Cookies with Santa at Boyce Park
Date: Dec. 15
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Address: Boyce Four Seasons Lodge,
675 Old Frankstown Road, Plum
Contact: alleghenycounty.us/parks, or
724.327.0338 (Registration is required.)
Enjoy this free event that includes
cookies and refreshments with the jolly
old elf himself, as well as family fun and
holiday crafts! Visit the website for more
information.
Gingerbread House Decorating at
C.C. Mellor Memorial Library
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.
Date: Dec. 11
Address: C.C. Mellor Memorial Library,
1 Pennwood Avenue, Edgewood
Contact: ccmellorlibrary.org (Pre-
register for this event.)
A delightful family tradition to kick off
your holiday season! The library supplies
all the things you need—just come down
with your holiday spirit and creative ideas!
Please register. There is a $5 supply fee per
family for this event. Visit the website for
more information. New Year’s Eve Fest at
Greenhouse Winery
Holiday Family Workshop: Build
Your Own Gingerbread House at
the Frick Overly’s Country Christmas
Date: Dec. 16
Address: Frick Education Center,
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh
Contact: thefrickpittsburgh.org (Pre-
registration and payment is required.)
Calling young designers! Enjoy the
fun of trimming your own gingerbread
cottage with icing and lots of sweet
decorations. From gumdrops on the
rooftop to ice cream cone landscaping,
adults and children work together to create
confectionary masterpieces to take home.
Pre-registration and payment required
for this event. Visit the website for more
information on purchasing tickets and
other details.
Holiday Open House in Irwin
Date: Dec. 14
Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Address: Main Street, Downtown Irwin
Contact: downtownirwin.com/
upcoming-events
Visit all of the great independent
retailers in downtown Irwin... just in time
for Christmas! Visit the website for more
information.
Date: Dec. 31
Address: 1048 Pinewood Road, Irwin
Contact: greenhousewinery.com/irwin
Ring in 2019 at Greenhouse Winery!
$45+tax admission ticket includes wine
and beer tasting, dancing, buffet, and a
champagne toast. Dance the night away
with music by DJ “T Rocks”! Visit the
website for information on purchasing
tickets and other details.
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 the
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. Visit
the website for more information.
Sights + Sounds of
the Season
Community Handbell Choir
Concert at Penn Hills Library
Date: Dec. 18
Time: 7 p.m.
Address: 1037 Stotler Road, Penn Hills
Contact: pennhillslibrary.org, or
412.795.3507
Listen to Christmas carols and other
holiday favorites performed by the Good
Shepherd Roman Catholic Parish Handbell
Choir directed by Kelly Thompson.
Contact the library to sign up.
Holiday Jazz with Benny Benack
II at the Westmoreland Museum
of American Art
Date: Dec. 19
Address: 221 North Main Street,
Greensburg
Contact: thewestmoreland.org, or
888.718.4253
This holiday season join WMOAA for
a celebration of American music! Part of
the Great American Music series, each
concert will have a cash bar with beer, wine,
soft drinks and specialty cocktails, and
food available for purchase from Elegant
Catering. Visit the website for information
on purchasing tickets and other details.
‘Junie B. Jones in Jingle
Bells, Batman Smells’ by the
Greasepaint Players
Dates: Dec. 14 and 15
Address: Greensburg Civic Theatre,
951 Old Salem Road, Greensburg
Contact: gctheatre.org, or 724.836.8000
Bring the kids for a live, entertaining
holiday performance by the talented
Greasepaint Players! Have fun with the
sassy little diva Junie B. Jones, and go along
on her adventures in first grade. Visit the
website for information on purchasing
tickets and other details.
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