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1. MEETINGS EAST
SAN FRANCISCO,CA (22,014)
11-01-2009
Happenin' & Historic
2. MEETINGS EAST
SAN FRANCISCO,CA (22,014)
11-01-2009
PA Dutch CVB-Lancaster County
3. RECREATION NEWS
WASHINGTON,DC (110,000)
11-01-2009
Girlfriends Go for the Plain and Fancy in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
4. PLAY METER
NEW ORLEANS,LA (5,000)
11-01-2009
Dutch Wonderland hosts LIVESTRONG Day
5. GROUP TRAVEL LEADER
LEXINGTON,KY (30,007)
11-01-2009
As simple as a quilt
6. GROCERY HEADQUARTERS
NEW YORK,NY (40,026)
11-01-2009
Creme dela creme
7. LODGING HOSPITALITY
CLEVELAND,OH (52,134)
11-01-2009
NEW FACE OF LANCASTER
8. Hip Grandma's Club (The)
WEB SITE,WORLD WIDE WEB (N/A)
11-06-2009
Ephrata Excellence & Elegance: EPAC and Lily's on Main
9. DAILY ITEM
SUNBURY,PA (24,929)
11-06-2009
RAILROAD MUSEUM
10. SUNDAY PATRIOT-NEWS
HARRISBURG,PA (154,691)
11-15-2009
B&Bs provide havens for holiday travelers
11. Travel Industry News (Oshawa,ON)
OSHAWA,ON,CANADA (11,933)
11-17-2009
Lancaster, Pennsylvania Offers Many Options for Holiday Vacation Fun
12. Travel Channel (National) - Passport To Europe With Samantha Brown
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11-18-2009
When the children memorized their bible verses and prayers correctly, they were rewarded
13. California Chronicle (Beverly Hills, CA)
BEVERLY HILLS,CALIFORNIA (35,325)
11-19-2009
AMT's Christmas Show delivers fun, holiday spirit
14. FIU-School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (N.Miami,FL)
NORTH MIAMI,FLORIDA (6,668)
11-20-2009
Down-Home Destinations Offer Winter Wonderlands During the Holidays
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BALTIMORE,MD (377,561)
11-22-2009
The Season to Go
16. Times Herald (Norristown,PA)
NORRISTOWN,PENNSYLVANIA (20,079)
11-27-2009
Musicals stir up the holiday spirit
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Smack-dab in the center of Pennsylvania Dutch Country is the small town of Ephrata: an epicenter for great theatre entertainment and elegance in the form of surprisingly fi
dining. For those in the area (or traveling through): Check out Lily’s On Main (www.lilysonmain.com) for the best dining in Lancaster County. The art deco style, the ambian
the view, and the food blend together to create a sublime dining experience sure to rival that of any restaurant to be found in the big city. Owner/chef Steve Brown whips u
culinary delights and surprises (his crab and avocado deviled eggs are to die for!) From savory lambchops to the finest of wines from Italy, Germany, California, and other lan
Lily’s on Main’s offerings are a plethora of deliciousness presented with a unique and artistic flair. Perfect for pre-theatre dining, Lily’s on Main is now offering a 10% discoun
to those showing theatre tickets from Ephrata Performing Arts Center. (EPAC).
A 5-minute drive from Lily’s on Main, EPAC is the little theatre that could. A historic playhouse in the park, EPAC has been a showplace for stars like Veronica Lake, Eva Gabo
Chico Marx, and more. (Robert DeNiro sent a resume!) With groundbreaking shows and pitch-perfect performances, EPAC’s musical productions are of Broadway quality. Playing now through November 14th, Stephen Sondheim’s 1970s’ musical “Company” is running. See www.ephrataplayhouseinthepark.org for tickets and info.
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tells the true story of what happened at the first Christmas in far-away
Bethlehem thousands of years ago. Visitors also get to interact with the nativity
members, and the play includes live animals. The Millennium Theatre is
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If you're looking for a good way to draw out your holiday spirit, the American Music Theatre along Route
30 in Lancaster is a pretty good place to start. My wife, Judy, and I were invited to the venue's own
production of a "2009 Christmas Show: A Holiday Tradition" during opening week, and the show was quite
impressive.
The first-class production is divided into four diverse parts: "A Traditional Christmas" features singers and
dancers in Victorian-era clothing performing songs like "White Christmas" and "The Christmas Song" in
traditional fashion; "Christmas around the World" features holiday music from Ireland, Germany, France
and other lands; "Shelley's Dream" which tells the story of a young girl who uses a magical key to unlock a
fantasy world where Santa Claus really exists; and "The Reason for the Season" which features secular
and religious songs such as "Silent Night" and "What Child is This."
The highlights are numerous, but among my favorites were Samantha Hewes' energy as a tap-dancing
Frosty the Snowman; Michelle Mishler, clad in pink pajamas, doing her best little-girl impersonation while
playing Shelley; guitarist/vocalist Wess Cooke pulling off a pretty good Jimmy Buffet in "Christmas in the
Caribbean"; and the quartet of Cooke, Michael Minor, Todd Mitchell and Randall Frizado, dressed like
teens, performing a hip-hop version of "I'm Getting Nuttin' for Christmas."
The house band, the AMT Orchestra, is excellent and is featured in a couple of short sets. There's local
flavor in the band as Mt. Gretna's pianist/keyboardist extraordinaire, Andy Roberts, plays keyboards and
even the fiddle.
The show, which runs about two hours with an intermission, continues through Jan. 3. For showtimes and
ticket prices, see the Web site www.AMTshows.com.
I highly recommend it.
And another thing: Speaking of Roberts, his wife, Kathy "Tap" Roberts, and her staff at the Timbers in Mt.
Gretna deserve kudos (albeit a little late) for a successful summer at the dinner theater.
This year's production was titled "Sing Happy! 2009" and featured six young, talented performers with
resumes that included the likes of Boston Conservatory, University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and
Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. The cast included Tess Brenner, Caroline Kobylarz, Michelle
Rombola, Chris Anthony Giles, Jeremy Greenbaum and Jeff Manno.
Andy Roberts is the musical director each summer, and Sharon Miller served as the show's creator and
director. And Tap Roberts oversees the food service and pulls it all together night after night.
The Timbers is still one of the best "nights out" in the area during the summer.
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Branson, MO is well-noted for its Ozark Mountain Christmas and provides an enchanting setting.
Throughout the city, businesses and locals join showcase festive decorations, streets are adorned with
lights and cheer, and many of the top attractions in the area take on decidedly seasonal themes. At
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Mountains certainly offer a one-of-a-kind view when capped with snow, though many of the area
attractions come alive with the spirit of the season as well. For instance, Dollywood embraces the
holidays with its Smoky Mountain Christmas as four million lights blanket the park and a variety of
themed activities and shows are presented for an up-beat celebration of the season.
If you'd like your winter vacation to focus on the true meaning of Christmas, Lancaster, PA offers a
variety of shows from faith-based Sight & Sound Theatre. Held at the Millennium Theatre, the Miracle
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Christmas Day is just four short weeks away and the sights and sounds of the season can be found all around.
Sure to put everyone in a holiday mood is the "2009 Christmas Show: A Holiday Tradition" at the American Music Theatre in Lancaster.
The theater presents a new production annually and many audiences return year after year. The near-capacity crowd on a recent Friday
afternoon — with numerous tour buses among private vehicles filling the parking — lot attests to the popularity of the theater and its shows.
An ensemble of 18 singers and dancers, as well as the AMT Orchestra with pianist Charles B. Ancheta, offer a nearly two-hour holiday
extravaganza co-created by Curt Dale Clark and Marc Robin.
The duo are well-known in the Lancaster theater community and beyond for their achievements as award-winning actors, directors and
playwrights.
"The 2009 Christmas Show" is a celebration of the season in four parts.
"A Traditional Christmas" with Victorian costumes and scenery and highlighting standards like "White Christmas" and "The Christmas Song"
is reminiscent of those TV holiday specials of the past with Perry Como and Andy Williams.
After the company’s opening medley, singers Angela Birchett, Wess Cooke, Randall Frizado, Michael Minor, Todd Mitchell, Michelle
Mishler and Angela Walker have featured numbers, which showcase their fine vocal talents.
The second part of Act I spotlights "Christmas Around the World," with special effects, music, dancing and holiday traditions in the
Caribbean, Sweden, Ireland, Germany, France and the United States.
Interjected is some humor, fun and dazzle that seem to keep even the youngest audience members enjoying themselves.
"Swedish Christmas Smorgasbord" was a combination of the Swedish chef on "The Muppet Show" and Tim Conway routines on "The Carol
Burnett Show" and David Strobbe, in wig and costume, was a playful addition to the "Christmas Can Can."
The AMT Orchestra with Charles B. Ancheta emerges from behind the scenery between the two parts to offer instrumental numbers "Once in
Royal David’s City" and "Joy to the World." The band and its sophisticated setting also return between Part III and Part IV to offer a moving
"Ave Maria."
Act 2 features "Shelly’s Dream," a fantasy holiday story for all ages.
Performer Michelle Mishler, dressed for bed in her pink Dr. Denton’s, is Shelly, a young girl who discovers that Santa really does exist when
a magic key opens up a world to dancing elves and a Christmas fairy.
Michael Minor as Shelly’s dad uses his ventriloquist skills with "Clarence the Moose" and the act also showcases dancers Tabitha AndrewsColmary, Brance Cornelius, Samantha Hewes, Shannon Howard, Jen Jenkins and David Strobbe.
Shelly interacts with the audience as she marvels at the wonders around her and she and her dad prompt the crowd to join in the concluding
song, "Let There Be Peace on Earth."
The orchestra returns with the singers for "The Reason for the Season," a Christmas concert with familiar sacred and secular holiday songs
like "Silent Night," "Mary Did You Know" and "My Grown Up Christmas List."
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"The 2009 Christmas Show" at American Music Theatre continues through Jan. 3. The theater is located on 2425 Lincoln Highway East
(Route 30), Lancaster, across from Rockvale Square.
Tickets are $39 for adults;$37 for seniors (55 and over) $29 for members; and $19.50 for children (ages 3 to 17). For information, call 1-800648-4142 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday or visit www.AMTshows.com
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