Variety of community events April
As the weather warms up, community members are looking for ways to spend time outside. Go Greene, the Greene County Tourist Promotion Agency, is promoting a plethora of events for community members to attend.
On April 11 at 6 p.m., the Musical Mysteries & More and Thistlethwaite Vineyards presents Happily Never After, an Unusual Suspects Mystery Caper.
The Happily Never After Murder Mystery Dinner Theater costs $45 to attend. Those who attend will receive an all-inclusive dinner and cash wine bar.
Dinner will be provided by Trisha’s Treats and will include chicken marsala, rosemary pork tenderloin, green beans almandine, roasted red skinned potatoes, salad, rolls and dessert.
Complimentary wine tasting will be provided before the doors open.
Another event sure to please those who are looking for good food is the Pancake Breakfast & Opening Day.
On April 19, the Greene County Historical Society begins their Opening Day festivities including a Pancake Breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon. The event will feature buckwheat, buttermilk and corn pancakes with sausages and a variety of beverages. The breakfast is $6 for adults and $3 for children.
After the breakfast, the museum will hold its annual member meeting. The meeting and talk is open to current members and prospective members.
A unique event to be held at Rices Landing is the ‘Hammer-In’ event on April 19 at 9 a.m.
Local blacksmiths are expected to come together for a day of demonstrations. Tours of the foundry and an auction, which will start at 1 p.m., are also expected to take place during the event.
The admission-free event is open to the public and a free lunch will be provided. All proceeds benefit the W.A. Young Foundry, the Pittsburgh Area Artist-Blacksmiths Association and the Appalachian Blacksmith Association.
Also, the 13th Annual Championship Bull Riding Competition sponsored by Buckin’ B Cattle Co. will run from 8 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 25- 26.
“The bull riding event draws a huge crowd every year,” said Elizabeth Menhart, communication and tourism director at the Greene County Tourist Promotion Agency. “It has a huge impact on the local economy due to those who attend and the riders staying overnight. Local hotels and shops are greatly impacted, in a good way, by the crowd that the event draws.”
Top professional bull riders will compete to qualify for the Southeastern Bull Riding Association National Finals. The gates open at 6:30 p.m. with the event beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets bought in advance will cost $12 for adult and $6 for child. The advance tickets can be purchased at local shops and restaurants throughout the County.
Tickets will also be sold at the gate, but will be at a higher cost of $15 for adult and $8 for child.
The 24th Annual Ramp Festival is also steadily approaching.
The festival begins April 26 at 10 a.m. at the Mason-Dixon Park in Mt. Morris. The festivities will continue April 27 until 6 p.m. Admission is free.
This year’s menus will include: beer-battered, deep fried ramps; ramp burgers; ramp sampler plate; ramp kielbasa and ramp salad.
Diane’s Breakfast will begin 9 a.m. on April 27, which will include biscuits and gravy as well as breakfast sandwiches.
Some of the attractions will include: a ramp cheese ball and ramp wine tasting; cooking demonstrations by Ramp Chef Walter Danna; crafters; a Scotty Camper display; and Lippencott Alpacas.
Fresh ramps will be available for sale, and there will also be door prizes and raffles.
Raffle tickets will be sold for a powder horn made by Earl Wayne Lemley. The winner will be drawn at the Mason-Dixon Frontier Festival. A church service will be held Sunday at 9 a.m.
One of the final events in the month of April is the Enlow Fork Wildflower Walk, April 27 at 8 a.m.
This free event, sponsored by the Wheeling Creek Watershed Conservancy, offers the unique opportunity to view an impressive array of plants and wildlife.
With more than 60 species of birds, Enlow Fork is listed as Pennsylvania Important Bird Area-14. Birding and botanical enthusiasts gather alongside professional environmentalists in the early morning hours to begin a day-long series of walks, discussions and identification of local plants, birds and insects.
These events are all a great part of kicking off the spring season,” said Menhart. “They provide great opportunities for community members to be outside and explore the history and different places within the county.”
For more information on all these events, visit the events calendar at http://greenecountytourism.org.