Museum & Art Spaces
3rd Street Studio
1725 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
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Works by Marianne Friedman and daughter Lindsey Miller; reception, May 15, 6-9 p.m.
AACA Museum
161 Museum Dr., Hershey
717-566-7100; aacamuseum.org
“Lotus: The Art of Lightness,” featuring Lotus road and racing cars, through April 26.
“Motorbikes for the Masses,” an exhibit dedicated to low-cost transportation including motorbikes, scooters and mopeds, through Oct. 11.
“Automotive Jewelry Art Exhibit,” images by Michael Furman, May 23-Oct. 11.
“A Family Affair,” an exhibit celebrating the station wagon, May 23-Oct. 12.
Art Association of Harrisburg
21 N. Front St., Harrisburg
717-236-1432; artassocofhbg.com
“The MakeSpace Arts Collective,” an exhibit featuring the artists of The MakeSpace in Harrisburg, through May 7.
“87th Annual International Juried Show,” May 15-June 18; reception, May 16, 6-9 p.m.
The Cornerstone Coffeehouse
2133 Market St., Camp Hill
thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com
Artist of the Month: Annie Chase
Gallery@Second
608 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg
galleryatsecond.com
Artwork by Beverly Spitzer and Michele Taber, through May 4.
The works of Larry Doyle and Mairin Egge, May 9-June 13; reception, May 15, 6-9 p.m.
The Hershey Story Museum
63 W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey
717-534-8939; hersheystory.org
“Chocolate Workers Wanted,” life in Hershey’s chocolate factory from 1905 to 1925, through spring 2016.
Historic Harrisburg Association
1230 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-233-4646; historicharrisburg.com
“Artistic Expressions: 6th Annual Central Pennsylvania Student Art Show,” an exhibit celebrating the works of exemplary student artists from secondary schools throughout our area, through May 19; reception, May 15, 5-9 p.m.
Landis House
67 N. 4th St., Newport
www.perrycountyarts.org
“Director’s Choice,” featuring the director’s favorite works of student art from PCCA’s 2015 Youth Art Day, through June 5; reception, May 8, 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Mangia Qui/Suba Tapas Bar
272 North St., Harrisburg
717-233-7358; mangiaqui.com
Works by Gianna Veno & Elide Hower, though May.
National Civil War Museum
One Lincoln Circle, Harrisburg
717-260-1861; nationalcivilwarmuseum.org
“In the Hands of the Enemy: Captivity, Parole & Exchange of Prisoners in the Civil War,” through June 1.
“1865,” an exhibit highlighting the fifth year of the Civil War covering battles, strategies and civilian lives, through December.
Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art
176 Water Company Rd., Millersburg
717-692-3699; nedsmithcenter.org
The art of David Hughes, through May 30
“Abandoned America,” photography by Matthew Christopher, through June 27
PCCA Gallery
Perry Country Council of the Arts
1 S. 2nd St., Newport
perrycountyarts.org
“Creative Synthesis of Organic Life,” highlighting modern-styled pressed wildflower pictures by Judy Bouder and rustic and elegant turned wooden burl vessels by Toby Bouder, through June 6; reception, May 8, 6-8:30 p.m.
Rose Lehrman Art Gallery
One HACC Drive, Harrisburg
717-780-2435; hacc.edu
“Student Honors Shows,” through May 8.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania
300 North St., Harrisburg
717-787-4980; statemuseumpa.org
“A Fondness for Birds: Pennsylvania’s Alexander Wilson,” featuring bird prints and first-edition volumes of the 200-year-old “American Ornithology” series by Alexander Wilson, through Jan. 3.
Susquehanna Art Museum
1401 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-233-8668; sqart.org
“Everyone Can Fly: Faith Ringgold’s Tar Beach & Regional Picture Book Illustrators,” through May 24.
“Found in Transition,” a juried Doshi exhibit, through July 5.
Wildwood Park
100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg
717-221-0292; wildwoodlake.org
“Art in the Wild,” through Oct. 31.
Yellow Bird Café
1320 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-635-8991; yellowbird-cafe.com
Art by Susan Kramer, through May 13.
Artwork by Andy Getty and Ashley Zimmer, May 15-June 13.
Yellow Wall Gallery/Midtown Scholar
1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com
The artwork of Jamie Rice and Adrianne Rice Visnofsky, through May 13.
Read, Make, Learn
The Cornerstone Coffeehouse
2133 Market St., Camp Hill
717-737-5026; thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com
May 6: Sensational Salmon and Sides, 6-9 p.m.
May 22: Magic of the Mediterranean, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
May 27: Creative Crab, 6-9 p.m.
Harrisburg Improv Theatre
1633 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
hbgimprov.com
Saturdays: Free improv mixer, 7 p.m.
The LBGT Center of Central PA
1306 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-920-9534; centralpalgbtcenter.org
May 14, 28: Aging with Pride Lunchtime Discussion, 12-2 p.m.
The MakeSpace
1916 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
hbgmakespace.com
May 24: Figure Drawing
Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Cafe
1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com
May 1, 8, 22, 29: Nathaniel Gadsden’s Spoken Word Café, 7 p.m.
May 2: Storytime w/Rovenia Braddy, 11 a.m.
May 2: Good News Café, 6 p.m.
May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: TED Talks, 1 p.m.
May 5: Sci-Fi Writers Group, 7 p.m.
May 6, 13, 20, 27: Midtown Chess Club, 11 a.m.
May 6: Alder Healthcare Community Class, Transgender Children, 6 p.m.
May 7, 14, 21, 28: Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel, 7 p.m.
May 9: Parents of Midtown, 10 a.m.
May 9: Earth Day Celebration, 11 a.m.
May 10, 24: Central PA Writers Workshop, 5 p.m.
May 12: Dauphin County Young Democrats, 7 p.m.
May 14, 21: Camp Curtin Toastmasters, 6:30 p.m.
May 15: Coffee Education with café staff, noon
May 15: Tea Tasting with café staff, 2 p.m.
May 16: Coffee & Critique Designer Workshop, 8:30 a.m.
May 16: Storytime, 11 a.m.
May 16: Book-signing with Chris Papst, 2 p.m.
May 17: Midtown Writers Group, 1 p.m.
May 17: LGBT Book Club, 5 p.m.
May 20: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club, 7 p.m.
May 23: Book talk/signing w/Jim Remsen & Stan Harris
May 25: Feminist Book Club, 7 p.m.
May 30: Kalpa Bhadra Kadampa Buddhist Center program, 11 a.m.
May 30: Outdoor Crafts w/Aletheia
May 30: Book talk/signing w/Lucy Murray & Market Square Concerts
The Millworks
340 Verbeke St., Harrisburg
717-695-4888; millworksharrisburg.com
May 5: Abstract Weekly Class
May 13, 27: May Watercolor Workshop
May 16: Rock and Roll Day of Painting
Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art
176 Water Company Rd., Millersburg
717-692-3699; nedsmithcenter.org
May 14: Discovery Lecture Series, “Wild Edibles,” 7 p.m.
May 20: “Adopt-a-Monarch,” 7 p..m.
Susquehanna Art Museum
1401 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-233-8668; sqart.org
May 2: “Ekphrastic,” making poetry from art, noon (children), 2:30 p.m. (adults)
May 3: “What a Character!” 3 p.m. (children)
Untitled: A Storytelling Project
untitledhbg.com
May 14: Theme: “Race,” 8 p.m. (at Harrisburg Brethren in Christ Church)
Wildwood Park
100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg
717-221-0292; wildwoodlake.org
May 3: Discovery Walk, 1-2:30 p.m.
May 6: Bird Walk, “Peak Migration,” 7:30-9:30 a.m.
May 10: Meet a Naturalist, “Wildwood’s Wetland Animals,” 1-3 p.m.
May 10: Flower Walk, “Spring Flowers,” 1:30-3 p.m.
May 13: Stress Relief Walk, 6-7:30 p.m.
May 16: Bird Walk, “Songbirds,” 8-10 a.m.
May 17: Creature Feature, “The Honey Bee,” 1-2 p.m.
May 19: Outdoor Learning Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
May 23: Outdoor Skills, “Wild Edible Plants,” 1-2:30 p.m.
May 31: Wild About Art, “Flower Pressing,” 12:30-3 p.m.
Live Music Around Harrisburg
American Music Theatre
2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster
717-397-7700; amtshows.com
May 1: “Abba: The Concert”
May 8: Air Supply
May 9: Hotel California
May 17: Neil Sedaka
May 29: “In the Mood”
Appalachian Brewing Co./Abbey Bar
50 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg
717-221-1083; abcbrew.com
May 1: Nate Myers and the Aces
May 2: The Bird Reserve, Humandala, Close to Consideration
May 3: Nordic Fiddlers Bloc
May 8: Flux Capacitor
May 9: Willie Jack and the Northern Light
May 22: Blueprint featuring Supastition & DJ Rare Groove
May 27: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
May 29: YARN and Blind Owl Band
May 30: Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band
Broad Street Market
1233 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
broadstreetmarket.org
May 2: The Coalishun
May 16: The Coalishun
Carley’s Ristorante and Piano Bar
204 Locust St., Harrisburg
717-909-9191; carleysristorante.com
May 1, 15: Noel Gevers
May 2, 19, 29: Roy Lefever
May 5: Daniel Sheehan
May 6: Marcus Spreecher
May 7, 9, 23, 25: Chris Emkey
May 8, 22: Ted Ansel
May 10, 21, 24: Anthony Haubert
May 12: Deborah Anderson
May 13: Julie Moffitt
May 14, 20, 27: Jessica Cook
May 16: Jeff Waters
May 26: Christine Purcell
May 28: Giovanni Triano
Central PA Friends of Jazz
www.friendsofjazz.org
May 31: Steve Nelson Group (Rose Lehrman Arts Center)
Chameleon Club
223 N. Water St., Lancaster
717-299-9684; chameleonclub.net
May 4: Of Montreal & Icky Blossoms
May 8: Rage Against the Machine 2
May 12: Papa Roach
May 13: Yelawolf
May 15: Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts
May 16: Black Stone Cherry & Surfer Blood
May 23: The Contortionist
The Cornerstone Coffeehouse
2133 Market St., Camp Hill
717-737-5026; thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com
May 1: Antonio Andrade
May 2: Jim Haas
May 3: Chad Wright
May 8: Buc Hill Aces
May 9: Joe Cooney
May 10: Elliot H. Ray
May 15: Kevin Kline
May 16: Norma Swain & Friends
May 17: Yankee Blood
May 22: Josh Krevsky
May 23: Doug Morris (Bob Dylan celebration)
May 24: Rivers
May 29: Steve Wilkins
May 30: Tina Marie Young
May 31: Marc Lubbers
The Garlic Poet
148 Sheraton Dr., New Cumberland
717-774-5435; garlicpoet.com
May 7: Shea Quinn
May 14: Aaron Daniel Gaul
May 21: Josh Dominick
May 28: Mike Banks
Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus
harrisburggaymenschorus.org
May 9-10: “Icons & Divas” (at Penn State Harrisburg Black Box Theater)
Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
The Forum at 5th and Walnut St., Harrisburg
717-545-5527; harrisburgsymphony.org
May 2-3: “An Evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein Classics”
May 5: Stuart and Friends (at Rose Lehrman Art Center)
May 10: Harrisburg Symphony Youth Orchestra
May 16-17: Symphonic Sessions
Hershey Theatre
15 E. Caracas Ave., Hershey
717-534-3405; hersheytheatre.com
May 17: Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards
HMAC/Stage on Herr
1110 N. 3rd St./268 Herr St., Harrisburg
717-441-7506; harrisburgarts.com
May 1: First Friday Dance Party w/Vetour Productions
May 2: The Bluebonnets w/Jane Lee Hooker
May 7: Freedy Johnston
May 15: The Baseball Project w/Minus 5
May 16: Adam Ezra Band
Little Amps Coffee Roasters, Downtown
133 State St., Harrisburg
717-635-9870; littleampscoffee.com
May 1: Kyle Klose & Vincent Yarnell
May 8: Eric + Erica w/Shawan & the Wonton
May 22: Dean Thomas
May 29: Jeremy Ritch & special guests
Luhrs Performing Arts Center
1871 Old Main Dr., Shippensburg
717-477-7469; luhrscenter.com
May 1: Phil Vassar w/Lyndsey Highlander
May 30: Johnny Rivers
Majestic Theater
25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg
717-337-8200; gettysburgmajestic.org
May 10: Roseanne Cash
The MakeSpace
1916 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
hbgmakespace.com
May 6: American Opera
May 13: Kelly Ruth
May 17: From Fragile Seeds & You You Dark Forest
Midtown Scholar Bookstore- Cafe
1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com
May 8: Ryan Dishen
May 30: Kelly Zullo
The Millworks
340 Verbeke St., Harrisburg
717-695-4888; millworksharrisburg.com
May 1: Vacationer
May 8: Big Hoax
May 9: Ben & Joe
May 16: Jeffrey Gaines
May 21: Shawan & The Wonton
May 22: Cayetana
May 29: Beverly w/Very Americans
May 30: Eric Avery
Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art
176 Water Company Rd., Millersburg
717-692-3699; nedsmithcenter.org
May 6: Spring Serenade w/Stuart Malina & guests
River City Blues Club
819 S. Cameron St., Harrisburg
rivercityhbg.com
May 1: Bardledoo
May 2: Diane Wilson and Steve Rudolph Trio
May 6: Acoustic Stew Open Jam
May 7: Mark Santanna Electric Jam
May 8: Hip Pocket
Stock’s on 2nd
211 N. 2nd Street, Harrisburg
717-233-6699; stocksonsecond.com
May 1: Silver City Rodeo
May 2: Shea Quinn and Steve Swisher
May 8: Up Pops the Devil
May 9: Wally DeWall
May 15: Scott Rivers
May 16: Keith Gold Stein
May 22: Wally DeWall
May 23: Songsmith
May 29: Up Pops the Devil
May 30: Wally DeWall
Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center
50 N. George St., York
717-846-1111; mystrandcapitol.org
May 2: York Symphony Orchestra
May 9: York Symphony Orchestra
May 30: Josh Ritter
Suba Tapas Bar
272 North St., Harrisburg
717-233-7358; mangiaqui.com
May 1: Ol’ Cabbage
May 2: Anthony James
May 8: Meg & The Right Sound
May 9: Mathis Grey & Patrick Woods
May 15: Dirty Little Secret
May 16: Blue Elephant
May 22: David Pedrick
May 23: Flint Zeigler
May 29: Tough Old Birds
May 30: Basswood
The Susquehanna Folk Music Society
717-745-6577; sfmfolk.org
May 3: Nordic Fiddlers Bloc (at Appalachian Brewing Co.)
May 10: May Jam Session (at Fort Hunter)
May 21: Yann Falquet & Natalie Haas (at Fort Hunter)
May 31: “Gone with the Wind” Gala (at Appalachian Brewing Co.)
Whitaker Center
222 Market St., Harrisburg
717-214-ARTS; whitakercenter.org
May 23: Steven Wilson
The Stage Door
American Music Theatre
2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster
717-397-7700; amtshows.com
May 1: Steven Wright
May 15: Bob Newhart
Appalachian Brewing Co./Abbey Bar
50 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg
717-221-1083; abcbrew.com
May 10: Oxymorons
Harrisburg Christian Performing Arts Center
1000 S. Eisenhower Blvd., Middletown
717-939-9333; hbg-cpac.org
May 1-9: “Shrek the Musical Jr.”
Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
510 Centerville Rd., Lancaster
717-898-1900; DutchApple.com
Through May 2: “Funny Girl”
May 7-June 13: “Les Miserables”
Gamut Theatre Group
3rd Floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg
717-238-4111; www.gamutplays.org
May 6-21: “The Emperor’s New Clothes” (Popcorn Hat)
May 23-25: Kidsfest
Harrisburg Improv Theatre
1633 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
hbgimprov.com
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Improv Comedy
Hershey Theatre
15 E. Caracas Ave., Hershey
717-534-3405; hersheytheatre.com
May 17: Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards
Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg
915 S. York St., Mechanicsburg
717-766-0535; ltmonline.net
Through May 10: “There Goes the Bride”
Midtown Scholar Bookstore- Cafe
1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com
May 1: “Nation of Improv” (Mechanicsburg Area High School)
May 15: TMI Improv
May 15: Comedy Night at the Scholar
Open Stage of Harrisburg
223 Walnut St., Harrisburg
717-232-OPEN; openstagehbg.com
Through May 3: “Talley’s Folly”
May 8-9: “The Normal Heart” (staged reading)
Oyster Mill Playhouse
1001 Oyster Mill Road, Camp Hill
717-737-6768; www.oystermill.com
May 22-June 7: “Bus Stop”
Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center
50 N. George St., York
717-846-1111; mystrandcapitol.org
May 15-16: “Aida”
May 20: John Edward
Whitaker Center
222 Market St., Harrisburg
717-214-ARTS; whitakercenter.org
May 1-16: “The Addams Family” (Theatre Harrisburg)
