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Special Gift!
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Hello from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: It may be cold outside during this wonderful time of year, but it is very warm and cozy inside our inns! Why not escape the winter blues, after-holiday blahs, and just-can't-wait-till-spring feelings, and come enjoy one of our many inns. Just relax, read a good book by the fire, get away from the phone, or take in some of our area's great attractions. In this newsletter we highlight a few suggestions for you, but your innkeeper will help to find just the right activity for you to enjoy while visiting. Just click here to make a reservation at one of our inns and enjoy the winter season in Lancaster County! Come stay with us, you will be glad you did!
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Zook's Family Crafts Spotlight!
 Since March of 1973, Zook's Family Crafts has been providing "quality, locally made handcrafts at affordable prices." Over the past decades, Zook's Family Crafts has gradually assembled the works of many of the Pennsylvania Dutch country's finest crafts people.Zook's Family Crafts is perhaps best known as the home of Jacob Zook original Hex Signs and related ware. They also feature Amish dolls, weathervanes, lawn ornaments and PA Dutch hand-decorated ware. For a history on Jacob Zook's Hex Signs, click here. Zook's Family Crafts is located at 3056 US Route 30 East in the town of Paradise, PA.
Be sure to ask your innkeeper for a coupon for free merchandise with purchase to Zook's Family Crafts.
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Transformations at the Lancaster
Quilt and Textile Museum
Quilting is a major part of Lancaster County's culture and heritage, and the art of quilting is celebrated in all its glory at the Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum. The museum is located in the heart of Lancaster City's vibrant arts district, just steps away from Central Market, in a stunning 1912 Beaux Arts Bank building.  This past November, the curatorial staff of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County began the process of a major exhibit transformation at the Lancaster museum by removing the 17 museum cases that currently house the Esprit Quilt Collection in the Beaux Arts Grand Banking Hall.
Dr. Patricia T. Herr, Quilt Historian and Curator of textile exhibits, reflects "After five years in their current location, it is time for a new and fresh exhibition of our permanent Amish Quilt collection. The banking hall was a dramatic venue for our initial installation, but the natural light which streams into the room - and highlights the magnificent architecture - was having a detrimental impact on the textiles."
Trish continues, "We are looking forward to 2011, when we will be presenting a new exhibition of the Esprit Quilt Collection in our museum's adjoining galleries - in partnership with Dr. Amelia Rauser and Art History students at Franklin & Marshall College. We believe that the student's innovative interpretation of the quilts and their relationship to the Esprit Clothing Company will attract a new audience to our museum, and inspire return visits."
In March 2011, the museum will also unveil a new interpretive exhibition in our Beaux Arts Hall. The inspiration for this installation - in the former Lancaster Trust Company banking hall - came directly from our museum guests, who were in awe of the architecture of the space and wanted to know more about its relationship to Lancaster City's nationally-significant historic district. The design of this exhibit will also allow flexibility for hosting special events, lectures, and other museum activities.
So whether you're planning a trip to Lancaster for the American Quilters Society (AQS) Quilt Show and Contest (March 16 - 19, 2011), or you simply appreciate the art, culture and craftsmanship of quilting, be sure to include a visit the Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum in your itinerary. You won't be disappointed.
Be sure to ask your innkeeper for a disount coupon off admission to the Quilt and Textile Museum.
Also all you quilters attending the AQS Show and Contest, Authentic Bed and Breakfast Associaltion will be hosting a party for you on Thursday March 17.....stay tuned for more information. |
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Area Attractions!
Even during winter months, there are so many interesting things to do in Lancaster County for the whole family! Here are some of our favorites, with links to their websites for full details...
Kids from 2 to 92 will love the fun and fascination of the Lancaster Science Factory. Their amazing collection of hands-on, interactive exhibits will keep you entertained (and learning!) for hours.  When we first visited, we thought it was just for kids... but we soon realized we couldn't keep our hands off the various displays and experiments, and we left feeling much smarter than when we arrived!
If you'd like to stir childhood winter memories (or create new ones!), visit the Ice Park at Clipper Magazine Stadium. With baseball season still months away, this home of the Lancaster Barnstormers minor league baseball team is transformed into a winter playground, with outdoor ice skating and thrilling ice slides. It's great exercise, and fun for the whole family!
And even in the winter, a visit to Lancaster County just wouldn't be the same without a stop at Kitchen Kettle Village.  A landmark in the village of Intercourse for over 50 years, its 40+ shops and charming atmosphere make it a delightful place to spend your day. And if sweet treats are your passion, be sure to stop by their Fudge Shop and Lapp Valley Farm ice cream!
Watch for more great activities and attractions in upcoming editions of our Authentic B&B Newsletter... and be sure to click here to select and print discount coupons for all of our Partner businesses! |
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Bube's Brewery A Unique Dining Experience
A perfect blend of history and dining can be found at Bube's Brewery in Mt. Joy. This late 1800s brewery still stands intact as it was over 100 years ago. It now houses 4 different restaurants. The most popular one is the Catacombs where you dine 43 feet below street level. And you get a tour of the brewery on the way down! Dinner is offered 7 nights a week, In addition, on many Sunday evenings a theme-inspired Feast, such as the ever popular Medieval Feast, is offered. 
On Friday and Saturday evenings, a five course dinner is offered at Alois in the Victorian Hotel portion of the brewery. Entertainment begins at 9PM.
Casual dining including lunch is available in the Bottling Works Tavern 7 days a week. And in the summer, the adjacent Biergarten offers outdoor dining. 
In addition to dining, there is a lot of history within those walls. Roam around and read the interesting facts. Visit the gift shop in the Cooper Shed, or the Art Gallery, or maybe attend a ghost tour. And of course there is beer!
There is always something happening at Bube's Brewery. If you want a unique dining experience, be sure to check it out on one of your visits to Lancaster. |
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Culture is Alive and Well in and Around Lancaster!
It's cold and blustery outside, but toasty warm and filled with music and wonderful shows inside, in and around Lancaster county. Come stay the night at one of our lovely bed and breakfasts and enjoy the arts and entertainment that Lancaster County has to offer. Visit our website for a complete listing of our inns. *indicates passport partners PERFORMANCES:
717-397-7425
1/7 Llona Knopfler
2/10-2/27 The 39 Steps- A hilarious new take on the classic
Hitchcock film.
717-898-1900
1/13-2/26 Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming
717-533-8525
1/15 Jane Brockman & Tim Shew -an evening of song with Broadway
performer husband and wife team.
2/10-13 & 2/17-20 - The Importance of Being Ernest
717-687-4300 2/8-4/23 Send Me No Flowers
Whitaker Center ImaxCheck website for dates and times- Now showing: TRON: Legacy an Imax 3D Experience Bears Hubble 3D 717-214-ARTS (2787)
1/21 Singer/songwriter - Caroline Herring
1/22 Pianst Ching-Yun Hu
2/3-20 Crazy For you- the new high-energy, dance-filled musical comedy with songs by George and Ira Gershwin.
717-733-7966
2/24-3/5 Of Mice & Men
3/24 - 4/2 Thirteen (13) - A family series musical
CONCERTS: 800-648-4102 1/22 Elvis Birthday Bash with Mike Albert and Scot Bruce 1/23 Mike Alberts's Elvis Gospel Show 2/26 Cirque Mechanics Boom Town 5/5 Spring Doo Wop Cavalcade (click here for a full listing of concerts) 717-361-1508 5/5 Imani Winds- "Faith." That's what Imani means in Swahili. And it's a most appropriate name for this youthful group that's more than just a wind quintet, that's dedicated to carving a unique path through the classical music world with genre-blurring, culturally inclusive concerts designed to bridge European, African, American and Hispanic traditions, and to inspire audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
A great line-up of upcoming concerts (click here for full listing)
2/26 Two-Piano & Percussion
Acclaimed pianists Ju-Ping Song and Ioannis Potamousis join percussionists Steve Goss and James Armstrong for a thrilling performance of Helweg's "American Fantasy - A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein" and Song's own arrangement of Ravel's "Boléro."
1/14-16 Brahms, Beethoven & the Pianist
Pianst Yuliya Gorenman plays Beethoven's Concerto No. 4
and symphony plays Brahams and Rossini. Ephrata Main Theater1/27 Iris Dement (Country Folk Performer)2/20 Shemekia Copeland with specialguest Clarence Spady (Blues performers)
Hershey 717-534-3911 1/6-1/9 Sesame Street Live 1/18 Disturbed & Korn 2/19 Brad Paisley check website for listing of the Hershey Bears games On the first Friday of each month the arts come alive in Lancaster. Over 60 art galleries and shops stay open till 9:00 PM, some later. Stroll the sidewalks of downtown Lancaster and enjoy the many art shops as well as many unique owner/operated boutiques. Music, food and fun can be had by all. This popular event draws a crowd so the streets are busy with activities. There is a trolley available to ride from 6:30 - 9 PM running 20 minute loops around the core of downtown. For more information on this event check this link, Lancaster Arts. |
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Recipe Corner
Raspberry Chocolate Scones
2 Cups flour 1 Cup frozen raspberries
2 tsp. baking powder ¾ Cup chocolate chips
5 T. sugar, divided 2 eggs
½ tsp. salt ½ Cup heavy cream
6 T. butter 1 T. heavy cream
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Have baking sheet prepared covered with parchment paper. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and 4 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add frozen raspberries and chocolate chips; toss. Make a well in mixture and add beaten eggs and
½ cup cream. Mix until dough begins to clump together and then knead in bowl for about 30 seconds (do not overwork dough-dough will be wet). Pour dough on parchment paper with floured hands into a 1" thick circle. Brush with a coating of cream and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of sugar. Cut into 8 wedges. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
This scrumptious recipe is from Country Hearth Bed and Breakfast located in New Holland, PA.,
David and Bonnie Konya, Owners/Innkeepers |
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Passport Program Extended!
Great news for all of our passport members! The date for redemption of your passport has been extended to December 31, 2013! More and more area businesses are becoming passport partners each month to offer great savings to our guests. Be sure to use your passport on your next visit to an Authentic B&B so that your $50 savings is closer to being realized. Not a passport member? Click here, or ask your innkeeper for details and your passport on your next visit. |
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We hope you enjoy this newsletter. Please feel free to share it with friends and family. Thank you for your patronage and we will see you soon in Lancaster County!
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Sincerely,
The Innkeepers of
Authentic Bed & Breakfasts of Lancaster County |
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