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Anthracite Holiday Klatsch set for December 14th

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The Anthracite Heritage Museum is pleased to announce the Anthracite Holiday Klatsch will take place on Saturday, December 14, from noon to 4 p.m. The museum opens at 10 a.m.  

A kaffeeklatsch is a social gathering with good conversation and good coffee. Join in an old-fashioned kaffeeklatsch with a holiday twist. During the program, visitors will enjoy holiday crafts, live musical performances, a presentation on German christkindlmarkte, and more. Special performances will be presented by Valley View High School Choir and Wally Gordon Community Singers. 

Admission includes the holiday programming, museum exhibition hall, and 10% discounts in the museum store and on museum membership and gift memberships. The museum opens at 10am.

“This year’s holiday programming will be a blast, says Site Administrator Bode Morin. “We will have activities for the whole family throughout the afternoon.  Come by for music, arts, crafts, to go through the museum, and enjoy great deals on special gifts from our store. If you join the museum that day, kaffeeklatsch admission will be free. Or pick up a gift membership for someone who will enjoy free admission to the museum and Eckley Miners’ Village throughout the year and discounts in the museum store.” 

Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for youth (ages 3-11), and $6 for Seniors.  Free for members of the Anthracite Heritage Museum.

For more information, visit http://www.anthracitemuseum.org/event/anthracite-holiday-klatsch/, call (570) 963-4804, or visit our Facebook page.

The Anthracite Heritage Museum is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of “King Coal”

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Lackawanna County and Lackawanna Historical Society officials gather at the entrance to the Model Mine at McDade Park for an award from the Anthracite Heritage Museum and Coal Steering Committee.

This honor marks the 250th anniversary of “King Coal” in our area, throughout the United States, and the historic value of the McDade Park mine as a tourist attraction.

Shown from left: Mark Dougher, County Deputy Director of Parks & Recreation; Mary Ann Moran-Savakinus, Lackawanna Historical Society; James Foley, Parks & Recreation Buildings & Grounds manager; Scott Herring, 250th Anniversary of Anthracite Coal steering committee; Commissioner Patrick M. O’Malley, Bob Noone, Parks & Recreation supervisor; and Robert Savakinus, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Bonfire at the Iron Furnaces

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The sixth annual Bonfire at The Iron Furnaces will take place Saturday, Oct. 15, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the historic Scranton Iron Furnaces, a truly unique site with the remains of a standing blast furnace.

The Bonfire Festival, a fundraiser for the Anthracite Heritage Museum, explores the roots of Halloween in Celtic culture and celebrates other cultural autumn festivals while highlighting Northeastern PA’s industrial past.

This year’s event features music by Light Weight playing pop and rock, traditional German Brass oompah music by Schützengiggles, and Colleen and Jimmy Reynolds covering all your favorite songs, fire twirlers, a Jack O’Lantern competition, face painting, fire hooping, tarot card readings, a balloon artist, stilt walking, a Day of the Dead ofrenda, a Fairytale display and hands-on activity sponsored by the Everhart Museum, live theatre, dance performances by Symmetry Studio, a Harvest Display by the Greenhouse Project at Nay Aug Park, the ceremonial lighting of the bonfire, and food and beverages.

Tickets include admission to the festival and $5 in Bonfire Bucks, to use towards food, beverage, and activities.

Tickets are $15 online or $20 at the gate. As always, entrance to the festival is free for children 12 and under.

Everyone is encouraged to wear their favorite Halloween costume