2009 Holiday Events

Fri. November 27, 2009

Opening Ceremonies 12:00 PM

Join us for opening ceremonies for the 2009 Holiday Season, with Joshua A. Fink, Museum Curator. Then, see the first public performance of "Pip the Mouse" for the 2009 Holiday Season at 12:00 p.m.

"Pip the Mouse" Opening Celebration 12 PM - 3 PM

Enjoy the first performances of "Pip the Mouse" at 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00 and refreshments including cookies and punch.

Sat., November 28, 2009

"Curator’s Chat" and Guided Tour of the new exhibit "A Presidential Christmas" 11 AM

Join Joshua A. Fink, Museum Curator for a special guided tour of the new exhibit, which features the Presidential Christmas Card collection of William J. Albert and historical anecdotes of how the Presidents have celebrated Christmas through the years.

"Pip the Mouse" Opening Celebration 12 PM - 3 PM

Enjoy performances of "Pip the Mouse"at 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00 and refreshments including cookies and punch

December 5, 2009 - Breakfast with Pip

Join us for breakfast with "Pip the Mouse" from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Zion Church. Pip will greet guests during breakfast. Afterward, "The Mouse Before Christmas" will be performed in the Museum. Each child may have an individual color photograph with Pip standing next to Zion's Liberty Bell replica.

The breakfast menu will include scrambled eggs, home fries, sausage links, hot cakes, wheat or white toast, juice, coffee, and tea. Each seating will be for 25 people; plan to be at the Museum one hour. Reserve your seating at 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00 (SOLD OUT), or 10:30 a.m. as soon as possible. A maximum of 25 people will be seated each half-hour. Walk-ins are welcome on a first come, first-served basis. (The Little Shoppers Village be available during breakfast.)

The cost for the breakfast, which includes "The Mouse Before Christmas" performance and a holiday activity pack, is $6.00 for adults, $4.00 for children. Please call 610-435-4232 for reservations.

Little Shoppers Village, Saturday, December 5, 2009, 11:00 AM-3:00 PM

Children will have the opportunity to shop for gifts for their parents, siblings and others, in their own little "store" with items priced reasonably. The store is for children only and volunteers will be present to help the children purchase their items.

Sat., December 12, 2009:
Make your own Pennsylvania German Christmas Ornaments Workshop at the Museum 9:30 AM

Join Joshua A. Fink, Museum Curator, for a talk on a Pennsylvania German Christmas with a workshop on making Pennsylvania German Christmas Ornaments. ($5.00 suggested donation for the costs of materials, reservations appreciated, space is limited)

Announcing
a Bigger and Better Combined
Hess’s and Pip the Mouse Event December 26th, 10:00 a.m.
Due to inclement weather the "Mocktinis with Max" event (scheduled for Sat., December 19th)
has been postponed and will be combined with the "VIP Pip the Mouse" event.

"Mocktinis with Max Hess, Jr. in the Morning" and "VIP Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Pip the Mouse"

Join us for a delightful morning with Max Hess Jr., portrayed by local Hess’s historian Frank Whelan, as Mr. Hess regales us with tales of the glories of Hess’s in its heydey. Have a mocktini (a non alcoholic version of a martini, of course!), have a slice of Hess’s Mile High Strawberry Pie, sample light fare and purchase your own copy of "Images of America: Hess’s Department Store" by Frank Whelan and Kurt Zwikl, that Mr. Whelan will be happy to sign.

This will be followed by a history of Christmastime at Hess’s and Pip the Mouse by Museum Curator and Artistic Director for Pip the Mouse, Joshua A. Fink, and a performance of "Pip: the Mouse Before Christmas."After the performance of the puppet show, visitors will be offered the once-in-a lifetime opportunity to go behind the stage of the Pip the Mouse puppet show to "discover the magic" and see how Pip "works."
($10.00 donation for this special program; reservations appreciated; reservation guarantees slice of Strawberry pie; seating is limited)

Book signing of "Hess’s Department Store" by Frank Whelan
and Kurt Zwikl to follow 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Sat., January 2, 2010 - 47th Birthday, Last Performances Party
and Closing Ceremony 12PM - 3 PM

Help us celebrate the 47th Birthday of Pip the Mouse, as well as the last performances of the puppet show for the season. Come and talk with the puppeteers, take pictures, reminisce about Pip and enjoy refreshments including cake, cookies and punch. Performances of Pip are at 12:00 and 1:00. A Closing Ceremony precedes the final performance at 2:00 p.m.

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