FIVE FUN FREE FAMILY THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND!!! October 21, 22, 23

5)Coffeehouse and Open Mic Night with Ben Rothermel tonite (Fri, Oct 21, 2011) 7PM – Fri, Community Room on Prince, 19 North Prince Street (3rd Floor above Prince Street Cafe) Lancaster. www.veritaschurchpa.org

4) Fall Music Fest, Sunday (Oct 23, 2011) 3PM 4:30PM Grace UMC, Carlisle. Sponsored by the Carlisle Cooperative Ministries – celebrate music, fun, and Christian fellowship  This event is free. More info: 258-1949

3) “2nd Annual GEARS Fall Festival to be held at the Elizabethtown Fair Grounds tomorrow (Saturday, October 22, 2011) 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. rain or shine. The Festival will be a family-friendly event that features entertainment, food, crafts, games, and children’s activities. www.getintogears.org

2) Lancaster Recreation Commission Fall Family Fun Fest, tonite (Friday, Oct 21) 6-8pm. Hayrides, campfire, S’mores, storytelling, flashlight tag and more. Conestoga Pines Barn off Pitney Rd.  www.lancasterrec.org

1) Celebrate Reptile Awareness Day with Jesse Rothacker of Forgotten Friends and the Lancaster Herpetilogical Society tonite (Friday, Oct 21) 7pm at the North Museum in Lancaster. Tonite’s feature will be Pennsylvania’s most venomous snake – the Timber Rattlesnake.  Its free. www.lancasterherp.org