Unfortunately we needed to cancel this event this year, but we're already making plans for next year's Socktoberfest!
Unfortunately we needed to cancel this event this year, but we're already making plans for next year's Socktoberfest!
We're putting the final details into multiple events through the rest of 2024 and into 2025. More info coming soon!
What happens when musicians from Callanish and Simple Gifts meet with other musician buddies from all over the state? They become Chambermates!
We have very eclectic musical tastes, which is reflected in the instruments we play: erhu (2-string Chinese fiddle), bodhran (Irish drum), hammer dulcimer, bagpipes, mandolin, accordions, percussion, bass, and several guitars and fiddles. Come hear folk, pop, classical, Celtic, tangos and more! RSVPs appreciated.
We're planning even more festive fun than last year!
Mulled Wine & Monologues will offer some warmth in the cold, dark months. Celtic Fest is expanding into a day long event later in the spring. We return to comedy with Much Ado About Nothing. Returning Artists-in-Residence will bring new ideas and workshop opportunities, while new artists are discovering how Colerain inspires them. Plans are underway for another Wellness Retreat. You know there will be lots of music! And many other things that are still in the planning stages. It's exciting!
Colerain Forges Mansion was built in the 1780s, with additions by the Ironmaster, David Stewart and his family in the 1830s through the 1860s. The estate includes the mansion and the stone house, built sometime in the 1760s, as well as 10 acres of historic formal gardens, including a boxwood maze, as well as woods and a significant stretch of beautiful Warriors Mark Run.
Warriors Mark Run is a tributary of Spruce Creek, one of central Pennsylvania's premier trout fishing creeks. Our stretch of Warriors Mark Run has been virtually untouched for more than 30 years, preserving a healthy and diverse riparian ecosystem. It is currently part of an $800,000 grant to improve the entire watershed of the creek work
Warriors Mark Run is a tributary of Spruce Creek, one of central Pennsylvania's premier trout fishing creeks. Our stretch of Warriors Mark Run has been virtually untouched for more than 30 years, preserving a healthy and diverse riparian ecosystem. It is currently part of an $800,000 grant to improve the entire watershed of the creek working with US Fish & Wildlife, Western PA Conservancy, Trout Unlimited and other partners. When the work is done this will be a Class A Wild Brown Trout habitat. If you love fishing please contact us about a possible fishing membership.
The Historic Gardens at Colerain are undergoing constant renovations as we work to restore what was here and maintain what we've already preserved. Our latest project is reestablishing the 100 foot perennial border, the pride and joy of John Pekruhn whose family owned the estate from 1943 until 1988. Gardens need constant maintenance fo
The Historic Gardens at Colerain are undergoing constant renovations as we work to restore what was here and maintain what we've already preserved. Our latest project is reestablishing the 100 foot perennial border, the pride and joy of John Pekruhn whose family owned the estate from 1943 until 1988. Gardens need constant maintenance for watering and weeding to dividing perennials and planting annuals and bulbs. If you love gardening, consider becoming a volunteer.
Colerain Forges Mansion has hosted musicians, actors and writers, providing a peaceful space that inspires creativity. The mansion has also served as a location for five films and a play. The Colerain Center sponsors an artist-in-residence program where writers, musicians, visual artists, and performers can come and stay in the mansion while working on specific projects.
Volunteer opportunities include helping with events, building trails, removing invasive plants, and restoring gardens. We are also working on the new meditation garden as well identifying archaeological sites for future research.
