Elizabethtown townlively.com
APRIL 5, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIV • NO 8
Wonderlandza Eggstravaganza will feature family fun BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Children will be able to have their photos taken with mascots, including Echo the Bat from Lincoln Caverns.
Meredith (left) and Leo Kereshi of Lancaster are looking forward to the PA Family Travel Fair.
All things Pennsylvania ommunity members are invited to discover or rediscover many of the events, museums, attractions and getaways that Pennsylvania has to offer at the fifth annual PA Family Travel Fair, to be held on Saturday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Calvary Church in Lancaster. The event, hosted by Where & When Pennsylvania, will also feature children’s activities, entertainment and food. Those who visit the travel fair will also have opportunities to win prizes, including vacation packages. “The first 500 (attendees) will get a goodie bag to collect all of their swag from all of the vendors,” said Rachel Stebbins, marketing director at Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc., one of the
be aware of. “It’s nice to have options with what you can do without having to travel really far,” she stated. “You can have a nice, long weekend or you can go out and do some of these activities and be home at night because it’s just that close. People often don’t realize what is right around them.” Calvary Church is located at 1051 Landis Valley Road, Lancaster. Admission to and parking at the PA Family Travel Fair are free. The event will be held rain or shine. For more information, including a complete list of exhibitors, food trucks, activities and giveaways, visit www.pafamilytravel.com. More information is also available at www.facebook.com/PAFamily TravelFair and www.instagram.com /pafamilytravelfair.
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PA Family Travel Fair set for April 15 Entertainment will include a event organizers. “There is a lot of opportunity throughout the event to magic show at noon by Papa Tater register for prizes. Almost all of the Magical Family Entertainment and vendors are bringing prizes to give a live show at 2 p.m. by Clyde away.” The grand prize will be a family Peeling’s Reptiland. Echo the Bat getaway provided by the Endless from Lincoln Caverns and Chipper from Herr Foods Inc. will greet visiMountains Visitors Bureau. The event focuses on providing tors, and the Kids Cookie Break information about family-friendly radio show will be on-site doing live activities that are available through- interviews. Visitors will also be able out the entire state, including locally to meet friendly service dogs from in Lancaster County and as far away Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services (KPETS). as the northern tier of Pennsylvania. Food trucks will be available “When you are talking to vendors, they are not trying to sell you things. offering breakfast and lunch, as They are just providing informa- well as snacks and ice cream. New tion,” Stebbins emphasized. “The vis- this year will be Joe on the GO itor’s bureaus will represent a lot of Coffee Co., which will offer coffee, the (sites) in their areas, but we also tea and breakfast selections. Stebbins hopes that people will have (representatives of) specific attractions that are coming to talk attend the event to learn about local attractions they may not even specifically about their places.”
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You’re invited to travel down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass to Wonderlandza Eggstravaganza on Friday, April 14. The event will be held throughout downtown Elizabethtown from 4 to 7 p.m. “This will be an Alice in Wonderland-themed event sponsored by Lethea Myers at Myers Advantage, with Oliver the White Rabbit available for photos and the Red Queen roaming the square for interactions and photos,” said Clint Gibble, a member of LIV-ETown, which is organizing the festivities. “There will be a free scavenger hunt ending with a candy prize and being entered into a drawing for a 3-foot chocolate bunny provided by Natural Creations Salon.” Additional activities will include a Be-Boppin’ Basket Bop fundraiser for LIV-Etown, where participants may purchase a basket and then collect candy from participating shops downtown. Charlamay’s Trinkets and Treasures, 45 S. Market St., Elizabethtown, will host a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party with Alice and the Mad Hattress, and businesses throughout downtown will have specials, themed activities and surprises.
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