Barbecue and Auction
48th ANNUAL CHICKEN BARBECUE, CAR SHOW & AUCTION TO BE HELD
ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
(Click here to see scenes from last year’s event.)
The 48th Annual Chicken Barbecue, Car Show and Auction will be held on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community, at the intersection of routes 30 and 94 (Cross Keys), less than two miles east of the New Oxford town square.
Admission and parking are FREE.
New this year will be a kids’ play area, including a Moon Bounce, dunking booth, games, storytellers, popcorn, cotton candy and more.
Barbecue chicken meals ($8) will be available for on-site dining or take-out (drive-through pickup near PNC Bank), starting at 10:15 a.m. Lots of other food choices are offered as well.
The Auction begins at 1 p.m. and features antiques, collectibles and beautiful handcrafted quilts. (An auction preview will be held on Friday, Aug. 8, from 5-7 p.m., as well as Saturday morning.)
The Classic Car Show (up to 1972 model year) will be staged in the Assisted Living parking lot and on the lawn between Assisted Living and U.S. 30. As many as 100 cars are expected.
Other popular features return: craft vendors, collectible stamps, the used book sale, bake sale, live music and more. Both the Bee Hive Gift Shop and the Almost New Shop will be open.
The musical entertainment will feature Nashville performer Anita Stapleton Anderson, the Prodigal Sons gospel group, the Black Rock Community Chorus, the Village Choir and the Assisted Living Warblers.
(The music continues Sunday when the Gospel Travelers will perform at 6:30 p.m. in Nicarry Meetinghouse.)
Free shuttle buses will take attendees from the parking lots to the food, craft and car show areas, as well as Nicarry Meetinghouse for the auction. A new Centennial Wall heritage display also will be open for viewing near the auction location, and buses will stop at the Welcome Center/Marketing Cottage.
Proceeds from the event benefit the Brethren Home Auxiliary, which supports the Good Samaritan Fund for charitable care, as well as various projects that benefit residents at Cross Keys.
Call 717-624-5203 during weekday business hours or visit www.crosskeysvillage.org for more information about this great summer tradition.
Scenes from the 47th Annual Chicken Barbecue, Car Show & Auction
