The holidays are a time to shop, wrap and decorate. It is festive and joyous, but what if, like Charlie Brown, you've got the sneaking suspicion that the holidays are getting just a little too commercial? How do you ease the big box-store-induced guilt and still manage not to look like Scrooge? Fortunately, Centre County has hung on to many of the traditions of its Victorian past, and an afternoon spent shopping can easily become a fun history lesson.

Please join us at the Centre Furnace Mansion on Friday, December 3 and Saturday, December 4 from 10:00 to 4:00 p.m. for the 8th Annual Stocking Stuffer Antiques, Art & Fine Craft Sale to benefit the Centre County Historical Society.

Visitors of all ages will be delighted by the elegant Victorian Mansion's holiday decorations, designed by the area's top decorators and florists. We invite you to browse the handmade crafts, fine arts and antiques, enjoy the music and keep warm with the hot beverages and delicious desserts from local restaurants. If you haven't been to the Centre Furnace Mansion lately, this holiday showcase is a wonderful time to visit this historic house museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Centre County Historical Society's bookstore and giftshop will also be open.

 

Whether your interests are jewelry, exquisitely designed wooden bowls, herbal scents, fine paper arts, candles, ceramics, hand woven baskets, fine china and glassware, original and antique furniture, holiday greens, linens or vintage collectibles, we have an extensive variety of items for sale. Find a truly special gift for everyone on your list this season.

General admission to the Stocking Stuffer Antiques, Art & Fine Craft Sale is only $5.00, which includes hot beverages and desserts.

To see photographs from last year's event, please click here.

 

Dessert & Wine Preview Party
Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.

For those who wish to get the exclusive first peek, while enjoying hors d'oeuvres, desserts and wine from the area's top restaurants, are invited to attend the Preview Party held on Thursday, December 2 at 6:30 p.m. Party attendees will be able to purchase items and bid at the silent auction before the event is open to the public.

$25.00 for CCHS members / $30.00 for nonmembers

Proceeds from this annual fundraiser go towards preserving, enhancing, and sharing the Centre Furnace Mansion as a community resource.

2010 Artisans, Antique Dealers, Donors and Decorators Coming Soon