Big News!

Everyone at Celebrate Gettysburg has been a bit stressed out lately—but the good, exciting stress. We have joined forces with our printer—locally owned Graphcom Inc, we have started a new creative agency—Graphcom Creative, specializing in all things print and web, partnered with ShopLocalBuyLocal.com founder Jeremy Schaffner and we have opened a second location in Gettysburg—which now serves a growing team of designers, web developers and of course our talented editor Jaime and fabulous sales executive Terrie. And all of this happened in a span of 1 month!

Here are a few pictures from our new location which includes the outside of the building, the three-story fire pole which is the centerpiece of two offices, our ingenious coffee station, an interior shot of the main area, my unorganized desk and the view from our roof deck, overlooking the Gettysburg Airport. Definitely the best creative environment that anyone could ask for!

New Offices

Celebrate Gettysburg has lots of exciting news to announce next week. To peek your interest, here is a beautiful image of a sunset taken at our new, second location offices, on the Chambersburg Road in Gettysburg.

The Wall That Heals

Gettysburg College is the current location for the traveling exhibit, The Wall That Heals, a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. This is the only stop in Central PA this fall.

A traveling museum and information center can also be found at the exhibit. The museum chronicles the Vietnam War era and the unique healing power of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, while the information center serves as a venue for people to learn about friends and loved ones lost in the war.

Of course the entire display is moving, but I took a few shots that I thought were particularly striking.

Gettysburg Wine and Music Festival

Terrie (our advertising and marketing director) and I, with some help from Troy (co-publisher and my husband) worked our booth at this year's Gettysburg Wine and Music Festival.

We had a wonderful time despite the very soggy grounds on Saturday and were able to meet hundreds of new readers, current subscribers and advertisers. Our "lounge" was a hit, and remained completely full all weekend. Sometimes it was standing room only!

Enjoy the photos from the event!

Upcoming local events

Be sure to check out these local events:

September 4
Hauser After Hours— Lively jazz, blues and funk

Hauser Estate Winery
410 Cashtown Rd., Biglerville
Free live music by The Reese Project. Catered food available for purchase. 5-8 p.m. 717-334-4888. www.hauserestate.com.

September 12
35th Annual East Berlin Colonial Day

This 18th century town’s National Historic District will be lined with juried vendors of traditional handmade wares including redware, forged iron, baskets, woodenware, scherenschnitte, rag and hooked rugs, floorcloths, toleware, copper and tin items, a great selection of pottery and much more. Lively entertainment, great food, demonstrations. Sponsored by the East Berlin Historical Preservation Society. Rain or shine. No pets. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. 717-259-0822. www.ebhpspa.org.

September 13
Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra Concert

Seminary Chapel 147 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg
The concert will feature the 15-year-old violin winner of the Johansen International Competition, from Seoul, Korea, performing Vivaldi’s Seasons. Other works by Shostakovich and Barber. Sponsored by Music, Gettysburg! 4 p.m. Free. 717-334-5508.

Shop Local, Buy Local

Gettysburg business owner and Hanover resident Jeremy Schaffner has created a new social networking site for small businesses via the Internet. Schaffner created http://www.shoplocalbuylocal.com/ to promote small, independently owned businesses in America, according to a video interview on the website.

“The mom-and-pop stores offer a lot that I think the big box stores don’t offer,” says Schaffner, owner of Seasons Bakery. “They offer a lot of character to your town, they offer a personal level of service that you don’t necessarily get at the big box stores, and it’s also reinvesting in the community.

“The shoplocalbuylocal.com logo is a takeoff of the recycling logo, which is recycling the money back into the community,” he continues. “The money you spend at the mom-and-pop store is going to stay in the community. … For every dollar you spend at a big box store, typically only 6 cents stays in the community, versus if you spend a dollar at a mom-and-pop store, 60 to 70 cents stays in the community, so it’s a big difference.”

The site has two levels: business and local business supporter. Local business supporters register for free and can search for local businesses in their area. Small business owners pay $12 a year to be part of the shoplocalbuylocal.com network. Membership gives the business the ability to provide details and photos about their business and even allows them to create a blog if they wish.

Look for the Shop Local Buy Local logo at participating businesses. For more information or to register, visit
http://www.shoplocalbuylocal.com/

Busy Bees!

The summer has been very busy for everyone at CG. We have expanded the publication, are printing more copies with each issue, hired a number of talented contributors and have finished quite a few graphic design projects.

Some of those projects include: a brand new website for the Adams County Farmers Markets, (http://www.acfarmersmarkets.org/) another brand new site for the Adams County Community Foundation, (http://adamscountycf.org/) and a new e-newsletter for Boyer Nurseries & Orchards.

Be sure to see what our contributors are up to by visiting their websites which can be found at: http://www.celebrategettysburg.com/contributors.html