{"id":212916,"date":"2026-06-07T06:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T06:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/212916\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T06:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T06:52:12","slug":"turning-history-into-crafts-at-arts-on-fire-festival-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/212916\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning history into crafts at Arts on Fire Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE\/WYOU) \u2014 It\u2019s 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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The event features live music, craft vendors, and demonstrations celebrating the city\u2019s industrial past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of the biggest attractions is the scratch block iron pour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/large-scale-pa-drug-trafficker-215737390.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Large scale Pa. drug trafficker busted, police say;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Large scale Pa. drug trafficker busted, police say&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Large scale Pa. drug trafficker busted, police say <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Visitors carved their own designs into molds before blacksmiths filled them with molten iron, creating one-of-a-kind keepsakes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s 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,\u201d Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage MuseumMuseum Educator Nicole Negron said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The event continues Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Electric City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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