Pat Verderosa’s Pat’s Pots will be one of the fifteen vendors featured at the Gingerbread Celebration’s Holiday Mart, December 2 and 3, at the Arts Education Center.

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Shop at the Gingerbread Celebration’s Holiday Mart

Find one-of-a-kind gifts at the Adams County Arts Council’s Gingerbread Celebration and Holiday Mart, sponsored by Kennie’s Market and Gettysburg Chocolate Market, December 2 and 3, at the Arts Education Center. Event hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

The Holiday Mart showcases vendors offering jewelry, apparel, pottery, paintings and unique treasures. From beaded Christmas spiders, artsy succulent arrangements, handmade ornaments from The Christmas Haus and Bosnian war widows, to wreaths, floral arrangements, and scarves, you will find it at the Holiday Mart.  Also at the Mart are a silent auction of holiday gift baskets, a bake sale of tasty treats, and a cash raffle.

Featured vendors include: A Frenzy of Flowers, A Spider’s Tale, Erin Brown Art, Katheryn Stott Buxton’s oil paintings, The Christmas Haus, Susan Henry Designs, Leather Wraps, Marjorie Mulvihill’s beach glass pictures, Pat’s Pots, Lori Nelson Pottery, Rebel Ridge Farm’s soaps, lotions, and honey, Kate Rice’s jewelry and scarves, Sarajevo Phoenix, Elsie Shackleton’s paintings, Shell’s Artsy Succulents, and Debbie Westmoreland’s fiber art.  Art Council members and instructors will also offer work for sale.

When you are finished shopping, see the amazing display of gingerbread houses and vote with dollars for your favorite.  Houses with the most dollars win cash prizes for the bakers.  The deadline for entering a gingerbread house is November 23.  More information is available at www.adamsarts.org, calling (717)334-5006 or at the Arts Education Center, 125 S. Washington St., Gettysburg.

This event is being held in conjunction with Main Street’s Gettysburg Christmas Festival, a community-wide, annual holiday celebration featuring special activities, entertainment, games, and promotions.

The mission of the Adams County Arts Council is to cultivate an arts-rich community.

Editor:  If you would like more information, please contact Becca Riley at [email protected] or (717)334-5006.

Thank you.