If your New Year's resolution is to treat yourself better, then choose Berkeley Springs with a full array of special packages in spas and lodging places.

Evening entertainment focuses on the re-opening of the Star Theatre showing "Twilight: Breaking Dawn" on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8pm complete with its famous world class popcorn.

The big news all weekend long is 150 years old. The Country Inn and Berkeley Springs State Park are locations for the 6th Annual Bath-Romney Campaign Commemoration, a battle that occurred in 1862. On Saturday morning from 9 to 11am, presentations at the Country Inn include a performance by the National Park Service official fife and drum corps. From noon to 3pm, action shifts to Berkeley Springs State Park with living history reenactments focusing on meals, drilling, weapons firing and another performance by the fife and drums. At 2:30pm Stonewall Jackson is portrayed. Special candlelight tours move from the park to the Country Inn where Stonewall Jackson is again portrayed at 6:30pm. At 8pm, the Country Inn hosts a Victorian music recital. On Sunday, reenactment activities continue at the park beginning at 11am with a period church service and including the meals, drilling and firing activities repeated from Saturday. Stonewall Jackson appears at 1:30pm followed by the fife and drums. At 3pm, there is a final presentation about the battle at the Country Inn.

Diners can choose from more than half a dozen fine dining restaurants including Panorama at the Peak which dedicates the weekend to thanking its many happy customers with 50% off all entrees. Dining hours are lunch and dinner on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Their famous view is open all the time. Diners can also choose from tasty specials and a popular menu at Tari's Cafe, open daily for lunch and dinner. Also check out offerings at Temptations Cafe, Ambrae House, the Country Inn and Angus and Ale as well as other eateries.

People have been coming to "take the waters" of Berkeley Springs for more than a century before Stonewall Jackson made his way through the area -- and continue today. The spas of Berkeley Springs are all open and ready to provide more than 50 treatments to remove that holiday stress ranging from massage and facials to an amazing menu of scrubs, rubs and wraps. The Bath House Day Spa offers a complimentary paraffin dip with any skin care or pedicure service. The Bath House is also partnering with Berkeley Springs Inn Best Western for a pampering package that includes lodging, breakfast and a deluxe pedicure and manicure. Tari's Cafe and Highlawn Inn o ffer a weekend and weekday package along with Atasia Spa that includes a variety of treatment choices including steams, facials and massages.

Art activities including both shopping and the final weekend of the "Rare Alignment" special gallery show at the Ice House celebrating the elegance of mathematics embedded in so many natural forms and art structures. In addition to the show, Carol Barton, author of "The Pocket Paper Engineer" is giving a hands-on, all materials provided workshop at the Ice House on Sunday from 10am to 4pm teaching everything from basic pop-up structures to surprising three-dimensional constructions.

Just because it's winter does not mean outdoor fun is not available. In fact, hiking the mountains in January is a special wonder with the contours of the land more open to view, unhidden by foliage. Cacapon State Park remains the outdoor capital of the county whatever the season and its miles of mountain hiking trails are a choice destination including the park overlook which boasts a rare view of four states -- one of the only ones in the east. Standing on the east facing platform, on a clear winter day, it's easy to see Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Whether you come for the history, or the spas, or the eating there is the perfect place for you to stay, many with special deals available for the asking. Check the lodging list to find what you want -- countryside or town, elegant room or fully equipped vacation home. Warm water and relaxing winter fun is closer than you think in historic Berkeley Springs.

(Information courtesy of Travel Berkeley Springs)