“tis the season for more craft shows in one weekend than one can possibly attend. If you want to stay local, here’s some stops worth making;
Marlborough Elementary School Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Route 29, Green Lane, PA – free admission. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018
Annual Gingerbread Craft Show, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Church of the Holy Spirit 2871 Barndt Road (intersection Rt 63/Sunneytown Pike and Barndt Road), Harleysville, PA. In addition to crafts, tea, and cookies, there will be a jazz combo providing live music! Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018
Christmas Craft Show, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m., Woman’s Club of Quakertown, Train Station, 15 Front Street, Quakertown, PA. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018
And on Saturday, 9:30 a.m. -4 p.m., Sunday, noon-4 p.m. (so if you can’t fit it all in today, it won’t be too late tomorrow!), Dec. 1st and Dec. 2nd, 2018 Goshenhoppen Historians and Mennonite Heritage Center Christmas Market; Mennonite Heritage Center, 565 Yoder Road, Harleysville, PA ; Goshenhoppen Historical Museum at Red Man’s Hall, 116 Gravel Pike, Green Lane, PA; Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, 105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA.
Spend a musical Sunday (Dec. 2, 2018), by going to Lansdale for an afternoon choir concert, and Sumneytown for an evening musical event featuring brass quintet and violin music, along with gifted solo vocalists and a chance to sing-along with a few holiday favorites.
The United Schwenkfelder Choir will present its 90th annual concert on Sunday, December 2nd. The 85-voice, non-denominational choir will perform a program of traditional and contemporary Christmas music at 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Central Schwenkfelder Church, located at 2111 Valley Forge Road (Rte. 363), Lansdale, just north of Skippack Pike (Rte. 73). A free will offering will be taken.
On Sunday, December 2nd, the annual Valley Arts Concert and Carol Sing will be held in Sumneytown, PA at St. John’s Lutheran Church (Route 63/Sumneytown Pike). The 7 p.m. concert features the Suite Brass Ensemble, violinist Pastor Jennifer Ollikainen, soprano Pastor Susan Lynch, and tenor Kevin Schanely. Refreshments will be served afterwards in the social hall, and a free will offering will be taken to benefit the Adopt-A-Family program.
Read about future concerts and craft fairs this December (and check back for non-holiday related arts events in a post coming soon).
Valley Art Scene 