Bus trip to Chosen Food exhibit in Baltimore
The York Jewish Community Center is offering a bus trip to the Jewish Museum of Maryland in Baltimore in March.
The trip, led by Rabbi Joan Lenowitz of the Ohev Sholom Congregation, is open to members of all faiths with an interest in Jewish cuisine. Participants will explore the exhibit Chosen Food: Cuisine, Culture and American Jewish Identity at the museum.
The bus will leave at 10 a.m. and return at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 11, at the York JCC, 2000 Hollywood Drive, York Township.
The cost is $35 per person, which includes the bus trip and a docent-led tour of the exhibit. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the rest of the museum and get lunch at nearby kosher-style delis on their own.
To reserve a seat, call (717) 843-0918 or email Linda Seligson at lseligson@yorkjcc.org.
Trip to see Jonah at Sight & Sound
The Dover Travelers are sponsoring a trip to see Jonah at the Sight & Sound Theatre on Route 896 near Strasburg, Lancaster County. The public is welcome to sign up.
The group will leave the Dover Borough fire hall at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, and stop for a family-style lunch at Hershey Farms before the show.
The cost is $104 per person; money is due by Friday, Feb. 24.
For all the details, call Norma at (717) 292-4177 or Gerry at (717) 292-2867.
Wine Just Off the Vine weekends
Don't worry, you won't have to pick the grapes yourself for the Wine Just Off the Vine tastings. (ndrwfgg photo)
The Mason-Dixon Wine Trail’s annual fall tour runs for two weekends in November.
Wine Just Off the Vine invites beginners and experts alike to sample newly pressed wines and go behind the scenes at 13 southcentral Pennsylvania wineries.
Tickets are $15 with wine samples or $5 for designated drivers and provide access to all 13 wineries. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 12 and 19, and Sundays, Nov. 13 and 20. Wine tasting participants must be 21 or older and will receive a collectible glass.
Participating wineries are Adams County Winery, Allegro Vineyards, Boordy Vineyards, Cullari Vineyards, Fiore Winery, Four Springs Winery, Hauser Estate Winery, Hummingbird Ridge Winery, Moon Dancer Vineyard & Winery, Naylor Wine Cellars, Reid’s Orchard & Winery, Tamanend Winery and West Hanover Winery.
Separate Meet the Winemaker dinners are available Fridays, Nov. 11 and 18.
For all the details, visit the wine trail’s website or contact Amanda Mills at (717) 852-9675 or amanda@yorkpa.org.
Deadline for a night at the Museum
The deadline to register for the Family Overnight adventure at the National Watch and Clock Museum is Friday, Oct. 28.
The Nov. 4 event costs $20 for children and $12 for adults, and is geared for kids ages 6 to 12.
Admission to the event includes a scavenger hunt, an opportunity to explore the museum in Columbia, Lancaster County, a craft project to make your own clock, snacks and a light breakfast and a souvenir patch for kids that attend.
An adult chaperone is required for every five children that participate in the sleepover.
For more details, call (717)684-8261 or e-mail education@nawcc.org.
Visit the ultimate ‘greasy spoon’
Duck inside the ultimate “greasy spoon” with a video travel blog from photographer Bil Bowden about the Cosmo Diner in Montreal. The tiny 10-seat eatery run by Niki Koulakis has been featured in travel magazines worldwide.
Visiting Hallmark in Kansas City
A baseball-themed trip to Kansas City, Mo., pitched a curveball for York Dispatch visuals editor Randy Flaum when the Hallmark Visitors Center turned out to be a fun, free adventure through the history of the company’s cards and collectibles as well as its current creative and printing operations.
Check out his tour in the video below:
If you’re passing through Kansas City, the Hallmark center at 2450 Grand Blvd. is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free garage parking is available.
For all the details, visit the Hallmark website or call (816) 274-3613.
