Bazaar

John Wesley United Methodist Church will hold a bazaar and yard sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is at 129 N. Potomac St. in Hagerstown. The event will include crafts, homemade soups, used books and yard sale items. For more information, call 717-597-1841.

The Shepherdstown Community Club's Christmas bazaar kicks off on Black Friday and will be held for 11 days across five weekends (Nov. 23-25, Dec. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 22-23). The bazaar opens at 10 a.m. each day and closes at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 23; 7 p.m. on Saturdays; and 6 p.m. on Sundays. The bazaar is at the Shepherdstown Community Club Building, also known as the War Memorial Building, 102 E. German St. The bazaar will feature handcrafted work of local and regional artists and crafters each weekend.

A Christmas bazaar will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the annex at The Salvation Army, 534 W. Franklin St. in Hagerstown. Gently used Christmas items will be available for sale. Proceeds will benefit The Salvation Army World Services.

A Christmas bazaar will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 10813 Donelson Drive in Williamsport. The bazaar will feature handmade crafts and hand painted items, including snowmen, santas, angels, nativity scenes, ornaments, sleighs, birdhouses and carolers. There will be floral arrangements and candles for sale, in addition to crocheted and knitted items. There will be a selection of Christmas stockings, gift bags, gift cards and novelty items.

marlob@herald-mail.com MARLOWE, W.Va. - When the fall colors appear, Ruby Reed knows it's time for her annual tour of holiday craft shows to look for decorations and gifts. She began Saturday at the 14th annual Christmas in the Country bazaar at Harmony United Methodist Church near Marlowe. "I enjoy seeing Christmas crafts every holiday season," Reed said. She sat at a table with her husband, Daniel, who said he just came for the food. The Reeds, who live in Cedar Lawn just west of Hagerstown, sampled the steamers, the homemade vegetable soup and the peanut butter fudge.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. ? A pork and sauerkraut dinner and crafts bazaar will be held Friday, Nov. 2, at 9 a.m. Central Presbyterian Church in Chambersburg. A bake sale and bazaar will start at 9 a.m.; lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; and dinner will be available from 4 to 7 p.m. Homemade baked goods will be for sale along with holiday crafts. Dinner is $7 for adults; $3.50 for children older than 5; and free for those 5 and younger. Takeout will be available.

South High alumni tailgate party The South Hagerstown High School Alumni Association invites all alumni to attend a tailgate party today at Doub's Woods Park at the rear of South Hagerstown High School beginning at 4 p.m. prior to the South-North football game. The pavilion in the park will be open for our use. Fall and holiday bazaar GREENCASTLE, Pa. - Greencastle-Antrim Lioness Club's annual fall and Christmas bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Rescue Hose Company Special Events Center, 407 S. Washington St. The bazaar will feature crafts by Lionesses, and vendors.

Hands of Harmony, a choir that interprets music through the use of sign language, will present a Christmas concert Sunday, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Trinity, at 17805 Oak Ridge Drive. Light refreshments will be provided following the concert, where the choir will continue with secular music. A good will offering will be accepted to help the choir cover expenses. For more information, call 301-739-0702. Hagerstown Lions Club news Tuesday - Jeremy Downie, sales and marketing manager for Engineering Department of Innovative Inc., will speak to the club about the “Top 12 Technology Mistakes of Small-Medium Size Business Owner/Executives.” Eyeglass report: Club member Tom Perry reported the collection recently of 146 eyeglasses, 62 eyeglasses in cases and 36 cases.  These, along with many others, will be sent to Third World countries.

Organ concert Ken Stoops will perform on the 47-rank Mller/Reuter pipe organ during a concert in memory of Lou Ann Smith-Stoops. 4 p.m. today. John Wesley United Methodist Church, 129 N. Potomac St., Hagerstown. Free. Alpaca holiday bazaar Vendors will sell alpaca yarn, alpaca products and other handmade products. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. Annapaca Farm/the Alpaca Shop's bank barn, 10702 Mapleville Road, Hagerstown. Call 301-824-2840. William Shakespeare, abridged MARTINSBURG, W.Va.

Trinity United Church of Christ will host a spring bazaar from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the church, 29 East Ave., State Line. The bazaar will feature soups, sandwiches, baked goods, homemade candies, gift baskets and floral arrangements. There also will be a silent auction. Call 717-597-0585.   

The annual Jonathan Street community holiday bazaar will be Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Memorial Recreation Center, 109 W. North Ave. in Hagerstown. There will be lots of arts, crafts and holiday items to purchase.   Guest preacher On Sunday, John Dean of San Antonio, Texas, will be the guest speaker at Bridge of Life Church, 14 S. Potomac St. Dean has devoted more than 50 years of his life to ministry and has served the body of Christ as an evangelist, a pioneering pastor, and as an apostle.

Brittany Clopper stood in front of her childhood home in Smithsburg watching Santa parade by on an antique fire engine. The 24-year-old, who now lives in Cascade with her husband, Ben, held her daughter, Remie, 2, in her arms. “She wanted to see Santa,” Clopper said. Clopper remembers watching parades pass her house as a girl and said it was nice to share the tradition with her own child. “We still know a lot of people in the parade,” she said. “It's a small-town thing.” The parade featuring Old St. Nick was one part of the Smithsburg Hometown Christmas celebration Friday and Saturday at various locations throughout the town.

Fort Ritchie Community Center's holiday craft bazaar will be Saturday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The center is at 14421 Lake Royer Drive. There will be more than 70 vendors. Admission is free. The bazaar will include local crafters, homemade country primitive items, jewelry and local representatives, such as Tastefully Simple, Creative Memories, Longaberger, Scentsy,  Mary Kay, Pampered Chef and Thirty-One. There will be a free drawing for a one-year Fort Ritchie Community Center membership.

The Shepherdstown Community Club's Christmas bazaar kicks off on Black Friday and will be held for 11 days across five weekends (Nov. 23-25, Dec. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 22-23). The bazaar opens at 10 a.m. each day and closes at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 23; 7 p.m. on Saturdays; and 6 p.m. on Sundays. The bazaar is at the Shepherdstown Community Club Building, also known as the War Memorial Building, 102 E. German St. The bazaar will feature handcrafted work of local and regional artists and crafters each weekend.

The Ladies Auxiliary of Hagerstown Rescue Mission's Trinity Center, on North Walnut Street in Hagerstown, will hold a holiday bazaar Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be gift items available along with homemade soups, sandwiches and baked goods. For more information, call 301-790-3843.   Thanksgiving Eve service The churches of West Hagerstown will hold a community Thanksgiving Eve service Wednesday, Nov. 21, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 601 Washington Ave. The service will begin at 7 p.m. The Rev. Clark Carr of Grace United Methodist Church will deliver the sermon.

St. Joseph Catholic Church will host its annual Christmas bazaar and bake sale Thursday, Nov. 15, from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parish social hall behind the church, which is on the corner of Halfway Boulevard and Virginia Avenue. The bazaar will offer assorted Christmas gifts and decorations, baby and household items, hand-painted folk art, raffles for a quilt and several one-of-a-kind items. Homemade baked goods and candies, as well as soups, drinks, and sandwiches will be available for purchase.

Vendors are sought for the fall craft bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Fort Ritchie Community Center, 14421 Lake Royer Drive, Cascade. Spaces begin at $30. Call Bev Cole at 301-241-5085 for information.

A spring craft bazaar, featuring more than 60 vendors, will be  held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fort Ritchie Community Center. Admission is free and there will be prizes given away. Easter-themed items will be for sale. The event will also include face painting and sand art for children. Food will be available. The community center is at 14421 Lake Royer Drive in Cascade. For more information, call 301-241-5085.

Hands of Harmony, a choir that interprets music through the use of sign language, will present a Christmas concert Sunday, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Trinity, at 17805 Oak Ridge Drive. Light refreshments will be provided following the concert, where the choir will continue with secular music. A good will offering will be accepted to help the choir cover expenses. For more information, call 301-739-0702. Hagerstown Lions Club news Tuesday - Jeremy Downie, sales and marketing manager for Engineering Department of Innovative Inc., will speak to the club about the “Top 12 Technology Mistakes of Small-Medium Size Business Owner/Executives.” Eyeglass report: Club member Tom Perry reported the collection recently of 146 eyeglasses, 62 eyeglasses in cases and 36 cases.  These, along with many others, will be sent to Third World countries.