Fresh Cider and Folk Crafts Headline the Weekend
United, PA · October 2, 2026
Morning mist is drifting low across the fields, but a packed weekend calendar is waiting just ahead. Tuck a rain jacket into the car for today's patchy drizzle, and get ready for a lively couple of days.
The Lead
Delmont’s Apple ’n Arts Festival returns to Shields Farm this Saturday and Sunday, carrying forward a 44-year tradition despite a tricky harvest season across Western Pennsylvania. An unseasonable spring freeze dealt a serious blow to regional fruit orchards, leaving the Fort Allen Antique Farm Equipment Association facing a one-third shortfall of locally sourced fruit. Rather than let the landmark 120-year-old cider press sit idle, organizers quickly partnered with commercial growers in Lancaster to truck in several tons of apples, ensuring fresh-pressed cider and warm apple dumplings remain front and center. Beyond the antique press demonstrations, festivalgoers will find more than 100 regional craft artisans, classic tractor pulls, and the annual apple bake-off. Gates open at Shields Farm at 10:00 AM on Saturday, with on-site parking proceeds directly supporting community civic groups across the county.
Local Pulse
Township Acquires Parcels on Mount Pleasant Road Roads Supervisors finalized buying vacant parcels to alleviate long-standing stormwater runoff issues and secure public right-of-way space along the corridor.
Supervisors Secure Loan for Township Work Trucks City Hall Hempfield approved low-interest municipal financing this week to replace aging road maintenance dump trucks and support local volunteer fire departments.
Today's Outlook
- High 76°F · Low 58°F — Drizzle (54% chance of precipitation)
- Keep a compact umbrella in the car to handle passing damp spells through the afternoon.
What's On Around Town
Today
Mount Pleasant Vikings vs. Freeport Mount Pleasant Area High School (265 State St), Mount Pleasant, 7:00 PM Friday night lights and conference gridiron action right down the road.
Robin Trower The Palace Theatre (21 W Otterman St), Greensburg, 8:00 PM · Paid Legendary blues-rock guitar solos ringing through the historic downtown auditorium.
Bostyx: Tribute to Boston & Styx The Lamp Theatre (222 Main St), Irwin, 8:00 PM · Paid Classic arena anthems performed inside an intimate, restored community theatre.
Tomorrow
Community Mural Workshop The Westmoreland Museum of American Art (222 N Main St), Greensburg, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM · Free
Greensburg Wicked Witches Gala Downtown Greensburg, Greensburg, 5:00–9:00 PM · Free
Badfish: Tribute to Sublime The Lamp Theatre (222 Main St), Irwin, 8:00 PM · Paid
Sunday
The Legends Drag Show PBR Cowboy Bar (5260 US-30), Greensburg, 3:00–5:00 PM · Paid
Artist Talk: Community Art & Murals The Westmoreland Museum of American Art (222 N Main St), Greensburg, 3:00–4:30 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Pleasant Unity
- Before claiming its cheerful moniker when the post office opened in 1825, the village was widely known as "Buzzards Town." The original name honored landowner John Buzzard—whose descendants wrote their surname as Bossart—before neighbors voted for a more genteel title.
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