is required.)
Join a park ranger for a hike in the forest
and explore how animals and plants can be
identified in the wintertime. Bring water
and wear hiking shoes—traction devices
recommended. Approximately two miles
with moderate elevation changes.
Snowfest
Date: Jan. 26
Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Address: Boyce Park, 675 Old
Frankstown Road, Plum
Contact: alleghenycounty.us/parks, or
724.327.0338
Take advantage of a day of winter fun
for the whole family! Skiers and non-skiers
will enjoy indoor and outdoor games
and activities. Visit the website for more
information on the schedule of events and
other details.
Snowshoe or Ski at McKees
Point Trailhead at the Great
Allegheny Passage
Address: 100 5th Avenue, McKeesport
Contact: atatrail.org, or 1.888.282.BIKE
Dust off your snowshoes or cross-
country skis and enjoy a winter workout
as you pass through the beautiful, frozen
scenery of the Great Allegheny Passage!
The multi-use, non-motorized, recreational
rail-trail spans 150 miles and runs from
Cumberland, Maryland, to Pittsburgh. Call
or visit the website for more information.
Twin Lakes Winter Sports Area
Address: Georges Station Road,
Greensburg
Contact: co.westmoreland.pa.us, or
724.830.3950
Grab your sleds and snow tubes and
enjoy a fun winter adventure at the three
sledding and tubing runs at Twin Lakes
Winter Sports Area! Learn more about the
unsupervised area, including the rules and
regulations, on the website.
Wise Walk with C.C. Mellor
Memorial Library
Date: Jan. 3 (More dates are
available.)
Address: Parking lot end of Lancaster
Avenue, Edgewood
Contact: ccmellorlibrary.org, or
412.731.0909
Get fit in 2019! Wise Walk meets for
an hour-long walk through Fern Hollow
twice a week. The group meets at 9 a.m.
at the parking lot at the base of Lancaster
Avenue on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Visit
the website for more information.
Sights and
Sounds of Winter
pop groups in a live stage performance.
This highly polished and professional
production was created in 1999 and played
its first shows in 2000. Visit the website
for information on purchasing tickets and
other details.
Heartstrings presented by the
Westmoreland Symphony
Date: Feb. 16
Address: The Palace Theatre, 21 West
Otterman Street, Greensburg
Contact: westmorelandsymphony.org/
performances, or 724.836.8000
Join the Westmoreland Symphony as
the musicians accompany violinist Chee-
Yun. Experience her flawless technique,
dazzling tone, and compelling artistry,
which have enraptured audiences on five
continents. Charming, charismatic, and
deeply passionate about her art, Chee-Yun
continues to carve a unique place for herself
in the ever-evolving world of classical
music. Visit the website for information on
purchasing tickets and other details.
Movie Night at Penn Hills
Library featuring ‘Crazy
Rich Asians’
Date: Jan. 15
Address: Penn Hills Library,
1037 Stotler Road, Penn Hills
Contact: pennhillslibrary.org, or
412.795.3507 (Pre-registration is
required.)
Leave the stress of the holidays behind
and enjoy a movie at the library. Enjoy
“Crazy Rich Asians,” a PG-13 film. The
story follows Rachel Chu, an American-
born Chinese economics professor, who
travels to her boyfriend Nick’s native
Singapore for his best friend’s wedding.
Before long, his secret is out: Nick is
from a family that is impossibly wealthy,
he’s perhaps the most eligible bachelor in
Asia, and every single woman in his ultra-
rarefied social class is incredibly jealous of
Rachel and wants to bring her down. Call
to sign up, or check the website for more
details.
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ABBA Mania
Date: Feb. 7
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Address: The Palace Theatre, 21 West
Otterman Street, Greensburg
Contact: thepalacetheatre.org/
concerts-events, or 724.836.8000
This tribute takes you back in time
by recreating one of the world’s finest
MCKEESPORT AREA
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