2016 WinterFest 2016

WinterFest 2016 February 13 and 14 Presidents Day Weekend Jim Thorpe, PA Presented by the Jim Thorpe Tourism Agency Train Rides Highlight 2016 WinterFest in Jim Thorpe The Jim Thorpe Tourism Agency hosts the 22nd annual WinterFest President?s Day Weekend, February 13th and 14th. A mix of train rides, family activities, special shopping and dining promotions, and popular Opera House performances mark a weekend of winter fun in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The weekend features an Amazing Jim Thorpe (formerly the Jim Thorpe Chamber of Commerce) fundraiser Mug Walk during which, for the price of a $10 Jim Thorpe mug, visitors can look for signs which indicate participating shops and stores that will fill those mugs with something free, including cookies, soup, coffee and other surprises. Also for the kids (under 12) there will be a piñata-busting at the downtown train station at noon on both Saturday and Sunday. Mugs can be reserved online at www.jimthorpe.org and then picked up either day at the downtown Visitors Center / Train Station. Free kids shows take place at the Opera House on 14 West Broadway the Saturday and Sunday of WinterFest at 2 PM, featuring Eddy Ray, the outstanding PA magician. His magic shows are nothing like stereotypical magic shows. There is no cheesy 70?s music, no top hats. Eddy Ray?s approach to performing is refreshingly modern, hip, versatile, and cutting edge. Trains operate three times daily from the Jim Thorpe Visitors Center / Train Station into Lehigh Gorge State Park, February 12th thru the 14th. Operated by the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway, more information about the trains is available on www.lgsry.com Ice and wood carvers ply their trades in the downtown Josiah White Park next to the Jersey Central train station and also give demonstrations two blocks up the street at the Mauch Chunk Opera House Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Highly entertaining for everyone! Visit IceWork.net and Chainsaw.net for more information. Saturday afternoon, from 12:30 to 3:30, you?ll hear the Faculty Brass, a Lehighton-based quartet playing tunes of all genres from marches and polkas to recent pop tunes as they stroll up and down Broadway. Both Friday and Saturday evenings the Mauch Chunk Opera House features the band Tusk, the fine Fleetwood Mac tribute that is so popular in the Jim Thorpe area. Tickets can be reserved by calling the box office at 570-325-0249, SoundCheck Records at 570-325-4009, or visiting www.mcohjt.com For more information call 570-325-5810 or visit the official Jim Thorpe website, http://www.JimThorpe.org for further details.