Miller Minutes: ‘Knowing these activities are around the corner fill my heart with warmth’
Since autumn is my favorite season, I create a bucket list of what fall activities I want to participate in every year.
It usually includes the following items.
- Pumpkin patches
- Corn mazes
- Scary movies
- Eating apple-flavored treats and warm soup
- Bonfires
- Reading cozy mysteries (or Stephen King…total opposites)
- Making a fall playlist
- A trip to Spirit Halloween
You can get specific with your own list, but for me, knowing these activities are around the corner fill my heart with warmth. It makes me excited for the rainy days inside and the chilly mornings.
Lucky for you: Butler County can check the boxes off this list. No matter what fall festivities you want to get into, I’m sure there is something for everyone in the list below. Take a look!
Prospect Library’s Fall Book and Bake Sale lasts from now until Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. each day at 357 Main St. Books for children, and other forms of media will be on sale alongside tasty goodies. Visit prospectlibrary.org for more information.
Petrolia Market in the Park lasts from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday at 110 Cross Creek St., the community park. Come shop locally and get to know your neighbors. Visit the event Facebook page for more information.
See the exhibit “One Stitch at a Time” at the Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., Butler, from now until Nov. 21. This show is about the beauty of embroidery and intricately detailed scenes. Visit maridon.org for details.
Zelienople’s Fall Festival has everything you need for a fun weekend: vendors, a chili cookoff, and activities galore! Hit the borough’s main drag from 4 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. For a complete list of attractions, zeliefallfestival.com.
The Beacon Hotel’s Haunted House & Corn Maze offers scares every Friday and Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. in October. Tickets are $25 at gotothebeacon.com.
Cheeseman’s Farm’s “Fright Farm” runs from dusk to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays from now to Halloweekend. Additional hours include 7 to 9 p.m. on Sundays in October. Admission is $25 per person. Visit cheesemanfarm.com for more.
Eerie Acres Farm is now open and boasts horror and mystery! Tickets are $27 online, or $47 for a fast pass. Visit eerieacresfarm.com for more.
(Note: Never fear…these haunted attractions also have “no scare” days too! Check their websites for more!)
Witches Day Out in Butler is a day to shop local stores, grab your broom, and jet off with your friends to Main Street. For a list of activities, visit the Facebook page.
Support the Butler Breast Cancer and Women’s Cancer Support Group at Pink Out Night! Dinner will be served from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Highfield Hall, 229 Highfield Rd. Come try your hand at the raffles and 50/50 and more. Call Cheryl Schaefer to donate baskets or learn more, 724-282-4421.
Enjoy classic and antique cars at the Zelienople Car Cruise at 10 a.m. Sunday on Glade Run’s campus, 30 Glade Run Drive. For more information and directions, visit the event Facebook page.
Enjoy the autumn leaves on a fall foliage walk at Jennings Environmental Education Center, 2951 Prospect Rd. The walk is rated “easy” and starts at 2 p.m. Sunday. Call the Center at 724-794-6011 for more information.
Attend a fundraising dinner at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Blackwood Estate, 118 Blackwood Lane, for a concert featuring Da Eun Choi and Brett Miller. They will perform the brilliant pianistic masterpiece Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor. For more information, visit blackwoodarts.org.
Get good eats all day at the Food Truck Fair hosted by Karns City Area High School, 1446 Kittanning Pike, on Monday. Breakfast vendors will serve food from 7 to 10 a.m. and lunch vendors will take over until 4 p.m. For more information, contact Connie Kilcoin at Karns City Area High School.
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Molly Miller is an Eagle correspondent.
