Museum & Art Spaces
3rd Street Studio
1725 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
Facebook: 3rd Street Studio
August artist: Ego Ink; reception, Aug. 21, 6-9 p.m.
AACA Museum
161 Museum Dr., Hershey
717-566-7100; aacamuseum.org
“Back to the Future Tribute Car,” a display of an original DeLorean that has been handcrafted to look like the original, through Aug. 30.
“1929 Duesenberg J Dual-Cowl Phaeton,” a display of “The World’s Finest Motor Car,” through Oct. 9.
“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, through Oct. 11.
“A Family Affair,” an exhibit celebrating the station wagon, through Oct. 12.
Art Association of Harrisburg
21 N. Front St., Harrisburg
717-236-1432; artassocofhbg.com
“Traditional & Modern Art of the Orient,” through Sept. 3.
The Cornerstone Coffeehouse
2133 Market St., Camp Hill
717-737-5026; thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com
Artist of the Month: Mary Fox
Gallery@Second
608 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg
717-233-2498; galleryatsecond.com
Artwork by Jim Lambert and Tami Bitner, through Aug. 15.
Artwork by Peter Dehart and Joanne Finkle, Aug. 20-Oct. 3; reception, Aug. 21, 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. Daily activities for families through Sept. 7.
Historic Harrisburg Association
1230 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-233-4646; historicharrisburg.com
Abstract expressionist works by Lynn Kennedy-Putt and Rick Shnik; reception, Aug. 21, 5-9 p.m.
Landis House
67 N. 4th St., Newport
717-567-7023; www.perrycountyarts.org
“Perry County Quilt Display,” featuring 2014 Perry County Fair quilts to be auctioned, through Aug. 8.
“The Texture of Ireland,” featuring Nemo Niemann’s images of Ireland, through Oct. 3.
National Civil War Museum
One Lincoln Circle, Harrisburg
717-260-1861; nationalcivilwarmuseum.org
“1865,” an exhibit highlighting the fifth year of the Civil War covering battles, strategies and civilian lives, through December.
“The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls,” the story of a man born into slavery who rose to the U.S. Congress, through June 2016.
Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art
176 Water Company Rd., Millersburg
717-692-3699; nedsmithcenter.org
Works by Mark Anderson, through Aug. 22.
The artwork of Susan Bankey-Yoder, through Aug. 22.
PCCA Gallery
Perry Country Council of the Arts
1 S. 2nd St., Newport
perrycountyarts.org
“Celebrate Newport,” an art exhibition featuring views of Newport, Pa., through Aug. 8.
“Everyday Life” exhibition, featuring everyday details as documented by photographer Irene VanBuskirk, through Sept. 5; reception, Aug. 14, 6 to 8:30 p.m.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania
300 North St., Harrisburg
717-787-4980; statemuseumpa.org
“Art of the State,” the annual exhibit dedicated to the works of Pennsylvania artists, through Sept. 13.
“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
“Constant Bearing: Recent Work by Donald Forsythe and Brenton Good,” through Aug. 23.
“Quilts,” an exhibition of historic and contemporary quilts, through Aug. 30.
The Ware Center
42 N. Prince St., Lancaster
717-871-2308; artsmu.com
Artwork by Jeremy Waak, Aug. 7- Aug. 31.
Whitaker Center
222 Market St., Harrisburg
717-214-ARTS; whitakercenter.org
“Hall of Illusions and Visual Trickery,” featuring works employing anamorphic imagery, through Aug. 21.
“Animation,” an interactive exhibit exploring animation from concept to finished product, through Sept. 6.
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
Photography by Kayla Mini, through Aug. 16.
The artwork of Amie Bantz, Aug. 18-Sept. 13; reception, Aug. 21, 6-9 p.m.
Zeroday Brewing Co.
250 Reily St., Harrisburg
717-745-6218; zerodaybrewing.com
“SYNÆSTHESIS,” ceramic abstractions by Daniel Kalbach, presented by Metropolis Collective, through August.
Read, Make, Learn
The Cornerstone Coffeehouse
2133 Market St., Camp Hill
717-737-5026; thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com
Aug. 7: “Italian Villa Dinner Party,” 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 12: “Gifts From the Sea,” 6 p.m.
Aug. 26: “Tuscan Treasures Wine Pairing,” 6 p.m.
Harrisburg Improv Theatre
1633 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-798-6973; hbgimprov.com
Mondays: Really Open Mic, 6 p.m.
Saturdays: Free improv mixer, 7 p.m.
Hershey Gardens
170 Hotel Rd., Hershey
717-534-3492; hersheygardens.org
Aug. 8: Succulent Creation Adult Classes, 9:30 a.m.
The LBGT Center of Central PA
1306 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-920-9534; centralpalgbtcenter.org
Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Alcoholics Anonymous, noon-1 p.m.
Aug. 4: Women’s Group, 7 p.m.
Aug. 5, 12, 16, 19, 26: Common Roads Youth, 6 p.m.
Aug. 13: Aging with Pride Lunchtime Discussion, 12-2 p.m.
Aug. 27: Aging with Pride, 6 p.m.
Aug. 29: Aging with Pride: Appetizer Potluck, 4 p.m.
Little Amps Coffee Roasters, Downtown
133 State St., Harrisburg
717-635-9870; littleampscoffee.com
Aug. 14: Poetry night hosted by Jeremy Ritch
Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Cafe
1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com
Aug. 1: Good News Café, 6 p.m.
Aug. 3: Midtown Writer’s Group, 6 p.m.
Aug. 4: Sci-Fi Writer’s Group, 7 p.m.
Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26: Midtown Chess Club, 11 a.m.
Aug. 5: Alder Healthcare Community Class on Transgender Children, 6 p.m.
Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27: Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel, 7 p.m.
Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28: Nathaniel Gadsden’s Spoken Word Café, 7 p.m.
Aug. 9: TED Talks, 1 p.m.
Aug. 13, 20: Camp Curtin Toastmasters, 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 16: LGBT Book Club, 5 p.m.
Aug. 19: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club, 7 p.m.
Aug. 21: Coffee Education w/ Café Staff, 12 p.m.
Aug. 21: Tea Tasting w/ Café Staff, 2 p.m.
Aug. 23: TED Talks, 1 p.m.
Aug. 24: Feminism Book Club, 7 p.m.
Aug. 29: Book Signing for Bill Saylor and Blair Seitz, 2 p.m.
The Millworks
340 Verbeke St., Harrisburg
717-695-4888; millworksharrisburg.com
Aug. 1: First Studio Open Studio Walk (all day)
Aug. 7: Abstract Painting (Day 1), 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 8: Abstract Painting (Day 2), 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 9: Abstract Painting (Day 3), 9:30 a.m.
National Civil War Museum
One Lincoln Circle, Harrisburg
717-260-1861; nationalcivilwarmuseum.org
Aug. 1-2: “Living History Encampment—15th New Jersey Co. B”
Aug. 15-16: “Living History Encampment—14th Tennessee”
Aug. 29-30: “Living History Encampment—Red Rose Minute Men”
Susquehanna Art Museum
1401 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-233-8668; sqart.org
Aug. 3-7: “The Great Learny Journey,” 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 15: Landscape Study Group, 11 a.m.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania
300 North St., Harrisburg
717-787-4980; statemuseumpa.org
Aug. 5: “Rocks from Space,” 1 p.m.
Aug. 6, 27: “Chipped Stone and the Prehistoric Tool Box—Flint Knapping,” 1 p.m.
Aug. 7: “Rachel Carson’s Peregrine Falcons,” 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.; presentation, 12:15 p.m.
Aug. 12, 26: “Animal CSI,” 1 p.m.
Aug. 13: “Who’s Digging PA?? Current Archeology in Pennsylvania,” 1 p.m.
Aug. 19: “What’s Going on in the Carboniferous Forest?” 1 p.m.
Aug. 20: “It’s All about the Face: Effigies and Susquehannock Pottery,” 1 p.m.
Untitled: A Storytelling Project
untitledhbg.com
Aug. 13: “Extraordinary” at East Shore Area Library, 7 p.m.
Live Music Around Harrisburg
American Music Theatre
2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster
717-397-7700; amtshows.com
Aug. 3: 3 Doors Down
Aug. 7: Trace Adkins
Aug. 17: Smokey Robinson
Aug. 18: The Beach Boys
Aug. 24: Loretta Lynn
Aug. 28: The Monkees
Aug. 31: The Jacksons
Appalachian Brewing Co./Abbey Bar
50 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg
717-221-1083; abcbrew.com
Aug. 6: J. Roddy Walston & The Business
Aug. 7: Miss Tess and the Talkbacks
Aug. 8: George Wesley
Aug. 9: Oxymorons
Aug. 28: Fink’s Constant
Aug. 29: Evolve Art & Dance Party
Carley’s Ristorante and Piano Bar
204 Locust St., Harrisburg
717-909-9191; carleysristorante.com
Aug. 1, 11, 14, 19: Roy Lefever
Aug. 3, 6, 10, 17, 20, 22, 24, 29, 31: Chris Emkey
Aug. 4: Corinna Mazzitti
Aug. 7, 13, 28: Noel Gevers
Aug. 8, 21: Ted Ansel
Aug. 9, 23, 27: Anthony Haubert
Aug. 12, 15: Jessica Cook
Aug. 18: Daniel Sheahan
Aug. 25: Andrea Britton
Aug. 26: Maria Battista
Central PA Friends of Jazz
www.friendsofjazz.org
Aug. 28-30: 35th Annual Central PA Jazz Festival
Chameleon Club
223 N. Water St., Lancaster
717-299-9684; chameleonclub.net
Aug. 4: Cattle Decapitation
Aug. 6: Highly Suspect
Aug. 7: Jbre X Dougie Kent
Aug. 8: G Love & Special Sauce
Aug. 12: OMG Music Fest
Aug. 15: The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
Aug. 21: Nikki Hill
Aug. 22: Ton Taun
Char’s at Tracy Mansion
1829 N Front St., Harrisburg
717-213-4002; charsrestaurant.com
Aug. 2: Rhyne McCormick
Aug. 7: Lady A
Aug. 9: Mike Dougherty
Aug. 14: Steve Rudolph
Aug. 16: Noel Gevers
Aug. 21: Modern Blue
Aug. 23: Forrest Brown Duo
Aug. 28: Mark Huber
Aug. 30: Danny Stuber
The Cornerstone Coffeehouse
2133 Market St., Camp Hill
717-737-5026; thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com
Aug. 1: Dan Jameson
Aug. 2: Meaghan Ross
Aug. 7: Antonio Andrade
Aug. 8: Pat McCaskey
Aug. 9: Shelba Purtle
Aug. 14: Jim Haas
Aug. 15: Doug Morris (Bruce Springsteen celebration)
Aug. 16: Erik Bohn
Aug. 21: Amber Sands & Matt Enny
Aug. 22: The Bentleys
Aug. 23: James O’Brien w/Henry Koretzky
Aug. 28: Jeanine & Friends
Aug. 29: Cameron
Aug. 30: We 3
Fed Live
234 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg
717-525-8077; federaltaphousehbg.com
Aug. 7: Sailesh: Hypnotist
Aug. 21: Soul Asylum
Fredricksen Library
100 N 19th St., Camp Hill
717-761-3900; fredricksenlibrary.org
Aug. 3: Shea Quinn & Friends
Giant Center
550 Hersheypark Drive, Hershey
717-534-3911; giantcenter.com
Aug. 11: Motley Crue
Aug. 14: Lady Antebellum
Hersheypark Stadium
100 Hersheypark Drive, Hershey
717-534-3911; hersheypa.com
Aug. 15: Maroon 5
Aug. 23: Van Halen
Aug. 29: 5 Seconds of Summer
Hershey Theatre
15 E. Caracas Ave., Hershey
717-534-3405; hersheytheatre.com
Aug. 29: The Hit Men: Former Stars of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
H*MAC/Herr Street Stage
1110 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-441-7506; harrisburgarts.com
Aug. 1: Bardledoo
Aug. 6: SAVAK w/The Effects
Aug. 7: Vetour Productions First Friday
Aug. 8: Exmag w/Branx
Aug. 9: 2nd Sunday Standup hosted by Shane Gillis
Aug. 11: Glen David Andrews
Aug. 13: Strangest of Places
Aug. 14: The HillBenders
Aug. 15: HR w/McRad
Aug. 21: The Dirty Sweet
Aug. 22: The Enigma w/Sh*tty Friends
Aug. 28: Shana Falana, Suburban Living & Wort
Every Tuesday: Open Mic
Little Amps Coffee Roasters, Downtown
133 State St., Harrisburg
717-635-9870; littleampscoffee.com
Aug. 7: Ohioan
Aug. 21: Shine Delphi & Friends
Aug. 27: Chuck Darwin and the Knuckle Draggers
The MakeSpace
1916 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
hbgmakespace.com
Aug. 8: Show TBD
Midtown Scholar Bookstore- Cafe
1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com
Aug. 14: Justin Dougherty
Aug. 21: Chris Gassaway
The Millworks
340 Verbeke St., Harrisburg
717-695-4888; millworksharrisburg.com
Aug. 7: The Jellybricks w/Manian & The Monumentals
Aug. 9: The Plums
Aug. 15: Adam Stehr Band
Aug. 25: The Defibulators
Aug. 28: Work Drugs
Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art
176 Water Company Rd., Millersburg
717-692-3699; nedsmithcenter.org
Aug. 8: Indian Summer Jars and Rivers
Aug. 21: Shotgunn
River City Blues Club & Dart Room
819 S. Cameron St., Harrisburg
rivercityhbg.com
Aug. 5: Acoustic Stew Open Jam
Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27: Open Electric Jam
Aug. 7: Jason Ricci
Aug. 8: Robert Frahm Trio
Aug. 12: Blue Elephant Open Jam
Aug. 17: River City Big Band
Aug. 19: Nate Myers Trio Open Jam
Aug. 21: Steve Rudolph/Jonathon Ragonese Quartet
Aug. 24: CPFJ Jazz Jam
Aug. 26: Shawan & The Wonton Open Jam
St. Thomas Roasters
5951 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg
717-526-4171; stthomasroasters.com
Aug. 27: Rhoads & Putt
Stock’s on 2nd
211 N. 2nd Street, Harrisburg
717-233-6699; stocksonsecond.com
Aug. 1: The Visitors Duo
Aug. 7: Scott Rivers
Aug. 8: Up Pops the Devil
Aug. 14: Houston Baker
Aug. 15: Shea Quinn and Steve Swisher
Aug. 21: Maria Wilson
Aug. 22: Up Pops the Devil
Aug. 28: Silver City Rodeo
Aug. 29: Keith Goldstein
Suba Tapas Bar
272 North St., Harrisburg
717-233-7358; mangiaqui.com
Aug. 1: Hannah Bingman
Aug. 8: Margy Finnegan w/ The Original Substance
Aug. 14: Jake Lewis and The Clergy
Aug. 15: Nate Myers and The Aces
Aug. 21: Randy Niles
Aug. 22: Mickleson & Coyle
Aug. 28: Herb & Hanson
Aug. 29: Danny Whitecotton
The Ware Center
42 N. Prince St., Lancaster
717-871-2308; artsmu.com
Aug. 7: Dana Alexandra
Aug. 8, 9: Allegro Summer Series: Movie Music
Whitaker Center
222 Market St., Harrisburg
717-214-ARTS; whitakercenter.org
Aug. 25: Justin Hayward
The Stage Door
American Music Theatre
2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster
717-397-7700; amtshows.com
Aug. 2: Garrison Keillor
Aug. 19: Laughter and Reflection w/ Carol Burnett
Aug. 23: Kevin James
Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
510 Centerville Rd., Lancaster
717-898-1900; DutchApple.com
Through Aug. 1: “Oklahoma!”
Aug. 6-Sept. 19: “West Side Story”
Gamut Theatre Group
3rd Floor, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg
717-238-4111; www.gamutplays.org
Through Aug. 22: “The Princess and the Pea” (Popcorn Hat)
Giant Center
550 Hersheypark Drive, Hershey
717-534-3911; giantcenter.com
Aug. 10: Jim Gaffigan
Harrisburg Improv Theatre
1633 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-798-6973; hbgimprov.com
Aug. 7: 1st Friday Variety Show w/Liz Curtis
Luhrs Performing Arts Center
1871 Old Main Dr., Shippensburg
717-477-7469; luhrscenter.com
Aug. 21: Kevin James
Midtown Scholar Bookstore- Cafe
1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg
717-236-1680; midtownscholar.com
Aug. 21: TMI Improv Comedy Show
Aug. 21: Comedy Night at the Scholar
Oyster Mill Playhouse
1001 Oyster Mill Road, Camp Hill
717-737-6768; www.oystermill.com
Aug. 21-Sept. 6: First Baptist of Ivy Gap
The Ware Center
42 N. Prince St., Lancaster
717-871-2308; artsmu.com
Aug. 15, 16: Standard Time Musical
