{"id":212890,"date":"2026-06-07T05:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T05:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/212890\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T05:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T05:40:17","slug":"turning-history-into-crafts-at-arts-on-fire-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/212890\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning history into crafts at Arts on Fire Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:WBRE;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.2822news.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"WBRE\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/232C1E841BC0BB863E0E9B74B574D5BADEBDCEDD7912DF6C56EBCD799BAD61E9\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefill_w0_h40;quality_80;format_webp\/\"\/><\/a>Sat, June 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM UTC<img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wbre_articles_226\/a161aaf4a35d4d6f1134f77a7ee6874b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE\/WYOU) \u2014 It&#8217;s a chance to turn local history into something you can take home: Crowds are filling the Scranton Iron Furnaces this weekend for the annual Arts on Fire Festival.<\/p>\n<p>The event features live music, craft vendors, and demonstrations celebrating the city&#8217;s industrial past.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest attractions is the scratch block iron pour.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:Large scale Pa. drug trafficker busted, police say;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/large-scale-pa-drug-trafficker-215737017.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Large scale Pa. drug trafficker busted, police say\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visitors carved their own designs into molds before blacksmiths filled them with molten iron, creating one-of-a-kind keepsakes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s connecting with the heritage of this place, especially what they did here. You know, thinking of ironworks and iron furnaces kind of feels a little bit abstract. But you could come here and actually make something and take something with you,&#8221; Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage MuseumMuseum Educator Nicole Negron said.<\/p>\n<p>The event continues Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Electric City.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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