Gettysburg Festival hosts 'A Gingerbread House Celebration'
Public invited to inaugural holiday event, Dec. 3 and 4
(Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 11/22/2010
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Gettysburg Festival kicks off its holiday season with “A Gingerbread House Celebration” presented by the Historic Gettysburg Hotel, Dec. 3-4, featuring more than a dozen exquisite, holiday-themed gingerbread houses on display and open to the public.
“It’s our hope that this inaugural event becomes a cherished holiday tradition for the Gettysburg community,” said Festival Executive Director Alice Estrada. “The Gettysburg Festival is quickly gaining a strong following for its culinary events, and what better way to celebrate the culinary arts in December than with a spectacular array of festival gingerbread houses?”
The event, a fundraiser for the non-profit Gettysburg Festival, allows guests to purchase the gingerbread masterpieces for holiday decor, via silent bidding in person, as well as online bidding through the official Festival website at www.gettysburgfestival.com.
Guests will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite gingerbread houses with prizes being awarded to the top three. The top prize of $250 cash is sponsored by the Christmas Haus of New Oxford. Second prize is $150 cash sponsored by Judie and John Butterfield; third prize is a $100 gift card sponsored by Kennies Market.
“The Historic Gettysburg Hotel is thrilled and honored to partner with the Festival, to feature amazing gingerbread house creations by generous and talented community members,” said Phillip Murray, General Manager of the Historic Gettysburg Hotel, lead sponsor of the event. “This event embodies the true spirit of holiday giving.”
Events on Friday, Dec. 3 include a kickoff holiday party from 5-8 p.m. at the Gettysburg Hotel Ballroom. Admission is $10 which includes complimentary champagne, hors d’oeuvres, entertainment by the Gettysburg High School String Ensemble, and the first opportunity to view all of the gingerbread houses and place bids. A cash bar, featuring the event’s signature gingerbread martini cocktail, will be open.
Participating gingerbread artists include: Dinorah Jerez, York, Pa.; Mary Elliott, Timonium, Md.; Chelsea Walton, Hanover, Pa.; Barbara Ernico, Camp Hill, Pa.; Ammy Yingling, Westminster, Md.; Anthony Messano, Biglerville, Pa.; Daniel Held, DK Cakes, Alburtis, Pa.; Joyce and Carrie Mayer, Knoxville, Md.; Jennifer Robinson, "Team Robinson," Hanover, Pa.; Chef Shelly Funt, Gettysburg Hotel, Gettysburg, Pa.; Mindy Norman, Gettysburg Day Spa, Gettysburg, Pa.; Cyndie Winkelmann, Saint Francis Xavier Kindergarten Class, Gettysburg, Pa.; Colleen Porcaro, Reading, Pa., student at YTI Pastry Arts, PA School of Culinary Arts; Stacey Green and Grainne Davies, Biggerstaff's Catering, Gettysburg, Pa.
Festivities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4 are geared toward the entire family and include free admission, refreshments, entertainment by the Gettysburg Children’s Choir from 11-11:30 a.m., free face painting by artist Tony Messano, as well as a Children’s Gingerbread Workshop ($15). Each participating child will be able to create and embellish a gingerbread house to take home for holiday display. Pre-registration is suggested but not required.
Tickets for the Friday night party and/or Saturday’s workshop are available online at www.gettysburgfestival.org.
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