2009 Appleton, WI Convention		Lancaster 2008 – More to See and Do Downtown MUSEUMS Demuth Museum –120 East King Street. Contains restored studio and home of modernist artist Charles Demuth. www.demuth.org Lancaster Cultural History Museum – 5 West King Street. Collects, preserves, and interprets Lancaster County, Pennsylvania's history and decorative arts, from folk art to elegant portraits, furniture, long rifles, pewter, fraktur, textiles, toys, and other items www.lancasterheritage.com Lancaster Museum of Art – 135 North Lime Street. Houses both permanent and visiting collections of art by local, national, and international artists. www.lmapa.org Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum – 37 Market Street. Includes the finest collection of authentic 18th through 20th century Amish quilts, decorative needlework, clothing and other textile arts all indigenous to this region. The hallmark of this, Lancaster's newest museum, is the famed Esprit Quilt Collection. www.lancasterheritage.com HISTORIC CHURCHES First Presbyterian Church – 140 East Orange Street. Organized in 1742, current building in 1852, worship home of President James Buchanan. www.firstpreslanc.org Saint James Episcopal Church – 119 North Duke Street. Organized in 1744. Historic tours of Church and Memorial Garden. www.stjameslanpa.org Trinity Lutheran Church – 31 South Duke Street. Organized in 1730, current building in 1761. Historic tours available. www.trinitylancaster.org SHOPS AND BOUTIQUES Britain’s Best – 25 West King Street. (Hager Arcade) Offers a wide choice of British gifts from unique collectibles and food items including chocolates and teas. Central Market - Henry Place and North Market Street. The nation’s oldest publicly owned farmers’ market with luscious vegetables, pies, breads Amish gifts and more. A must-see! www.cityoflancasterpa.com Demuth’s Tobacco Shop – 114 East King Street. Quality tobacco products since 1770. www.demuthtobaccoshop.com Eden’s Collection – 36 West King Street. Women’s specialty store. Coordinated clothing, shoes and accessories. Eccollection@aol.com Festoon – 25 West King Street. (Hager Arcade) Distinctive gifts, cards and women’s clothing. festoon@verizon.net Radel & Stauffer – 118 North Water Street. Resource for fine tablewares, home accessories and giftware. www.radelstauffer.com Sonia Rose – 50 North Queen Street. Exquisite handcrafted handbags. Hats and accessories. Zanzibar – 21 West King Street. Women’s apparel and accessories, toiletries, and candles. www.zanzibarshop.com Zap & Co. Vintage Clothing – 315 North Queen Street. ‘30s and ‘40s clothing, Art Deco lighting, barware and estate jewelry. www.zapandco.com The 300 block of North Queen Street - Considered Lancaster’s Soho or Gallery Row, home of many artisans’ and craftsmen’s shops. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Pennsylvania Academy of Music – 42 North Prince Street. Just opened. Provides superb acoustics for concert, recitals, and recording. Acoustical designer Cyril Harris of New York, whose work includes the Kennedy Center and the Metropolitan Opera House, collaborated on the design. www.paacademymusic.com/facility-new.php Pennsylvania College of Art & Design – 204 North Prince Street. Provides a professional education in the visual arts and exhibitions open to the public. www.pcad.edu/about.html All of the above are in the center of downtown Lancaster, 10 minutes away from Eden Resort Inn and Conference Center. Red Rose buses leave frequently from their stop directly across the street from the Eden, and are free to senior citizens during some morning and other hours. Returning from downtown, the buses leave from the Red Rose Transit Center, 225 North Queen Street. Check bus schedules and city maps available in your registration folder and also at the registration desk. PARKING DOWNTOWN – Metered parking is available during the day in downtown Lancaster. After 6:00 PM evenings and all day Saturday and Sunday, parking at meters is FREE. ******************************************************************************************** The arts rule in Lancaster, and the elegant National Historic Landmark, The Fulton Theatre, offers us Brigadoon, the charming, prize- winning Lerner and Lowe musical in 2008, Register Now for the best rate. ******************************************************************************************** Copyright © 1998-2007. All rights reserved. Website designed and hosted by Information Analytics.