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Save your quarters until after Christmas! Free two-hour parking at the meters along Main Street in Zelienople and in the municipal lots, excluding the borough building parking lot, begins Monday, Nov. 26 and lasts through Dec. 26. Get into the holiday spirit with a performance of It's a Wonderful Life at the Comtra Theatre in Cranberry. Based on the film by Frank Capra, the timeless story of George Bailey, Clarence the Angel and Bedford Falls shows how just one man can make a difference. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. The cost is $12 per ticket. For more performance dates, click here. Get your pooch’s photo taken with Jolly Old St. Nick. The Friends of the Library is sponsoring Pet Photos with …
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Cranberry Public Library
2525 Rochester Rd, Cranberry Twp, PA
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St. Gregory's Catholic Church
2 W Beaver St, Zelienople, PA
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Calvin Presbyterian Church
415 E Grandview Ave, Zelienople, PA
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Comtra Theatre
20540 Route 19, Cranberry Twp, PA
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What would baking cookies be without a Christmas movie playing in the background?
We liked A Christmas Story the best until they started playing it 12 times in a row every Christmas Eve. At first, we watched every single one — and we can recite the dialogue right along with the actors, but enough is enough, Ralphie, and it's time to branch out a bit. There are some other obvious holiday favorites: Charlie Brown, and the Grinch, which always makes me cry when the Whos are in the circle at the end (and we mean the animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas and not the train wreck that Jim Carrey was in). There's Elf, of course. I love smiling; smiling's the best. We've all seen It's a Wonderful Life about a thousand times, but that one fills up the soul every single time. Right about now is when the networks start rolling …
Sherree Pawlowski
12:27 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
There is also a FREE Children's Christmas Event at Crossroads Church, 709 Thomson Park Drive in Cranberry Twp, from 1pm - 4pm. Children, ages 3 through 5th grade, will travel through Bethlehem making crafts, singing songs, and playing games. Children can enjoy the fun while parents get some time for holiday shopping. To RSVP, contact sherree@crossroadsumc.org. more ›