IN Peters Township December 2017/January 2018 | Page 46

INTRODUCTION TO SNOWSHOEING Date: Jan. 14 (Pre-registration is required.) Address: Oliver Miller Homestead Parking Lot, 1 Stone Manse Drive, South Park Contact: county.allegheny.pa.us/parks, or 412.350.2455 CHRISTMAS AT WOODVILLE PLANTATION Date: Dec. 3 Address: 1375 Washington Pike, Bridgeville Contact: woodvilleplantation.org, or 412.221.0348 Step back in time at Woodville Plantation as this living history museum presents a special holiday event. An 18th century Christmas will come to life with costumed guides, holiday displays and traditional decorations. Visit the website for more details. HOGMANAY AT OLIVER MILLER HOMESTEAD Date: Dec. 3 Address: 2301 Corrigan Drive, South Park Contact: olivermiller.org, or 412.835.1554 Celebrate the end of the homestead’s year with a traditional Scots New Year celebration (Hogmanay)! This festive Scottish New Year’s Eve celebration shoos out the old and welcomes the new. Haggis will be prepared at the open hearth. Participate in Highland games and join the Scottish dancers in the barn. Visit the website for more information. THE DEERSLAYER TRAIL RUN Date: Dec. 3 Time: 10 a.m. start Address: South Park Fairgrounds (under the Big Clock), Brownsville Road, South Park Contact: gprrc.com/schedule.php Run off the holiday cookies by challenging yourself with a four-mile or eight-mile race. Visit the website for more information on registration and other details. 44 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Peters Township Dress for the weather and learn to snowshoe this winter with the park rangers! This will be a basic instruction class with a trek through the woods (approx. 1 mile). Program is weather- dependent: if there is no snow, it will be a guided hike. Visit the website for more information on pre-registration, fees and other details. LENSSHOOTERS PHOTO CLUB AT PETERS TOWNSHIP LIBRARY Date: Jan. 10 Time: 7 p.m. Address: 616 East McMurray Road, McMurray Contact: ptlibrary.org, or 724.941.9430 Learn something new in 2018! On the second Wednesday of the month from September to May, the Western Pennsylvania Lensshooters Photography Club meets at the library. It is dedicated to providing a forum where members can learn from guest speakers and from other members’ techniques to improve their photography—both film and digital. Annual dues are just $15. Visit the website for more information. MAKE YOUR OWN FELTED ORNAMENT Date: Dec. 12 (Pre-registration is required.) Time: 7 p.m. Address: Upper St. Clair Township Library, 1820 McLaughlin Run Road, Upper St. Clair Contact: twpusc.org/library/library-home, or 412.835.5540 Fiber artist Judé Ernest will teach you to create felted holiday ornaments in this hands-on workshop. Felted ornaments make wonderfully unique gifts! All materials are provided for this free class ($5 donation is appreciated but not required) for adults. Please register online, or call the library. SNOW PRINCESS AND SUPERHERO SKATE Date: Feb. 3 Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Address: South Park Ice Rink, 30 Corrigan Drive, Bethel Park Contact: alleghenycounty.us, or 412.833.1499 Sing along and skate with your favorite snow princess and superhero! Visit the website for more details. WINTER READING FOR EVERYONE AT SCOTT TOWNSHIP LIBRARY Date: Dec. 1 Address: 301 Lindsay Road, Carnegie Contact: scottlibrary.org, or 412.429.5380 Warm up…to a good book! The Winter Reading Club for Everyone may be just the thing to keep you warm during the long winter months (December, January and February). Each time you read a book, simply return it with a completed entry form. A prize will be raffled off at the end of each month. Visit the website for more information. WINTER WELLNESS DASH Date: Jan. 14 (Registration closes Jan. 13 at 9 p.m.) Address: Boyce Mayview Park, 1551 Mayview Road, Upper St. Clair Contact: twpusc.org, or 412.221.1099 Start your New Year off right by participating in this annual 1-mile run/ walk. Open to all ages and fitness levels, it’s a great way to bring friends and family together on a brisk January day. Visit the website for registration information, start time and other details. ■ Didn’t see your favorite holiday event listed? No worries! Let us include it in next year’s listings! Email editors@icmags.com to submit the information. All events are subject to change. Call, or visit the website, for the most current information.