Contributed photo Characters like this that look like they stepped straight out of “A Christmas Carol” will stroll the streets during Honesdale, PA’s Honesdale for the Holidays celebration, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, November 27 and 28.

Honesdale for the Holidays

HONESDALE, PA—Those seeking a picturesque and festive venue to savor the first weekend of the holidays need look no further than historic Honesdale, where the annual Honesdale for the Holidays celebration will take place on Friday and Saturday, November 27 and 28.

The Fred Miller Pavilion on Main Street will be alive with holiday music on both days, with DJ Tom Emanski from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m., sponsored by RE/MAX Wayne and Meagher Auction Services. The annual Santa Parade will step out at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, starting at Main and Fourth Streets and finishing in Central Park.

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Images of Wayne offered in silent auction

HONESDALE, PA—Jeff Hiller’s photo exhibit at the Wayne County Historical Society, “Wayne County Faces and Places,” will close on December 31, but until November 28, many of the framed photos are being offered for sale in a silent auction. At right is “Dogwood,” which will go to the high bidder during the society’s annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, November 28. The open house begins at 4:00 p.m. and there will be time to bid until 6:00 p.m., when bids will be opened and winners announced.

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Revival of Askew play benefits Human Rights Commission

LIBERTY, NY—The Sullivan County Human Rights Commission will hold a benefit reading of Rilla Askew’s “By The Time We Got to Woodstock” on Saturday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Liberty Free Theatre at 109 South Main Street.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Entertainment briefs
• Knit for the needy at Bring Your Project night
• Murder and mayhem at the library
• An old-fashioned Christmas
• Murder at Moldering Pines
• A quilt for animal lovers
• Gallery’s Exhibition Winter 2009 in Wurtsboro, NY.