Event Calendar

Friday, May 3  First Friday.   Includes demonstrations, artist receptions,  book signings, special sales, and later business hours.  Presented by the Gettysburg Area Retail  Merchants Association.  From 5-8 p.m.  Look for the First Friday banner at participating Gettysburg area shops, galleries, tours, museums and restaurants.

Friday, May 3  Trailblazing Women of Country.   Celebrating Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton.  At The Majestic Theater,  25 Carlisle Street, 7:30 p.m.  Call  717-337-8200 for ticket information.

Friday, May  3-Saturday, May 4  Living History Tours.   At the Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton,  339 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD.   Tours are from 2-4:30 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on  Saturday.  Held weekends through the summer.  Visit setonshrine.org  for ticket information.

Saturday, May  4  Civil War Medicine Symposium.   Presented by The Gettysburg Foundation and the Blue & Gray Hospital Association.   At the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center,  1195 Baltimore Pike.   From 8 a.m. to  4:15 p.m.  Visit GettysburgFoundation.org  for reservation and ticket information.

Saturday, May  4  Architectural Salvage Warehouse Sale.   Offered by Historic Gettysburg/Adams  County.  At the Daniel Lady Farm, 980  Hanover Road.  From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Call 931-217-7651 for details.

Saturday, May 4  Harriet Lane Tea Party.   A Victorian-era tea hosted by Buchanan’s  First Lady, his niece Harriet Lane.  At the 11/30 Franklin County Visitors Bureau, 15 South Main Street, Chambersburg,  PA.  Call 866-646-8060 for reservation information.

Saturday, May  4-Sunday, May 5  World War I Weekend.   At the Eisenhower National Historic Site, 250  Eisenhower Farm Road, Gettysburg.   Featuring exhibits, living history camps, and guided tours about Camp  Colt, Gettysburg’s training camp during World War I, and the role Captain  Eisenhower played.  Call 717-338-9114 for details.

Sunday, May 5  Music, Gettysburg! The Gettysburg Children’s Choir.   At the Lutheran Theological Seminary Chapel, 147 Seminary Ridge.  The performance begins at 4 p.m.  Free to the public.  Visit  musicgettysburg.org  for details.

Tuesday, May 7  Hyperion String Quartet.   Presented by the Gettysburg Community Concert  Association.  At the St. James Lutheran  Church, 109 York Street.  The performance begins at 7:30 p.m.  Visit gettysburgcca.org  for ticket information.

Friday, May 10  An Evening with Tommy Emmanuel.   At the Majestic Theater, 25 Carlisle  Street.  Performance begins at 8  p.m.  Call 717-337-8200 for ticket information.

Saturday, May  11-Sunday, May 12  Living History  Presentation.   Featuring the Officers for the Union and Ladies for the Union.  At The Rupp House History Center, 451  Baltimore Street.  From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.  Free to the public.  Call 877-874-2478 for details.

Saturday, May  11-Sunday, May 12  Living History  Programs Begin.  At Gettysburg National Military Park.  The program schedule varies.  Free to the public.  Visit GettysburgFoundation.org  for details.

Sunday, May 12  Mother's Day.

Sunday, May 12  Egyptian Piano Concerto.   Presented by the Gettysburg Chamber  Orchestra.  At the Lutheran Seminary  Chapel, 147 Seminary Ridge.  The performance begins at 4 p.m.  Visit  musicgettysburg.org  for more information.

Sunday, May 12  4th  Annual Mother’s  Day Concert.   At the Rock Chapel  Church, 4730 Oxford Road, York Springs.   Featuring the Bermudian Springs Eagle Singers.  Free to the public.  Offering accepted.  Email rockchapelys@gmail.com for details.

Thursday, May  16-Sunday, May 19 The 80th  Gettysburg  Bluegrass Festival.   At Granite Hill  Camping Resort, 3340 Fairfield Road.   Many nationally acclaimed musicians to appear.  Festival packages available.  Food vendors on site.  Visit  gettysburgbluegrass.com  for details.

Saturday, May  18-Sunday, May 19  Fields of Fury: A  Civil War Spring Skirmish & Reenactor Tactical Event.   At the Daniel Lady Farm, 980 Hanover  Road.  Civil War reenactments for the public will take place on Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.  Reenactor event only will take place on  Saturday morning.  Presented by the  Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association.  Visit danielladyfarm.com  for more information.

Saturday, May 18   Gettysburg Outdoor Antique Show.  Presented by the Gettysburg  Area Retail Merchants Association.  Held in Lincoln Square, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.   Visit gettysburgretailmerchants.com  for details.

Saturday, May  18  Gettysburg Garden Club Annual Spring  Plant Sale.   At the Gettysburg  Fire Hall rear parking lot, 35 North Stratton Street, from 8 a.m. to 1  p.m.  Visit gettysburggardenclub.org  for details.

Sunday, May 19  Music, Gettysburg!  Featuring Tenor Eric Fennell.   At the Lutheran Theological Seminary Chapel.  147 Seminary Ridge.  Free to the public.  The performance begins at 4 p.m.  Visit  musicgettysburg.org  for details.

Friday, May 24  &  Sunday, May 26  “This is My Country” Concert.   Presented by the Gettysburg Choral  Society.  Held Friday at the First Church  of Hanover, 200 Frederick Street, Hanover, PA at 7 p.m.  Held Sunday at the Lutheran Theological  Seminary Chapel, 147 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, at 3 p.m.  Featuring guest bugler Jari Villanueva.  Both performances are free to the public.  Visit  GettysburgChoralSociety.org  for details.

Saturday, May  25  Antique & Vintage Outdoor Market.   At Rebel’s Roost Antique Emporium, The  Gettysburg Outlet Shoppes, 1863 Gettysburg Village Drive.  From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m  Call 717-479-5524 for details.

Saturday, May  25  Family Day at the Spangler Farm.   At the George Spangler Farm & Field  Hospital, 488 Blacksmith Shop Road.  Free to the public.  From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Featuring living historians, Civil War encampments, and more.  Call 877-874-2478  for details.

Saturday, May  25  Meet Author Jeff Shaara.   At Lord Nelson’s Gallery, 17 Chambersburg  Street, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 5-7 p.m.  Mr. Shaara will sign copies of his latest book,  The    Shadow of War,  about the Cuban Missile Crisis.  Call  717-334-7950 for details.

Saturday, May  25  The Horse at Gettysburg.   Learn about the faithful horse and the role played in the epic battle.  At the Lomas Center, 50 Mayor Alley,  beginning at 3 p.m.  Limited seating.  RSVP at  lomascenter.org.

Saturday, May  25  An Evening with the Painting.   An up-close, more personal look at the historic Gettysburg Cyclorama painting.   At the Ford Center, Gettysburg National Military Park Museum &  Visitor Center, 1195 Baltimore Pike.   From 5-7 p.m.  Presented by the  Gettysburg Foundation.  Visit  GettysburgFoundation.org  for ticket information.

Saturday, May  25-Sunday, May 26  Springtime  Double-Decker Battlefield Bus Tour.    Presented by The Gettysburg Foundation.   Tour departs from Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor  Center, 1195 Baltimore Pike.  Bus tours at 11 a.m., 1:30 and 4 p.m.  Visit  GettysburgFoundation.org  for ticket information.

Sunday, May 26  SSGT Jeremy Redding Memorial Ride.   Ride begins at the Weis parking lot, 1424  Baltimore Street in Hanover, PA.  A  closing ceremony will be held at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 725 Baltimore Street,  Hanover.  The event begins at 9 a.m.  Call 717-965-5158 for details.

Monday, May 27  Memorial Day.

Monday, May 27  2nd  Annual Memorial  Day Service.   At the Fairfield  Union Cemetery, Fairfield, PA.  11  a.m.  Free to the public.  Parking available.  Call 717-642-6540 for details.

Monday, May 27  The 157th  Annual Gettysburg  Memorial Day Parade.   Free to the public.  The parade begins at 2 p.m. and follows the traditional route from Lefever Street to Middle Street, then south on Baltimore Street to the National Cemetery.   The program follows in the cemetery at 3 p.m.  Visit  GettysburgFoundation.org  for more information.

Monday, May 27-Monday,  September 2  One Hundred Nights of Taps.   Presented by the Lincoln Fellowship of  Pennsylvania and Gettysburg National Military Park.  At the Soldiers Monument, the Soldiers  National Cemetery, Gettysburg.  From 5:30  to 7 p.m.  Free to the public.  Every evening from Memorial Day through Labor  Day a guest bugler will play Taps.  Visit  lincolnfellowship.org  for details.

Friday, May  31-Sunday, June 9  Pump Boys and Dinettes. A musical celebrating its 25th  anniversary of country western songs, heartbreak, and hilarity.  At Totem Pole Playhouse, 9555 Golf Course  Road, Fayetteville (located off Lincoln Highway West, between Gettysburg and  Chambersburg).  Visit  TotemPolePlayhouse.org  for schedule and ticket information.

Saturday, June  1-Sunday, June 2 The 9th  Annual Strawberry  Festival.   At Hollabaugh Brothers  Fruit Farm & Market, 545 Carlisle Road, Biglerville.  From noon to 4 p.m.  Call 717-677-8412 for details.

Saturday, June  1-Sunday, June 2  Gettysburg Civic Chorus  Annual Spring Concert.   At the Gettysburg  Area Middle School auditorium, 37 Lefever Street.  Concerts begin at 3 p.m.  Free to the public, an offering will be taken at intermission.  Visit gettysburgcivicchorus.com  for details.

Thursday,  June 6-Sunday, June 9 80th  Anniversary of the  D-Day Invasion.   At the Eisenhower  National Historic Site, 250 Eisenhower Farm Road.  Various events to be held to remember and honor the men and women who sacrificed for this momentous victory in World War  II.  Buses depart from Gettysburg  National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center at regular intervals throughout the day.  Visit  GettysburgFoundation.org  for details.

Friday, June  7-Sunday, June 9  Historic  Gettysburg/Adams County Barn Art Show & Sale.   At the GAR Hall, 53 East Middle Street.  From 6-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.   Call 717-334-5185 for details.

Friday, June  7-Wednesday, June 12  Summer Conference:  Civil War Institute.   At Gettysburg  College.  Featuring many topics of historic interest.  Live stream available for those unable to attend in person.   Visit civilwar@gettysburg.edu  or call 717-337-6590 for registration information.

Saturday, June  8  Spring Pour Tour.   A tour of locally crafted brews, wines, and spirits.  Bus departs from the 11/30  Franklin County Visitor Center, 15 South Main Street, Chambersburg, PA.  From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Visit ExploreFranklinCountyPA.com  for details.

Friday, June  14  Fun Fest.   A kick-off event for the Adams County Library  Summer Learning Program.  At the  Gettysburg Rec Park, 545 Long Lane.  3  p.m.  Call 717-334-5716 for details.

Friday, June  21-Sunday, June 30  Clue on Stage.   The famous board game is back on stage.  At Totem Pole Playhouse, 9555 Golf Course  Road.  Visit TotemPolePlayhouse.org  for schedule and ticket information.

Saturday, June  29-Sunday, June 30  The 51st  Annual Civil War Collectors’ Show.    At the Allstar Complex, Eisenhower Inn & Conference Center, 2634  Emmitsburg Road.  From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Saturday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.   The finest collection of Civil War artifacts exhibited in one place and available for sale.  Visit gbpa.org  for details.

Monday, July  1-Wednesday, July 3  A Sacred Trust  Commemoration.   Featuring lectures, battlefield walks, and book signings to commemorate the 161st  anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.   At Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center, 1195  Baltimore Pike.  From 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.  Visit  GettysburgFoundation.org  for schedule and additional information.

Friday, July 5 A Sacred Trust Special Evening Event. At Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center, 1195 Baltimore Pike. From 4:30-9 p.m. Proceeds benefit education. Visit  GettysburgFoundation.org  for reservation information.