Local crafts will take the spotlight when the Winters Heritage House Museum hosts its annual Heritage Craft Show. The show will be held throughout the museum's four historic buildings located at 47 E. High St., Elizabethtown, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13.

"We feature local craftsmen and handmade items," said Maryann Swartz, museum manager. "We have lots of returning craftspeople this year, along with some new ones. We have some sewers who will be back with their goods. Our blacksmith will be back, and he's always a favorite."

New this year will be an additional woodcraft artist and a fine artist. Additional crafts will include pottery, jewelry, knitting, wreaths, poured soaps, doll furniture and clothes, games and toys, felted wool and scherenschnitte.

Admission to the craft show is by cash donation or a nonperishable food item. Cash and food donations will benefit the Community Cupboard of Elizabethtown, with the exception of what's sold in the "100% room."

That room, Swartz explained, will feature items made in-house by various committees, including a quilting group and a textile committee, and all proceeds will benefit the museum.

"We also call that room the 'Heritage House room,' and we use the money from anything we sell from that room to help offset costs of our educational programs," she noted.

The Winters Heritage House Museum offers a variety of programming throughout the year, including workshops for children and adults. The organization also hosts community groups such as local Girl Scout troops, which meet on the premises, and leads an annual walking tour for third-grade students, which is tentatively set to return this spring.

Swartz estimated that the museum has held an annual craft show for at least 30 years.

"We do it to help support the community and food bank and also to give local craftspeople a platform to showcase their work," she remarked. "We like to recognize local crafters."

For more information on the Heritage Craft Show, visit http://www.elizabethtownhistory.org.