Published November 6, 2009, 12:01 AM EST

by CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Some of my favorite ornaments are those that have been made with love and care by the people giving them.A handmade ornament is like two gifts in one. You receive an ornament to add to your holiday decoration collection and you also are given a little piece of the creator, who put time and......

Published November 5, 2009, 8:32 PM EST

by LAURA KNOWLES

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - The autumn leaves may still be on the trees, but with this weekend's exhibit at Living Light Gallery, it will be a White Christmas, with snowy woods and haunting winter tree branches."White Christmas" opens Friday and runs through Dec. 31 at the gallery on North Prince Street......

Published November 5, 2009, 8:27 PM EST

by JANE HOLAHAN

LANCASTER, Pa. - For Fred Rodger, ideas can come from anywhere.A trip to a bookstore. A visit to New York's Greenwich Village. A TV show.In the case of his latest show, opening Friday at Red Raven Art Company, it was going to see a performance of Cirque du Soleil in Tampa with his daughter two y......

Published November 5, 2009, 10:27 AM EST

by CINDY STAUFFER

LANCASTER, Pa. - Most young artists don't get to display a three-story-high sample of their work in Lancaster city.Nikki Ziegler does.The 23-year-old designed two banners that went up last week on the façade of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design at North Prince and West Chestnut str......

Published November 1, 2009, 12:12 AM EST

by MICHAEL LONG, Entertainment Editor

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Fred Rodger strikes you as the kind of guy you'd like to have a beer with — or maybe a glass of wine. It's hard to tell which suits him better. At 61, Rodger retains the stature of the wrestler he once was. In jeans and a sweatshirt, dug into a comfortable green couch in t......

Published October 30, 2009, 12:01 AM EST

by CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - The gift-giving season is around the corner, and I have vowed to buckle down and start my gift crafting now.Stop for a moment and think about it. If you get three to five gifts made a week, which is less than one per day, you can knock off that whole list by Thanksgiving.Give homema......

Published October 16, 2009, 12:01 AM EST

by CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Halloween is around the corner and all things scary are everywhere. Indoor and outdoor decor begin to take on an eerie feel as the day creeps closer.But not everything spooky has to be dark and dreary. Craft a fun, beaded spider pin or magnet by using up those extra beads from jewelry proj......

Published October 11, 2009, 12:02 AM EST

by STAFF

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -  Heart artParrot Cafe Gallery, a project of artists and musicians at Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster, will open its doors Friday, Oct. 16, through Sunday, Oct. 18, over t......

Published October 4, 2009, 12:02 AM EST

by STAFF

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - FallFest '09They may look like country music's answer to ABBA, but Little Big Town has a sound all its own. The band, which has been nominated Vocal Group of the Year four straight years at the CMA Awards, will headline the daylong Big I-105 Turkey Hill FallFest on ......

Published October 2, 2009, 12:01 AM EST

by CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Some of the most fun things to make are accessories.It was the early '80s, and preppy was in. I was a young teen and can remember having shoulder-length hair that would be held back by fun barrettes made of woven ribbons. I had barrettes to match each outfit and would sport them proudl......