Events

Relay For Life Event Leadership Meeting Wednesday, October 12, 2016 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. It is time again to start planning for the 2017 Ellwood City Relay For Life event.  Our members have been busy working on new ideas for more community involvement, come out and give us your ideas!  We meet at the Wellness Center next to Ewing Park Bridge at 6 pm, don’t shy away because of the meeting length or because you don’t  want to be committed to long term involvement in Relay.  Give us what time you have and be included in how this event comes…

Lincoln High School will be hosting the Ellwood City Art Club Fair on October 8 from 10a.m. to 4p.m. The event will be held in Room T of the High School. Teachers will be on hand to allowing visitors the opportunity to explore various art forms. Visitors will be able to try oil painting, water color painting, computer applications, making greeting cards, drawing coloring pages and then coloring them. No experience necessary.

Fall decorations are taking the town by storm as the community prepares for tomorrow’s Fall Fest. There are stocks of straw wrapped around lamp posts, vendor stands are slowly starting to appear, and store owners are putting the finishing touches on their storefront-autumn themed decorations. Last year there was a great turn out of people who attended the Fall Fest; vendors and store owners are hoping for the a good turnout again this year. Ellwood City’s 2016 Fall Fest will be held tomorrow, September 24, from 11a.m. to 4p.m in downtown Ellwood and will include live entertainment, local vendors, a…

Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: Tuesday, September 27, at 3:00 p.m. – Creative Writing Workshop for students in 7th grade and up. The group meets twice each month to share their work and discuss writing tips and techniques. New members are always welcome. Call the library at 724-758-6458 for more information. Tuesday, September 27, at 6:00 p.m. – A fall gardening program presented by the Master Gardeners of Lawrence County will be featured. The program’s topic is “Plants in Archaeological Sites: What They Tell Us” and will focus on the recovery of…

Please Note – due to the Fall Festival in downtown the market will be light on vendors this Saturday September 24th. 3D produce and a few others will be set up for regular market start time and place. We have been told Beaver Avenue will be open. If you head to the market early and encounter 5th street closed please try to access via Beaver from the 400 block right behind National Grind and Market Place on Main. The Fall Festival kicks off at 11 am and many of our vendors will be set up in the festival area during…

Upcoming yard sales in Ellwood this weekend (updated as appropriate): 701 Skyline Drive: estate sale on Friday and Saturday, Sept 23 and 24. 8 to 3 on Friday and 8 to 12 on Saturday. 29 Pittsburgh Circle: moving sale on Friday and Saturday, Sept 23 and 24. 9 to 2. Kitchen items, Dell Laptop, patio furniture and more.

Lincoln High School will be hosting the 37th annual Lawrence County Marching Band Festival on Wednesday September 21 at 7p.m., doors open at 5:30p.m. The following school bands will be participating in the event: Lincoln, Shenango, Mohawk, Union, Neshannock, Laurel, Wilmington, New Castle, and Westminster College; each band will be performing samples of their half time shows. Lincoln High School Blue Band Boosters will be selling concessions and having a bake sale. You can send candy grams for $3.00 or cookie grams for $2.00 to your favorite band member. Tickets can be purchased for $3.00 at the door (Helling Stadium)….

The 15th annual Story Telling Festival, brought to you by Ellwood City Public Library and supporting sponsors, will be hosted in Ewing Park on September 17 from 4p.m. to 7:30p.m. The storytelling stage will feature talented performances from Jocelyn Dabney, Mike Kennelly, Bill Pate, Michael Perry and Joanna Demarest. Performances will be followed by 15 minute intermissions, a perfect time to enjoy free activities like horse drawn trolley rides, face painting, strolling minstrels and balloon art. Snacks will also be provided at The Friends of the Library Booth. View the photos from last years Story Telling Festival here.