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‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS’ PERFORMANCE BY THE GREASEPAINT PLAYERS Date: Dec. 8 Time: 7:30 p.m. Address: Greensburg Civic Theatre, 951 Old Salem Road, Greensburg Contact: gctheatre.org, or 724.836.8000 Bring the kids for a live, entertaining holiday performance by the talented Greasepaint Players! Enjoy the wild holiday adventures of a mouse, an elf, and a spunky little girl who just won’t take no for an answer, on their quest to find out why Santa missed their house last year. A joyful tribute to the holiday season! Visit the website for information on purchasing tickets and other details. INTRODUCTION TO SNOWSHOEING Date: Dec. 16 (Pre-registration is required.) Address: Four Seasons Activity Lodge, Boyce Park, 675 Old Frankstown Road, Monroeville/Plum Contact: county.allegheny.pa.us/parks, or 412.350.2455 Dress for the weather and learn to snowshoe this winter with the park rangers! This will be a basic instruction class with a trek through the woods (approx. 1 mile). Program is weather- dependent: if there is no snow, it will be a guided hike. Visit the website for more information on pre-registration, fees and other details. MONROEVILLE HOME SHOW Dates: Jan. 26-28 Address: Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Plaza Boulevard, Monroeville Contact: simoneventmanagement.com Start planning your winter or spring home projects with ideas and inspiration from this annual consumer home show featuring vendors and displays to improve your home. Includes seminars and demonstrations on gardening, remodeling and new home construction. Visit the website for more information. SNOWFEST Dates: Jan. 27 & 28 Time: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Address: Boyce Park , 675 Old Frankstown Road, Monroeville/Plum Contact: alleghenycounty.us/parks, or 724.327.0338 Two days of winter fun for the whole family. Both skiers and non-skiers will enjoy snowshoeing with park rangers, indoor and outdoor games and activities, cardboard box snowtubing derby, mascot snowtubing races, skiing and snowboarding races, music and more! Visit the website for more information. STEEL CITY COMIC CON Date: Dec. 8 Address: Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Plaza Boulevard, Monroeville Contact: steelcitycon.com Steel City Comic Con is one of the largest comic cons in the country with over 100,000 square feet of convention space filled with 750 vendor tables, artist alley, and celebrity guests. You can meet TV and film celebrities and experience celebrity Q & A, panels, celebrity photo ops, and the Artist Charity Quick Sketch. You can also take part in the cosplay, trivia contest and costume contests! Visit the website for more information. THE WORLD’S GREATEST HOBBY ON TOUR Dates: Jan. 6 & 7 Address: Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Plaza Boulevard, Monroeville Contact: wghshow.com/mon2018 Promoting the hobby of model railroading! The show features a 100,000-square-foot exhibit hall, 50,000 square feet of huge operating model railroads, “Walt Disney’s Railroad Story” by author Michael Broggie, free riding train for kids, 200+ booths of manufacturers and retailers, 100 trains for kids to play with, plus demonstrations, seminars and new products. Visit the website for ticket information and more details. ■ Didn’t see your favorite holiday event listed? No worries! Let us include it in next year’s listings! Email [email protected] to submit the information. All events are subject to change. Call, or visit the website, for the most current information. Plum | Winter 2017 | icmags.com 15