ADDED NAMES OF PARTICIPANTS AND TASTING TOKENS AND PASSPORTS INFORMATION Local Artisans and Culinary Delights are This Saturday, Feb. 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Celebrate Crafts and Cuisine This Saturday in Wellsboro
This Weekend in Wellsboro there will be a free program on cougars, the last three performances of “Miss Holmes Returns;” free, live, flameworking demonstrations, free hot cocoa in the Deane Center lobby, free ice-skating, and local artisans and culinary delights.
Gyekis to Present Cougars: What’s Real and What Isn’t? at Nessmuk’s Sporting Goods Feb. 21
At 6 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 21 at Nessmuk’s Sporting Goods at 91 Main Street in Wellsboro, Kerry Gyekis, an author, forester and investigator for the Cougar Rewilding Foundation, will present a free program for the public on his investigation into mountain lions in the Eastern United States. For more than 42 years, Gyekis has traveled across America in his quest for the truth about the mountain lion also known as a cougar, puma and panther. He will discuss hoaxes, sightings, evidence, tracks, tracking and the biology of the species. Preregistration is not required.
Last Three Performances of “Miss Holmes Returns” are Feb. 21, 22 & 23
The last three performances of Hamilton-Gibson’s production of “Miss Holmes Returns” are at 7:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21 and 22 and at 2:30 p.m. this Sunday, Feb. 23 in the Warehouse Theatre at 3 Central Avenue in Wellsboro. Many members of HG’s cast who were in Playwright Christopher M. Walsh’s “Miss Holmes” in 2019 are reprising their roles in this sequel as Miss Holmes and Dr. Watson return with another challenging case. For tickets visit HGP.Booktix.com or call 570-724-2079.
Free, Live, Flameworking Demonstrations are This Saturday, Feb. 22 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This Saturday, Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the lobby at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro are Corning Museum of Glass flameworking demonstrations presenting the artistry and education of glassmaking to the public.
Giving the live demonstrations in flameworking, an historic technique, will be Eric Goldschmidt, properties of glass programs supervisor at the Corning Museum of Glass.
Goldschmidt will melt glass rods and tubes in the flame of a 4,000-degree torch and shape the softened glass into any variety of objects from glass animals and beads to ornaments and sculptures. As he works, he will provide live narration to explain the process and offer interesting facts about the art and science of glass.
For 28 years, since 1996, Goldschmidt has devoted himself to practicing and developing the techniques of hot glass manipulation with a focus on flameworking while studying and assisting with many of the world’s most talented glass artists.
Goldschmidt actually started working with molten materials in 1993 as a candlemaker. After witnessing flameworking, however, he became intrigued by the process, which led him to take classes from master flameworkers at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass.
Soon, he was hooked and began working at The Studio in the Make Your Own Glass Workshop and as the resident flameworker. Now, as the properties of glass programs supervisor at the Corning Museum of Glass, he gives live demonstrations at CMoG and on the road in flameworking, glass breaking, and optical fiber in addition to teaching, lecturing, and exhibiting his work around the world.
Endless Mountain Music Festival Volunteers to Serve Free Hot Cocoa Starting at 10 a.m.
This Saturday, Feb. 22 beginning at 10 a.m. until it is gone, Endless Mountain Music Festival volunteers will be serving free hot cocoa in the lobby at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro.
Free Ice-Skating This Saturday at Packer Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This Saturday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Packer Park tennis courts on Queen Street, a 40- by 40-foot synthetic surface will provide free ice-skating fun for all ages. Ice skates in sizes for children and adults will be available to use for free.
Local Artisans and Culinary Delights are This Saturday, Feb. 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
From 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 22 will be a showcase of local artisans and culinary delights.
Participating restaurants, wineries, and breweries will be offering tastings of their featured entrées or appetizers or their chosen beverages. They are: Penn Wells Hotel Lounge at 62 Main Street, Café 1905 at 45 Main Street, The Roost at 83 Main Street, Beck’s Bistro at 104 Main Street; Oregon Hill Winery at 87 Main Street; Timeless Destination at 77 Main Street; Tony’s Italian Cuisine at 3 Main Street; Innerstoic Wines at Hillstone Farms at 76 Main Street.; and Komodo Gelato at 17½ Crafton Street.
Oregon Hill Winery at 87 Main Street will have wine tastings and wine by the bottle or glass along with a display of nosh boards and cheese tastings by Tasteful Nosh.
Also on display in local businesses will be artisans with their handmade goods or special talents. For example, Karl Schneider, a pottery maker, and local author Debra Reynolds will be at Nessmuk’s Sporting Goods at 91 Main Street.
Tasting Tokens and Passports are Available Feb. 21 and 22
Tokens and passports for the tastings at participating establishments are available Friday, Feb. 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce at 114 Main Street in Wellsboro Tokens are $5 each or five for $20.
For more information, contact the Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce at 570-724-1926or visit www.wellsoboropa.com.