Events Calendar

Want your event listed on our calendar? Submit your event or Email Julia at jchain@appalachiantrail.org

Conservation and the Craigheads

Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

Stop by Craighead House as Mark Madison, Historian for the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Shepherdstown, West Virginia talks about the Craighead family and their many contributions to the...

Event Series Tuesdays with Morrie

Tuesdays with Morrie

Totem Pole Playhouse 9555 Golf Course Rd., Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, United States

Based on the 1997 New York Times bestseller by Mitch Albom that sold over 20 million copies, Tuesdays with Morrie is the autobiographical story of an accomplished sports journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie’s appearance on Nightline,  a television news program and learns...

Archaeology, Geology and the Environment: Exploration on the Stoner Farm

Stoner Farm 8777 Lyons Rd., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States

Students will join Buttonwood/Institute educators and LACI archaeologists to “dig into the past” at the historic Stoner Farm, an active, working archaeological site in Waynesboro. With archaeologist Scott Parker, students...

$25

EXPLORE! Painting with Nature

Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States

Nature is beautiful to look at, but did you know it can also be used to create beautiful artwork? Go on a hike to find natural items that will then...

$10

Ghosti- the Indo European concept of hospitality

Strawberry Hill Foundation 1537 Mt Hope Rd., Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Relationships have existed between humans and not-humans for millennia. Join us as we explore practical tips for building and maintaining a healthy relationship with the Forest (and one's own property)....

$15

Event Series Textile Arts Summer Camp

Textile Arts Summer Camp

Pine Hill Recreation Area 12684 Mentzer Gap Rd., Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States

The Textile Arts camp is designed for students who have completed grade 3 through age 17.Students should pack a lunch and beverage. During the five-day camp, students will choose what color to dye a skein of yarn for a weaving project, and learn how to dye the yarn. They will each make a unique potholder...

$230

First Friday Campfire Cooking

Pine Grove Furnace State Park 1100 Pine Grove Rd, Gardners, Pennsylvania, United States

Learn some new skills and recipes, then enjoy a tasty meal with park staff! Ingredients and supplies will be provided, courtesy of the Friends of Pine Grove Furnace. Donations are appreciated to help cover the cost. If you need an accommodation to participate in park activities due to a disability, please contact the park you...

Culinary Herbs: Growing and Using Herbs

Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

Join us as Master Gardener Carol Glasgow gives a presentation on how to grow, harvest, and use the 10 most popular culinary herbs, as well as their history and traditions down through the ages.

Event Series Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries is Strawberry Hill’s summer program designed to immerse kids in nature while engaging their hearts and minds with hands-on, play-based learning outdoors. Wild Strawberries will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 11th to August 8th from 12:30pm-4:30pm. There will be no Wild Strawberries the week of July 4th. This is a...

$40

Nature Book Club

Strawberry Hill Foundation 1537 Mt Hope Rd., Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Join Strawberry Hill for Nature Book Club in the Nature Classroom from 6:30-7:30pm. Light refreshments will be offered but feel free to bring something to share if you wish. August’s read: "Finding the Mother Tree, discovering the wisdom of the forest" by Suzanne Simard Free and open to the public. RSVP to Anne at education@strawberryhill.org

StoryWalk Sunday

The story posted on the StoryWalk® trail at Pine Hill Park changes regularly, and a special story event accompanies each one on the second Sunday of select months. The book for August is “My Busy Green Garden” by Terry Pierce, with rich illustrations by Carol Schwartz. This wonderful children’s book was held over for the...

Subscribe to our newsletter

Get the latest updates from the South Mountain Partnership.